Week of May 20

Staff,

We have so much going on as we approach the end of the year. Please pay extra attention to the calendar below for end of year dates. Please pay extra attention to information from Mrs. Cline below as it relates to grades. Since PowerSchool has been down over this weekend, we will push back distribution of interim reports to Tuesday. 

As we only have 8 days until teacher exams start, please make sure you are communicating to parents whose students have Ds or Fs, or who have slid from an A to a C. Additionally, please keep admin and counselors involved the rest of this way on all students who are in danger of failing.

9th grade - Miller/Compton
10th grade - Monell/Counselor (by last name)
11th grade -Barnum/Counselor
12th Grade - Hettenbach/Phillips/Rainey/Counselor

Please take notice at "Hearts for Seniors" in the main hallway of the front office. If every staff member can pick 5 or more Hearts and write a positive note on the back, that would help this project be very successful. You may pick a student you taught years ago, or have known since their childhood, have in class currently, coached, or even your own child. You do not even need to know the student to write a positive message. These hearts will then be posted alongside the fence down at the stadium for the senior picnic. 

As we near the end of the school year, I would like us to reflect on some practices that have been occurring lately and that need to be adjusted. When students are disruptive in your classroom, I understand they may need to step outside for a breather to regather themselves. While I support that when necessary, in some cases, students are being told to "get out".  If the behavior is that bad that the student does not need to return, a phone call must occur to either an admin or counselor. Telling a student to "get out" of one's classroom without involving an admin or counselor is not how we operate at SW. Too many things can happen after that directive occurs and this becomes a liability issue if something were to occur. Please allow admin and counselors to be involved in situations like this. Also, follow up with the student's home to communicate the situation and expectations of your classroom. If you are needing the student to simply take that breather to regroup, be clear with your directives to the student. 

Yearbooks are here and will be distributed to students starting on May 24 at the senior picnic. Get yours before they are all sold out! Yearbooks are $80. You can pay Mrs. Bratton in D124 with cash or check. Checks should be written out to SWGHS.

We are still in need of judges for our Senior Speech night this Tuesday, May 21, 2019.  Judges are needed from 5:00 pm-approximately 8:30 pm.  We will serve dinner at 5:00 with a short training prior to heading to classrooms where seniors will be sent to you to present their research. 

If you are interested and able to judge for us this Spring please fill out the form linked below to let Mrs. Meier know of your availability.  We appreciate your willingness to give your time to listen to our seniors present their projects.  

Senior Speech Night Response Form

Please remind seniors to inform their counselor about any scholarship amounts they have received.

Remind all students, particularly seniors to turn in all media center and pay for balances from the cafeteria in order to walk at graduation. Seniors should turn in ALL school owned items before May 31st.

Virtual learning registration forms for summer and fall are available.  Have the students see their counselor for more information. 

In order for their ALVS teachers to submit final grades by June 4^th, 2019, GCS seniors will need to submit all teacher-scored assignments by midnight EST on May 26^th.

Teacher-scored assignments include Practices, Journals, Projects, Teacher-Scored Tests (TSTs), Discussions (Honors only), and Explore (Honors only). Final exams and any remaining Quizzes must be completed by May 31^st. 

FROM THE DESK OF KRISTY CLINE

**********All teacher made exams can be entered and completed the afternoon of the exam. (you do not need to wait)                                                      

Use 6/10 or 6/11 for exam due dates – you will not be able to click for the green E2 Grades Complete. It will still calculate, just make sure you do click for

   Q3, Q4 and F1 Grades Complete.  

 Students that need to make up time due to too many absences should receive an “55” – use comment code:

56244- A “55” indicates the attendance policy was violated.

  

Reporting Periods	End of Reporting Period	Last Day Student to make up work/attendance	Last Day for teacher to  change grade	Data Manager completes the Restore Process
4th	6/10/2019	6/24/2019	06/25/2019 (Last day for teachers is 06/12/2019)	6/26/2019 at 5 PM

  

You will need to print out and give to me only the Score Sheet which is your spreadsheet with assignments & final grade.  Please  don’t turn them in until they are as correct as they will be. 

Report cards will be mailed to students June 19^th.

Grade changes can be submitted after report cards have been printed.  (For instructions on changing grades -  AKA “manually overriding grades” please see the attachment).  I have attached the grade change form that has to be filled out for all grade changes. You will make the change in your gradebook but you have to give me the form to let me know what you have changed so I can store the grades which will update student’s transcript.   

As it relates to athletic schedules, please visit the SWHS Athletics page  

at www.cowboysports.org

Monday, May 20 
Monthly Fire Drill

Tuesday, May 21
Interim Reports go out to all students in all blocks
5:00PM to 8:30PM Speech Night
7:00-9:00 Spring Orchestra Concert - Auditorium

Thursday, May 23
7:00-9:00 Spring Chorus Concert - Auditorium

Noon- 2:00PM Cap and Gown pick up - Coggins Gym

Noon- 2:00PM Sophomore Class Ring Pick up - Coggins Gym

Friday, May 24
8:30Am to 11:30AM Graduation walk - Must be in cap and gown (Florence, SWES, SWMS)
11:55 to 2:05 Senior Picnic - Stadium - Students can not leave early from picnic

Monday, May 27
Memorial Day - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, May 28
7:00-8:00 Spring Sports Banquet - Auditorium

Thursday, May 30
8AM - 8:30 PM Freshmen exemption cards distributed - Freshmen Gym
12-2PM Upperclass exemption cards distributed - cafeteria

Friday, May 31
Seniors must have everything turned in and all time made up.
Teacher made exams blocks 1 and 3. Normal day, schedule slightly revised
             1^st Block           8:35 to 10:30

             2^nd Block         10:35 to 11:40

             3^rd Block         11:45 to 2:00

  

             1^st lunch          11:40 to 12:05

                2^nd lunch          12:15 to 12:40

                3^rd lunch          12:50 to 1:15

                4^th lunch          1:30 to 2:00

             4^th Block         2:05 to 3:35

Saturday, June 1
8AM-Noon Last Saturday School (make up time) - Media Center

Monday, June 3
5:30 - 7:00 Senior Awards Ceremony - Auditorium (If a student is receiving an award, they will receive an invitation)
Teacher made exams blocks 2 and 4. Normal day, schedule slightly revised      
        1^st Block           8:35 to 9:40

             2^nd Block         9:45 to 11:40

             3^rd Block         11:40 to 1:40

          1^st lunch          11:40 to 12:05

             2^nd lunch         12:10 to 12:35

             3^rd lunch          12:40 to 1:05

            4^th lunch          1:15 to 1:40

              4^th Block         1:45 to 3:35

Wednesday, June 5
4:00-6:30 - MANDATORY Graduation Practice SWHS Auditorium

Thursday, June 6
6:00-9:00 MANDATORY Graduation Practice Greensboro Coliseum

Testing Schedule:

Teacher made exams

        5/31 - 1st and 3rd block - Monday June 3rd - adjusted schedule - full day

        6/3 - 2nd and 4th block - Tuesday, June 4th - adjusted schedule - full day

State Exams

        6/4 - 1st block - dismiss at 1:35

        6/5 - 2nd block - dismiss at 1:35

        6/6 - 3rd block - dismiss at 1:35

        6/7- 4th block - dismiss at 1:35

        6/10 - Make ups - dismiss at 1:35

Saturday, June 8
8:00PM - 10:00PM Graduation Greensboro Coliseum (Each graduate receives 12 tickets) - Note: Staff should be present and robed no later than 7:30

Wednesday, June 19
Report Cards mailed to students

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                 Butler

Attendance intersection                      Hurt

Outside Media Center                         Mullis

Inside Media Center                            Wesney

Cafeteria Inside (late bus)                   Mode

Cafeteria inside                                   Graves

Cafeteria outside                                 Duran

Student lot outside gym                      McDonald

Gravel lot behind cafeteria                  Vonsteen

Card Swiping Student lot                    Nadeau/Vogel

Card Swiping Front Door                    Chambers/Doak/Greene/Taylor

Academy gym (inside)                         Gann

Academy gym (hallway)                      Black

LUNCH

1^st Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Allah

Teacher 2                                             Holmes

Teacher 3                                             Stone

Teacher 4                                             Compton

2^nd Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Bassett

Teacher 2                                             Wesney

Teacher 3                                             Burroughs

Teacher 4                                             Silvas

3^rd Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Lasher

Teacher 2                                             Duran

Teacher 3                                             Phillips

Teacher 4                                             Palma

4^th Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Mullis

Teacher 2                                             Rainey

Teacher 3                                             Hawkins

Teacher 4                                             Ingram

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!