Granby High School Announcements April 29-May 3, 2019
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Granby High School Announcements April 29-May 3, 2019 Our mission is to "Raise the Bar" so that ALL students will be well prepared for college and the world of work. This will be accomplished through rigor, relevance and relationships between all Granby stakeholders. GRANBY HIGH’S SCHOOLWIDE INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS One hundred percent of students will show at least 10% growth in critical thinking skills as measured by results on performance based tasks, unit tests, SOL tests, industry certifications, AP tests, and IB tests. Our Instructional Focus Statement At Granby High School, we will improve students' critical thinking skills through use of Kagan and cooperative learning strategies with JIGSAW, FISHBONE, and RECIPROCAL TEACHING as high yield strategies. Looking at Student Work and Owning Our Data Students should see exemplary student work (for current units of study) as well as data posted in classes and on the halls throughout the building. Students should maintain unit test data forms in each class to track their progress and to set learning goals. Kagan and Cooperative Learning Strategies Implementation with Fidelity Students should participate in Kagan and/or cooperative learning strategies in each class on a daily basis. Students should complete JIGSAW, FISHBONE, and RECIPROCAL TEACHING strategies in each class for each unit of study! Reading and Writing to Improve Literacy Every student should engage in focused and/or sustained silent reading activities on a daily basis in every class. Every ninth and tenth grader should be using a writing structure to develop persuasive writing responses in English and Health classes at least 4 times each quarter. Goal for Improving Attendance Chronic student absenteeism will be reduced by at least 10% (from 20% to 10%) in order to meet school accreditation in the area of attendance. Tuesdays and Thursdays ALL YEAR! – We have two t-shirts that highlight our instructional focus. You may wear your instructional focus t-shirt with denim each Tuesday and Thursday. Hope you enjoy! . Theory of Action Norfolk Public Schools students will develop their individual potential, maximize skills for lifelong learning, and successfully contribute to a global society. All personnel will intentionally facilitate an environment that supports exemplary and innovative teaching and learning opportunities in every school, in every classroom, every day, for every student – no exception. Leadership Leadership facilitates and maximizes the efforts of all personnel to effectively promote and support teaching and learning. Literacy Literacy is reading, writing, listening, speaking, and thinking critically. Rigor Rigorous teaching and learning opportunities are academically, intellectually, and personally challenging. Innovation Innovation promotes the implementation of emerging and transformational ideas and actions to support teaching and learning. Tuesdays and Thursdays ALL YEAR! – We have two t-shirts that highlight our instructional focus. You may wear your instructional focus t-shirt with denim each Tuesday and Thursday. Hope you enjoy! Industry Certification Remediation Sessions Industry Certification remediation for the W!SE Financial and Work Place Readiness tests are after school as follows: Monday, April 29: Room 1CL CTE Industry Certification testing will be April 29 - May 10. Passing an Industry Certification is a graduation requirement. If you have any questions, please see your CTE teacher or Dr. Marshall. Save the Dates: AP Testing: May 6-17; Late AP Testing May 22-24 IB Testing: May 7-24 SOL Testing: May 6-June 7 CTE Industry Certification Testing: April 29-May 10 Junior Ring Dance: May 4 Senior Prom: May 31 Graduation Rehearsal: June 7 at 3:45 p.m. (arrive 30 minutes early) Graduation: June 11 at 7:00 p.m. April 30 College ACCESS Fieldtrip (Ms. Ulanich, Sponsor) 31 PreIB/IB Meeting 2:10-3:00 28A May 1 2 Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences 2:20-3:20 Commons 3 Science Fieldtrip to ODU Planetarium (Ms. Gay) 3-4 TSA State Competition (Mr. Wood) 4 SAT Testing 6-10 TEACHERS APPRECIATION WEEK 7 Committee Meetings 8 Honorable MENtion/First Ladies 2:15 p.m. with Ms. Self 11 Saturday Detention 8:00-11:00 a.m. 16 Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences 2:20-3:20 Commons 17 Interim 4 Grades Close 18 Saturday Detention 8:00-11:00 a.m. 22 Honorable MENtion/First Ladies 2:15 p.m. with Ms. Self May 23 ILT School-Community-wide Meeting 2:20-3:30 27 Memorial Day – School Closed 29 Interim 4 Grade Reports Distributed Tuesdays and Thursdays ALL YEAR! – We have two t-shirts that highlight our instructional focus. You may wear your instructional focus t-shirt with denim each Tuesday and Thursday. Hope you enjoy! Student Activities- GET INVOLVED! YEARBOOK SALES - Yearbooks are on sale online at Walsworth.com , in the main office or the students may stop by 19B to purchase them. The cost is $50. They will be on sale until sold out. Yearbooks have sold out for the past two years. Reserve yours today. Seniors, save the date! Prom will be held May 31 at the Half Moone Center. Juniors: The ring dance will take place on May 4th at the Mambo Room from 7-10 pm. Tickets are $25 for those who have paid dues, $65 for those who have not paid dues. Guests are $30 and must complete an application from 17A. Prices will go up after April 12th. Girls Volleyball conditioning will run Tuesdays and Thursdays 230-430pm in Small Gym. Concussion and Physical forms are required. See Coach Villanueva in 21A for additional info. Attention Seniors: If you have not placed your graduation announcement or cap and gown orders, you need to so as soon as possible. Go to: visiting https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=www.jostens.com&data=02%7C01%7Clgibson %40nps.k12.va.us%7C9e5cb05a2ae34fea268208d6b231f939%7C0c3b3cb60d6a4d31b043f61fb69363d3%7C0%7 C0%7C636892325049032886&sdata=U4YpDk%2FloXSvJ1yQLE%2Fkvlf3o%2B4JT53deMoCJA%2BYM14%3D &reserved=0 Attention Students Who Have Been Absent from School: Please submit notes for any absences this year to the nearest academy office. If you have missed 5 or more days and do not submit notes to explain your absences, you will be receiving a truancy plan in the mail. Avoid the paperwork and turn in your absence notes right away. Students, please speak with your English teacher about after-school SOL Reading remediation. Remediation will be held April 29th with Ms. Rosenthal, May 6th with Mr. Gore, and May 8th with Mrs. Brunner. The girls’ lacrosse team played a dominating game against Menchville on Wednesday night and won 13-4. Goals were scored by Madelyn Chavez, Mikayla Smith, Libby Collins, Brooke Anderson, Jasmine Matos, Re’Anna Finister, Caroline Barrera, and Rachel Bishop! Keep up the great work, ladies! Students, pay your dues: Seniors - $75 – in 30B Juniors - $40 – in 17A Sophomores - $25 – in 34B Seniors: Prom tickets are on sale! Tickets are $50 for dues paying seniors and $60 for guests. Tuesdays and Thursdays ALL YEAR! – We have two t-shirts that highlight our instructional focus. You may wear your instructional focus t-shirt with denim each Tuesday and Thursday. Hope you enjoy! Granby’s Shining Star - Ms. Jennifer Lambert, Mathematics Department Granby’s Shining Star - Ms. Cristal Harkleroad, Art Department Granby’s Shining Star – Ms. Nelia Georgo Tuesdays and Thursdays ALL YEAR! – We have two t-shirts that highlight our instructional focus. You may wear your instructional focus t-shirt with denim each Tuesday and Thursday. Hope you enjoy! From the Counseling Department Transcript Requests Students, if you are applying to colleges using anything other than the Common Application, please make sure to request a transcript by doing one of the following: 1. Visit the School Counseling Office (Academy A or B) and request a transcript in person. 2. Access the Guidance page on the Granby website and follow the instructions on the page to request a transcript. 3. Email your school counselor to request a transcript. Be sure to include specific school or email information needed to make sure the transcript is sent where you intend it to be sent. SCHOLARSHIP NEWS FOR THE CLASS OF 2019 If you know seniors who aren’t on the wall of stars, if they turn in their financial aid award letter, scholarship letter, college acceptance letter to their counselor or Ms. U, we will add them to the window! A senior does not need to commit to a particular school in order for the scholarship money to be used in our final count. Please also encourage seniors to complete the FAFSA so they won't miss out on any opportunities for free money. TOTAL: $14.57 MILLION in Scholarship Awards for the Class of 2019 Granby guidance website is up and running with current information for all students in the areas of college exploring and planning, SAT and ACT testing, upcoming college visits, summer opportunities, homework help and scholarship information. Please check out our website today! College Visits TCC (by appointment) 5/10/19 09B (9:45) Graham *** Onsite Admissions Visit Tuesdays and Thursdays ALL YEAR! – We have two t-shirts that highlight our instructional focus. You may wear your instructional focus t-shirt with denim each Tuesday and Thursday. Hope you enjoy! From the Art Department Last night, 4/25, the opening reception of NPS ARTWORK from secondary students was amazing. GHS was well represented in all categories. Thanks to the teachers in the Fine Arts Dept; this was one of the best years, and there was a multitude of works from Granby High School students in every category. The Norfolk Wellness Center was so crowded that parking spots were difficult to attain. It was a wonderful evening with Mr. Fenley, Ms. Hurst, Ms. Harkleroad, and Mrs. Taylor-Martin. Congratulations to the following GHS art students who swept "Best in Show" honors at the NPS District Art Exhibition: Louis Septier (1st) Kayla Uzzle (2nd) Anne du Cluzel (3rd) Allison Fletcher (Honorable Mention) Congratulations to the following GHS art students who swept the "Sculpture" awards at the NPS District Art Exhibition: Amaya Guest (1st) Natalie Schaus (2nd) Miriam Butts (3rd) Jacelyn Masten (Honorable Mention) The list of award winners continues with..