Tremendous Tenth Week!!

Thank you for another action packed and great week. We appreciate everyone's willingness to continue to work hard, reflect, look ahead and be so positive. Thanks for everything you do!!! We are truly lucky to have such a truly professional and positive team here at High Point School!

Info to Know...

Halloween: Students can wear their costumes to school but need to bring clothes to change into after the party. I will make an announcement at the end of the day. For more information, please see email regarding details of the day. 

Institute Day: As you are aware, we are all beginning at Century. Feel free to arrange carpools to leave from High Point. 108th is also closed starting on Saturday, so 159th will be only entrance we can use. 

Curriculum Night~"Hachi Night": In connection with our “One School One Book”, we are going to have a Hachi Night on November 2 for our annual curriculum night. Our School Improvement Team members are helping facilitate the evening. If you still would like to help out, please sign up.  Find out more information here and to sign up to be a part of this evening! Thank you for all the volunteers and hard work everyone is doing to make this a memorable evening for our students!!

Student of the Month: We will be sending out the form next week for student of the month nominations for "empathy". Please be on the lookout for students who are demonstrating empathy in your classroom!

Hachiko Golden Statues for PAWESOME Classes: Check out the classrooms here that have already received a Hachiko statues. Keep your eyes open for some pawesome classes that maybe haven't been recognized yet.

F & P: Please make sure you enter all of your student's F & P data by October 31st. The data sheet can be found here.

This Week... 

• Monday, October 30th
• Art Club
• Parade at 9:40
• Halloween Parties 10:00-11:00
• Halloween Hustle:
• 12:40: 4th Grade
• 1:10: 5th Grade
• 1:40: 3rd Grade
• Tuesday, October 31st
• Institute Day
• Wednesday, November 1st
• 1st Quarter Grades Due in the Office 
• Staff Meeting at 2:40
• IPI Technology Professional Learning Day (Check with Cheryl B for sub)
• Joanne
• Thursday, November 2nd
• Spanish Club
• IPI-Technology Professional Learning Day (Check in with Cheryl B if you need a sub)
• Kristin 
• Christina
• Katlin
• Katharine
• Friday, November 3rd

• Report Cards Go Home
• Reading Intervention Peer Collaboration 

A Look Ahead...

• Monday, November 6th
• Art Club
• BIT Meeting at 1:30 (rescheduled)
• Tuesday, November 7th
• Wednesday, November, November 8th
• SIP Meeting at 7am
• Apple Vanguard
• CST Team Meeting at 1:30
• Thursday, November 9th
• WIN Data Day: There will be a floating sub
• Paw Collection
• Spanish Club
• Friday, November 10th
• Veteran's Day assembly at 8:15
• WIN Data in the PM

Pawesome Staff

Thanks Lindsay Zilly for always being willing to lessen our load and help us create whatever is needed. Also, thank you for listening so well and anticipating things we need before we do! Jen O’C

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Silly Stalker. It is so much fun walking in to the school and finding a surprise.

Thank you for organizing the Silly Stalker! It is so much fun!

Thank you Lyndsey Zilly for helping the 3rd grade team with so many great ideas!

A special thank you to everyone for being so welcoming, caring and helpful! I can't believe the first quarter is already over. I was told by many that High Point is the nicest school in the District with the friendliest staff and they were all so right! Nancy W.

Thank you to the fifth grade team! I am so lucky to work with such wonderful individuals!

Pawesome Moments

Seesaw Stats for First Quarter

Wow~Check out our High Point Seesaw stats  for 1st Quarter. This is incredible that 5, 021 students created artifacts are on Seesaw! Thank you for continuing to try new things and empowering your students!

Click here to see our #hptpride story for week 10.

Woohoo! Ninth Week Success!

Thanks again for another great week! Enjoy this beautiful summer weekend with your friends and family!

Info to Know...

Curriculum Night~"Hachi Night": In connection with our “One School One Book”, we are going to have a Hachi Night on November 2 for our annual curriculum night. Our School Improvement Team members are helping facilitate the evening. We are looking for more volunteers to prepare the supplies and facilitate the stations.  In addition to the stations, we are hoping to organize karate demonstrations in the music at 6:40 & 7:10.  Find out more information here and to sign up to be a part of this evening! Thank you!

Apple Distinguished School: We are so proud of receiving recognition.  This is because of all of the hard work our students and staff demonstrate every day towards the pursuit of 21st Century learning.  In a letter received from Apple, we received congratulations on this recognition as a distinguished school for continuous innovation in learning, teaching and the school environment.  Five schools from Orland School District 135 submitted iBooks as part of the process to be considered as Apple Distinguished Schools.  High Point and Liberty Schools were granted the distinction.  All five iBooks were amazing displays of all of the incredible experiences our students receive in 135.  To see an explanation and copies of all five iBooks submitted, click here.  Representatives from Apple are scheduled to come to High Point and Liberty on November 28th to officially recognize the students and staff of each school during all school assemblies. This special recognition is granted for two years.  

Thanks for everything you do and your willingness to continue to try new things to continue the innovative learning opportunities who create for our students. 

Paper Situation: We have run out of copy paper at District Office  They have ordered more paper, but will not be in for a several weeks. Just a little information, in previous years as a district we have made about 13.5 million copies.  This year we are on target for closer to 18 million copies (3,500 for every student in the district. This is 3 reams shy of an entire case for every student in the district!).  As always, please continue to be conscious when making copies. Thank you!

Hachiko Golden Statues for PAWESOME Classes: Check out the classrooms here that have already received a Hachiko statues. Keep your eyes open for some pawesome classes that maybe haven't been recognized yet.

F & P: Please make sure you enter all of your student's F & P data by October 31st. The data sheet can be found here.

Next Week...

• Monday, October 23rd
• Art Club
• Kristin will be out presenting at a conference
• Tuesday, October 24th
• IPI Collection Day
• IPI Teams & Schedule Can Be Found Here
• Wednesday, October 25th
• Picture Retake Day
• 4th Grade Peer Coaching (Check-In with Cheryl B about subs)
• CST Team Meeting at 1:30
• Thursday, October 26th
• Spanish Club
• 5th Grade Peer Coaching (Check-In with Cheryl B about subs)
• Standards Based Grading Evening at DO at 6:00pm
• Chipotle Fundraiser All Day
• Friday, October 27th
• Orland Park Library Book Talks
• End of 1st Quarter

A Look Ahead...

• Monday, October 30th
• Art Club
• BIT Meeting at 1:30
• Halloween Parties 10:00-11:00
• Halloween Hustle:
• 12:40: 4th Grade
• 1:10: 5th Grade
• 1:40: 3rd Grade
• Tuesday, October 31st
• Institute Day: More information to come
• Wednesday, November 1st
• 1st Quarter Grades Due
• Staff Meeting at 2:40
• IPI Technology Professional Learning Day (Check with Cheryl B for sub)
• Joanne
• Thursday, November 2nd
• Spanish Club
• IPI-Technology Professional Learning Day (Check in with Cheryl B if you need a sub)
• Kristin 
• Christina
• Katlin
• Katharine
• Friday, November 3rd
• Reading Intervention Peer Collaboration 

Pawesome Staff

Thank you Sharon for watching my 5th grade helpers last Friday!

Grateful for a 5th grade team that cares and shares and laughs together.

Thank you Ellen for our power walk and talk in the sunshine. Happy to be doing year one with you! - Lesley

Thanks MaryJoy and Ellen for being so kind to me ! You are both the Best!

To this great staff! You are all one in a million!!

Thank you to the special education team who have been patient and taught me so much in these first few months. Thanks for all you do for our kids.

Thank you to the SIP team who bring so many great ideas and demonstrate such true teamwork. Looking forward to a wonderful Hachi night!

Thank you to Kristin for your talent to make any visual, demonstration, presentation or submission to look professional and unique! You're amazing!

Thanks to everyone for sharing your anchor charts for the BOE meeting. Our special guests were very impressed with the quality of learning that is evident by these anchor charts.

Thanks to Cheryl Burns for helping to make our outdoor plants look fresh and welcoming to anyone who visits High Point.

Thanks to Lindsay for sharing the parent resource for apps. The more we get our parents involved, the more successful our students will be!

Thanks to the entire High Point Vanguard team who helped with developing High Point iBook which allowed us to be recognized as an Apple Distinguished School!

Thanks to all staff who earned the distinction of being an Apple Teacher for the iPad and are continuing to use these tools and skills everyday so our students can use their devices to have the highest level of engagement with their learning. We walk the walk for being An Apple Distinguished School!

Thanks to Hazen for ALWAYS being a tremendous support to our students and families who need to have strategies for coping and calming when emotions are high.

Thanks Melissa for your caring and organized self!

Thanks to Debbie for her patiences!

Thank you secret stalker. I really needed a SURPRISE on Tuesday morning! You are best!

Thank you Nancy for always being flexible and changing up your groups to fit our ELs and their needs! Our reading teachers are awesome!

Thank you Nancy for helping me reset my apple T.V. ! You are a lifesaver!

Thank you Lynn for fixing the table, rearranging desks, working so hard, and leaving such a positive mark in our classroom! We appreciate you!

Thank you to Sharon, Lori, Jill, Katharine & Ellen for attending the board meeting on Monday night!

Pawesome Moments

Love our seeing our weekly story! Use the #hptpride when sharing! 

Excellent Eighth Week

Thanks for a great 4 day week! Thanks to the student council for organizing a wonderful "High Point Kind" day on Wednesday. So proud of all of the collections for the Manteno Veterans Home.

We look forward to showcasing High Point School on Monday Night for the Board Meeting at 7pm.  Thanks for everyone who makes this such a special place to be!

Info to Know...

F & P: Please make sure you enter all of your student's F & P data by October 31st. The data sheet can be found here.

Anchor Charts: All of your anchor charts are such wonderful displays of actual student learning. Please send any anchor charts charts down to the gym on Friday so we can display them during the board meeting. We will return them to you on Tuesday morning. Thank you!

Save the Date:

Monday, October 30th: 

• Halloween Parties from 10:00-11:00
• Halloween Hustle:
• 4th Grade: 12:40-1:10
• 5th Grade: 1:10-1:40
• 3rd Grade: 1:40-2:10

Thursday, November 2nd:Curriculum Night:  It will be a Japanese Cultural Night.

Friday, November 10th: Our annual Veteran's Day Assembly at 8:15. More information will come.

Next Week...

• Monday, October 16th
• Behavior Team Meeting at 1:30
• Art Club
• Board Meeting at High Point School at 7pm in the Gym
• Tuesday, October 17th
• 3rd Grade Peer Coaching All Day (Check in with Cheryl B about subs)
• Wednesday, October 18th
• SIP Meeting at 7:00 in Art Room
• Bus Evacuation Drills All Day: Schedule Here
• Chinese Acrobats at 1:15 in the Gym 
• Team Meetings All Day
• Thursday, October 19th
• Spanish Club
• Friday, October 20th

A Look Ahead...

• Monday, October 23rd
• Art Club
• Kristin will be out presenting at a conference
• Tuesday, October 24th
• IPI Collection Day
• Wednesday, October 25th
• Picture Retake Day
• 4th Grade Peer Coaching (Check-In with Cheryl B about subs)
• CST Team Meeting at 1:30
• Thursday, October 26th
• Spanish Club
• 5th Grade Peer Coaching (Check-In with Cheryl B about subs)
• Standards Based Grading Evening at DO at 6:00pm
• Friday, October 27th
• Orland Park Library Book Talks
• End of 1st Quarter

Technology Tidbits...

Apple released iOS Update 11.0.3 on Wednesday. It is a recommended update as it does contain minor bug fixes for iPad.

"If a user is prompted, it is alright for the user to proceed. 

To update, open Settings on your iPad and navigate to General > Software Update. You will need at least 50% battery to perform the update, or be connected to a power outlet."

Pawesome Staff

Thanks Noel! Your ongoing consultation collaboration and is greatly appreciated!

Thank you Melissa for making another birthday extra golden!!!

Thanks Vickie for always helping out. Your positive attitude is amazing!

Regina, thank you for your generous contribution to the candy bowl! Chocolate cures so much! :)

Thanks Katharine for the candy!

Thank you Heidi and Ellen for always being flexible!

Thanks Katlin for helping me get things together at the last minute! And thanks to everyone for their kind thoughts! ~Katharine

Nancy Watt for helping w/ my IPAD mystery repairs!

Muchas gracias Noel! Once again you helped me to help students. That's what it's all about!

High Point Pride Week 8: Check it out here.

Woohoo! Super Seventh Week

Happy 3 Day Weekend!

Thank you for another great week. Yesterday was World Teacher Day. Thank you for everything that you do for our students!!

It was wonderful to recognize over 25 students who are demonstrating friendship in our classroom. Thank you for nominating your students.  

We hope you enjoy every minute of this 3 day weekend. Find time to relax and enjoy time with family & friends. Please take pictures of these memories to share with us during the blog. 

Info to Know...

Erin's Law Presentation: Every staff member needs to attend on Tuesday. The schedule is here.  The presentations will be held in the Music room. Thank you to Katie Knopf for being flexible. Please let us know if you have any questions. 

On January 24th, 2013, Governor Pat Quinn signed into law Erin’s Law, which requires all Illinois schools to provide age-appropriate child sexual abuse prevention education for students K-12, annually.

F & P: Please make sure you enter all of your student's F & P data by October 31st. The data sheet can be found here.

Anchor Charts: All of your anchor charts are such wonderful displays of actual student learning. Please send any anchor charts charts down to the gym next Friday so we can display them during the board meeting. We will return them to you on Tuesday morning. Thank you!

Bus Evacuation Drill: This drill is going to be on Wednesday, October 18th. Please sign up here for a time slot.

Staff Meeting on Wednesday: 

• Begin at 2:40 in Media Center for 5 minutes to go over IPI day 
• Classroom teachers will meet with room parents to plan parties
• Classroom Teachers: Please make sure your room parents are aware of the party meeting
• The rest of the meeting will be dedicated to GCN trainings which are due on October 31st.

Save the Date: On Thursday, October 24th, we will be having "Girl with a Cape" visit High Point. She will be doing two assemblies in the morning. You can read about the presentation here. We are excited to have Amy back at High Point School. More information to come. 

Next Week...

• Monday, October 9th 
• No School
• Tuesday, October 10th
• Erin's Law Presentations with Tom Kress in Music Room. Schedule here. 
• No Math 
• Wednesday, October 11th
• School Spirit Day: National Teddy Bear Day
• Staff Meeting: Please meet for 5 minutes in the media center prior to the room-parent meeting
• CST Team Meeting at 1:30
• Thursday, October 12th
• Paw Collection
• Lockdown drill at 2:00
• Friday, October 13th

Looking Ahead...

• Monday, October 16th
• Behavior Team Meeting at 1:30
• Art Club
• Board Meeting at High Point School at 7pm in the Gym
• Tuesday, October 17th
• 3rd Grade Peer Coaching All Day
• Wednesday, October 18th
• SIP Meeting at 7:00 in Art Room
• Thursday, October 19th
• Spanish & Arabic Club
• Friday, October 20th

Technology Tidbits..

Apple released iOS Update 11.0.2 this week. It is a recommended update as it does contain minor bug fixes for iPad. If you have any issues with updating, please submit a helpdesk ticket. Thank you. 

To update, open Settings on your iPad and navigate to General > Software Update. You will need at least 50% battery to perform the update, or be connected to a power outlet.

Pawesome Staff

Thank you to my 4th grade team, you are the best and make everyday so much fun!

Thank you to my team for all your support with starting TCI

Thanks Noel for sharing ideas about how to support a student better in class

Thank you Nancy Watt for your constant help guidance, I so appreciate all of your hard work and patience.

Nancy W., thanks for all your assistance! Don't know what I'd do without you!

Thanks Amy for shopping for the fitness balls!

Thank you to Sue Feinberg for covering my duty in the Hornets School Store this week!

Thank you Nancy W. and Katie K. for helping my substitute.

Thankful for my High Point Vanguard "Family" - what a great, productive day we had!

Thanks to Kristin for creating the new student of the month certificate for recognizing our students for the monthly themes. If you haven't seen it, ask a student. They're PAWESOME!!!

Thank to the High Point staff who are this year's Vanguard group. You created a whole lot during your day together. We look forward to seeing what you learned when you share with your teams!

Thanks to Donna, Noel and Ellen for caring so much for one of their students to help her keep up with her learning.

Thanks to all the staff who helped out with PAW and ticket turn in yesterday.

Thanks to Sharon for getting the inspirational sign for the office! It's perfect!

Thank you to Cheryl and Kristin for all your support!

Thanks for setting up the pizza order Elise!

Thank you Hazen for always being available to jump in and help with everything!!! We appreciate you!

Thank you Elise for all you do! You are my right hip! So much appreciate you!

Thank you to Denise Hazen for supporting me as I figure out my new role & how best to support our kids & parents

Thank you to Cheryl F for being a great mentor and friend in my new role!

Pawesome Moments 

Sweet Max

Pumpkin Patch Cuteness

Check out our #hptpride story of week 7 here. 

Ryan Beeler's Soccer Smile