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COMMUNITY BRIEFS
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Posted on Nov 06 2005
NOVEMBER EVENTS AT HOPWOOD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Nov. 10: PTSA in the school’s cafeteria 6-7pm. Math Dept. will give the presentation
Nov. 11: No classes Veteran’s Day
Nov. 17: Progress Reports, go home
Nov. 22: Parent/Community Take-Over Day
Nov. 23: Education Day, No classes
Nov. 24: Thanksgiving
Nov. 25: Thanksgiving break, No classes
Dec. 08: No classes, Constitution Day
Dec. 10: Staff Christmas Party
Dec. 13: Science/Health/PE Fair
I. Saturday Reading Program Dates
Our Rule of Thumb for the Saturday Reading Program is: “No school Friday? No school Saturday.” We will NOT have Saturday Reading the following dates in 2005: Nov. 12th, and 26th; Dec. 24th and 31st.
II. Home-School Communication
Parents, each Hopwood student has a Student Handbook that contains all the school rules, the school calendar, and plenty of space to write homework assignments and messages to parents. Parents may also use the Handbook to write messages to teachers. Each month the VP puts out a press release announcing all the upcoming events at Hopwood. Parents can either cut the announcement out of the newspaper and hand it up as a reminder, or write the dates in the Student Handbook. Each ‘Day A,’ the bulletin is read to the students. All upcoming events are announced. That is the time for students to write in the Handbooks. On page 64 of the Student Handbook is the schedule for all PTSA meetings for the entire 2005-06 school year. Announcements are also made at the PTSA meetings. Page 65 of the Handbook has all the phone number listing for Hopwood staff. Parents can find information regarding school activities either in the newspaper, in the Student Handbook, or at the PTSA meetings. Ask your Hopwood students to show you his/her Handbook and discuss ways together to increase home-school communication.
III. Correction
Pages 27-28 of the Student handbook detail the Academic Achievement and Awards for Hopwood Junior High School. Please note that the criteria for all awards state that students must be on grade level in reading, writing, and math, as measured by the STAR Assessment system, through the 3rd Quarter of the 8th grade year. “On grade level,” is defined as a score of 8.8 (8th year, 8th month).
