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MONDAY
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TUESDAY
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WEDNESDAY
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THURSDAY
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FRIDAY
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NOVEMBER 9
*Regular Bell
Schedule
*Action Research Sessions
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10
*Regular Bell Schedule
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11
* Veterans Day-
SCHOOL CLOSED
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12
*Regular
Bell Schedule
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13
*OP Bell Schedule
*Last Day of 1st Half Classes
*Glenn Sears Scholarship Event 4pm in Room 821
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#1
– TREMENDOUS COLLABORATION ON DISPLAY AT HSFI
Thank you to all the staff that
have welcomed me into your department focus groups and interdisciplinary
Professional Learning Communities My visits
have reinforced the fact that I work with an incredible group of dedicated professionals
whose collaborative efforts continually benefit our students. It is impressive to watch you make such thoughtful
decisions on what you are teaching, how you are teaching it and how you are
going to assess the results of these efforts.
It is great to see you bringing in student work as the basis to your
decision-making. In these teacher teams,
there have been strong voices for struggling students whether they have an IEP
or English is their second language. What
is clear is that our students across the board are struggling with ‘Analysis.’ Getting to analysis is quite challenging for
our students and requires strong content knowledge – we need to keep the
mindset that all our students can master analysis and we need concentrate our
efforts on helping them get there. THANK
YOU for your commitment to our students and one another!
#2
– GLENN SEARS SCHOLARSHIP EVENT
This coming Friday, November 13,
2015 at 4:00 p.m. in Room 821, you are invited to a special event to formally
announce and celebrate the establishment of the Glenn R. Sears Scholarship Fund
at the High School of Fashion Industries.
If you are interested in making a tax deductible donation to the Glenn
R. Sears Scholarship Fund, please make your check payable to The High School
of Fashion Industries (HSFI) with the notation “Glenn R. Sears
Scholarship Fund” on the memo line on your check. Checks may be given
directly to Ms. Ianniello in Room 819. We
would like to thank all of you for your condolences and expressions of sympathy
and for your generous donations to this Scholarship Fund in Glenn’s
memory. The Glenn R. Sears Scholarship Fund is being established to
remember and continue Glenn’s impact on his colleagues, students and the school
by acknowledging the efforts of, and supporting each year, the continued
learning of two deserving HSFI seniors – one of whom will be a Special Needs
student –who will be pursuing either a college education or post-high school
career training. Our lives are all
enriched for having known Glenn!
#3
– SOME PROGRESS ON LUNCH APPLICATIONS – URGENT HELP NEEDED!!!!!
Your efforts have reduced the
number of students who need to return their lunch application to under 400
students. This is still a significant
number and as of now HSFI would NOT
qualify for the $1 million dollars in Title I funding that we receive through
the collection of these lunch applications.
As of now our school budget for next year will be $1 million dollars
less resulting in huge cuts to staff and services. You have your list of your students – please follow
up with them every day. Many students
will say they returned their application; unfortunately paper forms take 2-3
weeks to process.
#4
– HSFI, WE HAVE A PROBLEM: STUDENT LATENESS
The lateness
of our students to school continues to be a major issue. This past Thursday and Friday we began
sending phone calls home to parents of students who were late to school. The numbers are not good – we still have
around 600 students late to school – that is ONE-THIRD of the school.
Under the
auspices of reinforcing positive behavior, we also began depositing 5 Fashion
Dollars into student FashionSoarrs accounts for students who were on time to
school – these deposits will take place every day for on time students.
Here is our
lateness update:
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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This Past Week 11/2
– 11/6
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XXX
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XXX
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XXX
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619
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584
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We are in it for the
long haul in combatting lateness with our students. There are actions that you can take to
support these efforts to combat lateness:
□ Follow up with the READINESS
portion of your grading policy
□ Bubble in lateness for students
late to class on the blue and white attendance sheets
□ Have activities and assessments
set up at the beginning of class to motivate students to get to class on time –
THIS IS ESPECIALLY CRITICAL FOR 1ST & 2ND PERIOD
CLASSES
□ Use Fashion Dollars to
positively reward students who are on time – remember, the students who are
late will see the on time students getting rewarded and want to get those
rewards
#5
– ADDITIONAL COMPUTER LABS OPEN
Between daily assignments, college
essays and Common Core tasks, our students need additional access to computers
and the ability to print. This ‘Digital
Divide’ based on income is a major societal issue – here is a recent article
from the NY Times about this:
Please inform your students about
the following schedule where will provide this additional access:
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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AM
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Library
J
Dahill
7:30 am
– 9 am
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Library
J
Dahill
7:30 am
– 9 am
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Library
J
Dahill
7:30 am
– 9 am
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Library
J
Dahill
7:30 am
– 9 am
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Library
J
Dahill
7:30 am
– 9 am
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PM
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Room
704
C
Stambouly
3:45 pm
– 5 pm
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Room
704
C
Stambouly
3:45 pm
– 5 pm
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Room
704
V
Vaccaro
3:45 pm
– 5 pm
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Room TBD
A
Rodriguez
2:50pm–4:50 pm
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Room TBD
A
Rodriguez
2:50pm–4:50 pm
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#6
– VTODs FOR THE WEEK
Monday, November 9
webinar (n) A webinar is a seminar or
workshop in which the facilitator and participants view the same screen at the
same time. Usually, the webinar has an audio component that the facilitator
controls and functionality that allows participants to chat by entering text,
answering polls, raising their hands and asking questions.
Tuesday November 10
flipped
class (n) A
flipped class has the same meeting pattern as an in-person course, but lectures
and other content are delivered online, and in-class time is devoted entirely
to discussion.
Thursday, November 12
netiquette (n) the etiquette (civil and
reasonable, behavior) for the internet.
A few netiquette rules: Before you respond, read everything in the
online class discussion thread to avoid repetition. Compose brief and clear responses on an
academic level. (Don’t overshare.)
Respect your online classmates; criticism must be constructive and
well-articulated. (Avoid sarcasm completely in an online classroom.)
Friday, November 13
proactive (adj.) acting in anticipation of
future problems, needs, or changes. To be proactive when committing to an
online college course, students should be ready before the course goes live,
which means having the required browsers, hardware and software, as well as
knowledge of tech support resources at the school.
#7
– FASHION DOLLAR DISTRIBUTION GUIDELINES
Fashion Dollar are now a valuable
commodity – we having students going out to lunch and we had our first Chipolte
after school party took place this past Thursday - we need to maintain their
value and guard against inflation. Below
is a chart that outlines how many Fashion Dollars should be given for specific
positive behaviors. This chart will be
distributed to students this week.
Moving forward, do not go beyond these guidelines to maintain
consistency.
Please encourage your students to
deposit their tokens – we are running low.
If you out of tokens, please use FashionSoaars.com for the distribution
of Fashion Dollars.
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SOARRing
POSITIVE BEHAVIOR
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SUGGESTED
FASHION DOLLAR
DISTRIBUTION
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SAFETY
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Carry program
card
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10 FD
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Wear school
identification card
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10 FD
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Hand in ‘Falcon
Health Center’ consent form
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50 FD
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Hand in Lunch
Application form
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100 FD
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Secure valuables in school and
gym lockers with a lock and keep the combination to yourself
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20 FD
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Follow instructions in the
Science lab
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20 FD
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OWNERSHIP
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Attend tutoring
and homework help / writing support to improve academic success
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30 FD
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Actively
participate in class discussions and group work
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20 FD
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Join a club
& attend
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30 FD
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Help a peer in
class with classwork/homework
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20 FD
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Assist a teacher
in class / during class / after class
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40 FD
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Perfect
Attendance
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50 FD (10 for
each day)
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ACHIEVEMENT
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Score an ‘A’ on
a quiz, test, project, homework assignment, class grade and Regents exam
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20 FD
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Show improvement
on a challenging skill on a quiz, test, project, homework assignment, class
grade and Regents exam
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20 FD
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Use evidence to
support verbal and written arguments and VTODs to build your vocabulary
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30 FD
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RESPECT
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Use positive and
polite language with your classmates and HSFI staff
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10 FD
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Maintain quiet
during 3rd period announcements so you and your classmates can
know about important upcoming events
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20 FD
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Follow school
policy with regard to electronic equipment and dress code
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10 FD
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RESPONSIBILITY
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Be prepared for
class with organized notebooks, pens, pencils, major supplies and PE uniform
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20 FD
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Be on time to
school and class
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5 FD
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Use the school provided daily planner to keep track of
assignments, tests and school events
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10 FD
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Keep work area clean and neat
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15 FD
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Not having food/drinks in the computer lab
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15 FD
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#8
– LIBRARY NEWS & NOTES FROM MS. DAHILL
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These are our top readers since
September!
Top Reader Statistics:
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These are our top titles since
September:
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#9
– PAYROLL OFFICE INFORMATION FROM MS. HERZOG
TEACHER'S CHOICE
Eligible staff will receive their allocations on November 30 along
with the regular payroll. Teachers receive $122.00. For details log
on to the DOE website http://schools.nyc.gov/TeachersChoice, or ask at Payroll Office.
Supporting Absence Notes
Absences such as medical appointments and late arrival due to
transit delays require documentation for timekeeping. Obtain a transit
delay notice delay directly or log on to your transportation carrier website
for delays of 15 minutes or more. Transit delays without a
note will be coded as late arrival.
#10
– PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCE DATES
Parent Teacher Conference Night
is Thursday, November 19 from 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Parent Teacher Conference
Afternoon is Friday, November 20 from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
#11
– USE CORRECT HEALTH CENTER PASSES
This is text from an email I
received from the Falcon Health Center Director, “we are getting a number of
students coming in to the health center with pieces of paper, teddy bears,
hello kitty as passes.” Use the correct
health center pass – we are directing the health center to not accept students
until they have this pass. Here is what
the correct pass looks like:
#12 - HSFI STAFF WEBSITE HOMEPAGE / USE CHROME
Use Chrome to go onto the HSFI Staff Website Homepage - the link
is:
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
#13
– CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WEEKLY BULLETIN BLOG
If you are interested in adding
something to the Weekly Bulletin Blog, please email Angela Ianniello – AIanniello@schools.nyc.gov – by Wednesday of that
week. Submissions emailed after this
deadline will be placed in the following week’s Blog.
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