Doggone Great Week

We did it! Thank you for your pawsitivity throughout the week~it was quite a week! Open House was a wonderful night for our families. Thank you for your professionalism, compassion for our students & your smile.

Our Apple Distinguished Book Application was submitted on Wednesday. Thank you to everyone who contributed. Our team worked very hard over the past 4 months collaborating, collecting and documenting the innovative happenings here at High Point School  We are very proud of all the 21st Century learning experiences our students are having here. You can check out the book here. (You can download it on your MacBook, Open it is iBook Author and tap on the "Preview" button in the top toolbar to be able to see the interactive features of our book.)

Next Week...

• Monday,  September 4th 
• NO SCHOOL
• Tuesday,  September 5th
• MAP testing begins
• MAP testing times here and small groups are listed here.  Please let Kristin know if you have any questions. Thanks!
• Directions for MAP testing can be found here. Please review carefully prior to testing since many groups are testing at the same time. 
• Student Introduction Script for MAP testing can be found here. 
• Tornado Drill at 10am
• PJ Day: Pennies & Nickels for paws in new homes
• Staff Lunches begin for ordering 
• Wednesday, September 6th
• Staff Meeting at 2:40 in the Media Center
• The Curriculum Department will joining us.
• Wacky Clothes Day: Dimes for Dog
• Thursday, September 7th
• Picture Day: Schedule Here
• Pictures taken in Music Room
• Lock Down drill at 2:00
• Top Dog: Wear your "top-dog" outfit and dollar dog days
• Friday, September 8th
• Lunch Room Drills:
• 3rd Grade: 9:40
• 4th Grade: 8:40
• 5th Grade: 10:40
• Quirky Hair Day: Quarter collection

A Look Ahead...

• Monday, September 11th
• MAP testing continues 
• Wear Red, White & Blue for Patriot's Day
• Kristin at CPI training in the morning
• Tuesday, September 12th
• Kristin at CPI training in the morning
• Wednesday, September 13th
• SIP Meeting at 7am in Art Room
• IPI training (Please let Cheryl B know) 
• Mary Joy
• Maureen 
• Meg W
• Thursday, September 14th
• IPI Training (Please let Cheryl B know)
• Jill
• Joanne
• Friday, September 15th
• Recess Fire Drills during Lunch times
• Mayor Pekau speaks to 4th grade at 1:15 in the Gym

Important Information:

• Website Updates:
• Newsletters: Please upload your newsletters to your website in order to keep your site filled with current information. Thanks!
• Specials Section: Please make sure you have lunch/recess times listed for parents 
• Background: If you would like to add more information about your background or your welcome letter, you can.
• Here are directions about updating your website if you forgot. 
• Lunch Counts:

• As we figure out the best system, we appreciate your patience and flexibility. Please write down on the sheet in pen your lunch counts according to each choice. This will make sure we are ordering the correct number of choices. Please see Elise's email for more information. Thank you. 
• GCN Training
• The completion due date is October 31st. The code is the same as last year. Login to see what modules you have to complete. Attached here are the directions. 
• Classroom Teachers:

• Collect all paperwork in envelope provided. Send emergency contact & health information to the office immediately.
• Help Desk
• If you have any issues with logins, etc. Please complete send an email to hpthelp@orland135.org. This now includes Angelique at DO as well. Thanks for your patience as we get the technology rolling. 
• Seesaw
• Your students need to use Google login. This will help connect their accounts of all their classes especially if non-classroom teachers create accounts. If they login using their Google login, they can join the class that each teacher creates.  
• PL Day Schedule 
• Thanks for a great morning! A few tweaks had to be made~thanks for your patience. Schedule Here. 

#HPTPride Week 2

Check out the #hptpride this week! Use the #hptpride hashtag!

"PAWS"itive & "Pawesome" Staff, News & Moments

Thank you to every single High Point staff member for making our families feel welcome and positive about sending their precious children to us for 6 1/2 hours a day. Parents were very impressed with our message of respect and learning. BE VERY PROUD!!!

I would like to thank Joe Sendra for being speedy with assisting me adjusting desk heights at the appropriate heights for the kids in Mrs. Shuster's 3rd grade class. That is definitely 'pawsome' of Joe!!! Thank you Megan Shuster for bringing up an OT related concern for your kiddos. The desks in your room did need to be adjusted to fit the height of your students. Great job keeping an eye out on your students and their needs!! Thank you Dean Pappas for all the answers and quick replies to my questions I have regarding EasyIEP since it's a new system for me to learn and providing me some recommendations. Thank you Alyssa Beukema for being a supportive colleague and I don't feel I'm alone in this journey of being new to the district. Thank you to Maureen Bober and Kathy McNicholas for being great colleagues and very welcoming classroom roommates by sharing your space with me. We will have a great year together. Thank you Kristin Beeler for acknowledging my efforts in making my school webpage!!! Thank you High Point team for being so welcoming and I'm excited to be a part of this school. ~Christina Siwa, MSOT, OTR/L

Thanks, Jen, for offering to fix the falling border on my 40 book challenge board!!! :-)

Thank you, Ellen, for your lantern update and handles.. it is great to have you at HP!

Thank you Debbie and Lynn for all your hard work and flexibility.

Thank you Kristin and Cheryl for your continued support in the lunchroom this week!

Hazen does such a great job keeping 55 kids engaged in a room during Second Step. She rocks!

Thank you Vicki for being so helpful. The kids and I are so lucky to have you!!

Megan, thanks for the surprise. It was so thoughtful!

Noel, thanks for the creative writing activity for my students. The parents loved reading the stories!

Jenai, we love having you as part of our team. You are so on top of everything!

Thank you Vicki for being so helpful. The kids and I are so lucky to have you!!

Thanks Eve for ordering and picking up dinner on Wednesday.

Thanks Julie, Nancy, and Eve for helping me and my classroom on Wednesday morning.

Thanks Kristin for all your technology knowledge and experience. We are so lucky to have you.

Thank you to my 4th grade team members for the warm welcome to the team. You helped make my birthday a little more special this school year. ;-)

A huge thank you to Donna Rehm and Lisa Fink with all of you support for my "little buddy" this year!