CALL
TO ACTION
Every week, I will share with you a
‘Call To Action’ around our school goals that will help drive our work for that
week.
HSFI ‘CARED FOR’
GOAL – RELATIONSHIPS & REALNESS
● SET EXPECTATIONS FOR THE SECOND MARKING PERIOD
Communicate with your students
about where they stand in your class.
Students need to understand that student grades are cumulative, meaning
that all grades count during a given term.
Grades do not start over with the second 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.
HSFI ‘CHALLENGED’
GOAL – RIGOR & RELEVANCE
● SUPPORT OUR SENIORS AS COLLEGE APPLICATION WEEK STARTS NEXT WEEK
College Application Week is this
week – we want to support and motivate our seniors as they begin the College
Application process by participating in our annual ‘COLLEGE GEAR DAY’ this
Monday, October 21. It would be great if everyone can participate by
wearing a t-shirt, sweatshirt, hat or any sort of college gear to help get all
our students psyched up about the college process. Thank you!
Also, we have an activity for our 9th
graders – SEE BELOW – help us make this activity enjoyable for our 9th
graders.
THIS
WEEK’S CALENDAR:
MONDAY
|
TUESDAY
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WEDNESDAY
|
THURSDAY
|
FRIDAY
|
OCTOBER 21
*Regular Bell Schedule
Andre Leon Talley Principal
for the Day
'Cared For' Professional Learning Periods 2,4,5,6,7,8 Room 821
College Gear Day as part of
College Application Week
PM Supervisor:
S Kohm
Rm. 5151-Ext. 5151
PM Counselor:
A Jones
Rm. 101–Ext. 1017
|
22
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
M Frank
Rm. 121-Ext. 1216
PM Counselor:
J Duke
Rm. 101–Ext. 1014
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23
*Regular Bell Schedule
School Leadership Team
4pm – Room 821
Parents Association Meeting / Safety Town Hall
6pm
PM Supervisor:
K Boulamaali
Rm. 703-Ext. 7031
PM Counselor:
W Sia
Rm. 101–Ext. 1018
|
24
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
N Moore
Rm. 228-Ext. 2281
PM Counselor:
J Weiss
Rm. 101–Ext. 1019
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25
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
B McGuinness
Rm. 329-Ext. 3289
PM Counselor:
A Jones
Rm. 101-Ext.1017
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NEXT WEEK’S CALENDAR:
MONDAY
|
TUESDAY
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WEDNESDAY
|
THURSDAY
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FRIDAY
|
OCTOBER 28
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
S Rau
Rm. 829-Ext. 8291
PM Counselor:
A Jones
Rm. 101–Ext. 1017
|
29
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
D Smirti
Rm. 127-Ext. 1272
PM Counselor:
A San Jorge
Rm. 329–Ext. 3291
|
30
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
J Tallone
Rm. 201-Ext. 2012
PM Counselor:
A Padron
Rm. 101–Ext. 1011
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31
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
K Boulamaali
Rm. 703-Ext. 7031
PM Counselor:
W Sia
Rm. 101–Ext. 1018
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NOVEMBER 1
*Regular Bell Schedule
Student Town Halls
Periods 4-7
Room 821
PM Supervisor:
D Silva
Rm. 125-Ext. 1255
PM Counselor:
W Sia
Rm. 101–Ext. 1018
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‘CARED
FOR’ PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
All teachers, counselors and
interested staff, we will continue our ‘Cared For’ Professional Learning during
Periods 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 in Room 821.
Please choose one class period to attend these sessions that we hope
will help you support our students in the classroom.
COLLEGE
APPLICATION WEEK
In addition to College Gear Day, we
have designed a College Application Week activity for our 9th
graders to get them into the college theme.
In
English classes on Monday 10/21, teachers will give every 9th-grader a College
Application Week Bingo sheet. The purpose of this activity is to get
9th-graders thinking about college and recognizing the wealth of resources they
have in the adults at HSFI.
Students are being told that they can approach any adult in the building--their teachers, folks in offices, the library or the hallway, etc. The goal is to get 12 different respondents to complete all 12 boxes on the sheet. The student should fill in the information required and the adult should initial.
If you are a teacher of 9th -graders, please ask students to take out the sheet on TUESDAY. You can then supply one of the answers based on your own college experience and add some detail.
Here's what is on the sheet:
Find someone who...
□ Attended a state school in a state other than NY
□ Studied abroad
□ Majored in Art or Fashion Design or Merchandising
□ Changed majors, but stayed at the same college
□ Played on a sports team in college
□ Transferred colleges
Students are being told that they can approach any adult in the building--their teachers, folks in offices, the library or the hallway, etc. The goal is to get 12 different respondents to complete all 12 boxes on the sheet. The student should fill in the information required and the adult should initial.
If you are a teacher of 9th -graders, please ask students to take out the sheet on TUESDAY. You can then supply one of the answers based on your own college experience and add some detail.
Here's what is on the sheet:
Find someone who...
□ Attended a state school in a state other than NY
□ Studied abroad
□ Majored in Art or Fashion Design or Merchandising
□ Changed majors, but stayed at the same college
□ Played on a sports team in college
□ Transferred colleges
□ Is
still friends with a college roommate
□ Attended a CUNY
□ Attended a SUNY
□ Commuted to college
□ Attended a college that has an animal mascot
□ Went to a college that’s in a different time zone
This is what the actual sheet looks like:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Jl7Hnw7MYjeG_kI-vNYuQvMFWVMSbgAl/view?usp=sharing
□ Attended a CUNY
□ Attended a SUNY
□ Commuted to college
□ Attended a college that has an animal mascot
□ Went to a college that’s in a different time zone
This is what the actual sheet looks like:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Jl7Hnw7MYjeG_kI-vNYuQvMFWVMSbgAl/view?usp=sharing
Thanks for supporting this activity!
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
● 1ST STUDENT DANCE OF THE SCHOOL YEAR
Saturday,
October 26th there will be a school dance -- Chaperones needed –
contact Mr. Rau if you can chaperone – Srau@schools.nyc.gov / SRau@hsfi.us
● SIGNING UP TO SUPERVISE
A CLUB / ACTIVITY
The
wide variety of clubs and activities are a great strength of HSFI and for many
students are the highlight of their day.
Many students are interested in
creating clubs that represent the various cultures and sub cultures of the
student body. For example, there is a Feminist Club to support women's
rights/culture and that do extra activities in March during women's history
month. Student Government (SGO) is looking for staff to start other clubs
based on cultures or nationalities to create equity in representation in
throughout school. If you are
interested in supporting this endeavor either come to SGO's next meeting
Tuesday after ninth period or complete the club application
list. You are not limited to creating a culturally based club -- if
you want to a club like cooking we welcome that too.
If you are interested in running a
club, please complete the below Google form at your earliest convenience:
We need this information to plan
for the club fair as well as get a list to all students of available clubs.
As always, club advisors will be
compensated per session for their time and effort! Thank you for doing this!
ATTENDANCE
FOR STUDENT ACTIVITIES
Teachers
are responsible for recording all student attendance at extracurricular
activities such as clubs, tutoring etc.
Please
note, we have changed the process for recording students’ attendance. You
will now use the data dashboard to record student attendance (Teacher
Tools-->Student Activity Attendance). Students will no longer be
individually logging in for activities.
Best
Practices:
A
hard copy/back up of student signatures is not required, but may be helpful.
When
logging student attendance through the Data Dashboard, teachers should click
"submit" once at the conclusion of the activity to avoid multiple
submissions.
Contact
Shannon Kohm with questions at skohm@school.nyc.gov,
or ext. 5151
HSFI
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION FUNDRAISING VIA AMAZON SMILE
Our
HSFI Alumni Association, led by Ms. David & Ms. Dahill, is fundraising to support
their ability to give out annual HSFI Alumni College Scholarships.
They have expanded their fundraising efforts to include ‘Amazon Smile’
that gives back 0.5% of a purchase back to a charity organization of your
choice. Below is a step-by-step process
of shopping with Amazon smile to support the HSFI Alumni College Scholarships. Please consider using this to support this
wonderful organization. I will be
sending out the same message to our HSFI Families.
The Alumni Association also has a
GoFund me page - https://www.gofundme.com/f/hsfi-alumni-college-scholarship
IMPORTANT
INSTRUCTIONAL REMINDERS
● OUR INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS FOR 2019-20 & BEYOND
□ Every student feels
cared for
□ Every student feels
challenged
● IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
We in
room 329 would like to provide you with some new and exciting updates regarding
accessing information for SWD. Within the HSFI Dashboard SWD have a blue
circular icon next to their name. When you select this icon, it will direct you
to SESIS where you can access your students IEP and important information about
the way they learn.
In addition, 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. We are working to gain access for those who need it. In the interim you are invited to stop by 329 to speak with Ms. Smith-Brown and review a hard copy of their IEP(s).
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.
If you have not already done so, please come to room 329 and sign the Chapter 408 binder
As always, feel free to reach out to Ms. McGuinness (ex. 3289) with any questions you may have regarding Special Education and services.
In addition, 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. We are working to gain access for those who need it. In the interim you are invited to stop by 329 to speak with Ms. Smith-Brown and review a hard copy of their IEP(s).
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.
If you have not already done so, please come to room 329 and sign the Chapter 408 binder
As always, feel free to reach out to Ms. McGuinness (ex. 3289) with any questions you may have regarding Special Education and services.
● MARKING PERIOD DATES / GRADING POLICY REQUIREMENTS FOR # OF
ASSIGNMENTS
□ Marking Period 2 Ends November 27
□ Marking Period 3 Ends January 17
From the HSFI Grading
Policy:
Examinations,
essays, and semester projects comprise 40% to 60% of the final grade.
A
minimum of four (4) classroom examinations / essays or semester projects are
required for all students in each class during each semester. All examinations will be aligned with the New
York State Next Generation Learning Standards.
The frequency and specific value of examinations are established by
department guidelines and rubrics for all students. One significant assignment / exam is required
within each marking period of the school year.
● 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
● 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
DATA
DASHBOARD CORNER
We thank Mr. Stampone for all his efforts to get staff all the
student information they need!
The bookmark to the HSFI Student Data Dashboard is: https://hsfi-data-dashboard.herokuapp.com/
Keep teachers and counselors in the
know about a particular student by logging teacher notes. Teacher notes are
viewable on your dashboard homepage and a full list under Students ->
Teacher Notes https://hsfi-data-dashboard.herokuapp.com/teachernotes This is a great place to drop
in any parent engagement you might have done that other staff members would
benefit from knowing. On an individual student's page you could download all
the teacher notes written about them which could make for a great log of
assistance/outreach if needed. Write some teacher notes today because knowledge
is power
The attendance form for student activities has transitioned from Google Forms to the Data Dashboard. You'll find the electronic attendance sheet under Teacher Tools -> Student Activity Attendance https://hsfi-data-dashboard.herokuapp.com/afterschool Submit this form just once at the end of your activity and select all the names of all the students that attended. Each submission will create a digital record of the attendance sheet which makes for documentation for Per Session as well as inserts the activities and dates into each student's dashboard page. You can see what a student has participated in by scrolling down to Student After School Activities. Looking forward to seeing just how involved our students are! If there are any after school activities that were left out in error from this initial list, please let Mr. Stampone know.
As always, if you have any questions, comments, concerns or suggestions for the dashboard, please contact Mr. Stampone (dstampone@hsfi.us) with your feedback.
The attendance form for student activities has transitioned from Google Forms to the Data Dashboard. You'll find the electronic attendance sheet under Teacher Tools -> Student Activity Attendance https://hsfi-data-dashboard.herokuapp.com/afterschool Submit this form just once at the end of your activity and select all the names of all the students that attended. Each submission will create a digital record of the attendance sheet which makes for documentation for Per Session as well as inserts the activities and dates into each student's dashboard page. You can see what a student has participated in by scrolling down to Student After School Activities. Looking forward to seeing just how involved our students are! If there are any after school activities that were left out in error from this initial list, please let Mr. Stampone know.
As always, if you have any questions, comments, concerns or suggestions for the dashboard, please contact Mr. Stampone (dstampone@hsfi.us) with your feedback.
TEACHER'S CHOICE - August 1 - January 12
Guidelines/information
on the DOE Info/Hub.
Funds will be
distributed to staff in November payroll. $250 for teachers
Save your receipts for
eligible classroom purchases made between August 1 - January 12.
More info to come
later.
IMPORTANT
FASHIONSOARRS.COM UPDATES – THANK YOU MR. EGAN
Mr. Egan has created a staff instructions guide
– here is the link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Pmez0aYrAfIxeFEQFawx8rtpV0jh8jFEGwwhgF2j8QI/edit?usp=sharing
Mr. Egan has created two videos
to support staff use of FashionSoarrs – they are on Technology page of the staff portal as well: https://sites.google.com/a/hsfi.us/hsfi-staff-portal/technology
Mr. Egan is currently
working on figuring out a way so that ICT pairs get to the same lists instead of
having to manually add students –
he hopes to get it done by next week.
OPERATIONAL
NEED TO KNOW
● EXTERIOR CONSTRUCTION EXPECTED TO GET
STARTED (FINALLY)
Construction
will be begin on the outside of the building. All staff must remember to shut
the windows to their office and classrooms at the end of the day. This action
will help reduce the dust in the school.
● THE HEAT IS ON – DO NOT PUT ANYTHING ON
THE RADIATORS
● CHECK YOUR DOE & HSFI EMAILS EVERYDAY
The expectation is that ALL STAFF check your DOE emails daily –
not your HSFI email - responsible for follow-up items sent to your email
BEST PRACTICE: Forward your HSFI
emails to your DOE email
● HSFI STAFF HOMEPAGE LINK - https://sites.google.com/a/hsfi.us/hsfi-staff-portal/
● SUPPLY REQUESTS
● TECHNOLOGY REQUESTS
Spreadsheet that shows the Status
of Technology Requests
Reviewed means that the Technology dept. is
aware of the situation / looked at the ticket.
In
Progress means the
Technology dept. working on it
On
hold means that the
Technology dept. is either waiting for the NYC Department of Education or
currently no solution
Done
is for closed
tickets
Any
red status bar
means that the Technology dept. had not seen this ticket yet.
● CUSTODIAN REQUESTS
Depending on the severity of the
request. Expect a one to two days before fixing or notification of the
issue.
Spreadsheet that shows the Status
of Custodian Requests
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xWhZel2F2yaXRZF8z0N_GX-hBzjWxuoRBq3ZcA1W7FQ/edit?usp=sharing
● RESERVE A FACILITY IN THE SCHOOL BUILDING
REQUESTS
● ELEVATORS
▪ You will receive an email in the morning about the status of the
elevators
▪ After 9:15 am, staff should just use the teacher elevators –
after this staff should not be using the student elevators. Remember, we have 3 Elevators for 150 adults
and they have 3 Elevators for 1700+ students
▪ Do not give Elevator Passes (or Keys) to Students (CTE Exceptions)
▪ Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES are staff to speak about students in
an elevator (Positive or Negative)
▪ Politely Ask students for Elevator Passes
If they do not have one, politely ask them to leave / Just hold
the door until they leave
▪ Enforce READINESS Grades – rewarded for being in their seats
ready to work when the music stops playing
● TRANSIT DELAYS / MEDICAL ABSENCES
Please turn in your notes. Without
official back up, your absence or delay cannot be recorded as such.
● 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:
⏮ 10/22/2019
- 4:00pm - dismissal from site. Ms. Cisse is taking 12
students to Mango USA internship interviews.
⏮ 10/23/2019
– 9:30am – 11:27am. Ms. Rojas is taking 28 students to Hudson Yards Mall
to explore luxury market.
⏮ 10/23/2019
- 9:30am – 1:00pm. Ms. Chavez is taking 28 students to Hudson
yards Mall and the Highline to explore luxury market and explore theme via
Highline.
⏮ 10/24/2019
– 8:15am – 11:30am. Ms. Ricci is taking 12 students to Swarovski for a
Master class.
⏮ 10/25/2019
– 9:30am – 2:20pm (dismissal from site). Ms. Stambouly is taking 25 students to
the MET for Senior thesis/guided tour
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
VTODs
FOR THE WEEK
OCTOBER
- Week 4 / Acro from the Greek, akros, meaning "highest point." Tip
of.
Monday,
October 21
Acrophobia: (n.) A morbid fear of great
heights. One program called “Now I Can Do Heights,” caters to people who suffer
from acrophobia, by teleporting users to settings high above ground.
Tuesday,
October 22
Acronym: (n) a word formed from the initial
letters of a multi-word name: Examples of acronyms include NATO (North Atlantic
Treaty Organization) and UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s
Emergency fund.)
Wednesday,
October 23
Acropolis: (n) A citadel or stronghold to
which people in ancient Greek towns could go for shelter during a battle. The Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel
located on a rocky outcrop above the city; it contains the remains of many
ancient buildings, the most famous being The Parthenon.
OCTOBER
- Week 4 / Filum: Latin for thread
Thursday,
October 24
Filament: (n) 1.A threadlike conductor
heated by electrical current. A filament is the thin wire inside a light bulb
that emits light. 2. a very slender natural or synthetic fiber. Taken from the
cocoons of silkworms, silk is the only
major natural filament yarn. 3D printers use ultra-thin strands of plastic or
metal called 3D filaments to create objects.
Friday,
October 25
Filigree: (noun) 1. Delicate ornamental work
of gold and silver or other fine twisted wire in intricate designs Her headband
was decorated with silver filigree. 2. (Adj.) Something made in a lace-like
design. The ornate top of the General
Electric building “is a curious mixture of Gothic spires in limestone and
brickwork with wavy, filigree style decoration and lightning bolt motifs.”
STAFF MEMBERS WHO SOARR
Here
are some SOARRing staff that are going beyond the call of duty for HSFI!
Thank
you to MS. ARCAMAY for representing
HSFI at the Annual CTE High School Fair.
Thank
you to MS. LISSAUER, MS. SIDERIS & MS. INCE for assisting with the hiring of a new Social Studies teacher.
Thank
you to MS. INCE for her efforts in making sure our Special
Education students have the correct SAT
/ PSAT accommodations.
Thank
you to MS. BOHNER, MS. MANEVICH & MS. MOKIM for kicking off the ENL Academy and providing a welcoming place
for our English Language Learners get extra help and support.
Thank
you to MS. KASS for supporting
a colleague by taking on a class coverage at a moment's notice.
Thank
you to MS. BATTS, MS. SANTOS & MS. SIOSON for their collaborative Green Team Planning efforts.
Thank
you to MS. MOLLOY & MR. LACHOK for mentoring new teachers
in the Science department.
Thank
you to MS. BONEY & MS. SMITH for the implementation of strategies from PLCs and
success in a Socratic seminar in their science elective course!
Thank
you to MS. FRAGA-ZWIBEL, MR. JONES, MS. MUSARRA, MS. ARCAMAY,
MR. WIEDA, MS. INCE, MS. KHAN & MR. LACHOK for participating in IEP meetings last week.
Thank
you to MS. RUSSELL, MR. LACHOK, MS. INCE, MS. MAGNER & MS.
HUSTED for
facilitating IEP meetings this past
week.
Thank
you to MR. CLANCY for contacting
a publishing agency to obtain the PDF version of a resource used throughout the
Department of Students With Disabilities.
Thank
you to MS. NEWPORT, MS. YOUNKMAN & MS. BATTS for chaperoning a trip to Philadelphia.
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