Harwood Hacks Music related: “What instrument is currently playing inside you right now?”, “What music or song best represents your feelings right now?”, “If your mood could be represented by music right now, what would it be?” |
Team -
Thanks to the Sunshine committee for spreading your good spirits with last Friday’s Bowling expedition. Like the snow that finally graced us this weekend it was much needed after the gloomy weather we had returning from the December break.
Whether it be bowling, reading by a warm fire, baking something yummy and/or enjoying outdoor activities in the snow I hope everyone’s spirit has been lifted this week!
Best,
Duane, Meg and Laurie
Calendar:
02/03 - No School for students (Staff inservice)
02/16 - Rising 9th grade Family Transition Night
02/20 - 03/10 - Rwanda travel study
02/27 - 03/07 - No School - February Vacation
03/24 - No School
04/13 & 4/19 - Family/TA Conferences
Appreciations:
Staff Member | Appreciations |
Danielle | For your vigilance and incredible follow up to every task - we are so grateful to have you at Harwood! |
Justin | For your follow up with every little and BIG thing you are asked to do from Instagram posts, weekly Blogs and Newsletters, updating Technology in the LRC and much more. |
Kate | For your continued partnership and always going above and beyond for the Harwood community at large. |
Jonah | For your calm and positive demeanor and feedback during an IEP meeting. |
Randy | For your thoughtful feedback and consideration as you work with each of your individual students. |
9th grade team | For your efforts to find time to meet in a meaningful way to support each other and collectively support our students. |
Safe - seen, heard, respected & understood:
Topics | Information/Links |
Student Board Representatives - Maise Frankie, Jeswin Antony Naomi Myers and Dylon Mauro shared a great report last night about student perspective at Harwood - including on budget. See the link here. | |
Student Support Collective Update: As discussed at the 1/16 inservice, the student support collective is working with Starling this coming Monday 1/30/23. We will be reviewing a proposed timeline for the work this semester, including H1 Process, Non-Negotiables, DESSA, student partnership, and action plan related specifically to the “belonging” benchmark. We will be sharing out the visual timeline along with an agenda for staff dialogue relating to the timeline - in advance of the February 21st staff meeting. Agenda and Notes - The Student Support collective would like to keep you updated on the things we are working on weekly. Please follow the link - and if you have any questions or want to learn more related to the notes/agenda items, please contact our team using this Email: hu-collectivess@huusd.org. Update - Student Partnership Collective: We have heard lots of feedback on a desire for student voice and partnership. The Student Support collective is in the process of facilitating the development of an HUMHS Student Partnership Collective. Ellen and Melody met last week with adult HS club leaders (MS leaders on 1/30). They will be meeting with student club representatives during the ELO Double Block Thursday February 2nd. An email to club leaders and students will be forthcoming, and information will also be located in TA announcements. UMATTER Follow up: Thank you again for your attention and participation in the UMATTER training during staff meeting. If you have any questions, concerns, thoughts, needs - please don’t hesitate to reach out to your school counselors, Christina, Magge (Nurse), or Melody. Slides will be forthcoming. If you want any wallets or post cards with important contact information, please see Melody. Student Support Services Daily Team Update - Middle School Student Hub: The Middle School teams in partnership with the Student Support team are in the process of creating a middle school student hub. Things are still in the works, but we continue to collaborate to best support all our students 7th-12th grade. This space is located by the MS math classrooms. When more information is available, we will share. This space will be available ONLY for middle school students. FEEDBACK SURVEY: The Daily Student Services team would like your feedback on how things are going, how we are doing, what things are working, and things we can improve upon. Please take a moment to complete this brief survey to share your feedback so we can continue to improve our systems and best support you all and our students. | |
Health Office Updates | Concussion: To follow up on the great Umatter® Suicide Prevention presentation by Mandy and Melody, we thought we’d share some more information on concussion and the broad impact it has on our students. Please take a moment to view this factsheet from the CDC. Come see us in the health office if you have concerns about a particular student. A Fact Sheet For Teachers, Counselors, And School Professionals |
TA update | ***Registration continues for 9-11th grade students. See your TA slideshow for activities specific to your grade level*** TA SLIDESHOWS |
Wellness Center | We are very excited to announce that you may begin to see student ambassadors “in- training” in the Wellness Center. These students have gone through an after school training program with Mosaic Bright Lights Advocacy program, as well as internal Harwood training and are preparing to support their peers in the Wellness Center. Stay tuned for more updates regarding this in the next few weeks and during the next assembly. Please reach out to Jen or Christina if you have any questions. |
Rigorous & Robust Academic Program:
Topics | Information/Links |
Staff Meeting  | Objectives: To identify what Self Direction performance indicators Harwood staff are currently teaching, assessing and why in order to inform our next steps. Middle School Staff Objective: Where: Library When: 3:30 - 4:30 |
Our next inservice day is 2/03. Please find the schedule for the day here. |
Positive school climate and culture:
Topics | Information/Links |
Hiring Update | It’s that time of year again - as we move forward we will continue to share new hires, open positions and hiring status. Hired:
This week:
Posted positions:
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Rwanda Travel Study Donations | Do you have any extra fabric, diverse children's books, or unused bars of soap? Harwood’s Rwanda Travel Study program is going to Rwanda for three weeks this February, and we want to bring your extra goods! While we are in Rwanda, our students practice ethnography by interviewing community members who work with local nonprofits. In return, we bring supplies that our partner organizations have requested. This year, A Friend Indeed is looking for fabric, unused bars of soap, and children's books. A Friend Indeed works to improve living conditions for single mothers, who are typically stigmatized in Rwandan society. One of their programs trains mothers to earn money by sewing clothing. Quilting cotton in increments of 1+ yards is preferred for clothing, and flannel can be used for menstrual pads. Please drop off diverse children’s books to Rachael Potts, unused bars of soap can be dropped off in the box in the main lobby, and please bring fabric to any of our chaperones by FRIDAY, 2/10. Thank you in advance! Tedin, Tara, Rachael, Paul, and Steve |
Side Letter Approved re: Family Sick |
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