CALL
TO ACTION
● SUPPORT A GROWTH MINDSET EVERYDAY
As a school community
we need to help our students increase their grit, determination and persistence
in meeting academic challenges on the road to college. It is up to us to reinforce a Growth Mindset
in our daily interaction with students. We can do this by...
...praising effort and
persistence over easy success (Wow! I see you worked really hard at
this" is better than "Wow! You're so smart."
...recognizing
that the brains and talent one has are just starting points
...reinforcing that
practice contributes to success--mistakes are OK if they are used to learn and
improve
● MAKE SURE STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THE
READINESS PORTION OF THEIR GRADE
We will continue to focus on the
importance of being on time to school – let students know you are grading them
on READINESS - 10% of every teacher’s grade should be based on Class Readiness,
meaning they are in their seats ready to work once the music has stopped
playing
● MAKE SURE YOU REFER STUDENTS
We cannot help students out, if we
do not know if they are having problems – fill out referrals as necessary
including behavioral and academic ones.
● ENCOURAGE HSFI STUDENTS TO CHECK HSFI EMAILS
Supporting our college readiness theme,
remind your students that they should be checking their HSFI email every
day. Students should be getting in the
habit of checking their HSFI every day because they will lose out on many
opportunities if they don’t do so.
HSFI STUDENTS SOARR
DURING FALL SEMESTER
Here are the Honor Roll
numbers for the Fall term:
□ Principal’s Honor Roll [GPA over 90]: 402 students (25% of HSFI student population)
□ Honor Roll [GPA 85-90]: 338 students (21% of HSFI student population)
□ Principal’s Honor Roll [GPA over 90]: 402 students (25% of HSFI student population)
□ Honor Roll [GPA 85-90]: 338 students (21% of HSFI student population)
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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FEBRUARY
5
*First Monday Bell Schedule
See First Monday schedule
PM Supervisor:
J Tallone (Rm. 201)
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6
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
K Boulamaali (Rm. 703)
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7
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
D Silva (Rm. 125)
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8
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
N Moore (Rm. 228)
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9
*Regular Bell Schedule
SHARK TANK EVENT With
Clark University
PM Supervisor:
J Tallone (Rm. 201)
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SCHEDULE FOR FIRST MONDAY REDESIGN
Please read all the
information here carefully.
Staff Workday 8:30am-3:15 pm
(If you will be absent DO NOT call Sub
Central. Call Ms. Herzog at X 1191 and your Supervisor.)
*IMPORTANT CHANGE*
Attendance taken FROM 8:30-9:00 IN 3RD
PERIOD ROOM LOCATION, WITH 3RD PERIOD TEACHER (Do not release students
before 9:00 am!)
1st Monday Activity 9:10-11:35am (Do
not release students before 11:35 am)
*Record student attendance through Jupiter
by 11 am! Jupiter will be updated with any walk-ins assigned in real time.
Do not let a student join in who is not
signed up for the activity. Any walk-ins will come to you with a signed
entry slip. All other participants are listed in Jupiter under your 1st
Monday tab. There is absolutely NO switching of activities.
If you plan on taking your students on a
trip on March 5, you should have parent permission slips prepared to distribute
this Monday.
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Lunch 11:40 am-12:25 pm
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*Office Hours 12:30-1:15 pm
(Individual student conferences and/or tutoring)
You should be in the classroom you teach
the majority of your classes in.
Record student attendance through the
tutoring student activity link (found through the staff home page)
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1st Monday Planning & Prep 1:20-2:05 pm
This is time to meet with your
co-facilitators to debrief and plan for the March 5 session.
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PLCs & Department Activities 2:25-3:15 pm
*Activity schedule will vary for teachers
assigned to Fashion Modeling/ SOARR (PE or CTE)
*Activity time may optionally be extended
for offsite trips. However, all staff must report back for PLC’s at
2:25pm.
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Possible issues FYI:
(1) Any student arriving before 9:00 am
should be sent to their 3rd Period class to have official attendance taken and to receive their 1st
Monday assignments.
(2) At 9:00 am, students will be dismissed
directly to their 1st Monday assignments. Only students with no
assignments will be directed to the auditorium where they will be assigned to
an activity. There is no changing of assignments. DO NOT send
any students to the auditorium to inquire about changes.
(3) Any students with CTE SOARR issues
should see Ms. Boulamaali in the auditorium.
(4) Any students with PE SOARR issues
should see Ms. Frank in room 121.
THE ANSWER IS IN THE ROOM
Here are some
highlights of the best practices shared by HSFI
Staff Members. This round focuses on the use of TWR in the classroom:
In the Math Department, Ms. Chung
created a TWR to review the box method for distributive property. The
activity consisted of sample student work where students were prompted to
find and describe the error that was made.
In the English Department, Ms.
Dawson created a TWR diagnostic for the ninth grade. This activity
assesses a variety of TWR skills in order to see what students learned in
English 1 and what we need to review for English 2.
If you would like to
see all of the activities compiled from last year, as well as the weekly
additions, you can check out the shared Google Folder via the link below.
*If any staff member
would like to share a lesson, activity, or best practice,
send it to Ms. Paz at spaz@hsfi.us or Mr. Kearns at kkearns@hsfi.us
STOP
EVERYTHING & REFLECT – CONTINUES NEXT MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12
As part of our ongoing efforts to check-in with
our students to see how they are doing and feeling, we will continue our ‘ STOP
EVERYTHING & REFLECT’ activity on Monday, February 12 where we will be
asking students to write a brief reflection to the following questions:
□ Is something Positive going on in your
life? If so, describe
□ Is something bothering you at school? If so,
describe
□ Is something bothering you at home? If so,
describe
The original plan was to do this every 2
weeks. Based on student and staff feedback,
we will be doing this activity every Monday moving forward with some slight
adjustments. Once a month (starting next
Monday, February 12) we will be asking the entire school to do this reflection
piece / on the Mondays in between, only students who wish to do the reflection
based on changes in their lives will do the reflection piece. Teachers are to given students this time for
these reflections every Monday instead of school announcements. This will be done during the 5 minute announcement
time during Period 3 – besides the Pledge of Allegiance, there will be no
announcements on that particular day. Teachers can decide which 5 minutes
of the class period that they want students to do this activity.
The main purpose of this reflection is to
provide information to the guidance staff about students. Teachers spend
a lot more time with students and educational research indicates that students
share more information with teachers because they see them every day and
develop a strong comfort level with them. Counselors will see the
responses from the students in their caseloads and be able to follow up
appropriately to do additional check-ins and provide resources to students and
their families. These reflections will provide important information to
our guidance counselors in order for them to contribute even more to looking
out for our students.
If you have any suggestions for this reflection
piece and/or logistics for implementation, please feel free to speak with me
about it or email me suggestions. Thank
you!
CAREER
& TECHNICAL SPRING SHOWCASE EVENTS CALENDAR
Friday, February 9
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Shark Tank Event with Clark University
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Friday, March 9
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HSFI Advisory Board ‘Career Day’
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Tuesday, April 17 &
Wednesday, April 18
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Annual Fashion Show Preview Days
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Wednesday, April 18
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Whole Foods Project
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Wednesday, April 25
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International Center of Photography Exhibit Opening
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Wednesday, May 2
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Annual Fashion Show Feeder Show to Middle School Students
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Friday, May 4
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Senior Graphics & Illustration Art Show
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Friday, May 11
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Annual Fashion Show - PUBLIC
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Thursday, May 17
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STOKED (Skateboard Club) Presentation
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To Be Determined
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Annual Fashion Show – INDUSTRY SHOW
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To Be Determined
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Kleinfeld Bridal Culminating Event
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27th
ANNUAL CAREER DAY @ HSFI
It's almost that time of the year
again and Career Day is quickly approaching. Our 27th Annual
Career Day will take place on Friday,
March 9th, 2018 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Industry leaders are
invited to participate in a morning designed to connect our students to
prominent people in the world of fashion, retail, and media. Our goal is
to help our students broaden their horizons and give them an inside look at an
array of careers to promote success beyond fashion industries.
The format for Career Day is as
follows: students register for two forty minute presentations. The first
presentation is scheduled to run from 9:40AM till 10:20AM; the second from 10:30AM till 11:10AM. There
will be between 25 – 35 students per presentation.
Please advise the Career
Day presenters that you invite to either
(1) Complete and return
the attached Career Day Volunteer form that was emailed to you this past week
or
(2) Click on the following
link https://goo.gl/forms/rz5jor5rNmKb66L12
The deadline for sign-ups is Friday, February 23rd, 2018.
It is
my pleasure to work with you in making this year’s Career Day the most
successful yet!
IMPORTANT
INSTRUCTIONAL REMINDERS
● OUR INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS FOR 2017-18 & BEYOND
□ Every student feels cared
for
□ Every student feels
challenged
● PLC PREPARATION
PLC
participants--Please be sure to bring COPIES of student work to your PLC to
leave with your PLC Leader.
● SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING & FASHION DOLLARS EXPECTATION
The time and effort spent on connecting
with students on a social emotional level and reinforcing positive behavior
with Fashion Dollars is well worth it – my expectation is that this is done
every day in every class.
● SPECIAL EDUCATION IMPORTANT REMINDERS
We in room 329 wanted to
provide everyone with a reminder regarding students with IEPs and SESIS as well
as the sections of the IEP which you may find most helpful when planning your
instruction. While reviewing the IEP you may notice your Teacher Form responses
or information you shared during the meeting- this is a great example of how
your insight helps us to create an authentic, student specific IEP. In addition
to asking a special educator, you can easily determine which students in your
class have IEP's by reviewing your class roster. If the first or last character
of the students’ official is a letter, the student has an IEP. Generally, but
not in all cases, a letter at the end means the student receives SETSS
services, while an I, C, or T at the beginning will signify an ICT placement.
There are exceptions where students have been moved from one placement to another based on their needs and this is why it is incredibly important to reference the IEP. Students within our D75 Inclusion Program will have an L as the first letter of their official class and at this time will not appear when you log-in to SESIS. This year we will continue to distribute an electronic standards-based Teachers Form. The information you are required to complete on this form is subject specific and your insight will better help us in determine the needs of our students with IEPs. The Teacher Form in conjunction with your participation at the IEP meeting (if you are invited) are two critical elements we need in order to best serve our students. We try to plan our IEP and Triennial meetings with teacher schedules in mind, however there are times when families are only available at specific times and a coverage will be requested for your class.
Our monthly SIT meeting addresses concerns surrounding Special Education (placement, initials, etc.) and is announced in advance in the Weekly Notes. All are welcome and encouraged to attend and if you are interested in becoming a regular member just let me know.
There are exceptions where students have been moved from one placement to another based on their needs and this is why it is incredibly important to reference the IEP. Students within our D75 Inclusion Program will have an L as the first letter of their official class and at this time will not appear when you log-in to SESIS. This year we will continue to distribute an electronic standards-based Teachers Form. The information you are required to complete on this form is subject specific and your insight will better help us in determine the needs of our students with IEPs. The Teacher Form in conjunction with your participation at the IEP meeting (if you are invited) are two critical elements we need in order to best serve our students. We try to plan our IEP and Triennial meetings with teacher schedules in mind, however there are times when families are only available at specific times and a coverage will be requested for your class.
Our monthly SIT meeting addresses concerns surrounding Special Education (placement, initials, etc.) and is announced in advance in the Weekly Notes. All are welcome and encouraged to attend and if you are interested in becoming a regular member just let me know.
OPERATIONAL
NEED TO KNOW
● CHECK YOUR DOE & HSFI EMAILS EVERYDAY
● HSFI STAFF HOMEPAGE LINK - https://sites.google.com/a/hsfi.us/hsfi-staff-portal/
● SUSTAINABILITY / GREEN TEAM SURVEY
As Ms. Batts presented at the full
staff meeting on Monday, here is the brief Sustainability Survey for you to
fill out – thank you in advance for doing it to help our Green Team.
Here is the link:
● CLASS TRIP REMINDERS
⏮ Trips must be approved 3 weeks in advance - No trips in January
& June
⏮ A Master Calendar of trips will be posted in the Weekly Bulletin
with a description of the trip and grade level
⏮ Teachers cannot veto student participation on trips, but
students must understand they are responsible for all makeup work / Do not penalize
students for missing class due to a school trip
● IMPORTANT REMINDERS FROM THE ATTENDANCE
OFFICE
⏮ Please return your Confirmation Sheets from December and the
December and January attendance sheets.
⏮ Teachers need to STOP holding onto attendance sheets and
not turning them in. You are holding up jobs that need to be
completed. You are preventing the attendance office and
guidance counselors from doing outreach to students who need it.
Reports will be generated to see who is NOT turning in sheets
and AP's will be notified.
⏮ All teachers must keep a record of attendance. If you are
not using Jupiter you must keep a record of attendance.
● ELEVATOR UPDATE – REPAIR WORK BEGINS THIS
WEEK
Great news on the elevator front –
the NYC Department of Education has just approved a full repair project of all
6 elevators – this project will include preventive maintenance of each elevator
- one elevator at a time will be shut down as work is being performed.
Repairs are beginning this week and will last approximately 2 months. We will be sending updates daily on the
status of the elevators.
Additionally, beginning at 4:30 pm
each day, we will only have 1 elevator on each side in operation in order to
minimize the work load on the elevators.
Thank you for your patience with
this situation – as you can see, the issues will be taken care of.
● FALCON HEALTH CENTER PHONE ISSUES /
CONTACT #
There is a glitch with the Falcon Health
Center phone system, so unfortunately the only way to get in touch with
the Falcon Health Center is to call directly using the number (646)
559-9351. Their phone system is being
serviced and we hope to get you a direct extension soon.
● CANNOT LEAVE STUDENTS UNATTENDED
You cannot leave students
unattended anywhere in the building – a classroom or office, the Auditorium or
Cafeteria – if you have to leave a particular area, ask the students to leave
with you.
● PROTOCOLS FOR RESPONDING TO CLASSROOM
INCIDENTS
In the event of an incident in your classroom that creates
disruption (student is defiant and / or uncooperative) but is NOT A THREAT
to student and/or staff safety, the following protocol should be followed:
□ Classroom management,
i.e., using your skills as an educator to move on from the situation, followed
by
□ A phone call to your
Supervisor informing them of the incident and the steps you have taken to
address the matter, followed by
□ A referral to the
Peace Center and/or the Guidance Department via Google Docs., followed by
□ Outreach to parents, informing
them of their child’s misbehavior, and request for family support to correct
the matter.
In the event of an incident in your classroom that involves an immediate
THREAT to student and/or staff safety, the following protocol should be
followed:
□ A phone call to the Peace Center (x1491 or x1431) informing
available staff of the incident and requesting assistance, followed by
□ A phone call to School Safety (x1341) informing them of the
location and nature of the incident and requesting assistance, followed by
□ A call to your Supervisor informing them of the incident and the
steps you have taken to address it.
HSFI
SCHOOL SPIRIT & ACTIVITIES
□ Senior Cap and Gown fitting -- Tuesday February
6th during period 2-4
□ Senior assembly Tuesday February 13th periods 2
and 3.
□ Movie Week -- Hidden Figures -- February 13, 14
and 15.
● HSFI STAFF SHIRTS
We will be placing a second order for shirts. Many staff liked
the way the cardigans, sweatshirts and polo looked, so Mr. Rau will be making a
second order. Please look for the order form via email and in your mail box.
● CHAPERONES NEEDED FOR SCHOOL DANCE ON FEBRUARY 10
The
dance theme is ‘Black and White Ball.’ Just
a reminder that Prom is coming in May and chaperones that have assisted during
other dances get priority invites for Prom. So, if you are interested in
chaperoning Prom, remember to sign up to chaperone this dance -- there is only
one other chance left.
● PARENT INFORMATION LISTING
Familiarize yourself with our student list with
all their Parent Contact information
If you get an updated phone number and/or email
of a student that is different from the information in this document, email AP
Danielle Silva at DSilva3@schools.nyc.gov – include Student Name & 9 Digit ID - with
the correct, updated contact information.
This list will also be added to the Staff Homepage
● KEEPING TRACK OF STUDENT ACTIVITY / COMMUNICATING WITH STUDENTS ABOUT
SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
Tracking Activity
In our effort to understand how ALL our
students are doing, we need to know how much students are participating in
activities around the building – this includes:
TUTORING / CLUBS & ACTIVITIES / PSAL SPORTS
– PRACTICES & GAMES / ESL ACADEMY
MAKE-UP LABS / NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY PEER
TUTORING / USING THE COMPUTER LABS
Use this link to keep track of student
attendance in these activities - https://sites.google.com/a/hsfi.us/hsfi-staff-portal/attendance-for-student-activities
Doing this is mandatory if you oversee these activities and
needs to be done every time you meet with students. You must be signed in
to your own hsfi.us account when you do this. Contact Shannon Kohm with
questions at skohm@school.nyc.gov, or ext. 5311
Communication
Please make sure that you communicate with our
students about anything going on in the school – a club meeting, sports game or
program opportunity – you can do this by including it in our Daily
Announcements email / Jupiter message – here is the procedure for submitting
this information:
(1) Go to the HSFI Staff Home page - https://sites.google.com/a/hsfi.us/hsfi-staff-portal/home?pli=1
(2) From there use the Announcement
form link on the left hand side of the page - all announcements should be
requested by 3:00 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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 all the staff members who have contributed to our best practices sharing
- MS. CHUNG & MS. DAWSON - the sharing
spirit at HSFI is alive and well!
CONGRATULATIONS
to MS. SOSTRE for being selected as New York City’s Public
School Athletic League 2018 “Outstanding Female” Athletic Director! This
is an incredible honor!
Thank
you to MR. STAMPONE, MR. KOHM & MS. MOORE for
all their efforts to organize the
new First Monday program in such fine form.
Thank
you to MS. PEREZ for organizing the SBO vote for the new First Monday schedule.
Thank
you to MS. VELEZ, MS. JOSEPH & MS. RODRIGUEZ for
organizing the Spring Metrocards
for students to insure a smooth opening.
Thank
you to MS. BERROA, MS. BOHNER & MS. HENEY for
showing flexibility and enthusiasm
in taking new classes for the spring term.
Thank
you to MS. PARISSE, MS. PADRON, MS. MOLLOY & MS. STAMBOULY for
organizing the signing of the Student
Social Emotional Learning charter.
Thank
you to MR. LIU & MS. FRANK for doing the programming for the beginning of the Spring
semester.
Thank
you to MS. DAVID for her dedicated work with her students who ultimately designed
and constructed amazing carnival costumes.
Thank
you to MS. SERRANO for successfully introducing color theory to her Merchandising
9th grades in such wonderful and exciting ways.
Thank
you to MR. ABDALLAH & MR. VILLALONA for re-organizing and fixing the CTE computer
cart...it was quite a mess and this was a BIG job.
Thank
you to MS. RUFF for stepping in to run the Global 2 Focus Group on behalf of a
colleague who is on leave.
Thank
you to MR. KALISCH for making himself available to support the Social Studies SOARR
Academy once again.
VTODs
FOR THE WEEK
February
5, Math: Monday
Consecutive: (adj.) Successive; following one
after the other in a series. The congressional representative served four
consecutive terms. If we start with an
even number and each number in the sequence is two more than the previous
number, then we will get consecutive even integers.
February
6, Science: Tuesday
Process: (n) 1. A series of changes that
happen naturally. The process of photosynthesis converts the sun's energy to
sugars which living things may use as an energy source. 2. a particular course of action intended to
achieve a result; The treatment is a five-part process that partially removes
nutrients such as phosphorus from the wastewater.
February
7, CTE: Wednesday
Tertiary: (adj.) 1. Third in place, degree,
or order. The oil company knew the primary method of extracting the oil was
now ineffective but moving on to secondary or tertiary methods depended on
financial factors. 2. A tertiary color
is produced by mixing two secondary colors or by making an equal mixture of a
primary color with a secondary color, adjacent to it on the color wheel.
February
8 ELA: Thursday
Edit: (v) 1. To correct and clarify a
written work. Two group members
collaborated on writing and editing our statement; then, they shared it with us
for further comments. 2. To delete or
remove something. The film maker edited out some violent scenes.
February
9, Social Studies: Friday
Distinct: (adj.) 1. Clear, easy to perceive.
The words of the song are not very distinct, but I am able to catch the
refrain. 2. Separate, different from:
The region's linguistic and cultural identity is quite distinct from that of
the rest of the country.
ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION EVENTS
Our Alumni Association continues to
fund raise to raise money for scholarships for our HSFI students – here are the
links to the next set of Alumni events – ‘Paint Night’ and ‘Salsa & Zumba’ class
– we need your participation to help them succeed.
Salsa
& Zumba’ class - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/latin-groove-salsa-zumba-fundraiser-tickets-42156587488?aff=eac2
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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