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)

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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.

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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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Friday, March 22, 2019

Recapping Wednesday


Great job on Wednesday! When we all work together, for a common goal, we can accomplish anything. It's all about our students success in the end. 

Jimmy Casas is a friend, a member of my PLN and an educator I have a lot of respect for.  This morning he tweeted his daily #ThoughtForTheDay and I thought his video did a great job highlighting what we envision the DLC's becoming.   

 DLC's are about:

Collaborative leadership
Driving professional conversations 
Improving communication within departments 
Working together for the benefit of the students

This is exactly what it is! 

DLC's @ WHS (Presentation I used to introduce DLC's)


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Tuesday, March 19, 2019

WHS Staff News - Week of 3/18/19


Update from the NJDOE on state testing... based on their memo released yesterday, juniors will no longer be required to test in either ELA or Math; however, there is some confusion with this that we are trying to figure out. This could effect juniors who have not met the graduation requirement yet. When we know more I will update everyone.
Just to clarify, the new name of the state testing is New Jersey Student Learning Assessments for English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. PARCC is no longer used.

Working Wednesday 
We will be meeting as a staff in the Media Center from 3:05 - 4pm.
As a staff we will be discussing school safety based on changes we have made this year and the presentation we saw last week from the Prosecutor's Office.

Looking ahead, Wednesday, May 1, will be our testing meeting to review all state testing protocols.

Recovery Day on 3/29
We will be running a special schedule with all classes meeting.  If we have a snow day between now and then, we will make that day up on March 29.
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Monday, March 11, 2019

WHS Staff News - Week of 3/11/19

I know I am going to jinx myself by saying this but our staff attendance this year has been great! (As Donna reads this, she is saying WHY would he say that ... lol)  Thank you for being here when you can, as much as you can.  I know things come up in life but remember family always comes first. 

 Why am I writing about this today, well last week I was checking in with Mr. Schultz on how the "Sub Hall" was working out this year.  He had a few suggestions and ideas that would help make things a little smoother. Overall he feels things are working out and there have been very few issues all year. 

 Here are a few reminder I wanted to make sure everyone was aware of:
  • Every morning I send a Remind message to the students on which teacher's are absent for the day.  This is working out well and replaced the door signs around the building. We have been doing this since October/November. 
  • Please make sure you are leaving work/posting on Google Classroom. The assignments you are leaving should take most of the period to complete.
  • When possible try to assign work that can be submitted on Classroom at the end of the period.  Having a deadline to complete the work, will help Tommy keep the student on task and help create less issues.  
  • Mr. Schultz has a Waldwickschools.org email account so you can always email him if needed.  Please always cc Donna just in case.  
  • The coverage for the "Sub Hall" for most weeks is Tommy Schultz Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and John Schmeding does it on Wednesday's. 
For the Week

Wednesday March 13 (3:05 - 4pm) in the Little Theatre
Active Shooter Presentation by the Safe Schools Task Force - Bergen County Prosecutor's Office

Thursday, March 14 - Minimum Day/Edcamp (Schedule will be posted before Thursday)

 Tweets/Posts

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Wednesday, March 6, 2019

WHS Staff News - Week of 3/4/19

Positive Calls ... The Why Always Matters.  Joe Sanfelippo is an educator I follow on Twitter who does these one minute videos with a weekly Leadership Challenge. They apply to all educators and this one was about positive calls home and the WHY.  I know a lot of you have positive calls/emails as a goal for this year, so I wanted to share this video.  Even if it's not a goal, finding a few minutes to recognize our students for the great things are they are doing goes along way. Relationships Matter! 

 All on Joe's Leadership Challenges 

The Why Always Matters from Joe Sanfelippo on Vimeo.

Working Wednesday Schedule for March 

For Today

Upcoming Wednesday (All staff must attend -mark your calendars)
March 13 (3:05 - 4pm) in the Little Theatre
Active Shooter Presentation by the Safe Schools Task Force - Bergen County Prosecutor's Office 

March 20 (3:05 - 4pm) in the Media Center 
DLC's - Let the work begin

Last call for Teacher/Educational Services Professional of Year (Form)

March 14 Minimum Day / Professional Development (Ed Camp)

**After PD on Thursday, consider bringing your kids over (You can jump too!) to SkyZone in Allendale for a fun afternoon of jumping for a great cause sponsored by the Students for Global Awareness. The students have put this whole event together! Ted and I are very proud of the group. 

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