QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

“We were initially trying to get him into Realms, but after a few weeks of him being at HDMS, I know he is where he is supposed to be. We are so happy he is at High Desert.  There is just something so special about your school.”                                                            ~ HDMS Parent

 

TO DOs:

• Consider completing and submitting the Open House Feedback Form (in Staff Feedback folder).
• Consider donating blood on Nov. 9^th.  Email Ms. Freeman if you are planning on participating.
• Consider familiarizing yourself with the Non-Discrimination Policy, found within the document tab.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Wednesday Oct. 3: Advisory topics:

• FEMA emergency alert shared with students (see document within documents tab)
• 8^th grade Class Meeting in Cafeteria
• 6/7^th Gallup Poll (see folder within documents tab)

Wednesday Oct. 3: Emergency test broadcast message between 11:18-11:48

Wednesday Oct. 3: SIW agenda:

• 1:30-1:45 MAC training (bring your computer), AVID update
• 1:45-2:15 6^th grade Kid Time/EBISS
• 2:15-2:45 7^th grade Kid Time/EBISS
• 2:45-3:15 8^th grade Kid Time/EBISS

Wednesday Oct. 3:  Athletic grade checks. Please make sure grades are up-to-date by 1 pm.

Friday Oct. 5^th:  First Friday Breakfast in the Foods room, served by the Main Office Staff

Friday Oct. 5^th: 3rd period, Bus Evacuation drill click here for the schedule

 

BITS AND BOBS:

• On October 3, 2018, many student, staff and visitor cell phones should receive one emergency test broadcast message with an audible alert sometime between 11:18 and 11:48 a.m. This broadcast is expected go to Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) compatible cell phones that have wireless carriers that are participating in WEA, which are switched on and within range of the cell tower. These messages are set to alert the public of emergencies — including AMBER alerts and tornado or flood warnings, for example. This test is being conducted by Federal Emergency Management Agency in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission. We want to make you aware of this for two reasons: 1) This could be a teachable moment for you and your students OR it could be a distraction to your teaching and learning environment if cell phones are on and receiving messages during this time. 2) This is not a test conducted by Bend-La Pine Schools. This is the first nationwide Presidential-level WEA test and individuals cannot opt out.  As stated in the To-Dos, this info is to be shared during your advisory on 10/3 immediately after announcements.
• Our WEB/Leadership class is taking on the promotion of a Red Cross Blood Drive as a service project this Fall.  The event is happening on Friday, November 9th from 8:30-1:30. We need to get an idea of how many Red Cross adults will be needed to support this event, the number of workers is based on how many participants will be giving blood on this date.  Will you please email Elissa Freeman if you would be willing to give blood on your prep on this day?  No pressure at all, just needing an approximate number!
• Class Meeting Protocol:  When your Advisory has Class Meetings on the agenda, please take attendance and then walk your Advisory students to the cafeteria and then sit at a table and stay with them for the entire meeting.  We have Class Meetings several times throughout the year.  The purpose of these meetings is to get specific, grade level information to our students, to build community, pride and connection with our students.
• Open House Feedback data:  To date I have received 16 total responses to the Open House Feedback Form I sent out last week.  I am interested in looking at this data with our ICCLs so we can be informed when looking at any adjustments.  Please take time to submit your feedback so your voice is heard.  Thanks to the folks who have already taken the time to share their thoughts.
• During SIW you heard Alicia Covell (our school psychologist) present about Trauma Informed Care and ACEs.  Here is a video that may give some more insight into how ACEs can show up in our students.  You may be hearing about this video in the community, I wanted to support with the information I have.  You do not have to view this video.  I am just attempting to keep folks aware.  Please do not plan on showing this video to students. A topic in this video is suicide, please keep in mind that suicide is a sensitive issue and it has likely touched all of our lives in varying degrees. Although this video is very well done, it does not follow some best practices for discouraging suicide and offering hope for those who are feeling helpless.

These resources may be helpful to you:

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
• Oregon Youthline (a free, confidential teen-to-teen crisis and help line; supervised teens are available 4 to 10 p.m. daily; adults available all other times) at 1-877-968-8491 or text teen2teen to 839863.
• The Deschutes Co. Suicide Prevention website has resources and supports that reflect best practices.www.deschutes.org/suicideprevention
• www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org (information and support)
• www.thetrevorproject.org (crisis intervention and resources for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning young people ages 13-24)
• www.namicentraloregon.org (National Alliance on Mental Illness of Central Oregon)
• https://www.bend.k12.or.us/district/organization/student-mental-health (district website with resources)

 

REMINDERS:

• Consider reviewing “HDMS SIW 2018-2019 draft” within the document folder so you can plan accordingly.
• Consider reviewing “Advisory Schedule 2018-2019 draft” within the document folder you can plan accordingly.
• Within the document folder you will find info regarding the Gallup Poll that you will need for Advisory Oct. 3^rd (8th grade advisory will take the Gallup Poll on Oct. 10th).  The materials staff will need for this activity are also in the Staff Google Classroom.
• Items have been added to the Equity/ELL folder within the documents tab, please consider checking out these new resources.
• Items have been added to the PBIS folder within the documents tab.
• Items have been added to the Counseling folder within the documents tab.
• Here is a link to the behavioral resolutions from Monday through Thursday

KID TIME/EBISS

• 1:30-1:45 staff meeting
• 1:45-2:15 6^th grade
• 2:15-2:45 7^th grade
• 2:45-3:15 8^th grade

Kid Time is an opportunity to come together with other staff members around individual students, not to admire a problem, but to collaborate and be solution driven about next steps and group agreements to better support each child.

Please fill out FYI entries for any student that you have concerns about on the Google doc linked here.  We will compile this information and use it to determine which students have the greatest need for discussion.  This info, as well as the wisdom of the group, will inform our next steps to better support each student.

We will start with about five students per grade level.  Students names will be posted prior to Wednesday, so you can plan your time accordingly.  There will be a Google Doc where the conversations as well as next steps will be captured so all can be on the same page moving forward.

Counselors will be available in the following locations so you can continue conversations around kids before or after the official grade level Kid Time meeting in the Media Center.

6th Joe- River commons

7th Lynne- Staff room

8th Cathy- FRR

 

HDMS HIGHLIGHTS:

Students were sharing their smiles and excitement all around HDMS this week!