David OgilvyGood day!
Welcome to another great week at Hilsman Middle School. We will have a short but long week. Please be sure to encourage your children to perform their best on benchmark assessments and to arrive to school on time. It was exciting to receive emails from students questioning their performance on the tests and grades. They are now understanding the importance of taking responsibility for their learning. This is something to celebrate.
A number of you were concerned about the A and B day schedule. It will continue to be run as it did last year. If we are out of school on an A day, then when we return to school, it will be an A day. There was an issue with Campus and my blog that caused a disaster. This is no longer the case. Therefore, we should not experience any other issues with the schedule. If you have any further questions or concerns, contact Ms. Tolbert.
If you did not get an opportunity to see our girls and boys basketball team play Saturday at Cedar, you missed a treat! Our Panthers are on Fire! They showed sportsmanship, heart, and talent. Be sure to come out and support the teams.
Below you find the schedule and activities for the week.
Announcements:
November is Family Engagement Month in Georgia-Letter from Georgia School Superintendent
On behalf of all schools in Georgia, State Superintendent Richard Woods wrote a Thank You Letter to Georgia’s Families to show his appreciation to the parents and the family members who support student success. Click here for the link to the letter.
Benchmark News:
Monday - Benchmark make ups
Tuesday - No School (Make your vote count)
Wednesday - Benchmarks (Science) Testing Schedule
Thursday - Benchmarks (Math) Testing Schedule
Friday - Benchmark make up
Cookie Dough Fundraiser 
Remember that the fundraiser deadline was extended to November 17th. We REALLY need everyone to participate so that we can fund our PBIS Incentive Program. Although we all want for our students to be intrinsically motivated, everyone need a little more motivation to do the right thing! We want to reward the house with the greatest number of points at the end of the term with a HUGE HOUSE PARTY! If you have not sold at least two buckets, please consider doing so this week.
Partners in Education Dinner
On November 16th, our staff would like to thank all of our Partners in Education by inviting them to dine with us at 6:30 at Hilsman Middle School. We have had an overwhelming amount of support from our parents, community members, and local businesses. It is greatly appreciated and we want you all to know how much it means to our staff and students.
Local Governace Team for Hilsman:
The Clarke County School District officially became a Charter System July 1, 2016. The purpose of the Charter System is to foster thriving neighborhoods, thriving communities and thriving schools.
To implement the Charter System, CCSD will empower parents/guardians, teachers/staff, and community members to serve on School Governance Teams at each school to:
- Have a real voice in school decisions related to school improvement, goal-setting, operations, curriculum & instruction, finances, and personnel
- Help to improve student performance at your school
- Set the long-term direction and identity of your schools
- Create school programs that address community needs and use community assets
We are almost done selecting the members for Hilsman. Our team will need to include student members. Please encourage your child to apply below to be a member of our team before Friday, November 11, 2016.
Monday: A Day
21st Century
PSP
Basketball game @ 4:30 @ Oglethorpe County Middle School
Tuesday: Election Day! Let your vote count.
NO SCHOOL
Wednesday: B Day
21st Century
Science Benchmark
Thursday: A Day
21st Century
Math Benchmark
Friday: B Day
Saturday: Basketball Game in Hart County at 10:30 am. Please come out and support
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