CALL
TO ACTION
● MARKING PERIOD 2 ENDS THIS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30
This Friday, November 30 represents
the end of the second marking period of the school year. Next Monday will mark the beginning of the third
marking period. Explain to your students
that student grades are cumulative, meaning that all grades count during a
given term. Grades do not start over
with the third marking period and there are not separate grades for each
marking period. Second marking period
grades are a combination of the first and second marking periods. Third marking period grades and the grades
that go on a student’s transcript and seen by colleges are a combination of the
first, second and third marking periods.
● IMPORTANT HOLIDAY REMINDERS – STRESSFUL TIME FOR STUDENTS
(1) Many of our students do their
holiday shopping at our FLY school store – make sure you are giving out Fashion
Dollars every class, every day
(2) The holidays are a sensitive
time for many people, young and old, if you see a dramatic change in mood or
behavior, fill out a Guidance referral
(3) Let a counselor or supervisor
know if you see a student without a warm coat as they enter or leave the
building
(4) Secure your personal and DOE
valuables in your classrooms and offices
● COLLEGE APPLICATIONS FOR OUR SENIORS
College application
deadlines are fast approaching and our counselors need to submit all of
the supporting documents for students, including your letters
of recommendation.
As of now there are still a lot of letters
missing, therefore the counselors have been unable to complete these
tedious and time-consuming tasks. Student applications are not complete
until all materials have been submitted. Please have your letters uploaded to Naviance no later than December 12TH. please look for a separate invitation
to upload any CUNY recommendations.
If you have any issues
with Naviance please reach out to Mr. Jones – his extention is 1017 / email is AJones22@schools.nyc.gov
● HELP US COLLECT LUNCH APPLICATIONS
We still have approximately 300
students who have not returned their lunch applications – the school needs your
help in following up with these students to get these applications
returned. The deadline is when we leave
for Winter Break. Teachers – you will
soon receive a print out of your students who have not returned their lunch
applications – please follow up with these students on a daily basis to remind
them about the importance of these documents.
HSFI would look a lot different without the funding that goes along with
the return of these lunch applications – this would affect staffing and
services – please treat this collection as seriously as it is.
HELP
NEEDED – FASHION FEELS BUDDY EVENTS
We are seeking volunteers to help assist with
our buddy events in the upcoming weeks.
On Monday, 11/26 and Tuesday, 11/27 we are
holding a matching events for freshmen that did not meet their originally
assigned mentor. These students will be paired with their new buddy during
their lunch period in the auditorium so we will need assistance during periods
4-7.
On Wednesday, 11/28 we are holding a mixer
event for all remaining freshmen, who had already met with their buddy. This
event will provide them with an opportunity to check in with their mentor about
first and second marking period grades. We need adults to help supervise
this event during periods 4-7 in the student lounge.
Please let me know if you are able to assist
with any of these important events. Thank you!
SAVE
THE DATE - JOIN US FOR THE HOLIDAY WINDOW UNVEILING ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18
The Holiday Window
Unveiling will take place on Tuesday, December 18th @ 6 pm.
HSFI students have
been afforded the opportunity to work with Window Wizard Simon Doonan from
Barney’s NY. The theme for our holiday windows
this year is "Fashion Icons." Ms. Newport’s seniors will be
showcasing the following ‘Fashion Icons’: Dapper Dan; Christian Louboutin; Rihanna;
Diana Ross; Andy Warhol; and Andre Leon Talley.
This list represents the wide spectrum in which fashion impacts our
world--through design, influencers (pop-culture), art, and media (magazines).
ALL Students, Staff, Family and
Friends are Welcome!!!
SAVE
THE DATE - HSFI HOLIDAY PARTY – DECEMBER 3
We hope as many HSFI staff members
as possible can make the Holiday Party on Monday, December 3. Here are the details:
Location: Chelsea Bell – 316 8th Ave, New York, NY 10001 between
25th & 26th Streets
Time: 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Cost: $65 per person (includes Food and
Premium Open Bar for 3 hours)
See Ms. Ianniello in Room 819 for
Details – ext. 8191 / AIanniello@schools.nyc.gov
Fill
out the Google Form to let us know if you are coming or not
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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NOVEMBER 26
*Regular Bell Schedule
Writing Revolution
Professional Learning
Fashion Feels Buddy
System Matching / Rematching Event Periods 4-7
PM Supervisor:
G
Raschilla (Rm. 143)
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27
*Regular Bell Schedule
Fashion Feels Buddy
System Matching / Rematching Event Periods 4-7
PM Supervisor:
S
Rau (Rm. 829)
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28
*Regular Bell Schedule
Staff Town Halls
Periods 4-7
Fashion Feels Buddy
System Mixer Event Periods 4-7
PM Supervisor:
B McGuinness (Rm. 329)
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29
*Regular Bell Schedule
PLC Intervisitation
Feedback Form Due
Parent Teacher
Conferences Night
5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
PM Supervisor:
A Rodrigues (Rm. 515)
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30
*Regular Bell Schedule
End of the Second Marking
Period
Parent Teacher
Conferences Night
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
PM Supervisor:
S
Kohm (Rm. 531)
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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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DECEMBER 3
*First Monday Redesign Schedule
Professional Learning Communities Meet
Beginning of the Third Marking Period
Staff Holiday Party
PM Supervisor:
B McGuinness (Rm. 329)
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4
*OP Bell Schedule
Tentative Distribution of
Student Learning Environment Surveys (students take the survey during 3rd
period)
9th Grade
Assembly
Period 5
PM Supervisor:
K Boulamaali (Rm. 703)
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5
*Regular Bell Schedule
School Leadership Team Meeting
Room 821 – 4:00pm
Parent Association Meeting
Room 829 – 6:00pm
PM Supervisor:
D Silva (Rm. 125)
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6
*Regular Bell Schedule
10th Grade
Assembly
Period 8
PM Supervisor:
M Frank (Rm. 121)
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7
*Regular Bell Schedule
Student Town Halls
Periods 4-7
PM Supervisor:
N Moore (Rm. 228)
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WRITING
REVOLUTION PD ON MONDAY 11/26
We
will run our third TWR PD session on Monday 11/26. All CTE, ELA, Math, Science,
Social Studies and Spanish teachers should attend a one-period workshop period
2, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 in RM 821.
Teachers should bring:
1) The white The Writing Revolution book
2) One or two examples of teacher-created activities with student responses for the November skills:
Appositives
Combining Sentences + Sentence Run-ons
3) Content (text, worksheet, assessment...) they will use soon and want to develop as a TWR task.
4) A Chromebook if they want to work on a computer
At this session, we will:
1. Share out student work with the November skills
2. Give an overview of the December sentence skills:
Sentence Expansion
Sentence Summary
Teachers should bring:
1) The white The Writing Revolution book
2) One or two examples of teacher-created activities with student responses for the November skills:
Appositives
Combining Sentences + Sentence Run-ons
3) Content (text, worksheet, assessment...) they will use soon and want to develop as a TWR task.
4) A Chromebook if they want to work on a computer
At this session, we will:
1. Share out student work with the November skills
2. Give an overview of the December sentence skills:
Sentence Expansion
Sentence Summary
UPDATED
PARENT CONTACT LIST
Here is the most updated spreadsheet for students’ contact information. The spreadsheet has three different tabs of contact
information;
1) Primary phone
2) Email
3) Cell phone number
This list will be updated each week through our School Messenger
system. If you have trouble contacting a parent or have additional contact information,
please reach out to Assistant Principal Danielle Silva at DSilva@hsfi.us
Here is the link to the spreadsheet:
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
□ KEEPING TRACK OF STUDENT ACTIVITY / COMMUNICATING WITH
STUDENTS ABOUT SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
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.
IMPORTANT
INSTRUCTIONAL REMINDERS
● OUR INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS FOR 2018-19 & BEYOND
□ Every student feels
cared for
□ Every student feels
challenged
● 2nd ROUND OF EVALUATIVE OBSERVATIONS BEGIN DECEMBER 17
The second round of Evaluative Observations will take place the
weeks of December 17, January 3 and January 7.
● PLC INTERVISITATIONS FOLLOW-UP
PLC
Intervisitations must be complete by this Thursday, Nov. 29. There are only four
more school days to complete this.
Here's
the form link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScO6P1MOJmG7zwvcsg6Pbf5v3BtnIhIRIj0brEoKQPknZ5-jw/viewform?usp=sf_link
● SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING RESOURCES
Our SEL coordinators wanted to
share with you an amazing new SEL resource:
On this website, you will find
resources that include short SEL centered activities that you can incorporate
into your everyday lessons. Once on the
homepage, go under Resources - Educators.
On that page chose "Explore our
social and emotional (SEL) activities". Once you are there, you can choose which
emotion words you want to focus on for that lesson. You can also find great
resources to build your lessons around.
● TUTORING FROM OUR NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY STUDENTS IS AVAILABLE
National Honor Society tutoring has begun after school in the room
201 Computer Lab. The tutoring will take
place daily during both 9th and 10 periods.
National Honor Society junior and senior tutors can assist students
with English, Math, Science and History.
● PARENT ENGAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES
Keep in mind the main ways that we maintain high levels of Parent
Engagement:
#1 - Keeping Jupiter up-to-date so that students and parents know
where students stand in your class
#2 – You are contractually required to set aside 1 specific period
set aside for Parent Engagement where you make calls and emails to families of
at-risk students. If a student is
failing, you need to make verbal contact with that family
#3 - Check your DOE Email everyday - Not HSFI email – you should forward
your HSFI emails to your DOE email. If a
parent emails you, they should expect a response in a timely manner
● IMPORTANT HOMEWORK REMINDERS
#1 – Please follow our policy of ‘No New HW Wednesdays’
#2 – Do not give a HW assignment unless you will be giving
meaningful feedback back to students – a check or score at the top of a paper
does not mean much to students. This is
especially true for honors and Advanced Placement courses where the amount and
difficulty of readings and assignments is high
● IMPORTANT REMINDERS FROM THE SPECIAL EDUCATION OFFICE
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. Students who are placed in ICT classes have the letter at the end of
their official (ex-45P) and our Self-contained students will continue to have
the letter at the beginning of their official class. 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. Teachers who work
with these students will now have access through 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. If you are interested in becoming a regular member just let me know. Please feel free to stop by room 329 if you have any questions and thank you for your continued support of our students.
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. If you are interested in becoming a regular member just let me know. Please feel free to stop by room 329 if you have any questions and thank you for your continued support of our students.
● GUIDELINES TO MAINTAIN SCHOOL CLIMATE
□
Pass needed to go anywhere outside of your classroom / specific Falcon
Health Center pass
□
No passes first 10 minutes of class (unless emergency)
□
No passes last 10 minutes of class (unless emergency)
□
Electronic Equipment for educational purposes allowed / all other
purposes should be a referral / Leave confiscating to supervisors and deans /
NO CHARGING PHONES
WHERE CAN
STUDENTS GO WHEN NOT IN CLASS?
□
Before 1st Period – Cafeteria, Student Computer Lab (Room
201), Hallways
□
Once Period 1 begins – students cannot be in the hallways – can go to the
Cafeteria, Student Computer Lab, Classroom under teacher supervision
□
Lunch Periods (4-7) – Cafeteria, Student Lounge, Library (except 7th
period), Student Computer Lab, Classroom under teacher supervision
□
Students waiting for afterschool activities - Student Computer Lab,
Library, Classroom under teacher supervision
YOU CANNOT ALLOW A STUDENT TO STAY IN YOUR CLASSROOM / OFFICE WHEN YOU
ARE NOT THERE – ASK THEM TO LEAVE & COME BACK
OPERATIONAL
NEED TO KNOW
● CHECK YOUR DOE & HSFI EMAILS EVERYDAY
● HSFI STAFF HOMEPAGE LINK - https://sites.google.com/a/hsfi.us/hsfi-staff-portal/
● TECHNOLOGY REQUESTS
Technology Request: https://goo.gl/forms/NNtcC01LZSyB8VJ03
Depending on the severity of the
request. Expect a one to two days before fixing or notification of the
issue.
● CUSTODIAN REQUESTS
Custodian Request: https://goo.gl/forms/sQGqPAoqGeI86H132
Depending on the severity of the
request. Expect a one to two days before fixing or notification of the
issue.
● EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
Here
are the links to the Emergency Preparedness videos. This series of safety videos are useful tools
that demonstrate how Building Response Teams operate, and how school buildings
use the General Response Protocols during an emergency. Please take the time to
watch the following videos to ensure that you are well equipped in the event of
an emergency.
Full Safety Preparedness
video: Vimeo.com/nycschools/safetypreparedness
Assembly Card video: Vimeo.com/nycschools/assemblycard
Lock Down video: Vimeo.com/nycschools/lockdown
Evacuate video: Vimeo.com/nycschools/evacuate
Shelter In video: Vimeo.com/nycschools/shelterin
● 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.
CLASS TRIP REMINDERS
As we start the school year, I wanted to share
with staff the field trip guidelines that we put into place last year.
All of us should plan to adhere to these guidelines – for staff planning the
trips and staff receiving the trip requests. The only exception that we
ask of everyone is to be flexible with last minute trips that are brought to us
by our Advisory Board and industry partners – too often they share with us the
details in a last minute fashion. Thank you in advance for the
cooperation!
⏮ 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
CLASS
TRIPS THIS WEEK:
⏮ 11/26/2018
– 12:00pm – 3:00pm. Ms. Silva is taking 7 students a
Middle School Presentation. Mixed Grades
⏮ 11/26/2018
– 9:30am – dismissed from site. Ms. Stambouly is taking 28 students to
the MET to Develop Senior Series. 12th Graders
⏮ 11/29/2018
– 11:00am 1:30pm. Ms. Chavez is taking 28 students to the Phluid Project to
explore gender fluidity. 12th Graders
⏮ 11/30/2018
– 11:00am – 2:00pm. Ms. Rojas is taking 28 students to the Phluid Project
to explore gender fluidity. 12th
Graders
⏮ 11/30/2018
– 9:00am – 3:30pm. Ms. Batts is taking 24 students to the Midtown Garment
District to source fabrics for senior fashion show. 12th Graders
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
Thank
you to all the HSFI staff that have been shouting out their colleagues on a
daily basis through Basecamp – it is inspiring to read them and keep them
coming.
Here
are some additional SOARRing staff that are going beyond the call of duty for
HSFI!
Thank
you to MS. McKEON for supporting our students in countless ways on their road to
college!
Thank
you to MS. SAN JORGE & MS. CARTER for taking over the Student Government ‘Friendsgiving’
at the last minute.
Thank
you to MS. CHIN for handling all of the deposits form the senior class this past week.
Thank
you to our Peace Teachers - MR. CORBY, MS. RIVIERE, MS. DE LA
ROSA & MR. MATELUS - for their hard work in the Peace office.
Thank
you to MR. RUSSELL for help with videotaping
student and staff interviews from the instructional rounds with Harvard
University.
Thank
you to MS. NEWPORT for her efforts with our
Visual Merchandising students in their partnership with Barney’s NY.
Thank
you to MS. IANNIELLO for doing all the leg work
for the staff holiday party.
VTODs
FOR THE WEEK
SOCIAL
EMOTIONAL Theme
November
26: Monday
engrossed (adj.) fully absorbed; Her small
audience responded with enthusiasm and then watched, thoroughly engrossed, as
she broke down the process of the elaborate braided hairdo.
November
27: Tuesday
commendable
(adj.) worthy of
high praise; in an admirable manner; Your advice to Congress and the causes you
list are all commendable.
November
28: Wednesday
inquisitive (adj.) curious; eager to
investigate and learn. The key to parenting in the age of Alexa and Google,
according to parents and child-development experts, is making sure the machine
doesn’t replace good, inquisitive interaction between parents and kids. “The
Manhattan Nobody Knows” is written for inquisitive New Yorkers, too.”
November
29: Thursday
inspire (v) Inspire means to excite,
encourage, or breathe life into. Her own life and needs inspired her
collection, she said, created in comfortable yet luxurious fabrics, with
layered looks and multiple pockets which looked like accessories.
November
30: Friday
receptive (adj.) Open to arguments, ideas, and
change. With levels of stress in students rising, the school community was
receptive to strategies to help kids not only learn but also cope. She needed a
partner who was receptive to new ways of managing the business.
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.
