Week of January 7

Hello Ranchers!

We had a great first two days back! We now have 7 days until teacher made exams start, and 9 until state testing begins. Bell to bell instruction is vital. Digging into the data to find out what individual students are in need of, using corrective instruction rather than re-teaching to meet all students' needs is a must. If certain techniques were not successful the first time, try something different. Collaborate with your colleagues about successful practices used. Make sure you are in constant communication with your students' parents when they are in the D/F range, or dropping from an A to C. Make contact if attendance or behavior is an issue. Make positive calls to students, specifically the students who need that praise to the home. I can assure you that those positive calls go a very long way! Teachers of seniors specifically need to keep the graduation team in the loop of those who are in danger of failing. Graduation team = Hettenbach, Phillips, Rainey and Counselor

Our new Board Member, Khem Irby, over District 6, is planning to visit us on Wednesday between the hours of 11 and 1. Please make sure you know who she is. She can be one of our greatest assets to assist us in need. I am personally excited to have Ms. Irby on our team!

A reminder of the exam schedule...

Please share the schedule as it relates to your classes to your students and parents. 

Day 1 - January 15th, Tuesday- Teacher made exams (part 1) IF approved by Mr. Hettenbach

Day 2 - January 16th, Wednesday - 1st and 3rd block teacher made exams ONLY - class times will be extended for blocks 1 and 3

Day 3 - January 17th, Thursday - 2nd and 4th block teacher made exams ONLY - class times will be extended for blocks 2 and 4.

Day 4 - January 18th, Friday - Block 1 CTEs, EOC and NCFEs; Afternoon schedule – EC Extended Time Testing

January 21st - HOLIDAY

Day 5 - January 22nd, Tuesday - Block 2 CTEs,EOC and NCFEs; Afternoon schedule – EC Extended Time Testing, Multiple Test Day Accommodations & Block 1 Make Ups

Day 6 - January 23rd, Wednesday - Block 3 CTEs,EOC and NCFEs; Afternoon schedule – EC Extended Time Testing, Multiple Test Day Accommodations & Block 2 Make Ups

Day 7 - January 24th, Thursday - Block 4 CTEs,EOC and NCFEs; Afternoon schedule – EC Extended Time Testing, Multiple Test Day Accommodations & Block 3 Make Ups

Day 8 - January 25th, Friday- ,EOC and NCFE make up exams

January 28th, Monday - Mandated workday - Parent Conference Day

Please remember that Mrs. Barnum may utilize you morning, and/or afternoons if you are not listed on the test plan. This request could come at a last minute due to a variety of reasons (missed exam, disciplinary consequence, EC scheduling, etc). Thank you for understanding. 

If you need a second day (This would be January 15th) for your teacher made exam (i.e. foreign language for the speaking part, please speak to Mr. Hettenbach. Truly, there should not be many reasons for tests exceeding the teacher made exam times provided)

The OneCard system is looking very strong considering we are a school of 1600 and have only been through 7 days of operation. Thank you to Mr. Miller and the teachers manning these stations for a great job!  Thank you to the entire staff for reminding students to wear their cards correctly. Please reinforce to the students to be wearing the cards around their neck. If you have any feedback or issues, please share that with Mr. Miller. We appreciate all the feedback to date so far that has allowed us to further improve this implementation. Please help us and continue to reinforce the OneCard expectations. I am hearing the request for these cards to be shown in the halls, in classes, in the cafeteria, upon entrance.... I love it. We want the students in the habit of displaying the cards at all times, blue lanyard around the neck, not in the pocket, not inside the shirt, etc. If we start this with high expectations now, I can assure you there will be less of a battle as we proceed. 

For planning purposes, please know that January 28th, the MANDATORY work day will be Professional Development with the Teaching Tolerance organization. It will be all day. This means there will be no Wednesday PD this month. Absences on this day will only be approved with prior medical appointments/documentation. Also - any parent teacher conferences on this day need to be shared with admin for approval (and are encouraged for scheduling at the beginning or end of the day). 

As it relates to athletic schedules, please visit the SWHS Athletics page at www.cowboysports.org

Monday, January 7

6:00 PM Womens Varsity Basketball Ben L. Smith High School Away
6:30 PM Mens Junior Varsity Basketball Ben L. Smith High School Home
6:30 PM Coed Varsity Swimming Conference Meet @ Smith Pool Away
7:30 PM Mens Varsity Basketball Ben L. Smith High School Away

Tuesday, January 8
7:00PM Chorus Concert - Auditorium
4:30 PM Coed Varsity Track SWGHS Invitational @ JDL Home
5:00 PM Womens Junior Varsity Basketball Summit School Home
6:00 PM Womens Varsity Basketball Western Guilford High School Away
6:30 PM Mens Junior Varsity Basketball Western Guilford High School Home
7:30 PM Mens Varsity Basketball Western Guilford High School Away

Wednesday, January 9
7:45am-8:30am - Faculty meeting - Media Center
6:00 PM Mens Varsity Wrestling North Forsyth High School Away

Thursday, January 10
No Events

Friday, January 11
PTSA Chic FilA Day - Support the PTSA by visiting the Chic FilA Palladium and mention SWHS
6:00 PM Mens Varsity Wrestling Sarah Wilkes Invitational @ Morehead High School Away
6:00PM Womens Varsity Basketball Parkland High School Home
6:30PM Mens Junior Varsity Basketball Parkland High School Away
7:30 PM Mens Varsity Basketball Parkland High School Home

Saturday, January 12
9:00 AM Mens Varsity Wrestling Sarah Wilkes Invitational @ Morehead High School Away
8:00AM - 1:00PM School is open for Final Exam Boot Camps. Please communicate your exam preparation schedule to your parents and students.

Wednesday, January 16
7:45 - 8:30AM Leadership Team Meeting

Saturday, January 26
8:00AM - Noon Saturday School - Media Center

Monday, January 28
ALL day Professional Development - Teaching Tolerance - Details to follow

Reminders:

Remember to reference CANVAS (or that important links page) for all pertinent information. If you find that a document is not located on CANVAS, please inquire with one of the Assistant Principals, Karen Meier or Tinisha Shaw.

- Mr. Hettenbach

AM SUPERVISION

Front Lobby to Attendance                 J. Cox

Attendance intersection                      Hurt

Outside Media Center                         Davis

Inside Media Center                            Cheriyan

Cafeteria Inside (late bus)                   Canon

Cafeteria inside                                   Duran

Cafeteria outside                                 Fry

Student lot outside gym                      Mode

Gravel lot behind cafeteria                  Heffner

Card Swiping Student lot                    Bratton/Byrd

Card Swiping Front Door                    Vogel/Chambers/Miller

Academy gym (inside)                         Wright

Academy gym (hallway)                      Anderson

LUNCH

1^st Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Cooke

Teacher 2                                             Byrd

Teacher 3                                             Ridge

Teacher 4                                             Davison

2^nd Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Brown

Teacher 2                                             Keveryn

Teacher 3                                             Rouson

Teacher 4                                             Szitas

3^rd Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Fry

Teacher 2                                             Middleton

Teacher 3                                             Ynoa Lantigua

Teacher 4                                             Vlazny

4^th Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Brady

Teacher 2                                             Gann

Teacher 3                                             Graves

Teacher 4                                             Larson

Please assist us in keeping students seated until the bell rings. Also – if you have lunch supervision, you can dismiss your class 2 minutes (no earlier) in order to get to the cafeteria before the students arrive.

Teacher 1 = Inside Cafeteria at Cashiers transitioning to old section of cafeteria

Teacher 2 = Outside serving line inside old section of cafeteria transitioning to large section of cafeteria

Teacher 3 = Outside line in hall transitioning to cafeteria exit

Teacher 4 = Float between both dining rooms

We are... Southwest!