Tuesday, September 24, 2019

WHS Staff News - Week of 9/23/19

Day 15 of the school year! That went fast, but it also feels like we have been here for months already. We are off to a great start and there is a lot of positive energy in the building.


For this Week 
 DLC Meeting today - Focus for the Meeting 

 Back to School Night Reminders (Please review)
Saw this on Twitter from Andy Jacks and thought he said it perfectly. 


Back to School Nights are here, don't forget that these should be used to build POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS with parents. Create a meaningful experience & SHOW them, don't tell them, that you are an amazing educator! People forget your words, but not how you make them feel, right?!

*This Friday will be a second Warrior/Jean day for BTSN! 


New Staff Blog Posts - Get to know them 

 New Staff @ WHS - Joseph Betts
New Staff @ WHS - Danielle Nelson
New Staff @ WHS - Ethan Crump
New Staff @ WHS - Marylou Markman

 Pictures from the Boys and Girls Soccer Games

 Boys Varsity 9/14
Girls Varsity Soccer 9/21




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Monday, August 26, 2019

Welcome Back 2019 - 2020 School Year





Please watch the video first. 

 Follow up from the video ..... For the first day please think about and be ready to share your answers to these two questions .... 

 What is your PURPOSE as an educator? 
As an educator, how do you want your students to remember you? 
Opening day for staff on Tuesday, September 3 - The entire district will get together first thing in the morning (8am) in the Middle School Multi-Purpose Room for the Superintendent’s welcome, followed by a WEA meeting. As a staff, we will meet at 9:30am in the Media Center. Here is the complete Agenda for 9/3/19.

My Goals for the 19-20 SY ( I will talk more about these next week)

DLC’s - This will be a school-wide goal as we go into year one. This will be a slow process, but together I know this will bring a huge positive change to our school.
Feedback - I want to make sure you are getting feedback that is meaningful, sincere and timely.
Purpose - Sounds like a simple word but I want us to see the importance of being PURPOSE driven. Purpose = The Why!

*As a district goal, all four schools will be talking and updating their school’s mission statement. This is something we, as a staff, will be working on together throughout the first half of the year.

Things we need to do, but let's make them meaningful!

Working Wednesday’s 
We will keep in place the working Wednesday mindset. I have mapped out all the Wednesday’s throughout the year (the best I could) to account for everything that needs to get done. We will use Wednesday’s for the DLC’s to meet as well.
Working Wednesday 19-20 SY

SGO's
Ms. Angelli will again be the point person for SGO’s. SGO Timeline 2019-2020

Planning
At the end of last year we talked about planning and trying to streamline the process. This Doc (Planning - What we are looking @WHS ) puts our expectations into the simplest terms when it comes to your plans. I showed everyone this Doc during their end of year Eval meetings, so this is nothing new.

PDP Plan
The DLC meetings will help shape our goals this year and moving forward. We have three DLC meetings before the PDP’s are due on 10/24. We will talk more about this on 9/3.
*The overall school goal will focus on implementing DLC’s across all departments.

What to expect for the first day with students

September 4 we will follow a Special Schedule where all classes will meet. The rotation will start on Thursday, 9/5, with Day 1.
*Note Wednesday, 9/11, will be another Special Schedule with all classes meeting. We needed to do this for picture day and bus evacuation drills. The Physical Education department will take care of both of these things.

The entire school year has been planned out related to the rotation schedule. See link to the calendar for the year: 2019 - 2020 Rotation Schedule

New Staff joining us at WHS

Joseph Betts - Athletic Trainer
Ethan Crump - Physics
Danielle Nelson - Physical Education
Marylou Markman - Paraprofessional
**Spanish - pending

Improvements around WHS

New Epson Interact Boards - Three new boards/projects were installed over the summer in Rooms 140, 142, 144.

Bathroom Renovations - Six bathrooms at the HS have been renovated since the Spring. The bathrooms in the Senior Wing, Art Wing and down by the Greenberg Center were all completely gutted and updated. Floors, sinks, toilets and partitions were all replaced.

Gym padding - The wall padding was replaced and updated with new logos.

Greenberg Center Entrance - The entrance has been completely renovated with a new floor and wheelchair ramp. The bathrooms were renovated back in June and the Booster Club is donating all of the new signage around the entrance and gym.

Trainer's Room - We moved the trainer’s room up by the locker rooms to provide more space for treatment and care of our student-athletes.

Resources
The Answers - Your staff manual for everything you need to know related to WHS. Here you can find the ... Master Schedule, Duty List, Agenda for 9/3, Schedule for 9/4, Meeting dates, Emergency drill procedures and much more!

Safe Schools & BOE Policies - Reminder: The courses you need to watch need to be completed by 9/13
Policy Acknowledgment 2019-20 - Complete by 9/6

WHS Staff Personal Info - Only for new staff

Registration of Automobile - Only for new staff or if you have a new car. After completing the form, please see Edna for a parking tag.

Save the Date: Wednesday, September 25 - Back to School Night

Enjoy the last week of August and I am looking forward to a great year! #OwnitWHS
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Monday, May 13, 2019

WHS Staff News - Week of 5/13/19


I hope your enjoyed Teacher Appreciation Week 2019! Here are the pics from the Red Carpet!
https://whsprincipal.blogspot.com/2019/05/red-carpet-event-whs.html

Here are pictures from last weeks Spring Rally 2019  Thanks Mr. Opderbeck and Reese for all the great pics. 

 NJSLA Testing Starts on Thursday  
  • Everything you need to know
  • Please make sure Language Arts and Math teachers let their students know which rooms they are testing in
  • Today at 10:50, all 9th and 10th graders are to report to the Little Th for a testing meeting
  • Juniors will meet during the last 15 minutes of lunch
Congratulations to the Girls Track Team - County Divisional Champs!!!




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Monday, May 6, 2019

#TeacherAppreciationWeek

THANK YOU for all you do as a teacher!!!  Together, let's celebrate each other this week for all the great things each of you do for our students.  

 Some days are hard, some days are amazing, but it always comes back to teaching and leading with love. Love your kids. Relationships Matter!

Fill in the Blank #TeacherAppreciationWeek (Google Form)





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Tuesday, April 30, 2019

WHS Staff News - Week of 4/29

I hope everyone had a great week off. Let's all work together to finish the school year strong. Memorial Day weekend will be here before you know it and then graduation. We can do this!!!

Welcome Karen Massaro to WHS! Karen is taking on the leave replacement postion in the Physical Education Department.  

Over Spring Break 
24 additional speakers were added around the building.  All bathrooms now have speakers in them and additional speakers were mounted around the hallways. 

The four exterior gym doors were all replaced and look great. 

The bathrooms in the Art Wing are being renovated.  The floors were done over the break and the entire bathroom will be updated over the next week or two.  The plan is for the senior wing bathrooms to be renovated over the summer. 

The company, CM3, who handles our cameras/security around the building finished wiring the doors and the areas where strobe lights will be installed. Hopefully over the next few weeks all the work will be completed and the swipe access and strobes will be fully up and running.

State Testing Info
Testing Meeting is TODAY (Tuesday 4/30) at 3:05 in the Little Theatre
WHS NJSLA Resources 2019 - Everything You Need to Know

 AP Testing starts next week
AP Dates and Times 2019

Spirit Week
Monday - Pajama Day
Tuesday - America Day
Wednesday - Warrior Day
Thursday - (Sports) Jersey Day
Friday - Color Day
Seniors - Black
Juniors - White
Sophomores - Blue
Freshmen - Red
Staff - Green

Spirit Rally - Friday during Period 5. Students will be called down from Period 8 (around 1:55)

 Recent Posts
700 Group - Class of 2019







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Friday, April 12, 2019

WHS Staff News


State Testing Info

This doc will have everything you need to know about State testing in May.
WHS NJSLA Resources 2019 - Everything You Need to Know

*The proctoring schedule is not included on this doc yet. Penny will add them before the testing meeting on Tuesday, April 30.

Student Assembly on Monday
1pm Grades 9 & 11
2pm Grades 10 & 12
Students will report to their scheduled class during Blocks 5 and 6. Teachers should take attendance and escort their classes to the Little Theatre. This needs to happen quickly.

Minding Your Mind Presentation - Just Talk About It

End-of year meetings with tenured staff will take place in late May. Please make sure you are working on updating your PDP's and PD hours in the staff portal. Donna will start adding them to your calendar.  If you have a conflict with the day, please let me know.

No school on Friday, April 19. Enjoy your 10 day Spring Break!!!

Unused snow days ... I believe at the next BOE meeting (4/28/19) we will find out which days we will be getting back.

Recent Posts
National Merit Scholarship Program - Class of 2020
Congratulations to Gabriel Masarwa and Joseph Saffioti
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Tuesday, April 2, 2019

WHS Staff News - Week of 4/1/19


I know we all need a recharge.  It's coming. 

 Its April 1st, 4th marking period starts on Monday and we have three weeks to spring break.  I know it's been a long stretch, but I see how hard we are working as a staff. Stay strong, stay focused and stay motivated for our students!

 I did a "recap"from our last meeting on 3/20. I hope this answers some of the questions that came up in the meeting, as well as gives everyone additional ideas related to security around the building.  The presentation was shared via email.

 End of 3rd marking period communication with parents ... Make sure you are communicating with parents so there are no surprises. Good and bad news should be shared. 

  The week ahead

 We have a full staff meeting on Wednesday, 4/3.  We will continue to prepare for DLC's.
All crossover teachers should attend the middle school testing meeting first and then come to the HS meeting afterwards.

 Thursday, 4/4, at 12pm - 9th Grade assembly (Part 3 of  the 3 part series, Journey of Self-Discovery)

 What it's all about!!!

I wonder how many staff members will get this cartoon joke? 

Mr. Freeman gets his first varsity win yesterday as a head coach. Congratulations!
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