WEEKLY BULLETIN for September 14, 2015

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
14 SCHOOL CLOSED Rosh Hashanah	15 SCHOOL CLOSED Rosh Hashanah	16 Regular Bell Schedule / Program Changes	17 Regular Bell Schedule / Program Changes	18 Regular Bell Schedule / Program Changes

#1 - Thank You for the Smooth Opening

Thank you for contributing to the smooth opening of the school.  Thank you for helping establish our school’s commitment to Safety; Ownership; Achievement; Respect; and Responsibility.  SOARRing towards college and career readiness is what the High School of Fashion Industries is all about.  I know a lot was covered the first week, but here is 1 thing you can do in each of areas of focus:

□ Create a Positive Environment = Distribute Fashion Dollars for Positive Behavior

□ Support Struggling Students = Submit 'Student At Risk' online referrals during Parent Engagement Time

□ Promote a Growth Mindset = Use Language that Rewards Effort, Persistence & Belief That Mistakes Are an Opportunity for Learning

□ Challenge Every Student Academically = Use Complex Text with a Content Objective and Skill Objective in Every Lesson

□ Help Students Navigate the College Application Process = Make Sure You Have Your College T-shirt Ready for October 9

□ Promote Health & Safety = Review Emergency Readiness Protocols to Be Ready

□ Smooth Operation of HSFI = No Passes the First & Last 10 Minutes of the Class Period


#2 - ALL OPENING MATERIALS ON LIVEBINDERS
All of our Opening Materials are located in one central, virtual location on LiveBinders:
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=1798085

The materials include an updated edition of the HSFI Staff Handbook.  In addition, the sections in this Opening Materials LiveBinder includes the following:
Bell Schedule / Term Calendars / OP Listing / Emergency Readiness / Guidance / HSFI Staff Website Homepage / VTODs / CCSS Skills / CCSS Writing Rubrics / Sample Lesson Plan Template / Danielson Rubric / Mindsets Resources / Technology in the Classroom


#3 - HSFI STAFF WEBSITE HOMEPAGE
Please familiarize yourself and use our HSFI Staff Website Homepage - the link is:
http://fashionhighschool.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=130792&type=d


On this staff page, you can do the following:

• Apply for a Per Session activity

• Committee Signup

• Fill out the Emergency Contact Form

• Submit a Facility Request

• Keep Attendance for Student Activities

• Fill out a Computer Service Request

• Submit a Student At-Risk Referral Form

• Access to SESIS

#4 - INTEREST IN RUNNING A STUDENT CLUB / ACTIVITY
Please email me directly (dblank@schools.nyc.gov) if you are interested in supervising a club, activity or team AND you did not get a chance to attend the opening day meeting where we went over the requirements for supervising these activities.  You will NOT be allowed to supervise such an activity without an understanding of these requirements.


#5 - VTODs FOR THE WEEK 

Wednesday, September 16

gambit (n) Opening move; a maneuver or stratagem.  His gambit early in the chess game, risking two pawns, gave him a distinct advantage. Promoting itself during the Grammy Awards telecast was a multimillion-dollar gambit for the Las Vegas rock band Imagine Dragons, but, as billboard charts indicated, it worked!

Thursday, September 17

rustic (adj.) 1 related to rural or country life; as distinguished from the urban life .Her grandparents lived in a   rustic cabin in the Great Smoky Mountains. 2. Made very simply of rough wood.  The rustic garden seating was crafted from the limbs and roots of trees.

Friday, September 18

integral (adj.) 1 essential. Rituals and festivals form an integral part of every human society. The playwright cut the scene because it wasn’t integral to the plot. (n) 2. (math) An integral is the area underneath a curve from a to b. An integral calculator is used to find the area of a curve.


#6 - RETURN REMAINING STUDENT COMMON CORE FOLDERS
Thank you for distributing the student folders during this past week – any remaining folders please bring back to your supervisor so we can get them to our students.  Our analysis of these work folders will be crucial to understanding where our students’ stand with respect to the Common Core standards.  Thank you in advance for your help with this.

#7 - KEY COMMUNICATION REMINDERS:
(1) Check your NYC Department of Education Emails Once a Day - a HSFI parent might be trying to get in touch with you 
(2) Keep your 3rd Period Classes Quiet During Announcements - great things are happening at HSFI and we want our students to know about it - please make sure students are paying attention


UPCOMING HSFI CALENDAR

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY
21 Department Meetings/ PD	22 OP Schedule	23 SCHOOL CLOSED Yom Kippur	24 SCHOOL CLOSED Eid-al-Adha	25	26
28 PD Sessions  Action Research	29	30	1	2 HS Admissions Open House 5:30pm	3