CALL
TO ACTION
● 3 WEEKS TO GO UNTIL REGENTS…
We are officially in the
homestretch – we have 3 weeks of classes left before Regents examinations. Make sure your students know this and
appreciate the importance of finishing the school year strong. Tie this strong finish to college and summer
school. Students must understand the
grades that they receive in June will be the ones that colleges will see and
ultimately determine whether or not they are scheduled for summer school or
not.
PROMOTE
THE TUTORING THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN GETTING STUDENTS READY FOR THE REGENTS
● ENCOURAGE YOUR 9TH, 10TH & 11TH
GRADERS TO APPLY TO BE PART OF THE ‘BUDDY’ SYSTEM FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR
As part of
Fashion’s commitment to social emotional learning, wanting to know how students
are feeling and then trying to find ways to help students, next school year we
are looking to create a ‘Buddy System’ where incoming freshman students would
have a ‘buddy’ to mentor them and look out for them during their first year of
high school. Encourage your
returning students to apply for these mentor positions.
● 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. Fashion Dollars should be distributed in
alignment with our school goals of all HSFI community members being challenged
(Rigorous tasks) and cared for (Social Emotional Learning). Distributing
Fashion Dollars is easy – we have tokens available in Room 819 and you can use
FashionSoarrs.com – if you do not know how to use FashionSoarrs.com, let your
supervisor know immediately and they will help you logon and navigate. I look forward to seeing this in action
myself and hearing directly from students that this expectation is being met.
● MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND THE INDUSTRY FASHION SHOW THIS TUESDAY, MAY 22
The next edition of our Fashion Show is this Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 7:00 pm. This version of the show is sponsored by our
Advisory Board. This year’s show will honor famous fashion designer Nanette
Lepore. We are so excited to invite all members
of the HSFI community to the show – HSFI staff, Fashion students and families
to this show – you can attend if you did not get to see the show this past
Friday or if you want to see it again.
● MAINTAINING SCHOOL TONE
As we enter the home stretch of the
school year, it is critical that we need to be UNIFIED as a staff in enforcing our school rules to maintain
our school tone. Please be consistent
and model the correct behaviors our students need in order to SOARR to college
and career readiness.
NO
FOOD IN CLASSROOMS
– students can only eat in the student cafeteria & the student lounge - no
food should in classrooms before, during or after school – no staff or students
should be eating in any computer lab
PROPER
USE OF HALL / HEALTH CENTER PASSES
– students can only leave the classroom with a pass / students going to the
Falcon Health Center must use that specific pass
ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT POLICY
- electronic equipment are only allowed to be used in classrooms for
instructional purposes – students must not be allowed to take out their phones
during class and do not let students charge this equipment in your classrooms
ELEVATORS – students are not allowed on
staff elevators unless they have their own elevator card / ask students to show
their elevator passes when they are in those elevators
THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR:
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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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MAY
21
*Regular Bell Schedule
STOP EVERYTHING &
REFLECT during Period 3
OPTIONAL
TEEN CHOICE @ HSFI
PM Supervisor:
D Silva (Rm. 125)
|
22
*Regular Bell Schedule
INDUSTRY FASHION SHOW
6:00 pm
PM Supervisor:
S Rau (Rm. 829)
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23
*Regular Bell Schedule
School Leadership
Team
Rm 821 @ 4pm
Parents Association
Meeting
Room 829 @ 6pm
PM Supervisor:
A Rodrigues (Rm. 515)
|
24
*Regular Bell Schedule
SBO VOTE FOR UFT STAFF
School Schedule &
Compensatory Time Positions
7:00 am – 9:00 am outside
the mailbox room
PM Supervisor:
S Kohm (Rm. 531)
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25
*Regular Bell Schedule
STUDENT TOWN HALLS
PM Supervisor:
M
Frank (Rm. 121)
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NEXT WEEK’S CALENDAR:
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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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MAY
28
*NO SCHOOL
MEMORIAL
DAY
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29
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
S
Rau (Rm. 829)
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30
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
K Boulamaali (Rm. 703)
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31
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
N Moore (Rm. 228)
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JUNE 1
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
G
Raschilla (Rm. 143)
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STOP
EVERYTHING & REFLECT CONTINUES THIS MONDAY
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 this Monday, May 21 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
Based on student and staff feedback, we will be
doing this activity every Monday moving forward with some slight
adjustments. Once a month 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.
This
Monday, May 21, is a Monday where students are not required to participate in
this activity. Please encourage this participation.
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!
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 English Department, Ms. Dawson created a transitional
outline for argument in her E2 Class. She also created a model to guide
her students through the process.
In the Science Department, Ms. Herrick created a TWR activity for her anatomy and physiology
science elective. The SPO was regarding music helping to prevent the
brain from aging.
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
IMPORTANT
INSTRUCTIONAL REMINDERS
● OUR INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS FOR 2017-18 & BEYOND
□ Every student feels cared
for
□ Every student feels
challenged
● SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDATION
Superintendent Rosales identified ‘increasing the rigor of the tasks that we
assign students’ as the main area for improvement and what our next step as
a school community should be focused on.
● SPRING OBSERVATION CYCLES
□ Observation Cycle #4
Evaluative Observations - – Weeks of May 21
● SPRING MARKING PERIODS
□ 3rd
Marking Period ends Friday, June 15
OPERATIONAL
NEED TO KNOW
● CHECK YOUR DOE & HSFI EMAILS EVERYDAY
● HSFI STAFF HOMEPAGE LINK - https://sites.google.com/a/hsfi.us/hsfi-staff-portal/
● NO CLASSES ON TUESDAY, JUNE 5
On Tuesday, June 5, we
will be administering the new Global History Regents Exam to our 10th
graders and one of our NOCTI CTE exams – there will be no regular classes on
this date and only the students taking this exam will be in attendance. Proctoring assignments will be coming soon.
● FILL OUT YOUR CHROME BOOK INVENTORY
Please complete your
monthly Chromebook inventory – we are required by the NYC DOE to track this
inventory of computers.
● EARLY MORNING TIMES FOR STAFF &
STUDENTS
To enhance our safety and security
at HSFI, we are instituting early morning times for staff and students to enter
the building.
The earliest time staff will be
allowed in the building is 6:30 am – by this time, there will be a security
agent at the front desk.
The earliest time students will be
allowed in the building is 7:20 am – by this time, there will be a
supervisor(s) in the building.
There will be exceptions made to
the student time for special events and trips – these exception requests should
be made to AP G. Raschilla and Ms. Ianniello in Room 819.
● 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.
TEEN
CHOICE AT HSFI
As I
mentioned in a previous weekly bulletin, I am super excited to announce that we
will have an organization called ‘Teen Choice’ at HSFI beginning on July
1. Teen Choice offers a wide variety of
student services including; supportive individual and group counseling; peer leadership opportunities; parent and youth
workshops; managing your money support; summer youth employment opportunities;
a sexual health curriculum; and college
preparation services to fill out financial aid and college applications. Representatives from Teen Choice will be at
HSFI this week on Monday, May 21 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm in the student lounge
and cafeteria. This is so exciting to
have Teen Choice here at HSFI in addition to all the support the school
provides along with other organizations that are part of Fashion Industries
like the Falcon Health Center and Relationship Abuse Prevention Program.
● 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. DAWSON & MS. HERRICK - the sharing
spirit at HSFI is alive and well!
Thank
you to all of our 2018 Prom chaperones who worked last into Saturday night and
early Sunday morning - MS. SAN JORGE, MS. CARTER, MR.
RUSSELL, MR. STAMPONE, MS. STAMBOULY, MS. CHAVEZ, MS. NEWPORT, MS. CISSE, MR.
LACHOK & MR. RAU.
An
extra special Thank you to MR. STAMPONE, MS. SAN JORGE &
MR. RAU for being at Chelsea Piers at 1:30 pm Saturday afternoon
to get ready for the night’s festivities!
Thank
you to MS. CHAVEZ, MS. CISSE & MS. NEWPORT for
dedicating their Saturday to
represent HSFI at the UFT CTE and District 1 & 2 Middle School Fairs.
Thank
you to MS. HUSTED, MS. GARCIA, MS. CHUNG & MR. MATELUS for
who won a class set of Ipads for the
school for having the highest number of students logging on and using the
Algebra Nation curriculum. Way to go Algebra Teachers!
Thank
you to MS. DYE & MS. INCE for making updates on the testing accommodations
for our Special Education students.
Thank you
to MS. CHAN for assistance with a classroom coverage in an emergency
situation.
Thank you
to MS. ABRASKIN, MR. LAZARUS & MR. TRAPANI for
coming in this past Saturday to
tutor students for the Global and US History Regents exams.
Thank you
to MS. DRABMAN, MS. BOHNER & MS. HENEY for
assisting with the smooth
administration of the YABC NYSESLAT.
Thank you
to MS. ARCAMAY for reaching out to help a student in need.
Thank you
to MS. RODRIGUEZ for supporting the attendance office this past Friday.
VTODs
FOR THE WEEK
Math:
Mondays – May 21
Qualitative: (adj.) describing something’s
quality or standard. You form a qualitative judgment based on how good or bad
an item is rather than how many of a certain item you have. At the conference,
the quantitative focus on population size and growth rates moved to a
qualitative focus on the rights of all to food, shelter, and health care.
Science:
Tuesdays – May 22
Preservation: (n) keeping free from injury,
harm, decay, or destruction. The preservation of the environment is vital. The
Urban Land Institute has had a substantial impact on preservation in cities all
over the United States.
CTE:
Wednesdays – May 23
Schematic: (adj.) 1. showing the main parts
of something in a simple way: This schematic figure provides accurate
proportions for creating flat garment sketches. 2. (n) a diagram, plan, or
drawing: The apprentice mechanics first learned to read the schematic of the
starter motor.
ELA:
Thursdays – May 24
Stance: (n) 1. a way of standing; Many fans recognize their
favorite players' batting stances. 2. an attitude or viewpoint on a subject or issue.
As Mark Twain’s Huck Finn, journeys down the river with Jim, his stance toward Jim’s
intelligence shifts. The governor’s stance on capital punishment has
changed.
Social
Studies: Fridays – May 25
Obstacle: (n) something that impedes or
slows down progress. Stoicism, a system of philosophy founded in Athens in the
third century B.C.E., focuses on controlling one’s reactions, being steadfast
and strong, and using obstacles as opportunities to improve. The respected
surgeon overcame the obstacles of poverty and neglect.
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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