Staff,
I hope this Round Up finds you resting during your weekend.
In the process of demonstrating restorative practices...
I want everyone to know I am feeling frustrated with having to spend a majority of my time on Fridays creating different platforms/tools based on your various requests for ways to receive communications only to have to respond to questions throughout the week that have been addressed repeatedly. Please help me and yourself in reading all the communications. While I know it is a lot, being in the know is powerful. Thank you.
Please be prepared as more and more information will be coming upon us as we return to school. This is even more of a reason for us to be in the know, especially since information can change often....... "fluid".
Will Watson finished 1st in the 100 Fly with a new school record and an All-American Automatic Qualifying time of 48.37. This places Will within the top 100 swimmers in the nation for the 100 fly this year. Will also tied for 2nd in the 50 Free with a new school record of 21.43.
Johnny Edwards finished 11th in the 200 Free.
The Medley Relay of Spencer Mann, Johnny Edwards, Will Watson, and Austin Hagler finished 7th.
The 200 Free Relay Will Watson, Johnny Edwards, Spencer Mann, and Austin Hagler finished 5th.
It is always an honor to qualify for state but this year even more so. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, State was a timed finals and Championship heat only meet. This means swimmers had to qualify in the top 3 of their region to even advance to state and did not have the opportunity to move to a better position in a preliminary heat. For swimmers who are used to swimming in the morning and evening of a championship meet this is less than ideal. Please congratulate these student-athletes and the rest of the team for what they have accomplished during this challenging time. Thank you to Denis Byrd and Kristen Steely for a great season!
SEL Professional development. Please make sure you attend these. We are a SEL Cohort school so these must be attended by all of us.
We have hard copies of the Strong Schools Toolkit, unfortunately, their last update was September 2020.
The most recent update was February 2, 2021 and is online.
The will continue to update it as we navigate through this pandemic.
You may use this link:
When students begin their return on February 22nd, we will NOT be allowed to have our own children in the building, UNLESS they are enrolled with us. On Wednesdays, as long as we do not have any student functions on these days, I will allow you to bring your non-SW children to the building. Please plan/ govern yourselves accordingly.
Dress Code
- Jeans with fabric underneath covering holes
- Joggers/Sweatpants/Athletic leggings acceptable
- Shorts/dresses not shorter than finger tips or top of knee
- No sagging pants
- No pajama pants/slippers
- Any t-shirts with no inappropriate language, symbols, alcohol/drug, political views (amongst other items), that can cause disruption, or is inappropriate to the education environment.
- All shirts should have sleeves (no tank tops/muscle shirts) (Be understanding with female dress attire, i.e dresses….)
- Masks - We require students to refrain from wearing masks that can cause disruption to the education environment. Some suggestions for acceptable masks; designs with no words, plain in color, Sw logo, etc.
- Sweatshirts (even with hoods) are acceptable as a primary top – but hoods must stay down while in school
- No hats
- No midriffs, “topdriff”, “Backdriff”
- No transparent clothes
Please encourage your students to bring clear water bottles (since we have water bottle filling stations, Water fountains are closed off, and to encourage car riders as best possible to assist with the limited capacity for buses.
BELLS
I will NOT have the bells ring on Wednesdays. The “90 minute time frame” starts
with the face to face come February 22nd with those who are in front
of you.
The current bell schedule (with lunch bells forthcoming)… we all know this can change.
9:05 – Staff is in room
9:15 – Students allowed in
building and right to gym/class
9:55 – 1st block
starts
10:05 – late bell
11:30 – 1st block
ends
11:35 – 2nd block
starts
11:45 – late bell
1:25 – 2nd block
ends
Lunch bells will be added within here (forthcoming)
1:30 - 3rd block
starts
1:40 – late bell
2:55 - 3rd block
ends
3:00 - 4th block
starts
3:10 – late bell
4:25 - 4th block
ends
Students MUST exit the
campus (athletes are to go to their locations)
4:35 – staff may be dismissed
Note: Please make sure that we do not send students to the front office or attendance office to use the phone if they become sick in their class. Any student stating they do not feel well, must be escorted by an administrator. The administrator or administrative representative will escort the student to the isolation room due to a a process that must take place.
Please use the Substitute list below. If there are any issues with the sub saying they will not sub at this time, please let Mrs. Barnum know.
Folks - as the below link was made to assist people for clarity. It is not a platform to complain, or put items in that we can not control. Board decisions, timing of vaccinations, state allotments, etc. If you need a Hettenbach listening session, please let me know. Also - try not to repeat your question or concern. Many questions/concerns are repeated.
Question/Concerns from faculty Meeting
As shared in the faculty meeting, Electronic versions of the 1st semester report card were sent out on Thursday, January 28th and to parents' and students' e-mail addresses (up to 5 e-mail addresses). If they did not receive this, please have them e-mail Mrs. Cline to ask her to update their e-mail address so they can receive all electronic information pertaining to their student. Clinek2@gcsnc.com
For seniors who have not ordered their gown!
Teachers and Counselors of Juniors:
To
help with communication of this information, please share this on your canvas
pages and any other broadcast communication methods you use.
Please see additional information below and attached concerning the MyACT.org accounts students must create....
All students taking the ACT will create an account in MyACT.org to enter non-test information and select college or university score recipients. Students must also complete the non-test information on the answer folder on test day before beginning testing. MyACT.org is the only place where students will be able to indicate the schools that will receive their ACT score. This is a new procedure. If students do not plan to attend college, they should still complete the MyACT process to have access to their test scores online.
Resources Needed to Create a MyACT Account
Personalized copies of the Non-Test Instructions for
Student form will contain personally identifiable information (PII)
and must
be picked up in person by the student or their parent/guardian in the front
lobby at SWHS.
Timeline for Entering Information in MyACT.org.
The non-test information section in MyACT is expected
to go live for students on February 20th; students may enter their MyACT
information at that time. Students will not be able to enter their student code
or select college score recipients in MyACT before February 20th.
Looking for Poets!
All Southwest High writers are encouraged to submit three poems
to be judged locally. Three finalists will be selected to go on to the
County-Wide judge, and a Laureate for 2021 will be selected.
This is way more than just a poetry contest.
This is an opportunity to connect with poets across the county
at open mics and poetry workshops. All finalists will be invited to read
at the Greensboro Bound Literary Festival in May.
Have questions? Ask Mrs. Hunt at huntv@gcsnc.com
Have poems? Submit them here
Deadline is February 19th.
- Mrs. Moore
- Inclusion Teachers for your course and
- TA’s that will be assisting with Student support in your courses.
*Admin do NOT need to be added to your canvas course, however, you may want to add your Inclusion teachers if they need access.
1st block 9:55-11:30
Students must be present within the first 10 minutes to be counted present and on time (when remote) Instruction starts at 10:05 to 11:05 with individual needs thereafter if requested (Office hours).
2nd Block 11:35-1:25
Students must be present within the first 10 minutes to be counted present and on time (when remote) Instruction starts at 11:45 to 12:45 with individual needs thereafter if requested. This block is longer for the need of a lunch break when we return face to face.(Office hours)
3rd Block 1:30-2:55
Students must be present within the first 10 minutes to be counted present and on time (when remote) Instruction starts at 1:40 - 2:40 with individual needs thereafter if requested.(Office hours)
4th Block 3:00 - 4:25
Students must be present within the first 10 minutes to be counted present and on time (when remote) Instruction starts at 3:10 - 4:10 with individual needs thereafter if requested.(Office hours)
Safety Check-In - You must use this process
GCS has started a new Process to enter School buildings. This change is County-wide, not just SW. Below are some short details and instructions, and I have attached more detailed instructions
GCS staff has begun using the Safety iPass App as the universal attestation process. Safety iPass is designed to make daily check-in’s a little faster, while still taking the precautions necessary for keeping us all as safe as possible. This process should be done BEFORE entering the building.
- Instead of taking the time to answer daily health questions when staff arrive, they will instead answer them on a computer or mobile device before entering the building. If possible, staff should take their temperature at least one house before coming to campus. Staff will receive an email each day with a link to the screening questions. Once they complete the screening, they show the completion screen when they arrive at work; take their temperature (record if 100.4 or above) and then enter the building. It is important that a staff member be identified as a building monitor (can rotate responsibility) and tasked with checking the completion screen; taking temperatures and logging any temperatures 100.4 or above.
- Mr. Hettenbach will receive a daily status report and access to the Safety iPass dashboard that allows him to pull reports on staff and eventually, student responses. If a staff member is coded other than green, he will receive an immediate notification indicating that staff member should not enter your building.
Pease click here if a parent is need guidance in setting up a Parent Portal account. If you have any difficultly with this process, please have them e-mail Mrs.Cline at clinek2@gcsnc.com.
This video has been used district wide to provide information regarding pairing student and parent accounts in Canvas so parents can access what is due, what has been submitted, graded, etc. You’ll see in the video that one of the key pieces is a pairing code that can only originate from the student account holder. Please share with parents.
Click on this link!
Reminder from the Board Meeting
Guilford County Schools’ middle and high school students will begin
returning to classrooms during the next few weeks, a few grade levels at a
time. The Guilford County Board of Education made its decision Tuesday night,
following a presentation about the effects
of remote learning on academic progress.
Students in 11th grade will take the ACT in person on Feb. 23 and March 9; ACT testing will occur with 50% of the students at a time to allow for social distancing. To accommodate the extra students on campus, students in grades nine, 10 and 12 will learn remotely on these dates.
Based on transportation capacity, bell schedules may have to be adjusted. When high schools return, Learning Hub schedules will also change. Parents/guardians will receive more detailed information from their children’s schools. Parents/guardians are also asked to carpool and/or transport their children to school, when possible.
During the meeting, board members also approved a resolution asking the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to prioritize educators and support staff for vaccinations. The board would like to see GCS employees moved into Group 2 and have asked public health officials to find ways to expedite the vaccination process. District administration has already offered the use of GCS facilities, parking lots, equipment and other support.
The Guilford Apprenticeship Partners program is still accepting applications. If you are an interested junior or senior, it’s not too late to apply!
GAP is a four year apprenticeship program with tracks in Manufacturing, Information Technology and Cybersecurity, Automotive, VAC/Electrical/Plumbing. It’s open to all juniors and seniors who meet the GAP requirements of good attendance and a minimum GPA of 2.5-2.8. For more information about the GAP program, visit gapnc.org or contact Mrs. Cook at cookm@gcsnc.com
today!
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