Friday, April 19, 2013

Highlights 4/19

News 

I have had a few teachers ask me about the 4th Marking Period Quarterly Exam.   There are NO Quarterly Exams 4th MP.   The Final Exam Schedule will be posted in a few weeks.  Exams will start on Friday, June 14 with one exam starting at 1pm.  We will have a modified schedule on June 14, just as we have had last few years.  


Reminder that the 3rd Heroes and Cool Kids training at BCC is scheduled for April 26th.  

On Monday, April 22, the 9th grade class will attend an assembly related to the heart screening that took place last month.  Dr. Tozzi from Hackensack University Medical Center will be here to speak with the students.  The assembly will begin at 2pm in the Little Theater.  9th graders will be called out of their period 8 class at 1:55.  

Senior Portraits for the class of 2014 will take place next week on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday in the Greenberg Center.  

National Honor Society Induction Ceremony will take place on Thursday, April 25, at 7:30pm in the Little Theater.  My post on the new members - NHS Class of 13-14

Next year marks the 50th Anniversary of Waldwick High School.  We are in the early planning stages of the event and are looking for people to help with the planning.  If you are interested in getting involved please let me know.  

April 25th is bring our Daughters and Sons to Work Day 
If any staff member would like to bring their child to work on April 25, I am ok with it.  I ask you to use good judgment (Age of child, amount of time here) and understand my expectation is that this will not disrupt the education of our students. 


Professional Development 

This blog post comes from Dwight Carter, a HS Principal from Ohio.  Dwight was named one of three 2013 NASSP Digital Principals of the Year.  You can follow him on twitter @Dwight_Carter    

Characteristics Students Want in Teachers

In this post, he shares what his students believe our the characteristics of a great teacher!

Lets keep the people of Boston in our thoughts and prayers during these uncertain times.



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