HONORING LAKISHA
YOUNGBLOOD
We will be honoring the legacy of Ms. Lakisha
Youngblood with a memorial this Tuesday, February 11th at 4PM. Please mark your
calendars and see attached flyer for additional information. During this
memorial, we will celebrate Ms. Youngblood through a special design scholarship
opportunity. This scholarship was designed to honor her passions- print &
textile design. All staff members are invited to partake in judging! Ms.
Youngblood's family will be attendance and the winners will be announced.
Students and staff will have the chance to share memories, thoughts, etc. Staff
are raising funds to finance the memorial scholarship. All proceeds will go to
financing a special class at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Please
see Ms. Sostre if you are interested in sponsorship! Every little bit counts!
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.
Call
To Action #1
Check out our ‘SEL Best Practices’
section that has been just added to our Staff Portal – please check it out for
tools to use in your classroom and offices
Call
To Action #2
Consider attending a voluntary Mindfulness workshop run by our very own licensed mindfulness
teacher, Ms. Serrano – here are a list of times and dates:
□ Thursday, February 13th after 9th period 3:45-4:45 pm
□ Friday, February 14th 1st period
□ Thursday, March 5th after
9th period 3:45-4:45 pm
□ Friday, March 6th 1st period
□ Thursday, March 26th after
9th period 3:45-4:45 pm
□ Friday, March 27th 1st
period
□ Thursday, April 23rd after
9th period 3:45-4:45 pm
□ Friday, April 24th 1st
period
□ Thursday, May 7th after 9th
period 3:45-4:45 pm
□ Friday, May 8th 1st period
□ Thursday, May 21st after
9th period 3:45-4:45 pm
□ Friday, May 22nd 1st period
□ Thursday, June 4th after 9th
period 3:45-4:45 pm
□ Friday, June 5th 1st period
Call
To Action #3
Review our staff Social
Emotional Learning Charter and recommit ourselves to following through on the
actions to have these feelings for ourselves and our colleagues.
Empathetic: We recognize another
person’s feelings and possess the capacity to respond with an appropriate
emotion to how other people feel,
whether colleagues or students. We will demonstrate our empathy
by:
□ Engaging in Social Emotional learning as part of our
professional work as educators.
□ Using tools like the ‘Mood Meter’ with the students and
colleagues in our classes and offices to recognize the emotions that students
are feeling and respond appropriately.
Valued: We actively listen when
others speak to us. We publicly acknowledge examples of exemplary work. We are
considerate to one another. We recognize that all staff members are important
to HSFI’s success. We will show this by:
□ Highlighting ‘Staff Who SOARR’ in our weekly bulletin who
display great effort in contributing to the school’s success.
□ Nominating Colleagues, supervisors and HSFI students to the
Principal for recognition.
Supported: We assist one another
professionally and personally so that every HSFI staff member and the larger
school community can prosper. We take opportunities to support one another’s
learning, rather than work in isolation. We draw upon one another’s areas of
strength to better ourselves and our community. We will remain supported by:
□ Developing online professional communities where best practices
are created and maintained.
□ Working to automate and streamline systems to maximize staff
members’ time.
□ Meeting in our focus groups, professional learning communities,
committee meetings or during an informal conversation.
Energized: We are enthusiastic
towards one another and our students in order to invigorate the learning
community. We will remain energized by:
□ Smiling or make eye contact when we greet / acknowledge each
other.
□ Our efforts to actively help one another.
Balanced: We take time every day
for ourselves in order to maintain the proper balance between work and home. We
believe in the airplane concept of putting the ‘air mask’ on yourself before
helping the child
□ We cannot help our students unless we have personal balance.
Inspired: We feel that what we are
doing as educators is extraordinary; and this feeling originates from an
impulse to better the lives of our students and our colleagues. We will help
one another feel inspired by:
□ Sharing success stories about our students and our own
instructional practices.
□ Acknowledging unsuccessful lessons and strategies to promote a
growth mindset with the realization that these are opportunities to improve
what we are doing.
Empowered: We want to create a
community where all staff members have power and authority to make themselves
and our students stronger, more confident and resilient. We can empower
ourselves and our students by:
□ Creating a risk-taking environment within classrooms and the
school.
□ Giving every staff member a voice within their department and
focus group meetings and by promoting collaboration.
□ Fostering this same environment in our classrooms with entry
points for all students and with strategies that insure that every student has
the opportunity to speak every day in class.
Respected: We admire all HSFI
staff members as a result of their unique abilities, qualities and
achievements. We will respect one another by:
□ Making concerted efforts to thank our colleagues for their
contributions to the HSFI community.
□ Going out of our way to thank one another for our efforts in
collaboration and for helping students through emotional and instructional
support.
Happy: We feel pleasure and
contentment. We feel fortunate that we work at HSFI, our unique community. We
will feel happy by:
□ Creating more opportunities to socialize with one another.
□ Not simply being satisfied with our community, but constantly
reflecting on what we are doing at HSFI, both inside and outside the classroom
to make the school better.
□ Appreciating the norms of the community that promote
collaboration, a growth mindset and reinforcing positive behavior.
RESPECT FOR ALL WEEK
This
week is Respect for All Week. This we
will have the opportunity to highlight and build upon ongoing programs to help
students, staff and communities gain a better understanding of diversity. Our
menu of activities will promote respect for diversity, acceptance and
understanding. We will focus on
preventing bullying, intimidation, and bias-based harassment.
Monday, February 10, 2020 – Respect
Tapestry Wall “WE ARE”
□ Banner:
What respect means to me. Students write
one sentence describing what respect means to them. Participants will receive fashion dollars as
a thank you for spreading kindness. Resources needed: Fashion dollars, butcher
paper, colored markers, student made posters saying: “What respect means to
me”.
□ Teen
Choice will be tabling in the cafeteria during all lunch periods, offering
students information, activities and prizes to highlight the prevention of teen
dating violence.
Tuesday, February 11, 2020 – Sprinkling
kindness “WE ARE – I WILL”
□ Cupcake
stickie’s. The committee greets student
and hands them the cupcake post-its. The
students write one commitment to be kind that will be sprinkled around the
school that day. Participants will
receive fashion dollars as a thank you for spreading kindness. This is the
tangible follow up from the Respect Tapestry.
Resources needed: Fashion dollars, cupcake sticky notes, colored marker
pens, hard candies in a tapestry of colors for distribution.
□ RAPP Consent
Workshop for TDVAM (Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month) for Junior English
Classes Pd. 3 in the Library.
□ RAPP
Consent Workshop by Chloe Horowitz. Held
in the Principal’s conference room 4, 5, and 7.
Power point required.
Wednesday, February 12, 2020-
Unique Tree “I AM”
□ Art
student crate the appearance of a tree on the entry columns. Students describe a special feature that
makes them unique and proud. Students
receive fashion dollars for participating.
The tree is a tangible follow up to the cultural web and serves as a
visual accompaniment in the lobby. Resources needed: Fashion dollars, butcher
paper, art students, and sticky notes, colored marker pens, student made sign
showing a tree a shirt that says HSFI.
□ RAPP
Consent Workshops for TDVAM (Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month) for Junior
English Classes Pd. 2 and 4 in the Library
Thursday, February 13, 2020 –
CELEBRATING DIVERSITY and TEACHING TOLERANCE
□ Ms.
Silva and Ms. McGuinness create a special event based on race and equity that
ties in with the weeks theme.
□ RAPP
Consent Workshops for TDVAM (Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month) for Junior
English Classes Pd. 3, 4 and 8 in the Library
Friday, February 14, 2020 –
Cultural web “I AM-WE ARE”
□ HSFI is
a huge web of cultures and unique cultural attributes. Students identify one aspect of their culture
and describe how it makes Fashion Industries stronger. . Participants
will receive fashion dollars as a thank you.
Resources needed: Fashion dollars, string, paper circles or sticky notes
for posting, student made poster showing a smiling spider wearing a shirt that
says HSFI
□ RAPP
Consent Workshops for TDVAM (Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month) for Junior
English Classes Pd. 2, 3, 4 and 8 in the Library
□ Teen
choice will be tabling in the cafeteria during all lunch periods, offering
information, activities and prizes to highlight the importance of safe sex in
recognition of National Condom Week.
□ No One
Eats Alone….Principal Blank visits students in the café
NEW CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
I
wanted to provide with the guidance we have been given about the Coronavirus
from the NYC DOE.
Here
is what the DOE is sending to students’ families – attached is the letter we
are sending home.
Recently, a novel (new) coronavirus has
been detected in thousands of people in China and over one hundred people in
other countries. A "novel coronavirus" is a coronavirus strain that
has not been previously found in humans. This novel coronavirus can lead to
fever, cough and shortness of breath.
New York City Department of Health and
Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) is monitoring the outbreak closely and working with our
agency partners and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Given the new travel restrictions issued
by the federal government, we are providing all schools with updated guidance
and an updated letter to send home to families. Recommendations may change as
new information becomes available; we will continue to send you updates as they
emerge.
There is no need for alarm or to change
daily routines in any way. The steps in this guidance are the same as those
recommended in cold and flu season.
Please follow the recommendations below:
□ Per the New York City
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), there is no need to cancel
local field trips; however, all DOE-sponsored travel to mainland China must be
canceled.
□ Students and staff with
NO recent travel from China:
Everyone should go about their daily lives
and not panic, but practice the same precautions you do during cold and flu
season:
□ If not already vaccinated - get your flu shot;
□ Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve (not your
hands) when sneezing or coughing;
□ Wash your hands with soap and water often – use an alcohol-based
hand sanitizer if soap and water are not available; and
□ Stay home if you have a fever or are feeling sick.
Some students may come to school wearing
face masks. The CDC does not recommend the use of face masks among healthy
individuals. However, they are permitted. If the face mask becomes a
distraction in the classroom or school community, school staff may ask students
to remove them.
Students and school staff with recent
travel from China:
The federal government has issued a
requirement for up to 14 days of either mandatory quarantine or home isolation
(depending on travel areas in China) for individuals who left China after
5pm EST on February 2, 2020. This means that those individuals should NOT
report to work or school for up to 14 days from the date that they departed
China.
Students and staff who left China before
5pm EST on February 2, 2020 and have no symptoms of illness may return to
school immediately.
Anyone who left China in the last two
weeks and has a fever or cough or shortness of breath should call their medical
provider and report their symptoms and travel history. They should
not come to school until they have been evaluated by a physician and told they
are no longer sick.
For the latest information on the
Coronavirus, visit the Health
Department’s website.
With the best public health system in the
world, New York City stands ready to respond to any confirmed cases of the
coronavirus. We urge all New Yorkers to remain vigilant, and if you or anyone
you know matches the criteria and have recently traveled to the affected areas
of China, please see a medical professional.
If
you know of a student that recently traveled to Wuhan, China, please let me
know and I will seek guidance on how to handle this situation.
29th ANNUAL CAREER DAY @ HSFI – WE ARE LOOKING FOR PRESENTERS
It is almost that time of the year again and Career Day is
quickly approaching. Our 29th Annual Career Day will
take place on Friday,
March 20, 2020 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Industry leaders are invited to participate
in a morning designed to connect our students to prominent people in the world
of fashion, retail, and media. Our goal is to help our students broaden
their horizons and give them an inside look at an array of careers to promote success beyond fashion
industries.
The format for Career Day is as follows: students register for two
presentations - 40 minute each. The first presentation is scheduled to
run from 9:40AM till 10:20AM; the second from 10:30AM
till 11:10AM. There will be between 25 – 35 students per
presentation.
Please reach out to your
industry contacts to see who would like to be part of our Career Day -
presenters can sign up by using the following link: https://forms.gle/DgTwivmbLpWEGzDw9
The deadline for sign-ups
is Friday, February 14, 2020.
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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FEBRUARY 10
*Regular Bell Schedule
Professional Learning
CHALLENGED
Writing Revolution PD
PM Supervisor:
G Raschilla
Rm. 143-Ext. 1431
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11
*Regular Bell Schedule
9th Grade
Assembly
Period 4
10th Grade
Assembly
Period 9
Lakisha Youngblood
Memorial Event
PM Supervisor:
G Raschilla
Rm. 143-Ext. 1431
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12
*Regular Bell Schedule
School Leadership Team Meeting
4:00 pm
Room 821
Parents Association Meeting
6:00 pm
Room 821
PM Supervisor:
G Raschilla
Rm. 143-Ext. 1431
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13
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
G Raschilla
Rm. 143-Ext. 1431
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14
*Regular Bell Schedule
Staff Town Halls
Periods 4-7
Room 821
PM Supervisor:
G Raschilla
Rm. 143-Ext. 1431
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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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FEBRUARY 17
No School
Midwinter Break
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18
No School
Midwinter Break
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19
No School
Midwinter Break
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20
No School
Midwinter Break
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21
No School
Midwinter Break
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UPCOMING
SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
□ Auditions for the Variety show start after break
□ Black History Month Music contest – students have
to figure out the names of the songs and the period they play for a gift card
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
THE WRITING REVOLUTION – IMPORTANT REMINDERS
If you are implementing the program in your classroom, you should have your TWR posters displayed in the front of your classroom as close to eye-level as possible. Use them to model, prompt and remind students when reinforcing skills.
If need replacement posters, they are available in the TWR Resource Library along with all kinds of customizable materials. (If you don't have a log in, you can use User Name: nmoore Password: Fashion1) https://www.thewritingrevolution.org/resources/
If you are implementing the program in your classroom, you should have your TWR posters displayed in the front of your classroom as close to eye-level as possible. Use them to model, prompt and remind students when reinforcing skills.
If need replacement posters, they are available in the TWR Resource Library along with all kinds of customizable materials. (If you don't have a log in, you can use User Name: nmoore Password: Fashion1) https://www.thewritingrevolution.org/resources/
IMPORTANT
INSTRUCTIONAL REMINDERS
● OUR INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS FOR 2019-20 & BEYOND
□ Every student feels
cared for
□ Every student feels
challenged
● PSAT / SAT DAY IN MARCH IS NOW A NON-INSTRUCTIONAL DAY
Wednesday,
March 4 which is PSAT/SAT Day is now a non-instructional day – 9th
and 12th graders will not be required to come to school – just 10th
and 11th graders who are taking the exams will be in attendance.
● 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 an 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. The information you are required to complete on the teacher 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. Thank you in advance for participating in meetings! 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).
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. Thank you for your continued support of our students
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).
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. Thank you for your continued support of our students
● 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.
IMPORTANT
FASHIONSOARRS.COM UPDATES
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
UPDATED GRADE LEVEL ASSEMBLY
SCHEDULE
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9TH GRADE
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10TH GRADE
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11TH GRADE
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12TH GRADE
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FEBRUARY
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2/11 PER 4
TUESDAY
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2/11 PER 9
TUESDAY
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2/26 PER 6
WEDNESDAY
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2/27 PER 3
THURSDAY
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MARCH
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3/3 PER 5
TUESDAY
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3/10 PER 9
TUESDAY
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3/17 PER 6
TUESDAY
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3/24 PER 3
TUESDAY
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APRIL
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4/7 PER 6
TUESDAY
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4/21 PER 9
TUESDAY
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4/23 PER 6
THURSDAY
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4/30 PER 3
THURSDAY
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MAY
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5/5 PER 7
TUESDAY
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5/12 PER 9
TUESDAY
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5/20 PER 6
WEDNESDAY
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5/27 PER 3
WEDNESDAY
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JUNE
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6/9 PER 4
TUESDAY
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6/10 PER 9
WEDNESDAY
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6/11 PER 6
THURSDAY
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NEW HSFI WEBSITE – THANK YOU MS. ARCAMAY
We are excited to announce the
launch of our new site! To have a full experience of our website please review
from a desktop computer. On our platform you will find Information on clubs,
tutoring, meetings, announcements, and Opportunities. You will also find
resources for school leadership, peer mediation, college access, industry
partnerships, volunteer opportunities, expectations for our schools community
and so much more. Explore 360 tours of our spaces and invite friends and family
to view our online admission exam.
OUTSIDE
MASONRY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT UPDATE
At
this time, work is being done on 24th street side of the building. On floors 3
thru 9.
This includes the following rooms:
This includes the following rooms:
329, 327, 325, 323, 321, 319
429, 427, 425, 423, 421, 419
529, 527, 525, 523, 521, 519
629, 627, 625, 623, 621,
619
729, 727, 725, 723, 721, 719
829, 827, 825, 823, 821, 819
929, 927, 925, 923, 921, 919
Beginning Feb. 13th scaffolding installation will
start on the 25th Street side of the building.
Work begins at 4pm. Although this is an outside project, the workers will need access to these rooms.
Work begins at 4pm. Although this is an outside project, the workers will need access to these rooms.
Staff who use these rooms should
before 4pm:
Lock up any personal items and
valuables.
Clean up the classroom as much as possible, do not
leave papers out or other items.
Shut all windows.
Some ACs are wrapped so that dust does not damage
them. They cannot be used while they are in this state.
After school activities should be relocated to
another room.
Finally, staff using rooms in the
area of the work should also shut all windows and relocate after school
activities to another room if work is too loud.
OPERATIONAL
NEED TO KNOW
● SUB CENTRAL - REGULAR HOURS
Teachers: When
calling in absences to Sub Central, please state your regular hours. This
will let subs know for which session to report.
(The system is set at
8:02 - 3:42, covering pds. 1 - 9.)
● 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:
□ 2/14/2020 – 11:40AM –
Dismissal from site. Ms. Varrichio is taking 21students to the Rubin
Museum of Art for a guided tour of Buddhist art.
□ 2/14/2020 – 9:00AM – 3:00M.
Ms. Cisse is taking 30 students to Tapestry Inc., Hudson Yard for
Career Discovery.
□ 2/15/2020 – On Saturday,
Ms. Rojas & Ms. Chavez are taking 10 students to the Museum of NYC
for a Fashion Show
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
FEBRUARY
- Week 2 / New York Times Vocabulary List
Monday,
February 10
sartorial (adj refers to any matter
pertaining to clothing or fashion. She’s exploring how to address customers’
sartorial needs beyond the gym.
Sartorial comes from the Latin word sartor which means
"tailor." (appeared in 119
articles.)
Tuesday,
February 11
quaver (v) shake or tremble in a person’s
speaking voice, typically through nervousness or emotion. If he’s nervous, his
voice quavers a little when he speaks. ( Appeared in 24 articles.)
Wednesday,
February 12
megalopolis (n) very large urban complex
(usually involving several cities and towns.) Mexico City is a city of many
cities,” he said, alluding to the vast differences in character and quality of
life across the sprawling megalopolis. (appeared in 10 articles.)
Thursday,
February 13
vignette (n) (French for vine) a brief
scene in a play or movie; a short descriptive literary sketch; In the novel, The
House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros chose an unusual but successful
structure of interwoven vignettes to tell her story.(131 articles )
Friday,
February 14
Vignette (n) 1. a drawing (such as vine leaves,) decorating a book’s title page or a chapter’s ending. 2.Vignette effect: common in photography,
which in simple terms means the darkening of an image’s corners when compared
to the center. To celebrate Valentine’s Day, he created a heart - shaped
vignette effect, using Adobe photoshop.
(131 articles)
STAFF MEMBERS WHO SOARR
Here
are some SOARRing staff that are going beyond the call of duty for HSFI!
Thank
you to MS. NOBLE for all
her hard work and dedication with the Entrepreneurship students in helping them
develop impressive business plan proposals for the Shark Tank event this past Friday.
In addition, Ms. Noble reached out to HSFI Alumni to volunteer to be the judges
during this event and eight alumni graciously heard the students’ business
proposals and gave them real-life feedback. Thanks to Ms. Noble, this was truly
an incredible culminating project for our Fashion Marketing and Management
students!
Thank
you to MR. JIMENEZ, MS. PATWARY, MS. INCE, MS. SIOSON, MS.
NUNEZ, MS. ROBINSON, MS. CISSE, MS. McGUINNESS & MS. BOULAMAALI for volunteering their time
to support the Buddy mixer that allowed 186 9th graders to connect
with their upperclass buddy; Thank you to MS. GALANTE, MR. ABDALLAH & MR.
VILLALONA for
helping with technical set up and securing event supplies for the Buddy mixer;
and Thank you to MS. MOLLOY, MS. STAMBOULY & MS.
ROCHFORD for
organizing the entire Buddy Mixer.
Thank you to MR. ABDALLAH, MS. ANZALONE, MS. BOULAMAALI, MR. CARRANZA, MS.
COLLINS, MR. KALISCH, MS. KASS, MR. LACHOK, MS. LISSAUER, MS. McGUINNESS, MS.
MOLLOY, MS. NOBLE, MS. PAZ, MR. RAU, MS. RICCI, MS. ROBINSON, MR. ROJAS, MR.
RUSSELL, MS. SEIFERT, MS. SERRANO, MS. SILVA, MR. TRAPANI, MS. VEGA, MS.
WEINREB & MS. ZUBROVICH for rewarding students with Fashion Dollars by using the online
FashionSoarrs.com website
Thank
you to MS. MAGNER & MR. TRIMPE for hosting IEP meetings this week.
Thank
you to MS. LaTANZA, MS. INCE, MS. FRAGA-ZWIBEL & MS. FESCKO for participating in IEP meetings.
Thank
you to all the staff that have contributed to celebrating Black History Month -
MS. CUFFIE for creating
a play list for Black History Month; MR. RAU for downloading the music; MS. ARCAMAY for creating the
beautiful banner representing a number of distinguished individuals for Black
History Month; MS. SAN JORGE & MS. J. RUSSELL for helping create the balloon arch in the lobby; MS. ARCAMAY for creating amazing
chalk drawings in the front of the building with her students to celebrate
black history month.
Thank
you to MS. BATTS, MS. NEWPORT, MS. YOUNKMAN & MR. STAMPONE for doing such an amazing job chaperoning the senior class
overnight trip.
Thank
you to MS. NEWPORT, MS. CISSE, MR. LACHOK & MS. EPSTEIN for chaperoning Saturday night’s school dance.
Thank
you to MS. WEISS, MS. SAN JORGE, MR. DUKE, MR. JONES & MR.
SIA for scheduling and meeting with the families
of our at risk freshman.
Thank
you to MR. RUSSELL for attending
a workshop to help better integrate career and financial management curriculum
into the graphics and illustration classes.
Thank
you to MS. SERRANO for positively
embracing the changes to her program this semester and being open to
collaborate.
Thank
you to MS. NOBLE for helping
a colleague transition into his classes as a new teacher.
Thank
you to MS. NEWPORT & MS. WEINREB for collaborating to update the color theory curriculum.
Thank
you to MR. LIU for helping
with programs, report cards and transcripts
Thank
you to MS. DAVID & MS. DAHILL for their efforts in launching a partnership with the Zoological
Lighting Institute.
Thank
you to MS. JOHAR for taking
the lead on the after school accessories program.
Thank
you to MS. CHAVEZ for facilitating
the Today's Girl, Tomorrow's Woman Conference opportunity for all HSFI
students.
Thank
you to MS. McGOLDRICK for organizing
TWR professional development and steering our interdepartmental efforts to help
our students become college-ready, strong readers and writers.
Thank
you to MS. KLEPACKI for helping
with the attendance for the senior class trip.
Thank
you to MS. LISSAUER for adding
culture to the school with a new bulletin board.
Thank
you to MS. GALANTE for her
work to get donated chairs for the library.
Thank
you to MS. VELEZ for helping
in both the main office and the front lobby in the morning as well as handling
the blue sheets.
Thank
you to MS. COLLINS & MS. STAMBOULY for their organization of an animation artist in residence
program through arts connection.
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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