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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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DECEMBER
12
*Regular Bell Schedule
SOCIAL EMOTIONAL
LEARNING PD
Room 724 / Periods
2,4,7,9
Room 822 / Periods 5
& 6
PM Supervisor:
M Frank (Rm. 121)
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13
*OP Bell Schedule
DISTRIBUTION OF REPORT
CARDS
Fashion
Empowers Committee Meeting
Period
6 – Room 729
PBIS
Behavior Team Meeting
Period
8 – Room 821
PM Supervisor:
J Tallone (Rm. 201)
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14
*Regular Bell Schedule
HOLIDAY WINDOWS
UNVEILING
6:00pm
PM Supervisor:
A Rodrigues (Rm. 515)
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15
*Regular Bell Schedule
HSFI STAFF HOLIDAY
PARTY
4:30pm-6:30pm
REPORT CARD
CONFERENCING FOR ALL 9TH GRADERS
PM Supervisor:
S Kohm (Rm. 531)
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16
*Regular Bell Schedule
HSFI SING!
Performances at 4:30pm
& 7:30pm
PM Supervisor:
D Silva (Rm. 125)
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THE ANSWER IS IN THE
ROOM
Each week, Mr. Kearns and Ms. Paz will work with
colleagues from all over the building to share out instructional best practices
with one another. Each week will focus
on a different instructional topic connected to our Problem of Practice.
Here are some
highlights of the best practices shared after the last round of
intervisitations; all are focused on different ways teachers are
integrating The Writing Revolution into their classes.
In
Ms. Medina's Geometry class, she had her students practicing
"appositives" using math terminology.
In the English
Department, Ms. Thomas and Ms. Russell created a note taking and sentence
summary activity for a film they watched in class, and connected it to the
novel The Absolutely True
Diary of a Part Time Indian
In the Social Studies
Department Mr. Kalisch created a simplified appositive activity for his
ISS students, to help them better understand the concept.
BONUS:
Mr. Stampone, from
the Science department, created a step by step guide describing how to add
equations to a Google form.
To see these
activities and more join the HSFI Google+ Page found here:
*If any staff member
would like to share a lesson, activity, or best practice,
send it to Ms. Paz at SPaz@schools.nyc.gov or Mr. Kearns at
kkearns@schools.nyc.go
PBIS
CALL TO ACTION
● MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND SING THIS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16
It would be wonderful if we had a
strong staff showing for our SING performances this Friday, December 16 and
please consider giving extra credit to students to attend this performance. Ms. Vega and our students have been
rehearsing non-stop and we need to support their efforts – bring friends and
families as we celebrate the performing arts at HSFI!
● HOLIDAY SEASON CHALLENGING FOR STUDENTS
As
we all know, the holiday season is upon us, and often times our students may be
dealing with some sensitive issues during this time. If you should notice any
behavior changes with any of your students, please let the counselors know
either through a guidance referral (less serious matters) or speak directly to
them (more serious matters).
● OUR SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING CONTINUES ON MONDAY
This coming Monday, December 12, 2016 we will
be running the next installment of our professional development sessions on
Social Emotional Intelligence.
These PD sessions will take during Periods 2,
4, 5, 6, 7 and 9 – you are welcome to attend any of these sessions depending on
your schedule – attendance at one of these sessions is required for all
teaching and guidance staff - the PD session that you attend is your choice.
I would encourage all staff, regardless of title, to attend one of these
sessions.
PD sessions during Periods 2, 4, 7 & 9 will
take place in Room 724.
PD sessions during Periods 5 & 6 will take
place in Room 822.
The sessions will be run by our own staff that
attended the Yale University conference during the summer – thank you to Lexi
Parisse, Amanda Padron, Chelsea Stambouly and Kelly Conaghan for stepping up to
run these sessions.
INAUGURAL
REPORT CARD CONFERENCING
On Thursday, December 15, HSFI staff
members will be meeting with every 9th graders to review the
students’ 2nd marking period grades.
It will be powerful when all our 9th graders will be
personally spoken to about their report cards and how they are feeling about
their experiences at HSFI. We will be
giving out Fashion Dollars and Certificates to students who have strong
academic performances and students will be asked to fill out goals in ‘Recovery
Contracts’ for classes in which they are struggling. Teachers will then be receiving these ‘Recovery
Contracts’ to follow-up with these struggling students.
Here are the guidelines to these
conferences:
If a student is passing all
courses:
□ Give “CONGRATULATIONS!” Certificate
highlighting their EFFORT
□ Tell student that 100 Fashion
Dollars will be placed in their account
□ Stress “Keep it up”
□ Engage in a Discussion with the Student – DO NOT JUST CONGRATULATE
THEM:
(1) Could your grades be higher?
(2) Goals for next report card
(3) Future plans – how is high
school part of that plan?
(4)Speak about their experiences
at HSFI – What do they like? Things they would like to be changed?
TAKE BRIEF NOTES ABOUT THEIR
RESPONSES TO THIS QUESTION (Likes / Changes)
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If a student is passing all but
one course:
□ Give “KEEP IT UP!’ Certificate
highlighting their EFFORT
□ Tell student that 75 Fashion
Dollars will be placed in their account
□ Stress the “Keep up the good
work” and “It’s not too late to pass all your classes.”
□ Engage in a Discussion with the Student:
(1) What happened in the class
you failed? Where are you getting stuck?
(2) Could your passing grades be
higher?
(3) Goals for next report card
(4) Future plans – how is high
school part of that plan?
(5) Are you involved in a club or
activity?
(6) Speak about their experiences
at HSFI – What do they like? Things they would like to be changed?
□ Tell students to go to a seat
and fill out a RECOVERY CONTRACT for the (1) Class you failed & (2) Any
classes that your grade was 70 and below / HAVE STUDENTS RETURN THE RECOVERY
CONTRACTS TO YOU
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If student is failing more than
one course:
□ Give “IT’S NOT TOO LATE!’
Certificate highlighting the need for greater EFFORT
□ Stress “It’s not too late to
get back on track.”
□ Engage in a Discussion with the Student:
(1) What happened in the classes
you failed? Where are you getting stuck?
(2) Could other grades be higher?
(3) Goals for next report card
(4) Future plans – how is high
school part of that plan?
(5) Are you involved in a club or
activity?
(6) Speak about their experiences
at HSFI – What do they like? Things they would like to be changed?
□ Tell students to go to a seat
and fill out a RECOVERY CONTRACT for EACH of the (1) Classes you failed &
(2) Any classes that your grade was 70 and below / HAVE STUDENTS RETURN THE
RECOVERY CONTRACTS TO YOU
To honor the student’s
thoughtfulness about next steps in their classes, we will be asking teachers to
do the following:
#1
Review
the goal the student has written for accuracy – is the suggested behavior
change a priority for the student or is there something else that would be more
effective?
#2a
If the goal is accurate, verbally
acknowledge receipt of the goal. “I see
you are prepared to succeed by (arriving on time every day, completing all
classwork).”
#2b
If the goal is not fully
accurate, meet with the student to add further suggestions on the back
of the goal.
#3
Reiterate to the student how you
will support their efforts.
IMPORTANT
INSTRUCTIONAL REMINDERS
● WRITING REVOLUTION UPDATES
9th
and 10th grade academic teachers:
Please continue to submit TWR work. The new folders for January submission are now available.
Please continue to submit TWR work. The new folders for January submission are now available.
Target Student Work goes here:
Teacher-created tasks with anticipated responses goes here:
● IEP MEETINGS IN PROGRESS
▪ The SIT meeting will take place on Monday at 8:15am in room 329- all are welcome to attend
▪ The Transition Team will meet during third period on Monday in room 329- all are welcome to attend.
▪ IEP meetings are in progress; Teacher reports are a mandatory component of the IEP process. In order to effectively include teacher reports within the IEP they must be submit within four days of being requested. Please submit teacher reports when asked to do so and participate in IEP meetings when invited. You're participation and insight is crucial in creating a quality IEP and best
serving our students with disabilities.
OPERATIONAL
NEED TO KNOW
● CHECK YOUR DOE & HSFI EMAILS EVERYDAY
● HSFI STAFF HOMEPAGE LINK - https://sites.google.com/a/hsfi.us/hsfi-staff-portal/
● COLLEGE RECOMMENDATION DEADLINE
INFORMATION
(1) Attention
all staff--please make sure you get all of your documents (including
recommendations and common app teacher evaluation form) into Naviance by
December 16th so the counselors can send all documents before the holiday break.
(2) Mr. Jones and Ms. Padron have prepared a video to show HSFI staff
how to upload a recommendation onto Naviance – here it is:
● MESSAGE FROM THE GRAPHICS &
ILLUSTRATION DEPT. – ADOBE EXAMS BEING ADMINISTERED
The CTE department has begun
administering the Adobe Photoshop certification exam to all Senior Graphics
& Illustration students. The exam
runs longer than 45 minutes unfortunately. We will be giving this exam weekly
on Thursdays until most of the students in the Advanced Digital Photography
class have been given a chance to pass the certification. Students will be
given a late pass to 5th or 8th period if they have taken the exam the period
prior. Thanks for your understanding,
please allow the student to make up any missing work.
● ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE ATTENDANCE OFFICE
Thank you to everyone for handing in their
attendance sheets daily.
(1) If you make a mistake with your
attendance you can correct it on the attendance sheet the next day. The
Monday/Wednesday/Friday sheets are scanned three times and the Tuesday/Thursday
sheets are scanned two times. It will pick up any changes you make for
any day.
(2) Please do not put
trip sheets in Mrs. Klepacki's mailbox. Please bring them by the
office. You can drop it in the yellow envelope on the door.
(3) We have had only 2 days with 100% blue
sheets handed in on time.
(4) Thank you for turning in the
Confirmation Sheets promptly. It really makes a difference.
● NEXT WEEK IS SCHOOL SPIRIT WEEK
School
Spirit Week will be December 19-23.
Monday
-- Disney/Superhero
Tuesday
- Twin Day
Wednesday
-- Wear Pink
Thursday
- Jersey/ Sports
Friday
- Grade Day.
The
students love it when staff participates, so please support the week. Also, as
part of Spirit Week there will be a Showcase performance on Thursday, December 22
after school in the auditorium where the Stunts team, the 3 Dance teams, SING
and Fashion with a Purpose will be presenting their skills for the students.
● RECYCLE USED PRINTER CARTRIDGES TO BENEFIT
THE GLEN SEARS SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Please return your used printer cartridges
that will go towards the Glen Sears scholarship fund. The more we return, the more money that goes
toward the scholarships in June. To
date, we have returned approximately 40 tons of used cartridges. There is
no doubt that any other city high school even comes close to that! Used printer cartridges should be returned to
Room 244. They can be left outside Room 244 before 3pm if the
door is locked.
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
● WEBSITE LINK TO TAKE ATTENDANCE AT STUDENT ACTIVITIES
● WEBSITE LINK TO VIEW ATTENDANCE RECORDS
In
order to sort / filter the list, you must click on the temporary filter icon
which is located next to the printer icon (looks like a wine glass).
WEEKLY
PARENT COMMUNICATION
● FASHIONABLE TIMES BLOG
Just like we maintain a blog for staff, we
maintain a weekly blog for HSFI Parents that includes a weekly message from
me. The link is:
STUDENT
INFORMATION RESOURCE
● NYC DOE STUDENT PROFILES
The NYC Department of Education has created a central
location to access key student information – www.nycenet.edu/studentprofile
You have been emailed a one page summary of this
resource. Here are the key categories of
the ‘Student Profile’:
● Grades
– current and historical report card grades
● Assessments
- previous Regents scores
● Attendance
- current and historical daily attendance including lateness
● Schedule
– students’ current schedule
● Details
– student biographical and demographic information including Special Education
and English Language Learner (ELL) status
● Enrollment
– enrollment history including all NYC schools attended
● Guardians
– all the adults on the students’ biographical record including contact
information and preferred language
STAFF MEMBERS WHO SOARR
The
SOARRing staff showcased below come from nominations from their supervisors and
their colleagues. You can nominate a
colleague by using the email: PBISDataTeam@hsfi.us
Please
include the reason why your colleague has SOARRed!
Thank
you to MS. CHRISTINA VEGA for her extraordinary efforts with HSFI SING!
Friday’s show is going to be AWESOME!
Thank
you to ALL OUR 9TH & 10TH GRADE MATH,
SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES AND ELA TEACHERS for such
an exemplary roll out of The Writing Revolution program. Because of your hard
work and flexibility, we've quickly become a model school for the program.
Thank
you to MS. VARRICHIO, MS. SILVESTRE, MS. CHAVEZ, MS. BERNSTEIN,
MS. FRANK, MR. RODRIGUES & MS. SILVA for making
our first admissions test of the year so successful.
Thank
you to THE BIG FOUR – MS. PARISSE, MS. STAMBOULY, MS. CONAGHAN
& MS. PADRON
for all their efforts in getting our Social-Emotional Learning
professional development ready to roll.
Thank
you to MS. SELLECK for her amazing efforts in working with our
students to get ready for our holiday windows opening scheduled for Wednesday
night as part of our partnership with Barney’s NY.
Thank
you to MS. IANNIELLO for all her efforts to make sure this Thursday’s
staff holiday party is a huge success.
Thank
you to MR. STAMPONE for taking
his time to work with colleagues in various departments on Response To Intervention
quizzes.
Thank you to MS. PAMELA RODRIGUEZ for her efforts in the collection of lunch applications.
Thank you to MS. SIDERIS & MS. DUCK for their contributions to the department's consensus curriculum map for the third marking period in Global 3 and US 1.
Thank you to MR. NG for his patience and flexibility with his class while the Graphics and Illustration students were taking their Adobe Exams.
Thank you to MS. TROTTA for making sure we stay on task with all guidance related compliance issues.
Thank you to MR. DUKE for organizing a portfolio review for our seniors with a representative from FIT.
Thank you to MS. COLLINS for working to create tailored instruction for her students with IEPs.
Thank you to MS. FESCKO & MS. KONO for running an informative professional development pertaining to Speech & Language.
Thank you to MS. FRANK & MR. LIU for getting grades together and assisting with data collection.
VTODs
FOR THE WEEK
Our VTODs will now be lexical
arrays of terms that are connected in meaning but often reflect differences in
tone, mood, or levels of intensity. For example: peek, glance, scowl, stare, and glare.
LEXICAL
ARRAY: UNHAPPY: from UNFORTUNATE to WRETCHED
Monday, December 5
Aggrieved: (adj.) cause to feel sorrow;
infringe on the rights of. Aggrieved
students from the recently closed for-profit college found their course credits
had little or no transfer value. He felt aggrieved by their refusal to meet
with him.
Tuesday, December 6
Forlorn: (adj.) 1. Sad or lonely because
of isolation or desertion. A dog tied up, alone, outside a restaurant or market
is a forlorn sight. 2. Empty and in
miserable conditions. The once forlorn town, with its boarded- up factories and
empty houses, was being revived as businesses started and people followed.
Wednesday, December 7
Morose: (adj.) very sad, serious, and
quiet. He became morose and withdrawn in spite of our efforts to cheer him.
“These morose song lyrics do nothing to raise my spirits!”
Thursday, December 8
Disconsolate: (adj.) extremely sad and
dejected; seemingly beyond consolation.
The child seemed disconsolate when her dog was killed by a car.
Friday, December 9
Wretched: (adj.) 1. Deeply unhappy or distressed in body or mind.
The two survivors felt wretched about the others who didn’t make it. 2. Deplorably bad or distressing. Some
humanitarian aid arrived to improve the wretched living conditions in Aleppo,
Syria.
KEY
REGULATIONS FROM THE NYC DOE
Conflicts
of Interest Laws
All NYCDOE employees are required
to comply with the City's Conflicts of Interest Laws and with Chancellor's Regulation C-110. You will receive the
annual email regarding holiday gifts and conflicts of interest from mynyc@nyc.gov in the next couple of weeks.
Please note the following highlights for rules on giving and receiving gifts
that are covered in the email:
Gifts:
(1) Employees may not accept
gifts or tips for doing their jobs.
(2) Supervisors may not accept
holiday gifts from their subordinates, except gifts of negligible monetary
value, i.e., under $10. Supervisors may give holiday gifts to their
subordinates, as long as the gift is not unusually extravagant.
(3) Employees may not accept
offers of free attendance at holiday parties or events sponsored by
outside entities, such as those doing business with the city, unless they are
given permission to do so in writing by their agency head that their attendance
would further a legitimate city purpose related to their
job. Employees do not need permission to attend if they pay for the ticket
Guidance
on Holiday Displays
Please be aware of and sensitive to the significance of seasonal
observances and religious holidays as you work to foster mutual understanding
and respect for your community’s diverse religious, racial, ethnic, and
cultural heritages. Public schools may not endorse or promote a particular
religion or belief system. Please share these guidelines regarding the display
of cultural and holiday symbols with your staff:
(1) The primary purpose
of any displays should be to promote understanding and respect for the rights
of all individuals regarding their beliefs, values, and customs.
(2) The display of
holiday symbol decorations with secular dimensions is permitted. Permitted
symbols include, but are not limited to, Christmas trees, kinaras, dreidels,
menorahs, and the Star and Crescent. Displays that depict images of deities,
other religious figures, or religious texts are prohibited.
(3) Holiday displays must
not appear to promote or celebrate any single religion or holiday. Therefore,
any permitted symbol or decoration must be displayed simultaneously with other
symbols or decorations reflecting different beliefs or customs.
(4) All holiday displays
should be temporary in nature.
For issues concerning religious observance by students, please
refer to Chancellor’s
Regulation A-630.
Library News and
Notes by MsLibraryLadyDahill
1. Computer Science
Week December 5-11 @ HSFI's Library's Annual Hourofcode.org was celebrated by Ms. Thomas and Ms. Russell's English
classes, assisted by Ms. Wright. Students coded with Disney, Minecraft
and Flappy Bird then heard about the genre of Science Fiction: Frankenstein,
Frankenstein's Cat, The Uglies, Warm Bodies, The Handmaids Tale, Ms. Marvel and
the Graphic Novel Screwball and many more. Many students said that they were
going to continue to learn coding on their own atcode.org with free,
free, free learning tools that are fun. https://goo.gl/photos/Qau5QWZuTHJPHpQs8
2. DIY Friday's Maker
Space is once a month @ the library. Library student interns who volunteer in
the library are running maker projects
ADDITIONS
TO THE 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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