Sunday, December 2, 2018

WEEKLY BULLETIN for Week Beginning 12.3.18



CALL TO ACTION

MARKING PERIOD 3 BEGINS THIS MONDAY, DECEMBER 3
This Monday, December 3 represents 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

HELP US COLLECT FASHION DOLLAR TOKENS
Please encourage students to deposit their Fashion Dollar tokens.  We need Fashion Dollar tokens as we are running out of them.  We have decided to allow Fashion Dollar balances to carry over until next school year IF students deposit their tokens.  Students do not need to worry about their balances going to ZERO.  We want them back, so we can give them back to students so they spend them on rewards and privileges!!




CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER TO HSFI STUDENTS

One of our students, 10th grader Justelle Rogers, made the NY Times "48 of the coolest kids in NYC.  Justelle is photographed in front of our school for this article.  Check it out!

HSFI student-athlete Anabela Nacaj has been awarded the New Era Pinstripe Bowl 2018 MVP Scholar Athlete Award WINNER.  This award comes from a partnership with Nike and the Public School Athletic League (PSAL).  Anabela will be honored at the awards ceremony at Yankee Stadium on December 18.




FIRST ‘FIRST MONDAY’ DETAILS
In this link, you will find:
Attendance Procedures
Program Changes or Additions
Students who don’t know where to go
The Lunch Period assigned for your activity
Information about Office Hours/Tutoring
The student and Staff schedule for 1st Monday
The approximate number of students scheduled for each activity
An alpha list of staff assignments
The procedure for taking students out of the building on trips

Students report 8:30 am - 1:30 pm
Staff Reports 8:30 am - 3:15 pm
8:30 am - 9:25 am Tutoring/Office Hours in your classroom

Half Block Activities:
9:30 - 11:00 Half Block Activity 1
Lunch Session 2 11:05 -11:50 am (see lunch schedule for each activity below)
11:55 am - 1:30 pm Half Block Activity 2

Full Block Activities
9:30 am - 1:30 pm
Lunch Session will be assigned for your activity if your group is not out of the building on a trip (see separate lunch schedule for each activity):
Full-Block Lunch Session 1: 10:15 am - 11:00 am
Full Block Lunch Session 3: 11:55 am - 12:40 pm

1:30 pm - 2:15 pm --Prep and planning

2:15 pm - 3:15 pm PLCs




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!!! 





















THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR:
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
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)

4

*OP Bell Schedule

Tentative Distribution of Student Perception Surveys (students take the survey during 3rd period)

9th Grade Assembly
Period 5

PM Supervisor:
K Boulamaali (Rm. 703)
5

*Regular Bell Schedule

Grades due by 9am

Lockdown Drill @ 2:00 pm

School Leadership Team Meeting
Room 821 – 4:00pm

Parent Association Meeting
Room 829 – 6:00pm

PM Supervisor:
D Silva (Rm. 125)

6

*Regular Bell Schedule

10th Grade Assembly
Period 8

PM Supervisor:
M Frank (Rm. 121)




7

*Regular Bell Schedule

Student Town Halls
Periods 4-7

PM Supervisor:
D Silva (Rm. 125)


NEXT WEEK’S CALENDAR:
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
DECEMBER 10

*Regular Bell Schedule

Mindfulness
Professional Learning

PM Supervisor:
G Raschilla (Rm. 143)


11

*Regular Bell Schedule

11th Grade Assembly
Period 5

PM Supervisor:
S Rau (Rm. 829)


12

*Regular Bell Schedule

PM Supervisor:
D Silva (Rm. 125)
13

*Regular Bell Schedule

PM Supervisor:
S Kohm (Rm. 531)
14

*Regular Bell Schedule

PM Supervisor:
A Rodrigues (Rm. 515)


SECOND MARKING PERIOD GRADES DUE WEDNESDAY BY 9:00 AM
Grades will be due on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 by 9:00 am.  Please submit all grades ON TIME.
Please log into STARS Classroom BEFORE the due date to ensure your login/classlists display appropriately
Please go to the following website: https://www.nycenet.edu/starsclassroom / You will log in using your DOE login and password
MAKE SURE TO LOOK ON THE DROPDOWN MENU ON THE TOP RIGHT TO CHOOSE THE 2nd  MARKING PERIOD AND TO COMPLETE ALL THE PAGES.
Acceptable Whole Number Grades are 65 and above in all numeric increments; The ONLY failing grade is a 55.
If you are entering a comment CODE, you must click “[+] Common Core-aligned Comment Codes” and enter the code in the boxes BELOW the larger text box.
YOU MUST CLICK SAVE
NOTE: Grade Changes may be completed by the teacher on STARS CLASSROOM up until Monday, December 10, 2018.  After the deadline, teachers must submit the change forms with supporting documentation and get approval from Principal Blank.
If you have any questions, please consult with your Department Supervisor.




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 extension is 1017 / email is AJones22@schools.nyc.gov




SCHOOL QUALITY REPORT PUBLISHED
I am pleased to share with the results of our School Quality Report that was published this past week by the NYC Department of Education.  This report is the equivalent of the School Report Cards that used to be given to schools.  Obviously, there is always work to be done, but this is a moment to celebrate for the entire HSFI community – students, parents and staff members.  Hard work and effort do pay off!




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:
(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.

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.

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


ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE ATTENDANCE OFFICE
652 Confirmation Sheets for the month of October.  They need to be returned by Wednesday December 5.  If they are not returned your AP will be notified.  
Please return any November Attendance Sheets.  You AP has a list of teachers who are missing sheets from November 5 - November 16

TECHNOLOGY REQUESTS
Depending on the severity of the request.  Expect a one to two days before fixing or notification of the issue.

CUSTODIAN REQUESTS
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



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:
12/6/2018 – 3:40pm – Dismissed from site.    Ms. Herring (Script Ed) is taking 36 students to Hearst Media for tech exposure, career opportunities, & education.  Mixed Grades.
12/6/2018 – 12:00pm – Dismissed from site.  Mr. Kearns & Ms. Holmes are taking 60 students to Lincoln Center to see “My Fair Lady”. Seniors.
12/6/2018 – 12:20pm – Dismissed from store.  Ms. Powell is taking 28 students to the MET for a museum trip and tour
12/7/2018 – 8:00am – Dismissed from site.  Mr. Reyes (Teen Choice) is taking 40 students to Brooklyn College for a Teen Choice Youth Conference.  Mixed Grades.




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. CISSE, MR. LIU, MR. LAZARUS, MR. LACHOK & MS. POWELL for assisting with the Fashion Feels Buddy event this past week.  Thank you to MS. MOLLOY, MS. PARISSE, MS. STAMBOULY & MS. PADRON for organizing the Fashion Feels Buddy event this past week that matched more of our 9th graders with an upper class mentor. 

Thank you to MS. McGOLDRICK for preparation and execution of the Writing Revolution professional learning session this past week 

Thank you to MS. CARTER, MS. TROTTA & MR. JOCELYN for conducting the Vision Screening this past week- great job!

Thank you to MS. ARCAMAY for designing the Holiday Windows Unveiling invite – the visuals around the school look awesome!

Thank you to MS. McKEON, MS. WEISS & MS. PADRON for accompanying HSFI students to a Michelle Obama book event at the Barclay's Center this past Saturday night. 

Thank you to MS. SEIFERT, MS. JOHAR, MS. CISSE, MS. BALMIR & MS. ROJAS for having their classes participate in the Yale University Emotions study this month.

Thank you to MR. STAMPONE who cheerfully takes on huge challenges like programming 1st Monday and doesn't stop until the job is done. His efforts and accomplishments have a direct positive impact on our students.

Thank you to MS. CISSE for using more technology in her classroom, especially with the digital project with her 9th graders.

Thank you to MS. RICCI for getting the Fashion Design department through two successful NOCTI exams.

Thank you to MS. COLLINS & MR. RUSSELL for winning a $5000 photography grant.

Thank you to MR. CARRANZA for hosting the Educational Video Center information session for 10th graders.

Thank you to MS. ZUBROVICH & MS. ARCAMAY for starting their students on Adobe testing.

Thank you to MS. SERRANO for being very flexible and helping in the school store and sharing her classroom.

Thank you to MS. WEINREB for helping in the school store and help with the Visual Merchandising students.

Thank you to MS. JOSEPH, MS. VELEZ & MS. RODRIGUEZ for assisting with the preparation for Parent Teacher Conferences.

Thank you to MR. CARRANZA & MS. DAVID for inviting a multitude of parents into their classroom at this Thursday's open house admissions event.

Thank you to MS. INCE for administering the SAT this past weekend.

Thank you to MS. PADRON & MS. POWELL for ensuring special education students are able to participate in field trips.

Thank you to MS. ZUBROVICH for making sure all students receive accommodations on the Certiport exam.




VTODs FOR THE WEEK
EQUITY Theme
December 3: Monday 
collusion (n) 1. A secret agreement often for illegal purposes. Every time gas prices jump, consumers suspect the gas station owners of collusion and price fixing. 2. Refers to a secret agreement between two or more persons that will defraud someone else of their rights. “If racial discrimination is not challenged, then bystanders are effectively in collusion with the perpetrators of such behavior.”
December 4: Tuesday
exploitation (n) The act of using someone in an unjust or cruel manner in order to benefit from their work.  The migrant workers surveyed reported examples of exploitation such as working in unsafe conditions, enduring verbal abuse, being harassed, having their wages stolen, and being paid less than originally promised.
December 5: Wednesday
Intersectionality (n) Intersectionality is used to refer to the complex and cumulative way that the effects of different forms of discrimination (such as racism, sexism, and classism) combine, overlap, and yes, intersect—especially in the experiences of marginalized people or groups.
December 6: Thursday
Jim Crow laws:  In U.S. history, any of the laws that enforced racial segregation in the South between the end of Reconstruction in 1877 and the beginning of the civil rights movement in the 1950s. Black communities and individuals that attempted to defy Jim Crow laws often met with violence and death.
December 7: Friday
marginalization (n) Marginalization is the process of pushing a particular group or groups of people to the edge of society by not allowing them an active voice, identity, or place in it. Marginalization can include: using derogatory language, assuming someone’s accomplishments are not based on merit, and denying someone academic or professional opportunities because of their identity




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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