Saturday, September 13, 2008
Superintendent Search
A public community forum with search consulting team will be held in the Cedar Shoals High School auditorium on Monday, September 15th, at 7:00. Parents and teachers, PLEASE attend and give your input. Board members will not be attending so as to encourage freedom of expression. The consultants will pose questions about the strengths of the district, the challenges the district faces, and the characteristics sought in the next superintendent. Childcare and Spanish translation will be provided. Please go to www.clarke.k12.ga.us and complete the leadership profile survey online. There is a place to submit names of potential candidates for the position.
Monday, September 1, 2008
Hilsman fundraiser
Students were supposed to receive permission slips in their homerooms last week for the Pampered Chef fundraiser. These slips were to allow parents/kids to opt-in to the fundraiser. Some kids did not receive these slips so if you didn't get the slip, please see our fundraising page to opt-in:
http://hilsmanpto.googlepages.com/fundraisers
You can also send an email directly to Jodi Gross to opt-in: jodiga1@yahoo.com
All profits go to the Hilsman PTO and the leading classroom will get a pizza party.
http://hilsmanpto.googlepages.com/fundraisers
You can also send an email directly to Jodi Gross to opt-in: jodiga1@yahoo.com
All profits go to the Hilsman PTO and the leading classroom will get a pizza party.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Open House, etc
Hilsman Open House
Open House will be Tuesday August 26 from 6:30 pm. Everyone will meet in the cafeteria for a brief presentation and introduction of the staff, then you can follow an abbreviated schedule of your children's classes that will allow you to meet their teachers and hear about curriculum,etc.
FBLA
Future Business Leaders of America will hold their first meeting on Aug 26 from 4-5:30. You may download an application form at http://hilsmanpto.googlepages.com/schoolactivities. For questions, please contact Mr. Dorsey at dorseyr@clarke.k12.ga.us
Math Counts
Math Counts has begun training. It meets every morning at 7:15 in Mr. Bacchus' room
Fundraisers
The PTO has a number of fundraisers planned for the year that you can help with. Funds collected go to support various needs in the school that can not be met by traditional budgets.
Kroger Earning Plus Learning - be sure to get your scan sheet (available at http://hilsmanpto.googlepages.com/fundraisers) and have it scanned with your Plus card to get credit for Hilsman whenever you shop at Kroger
Publix- Coming soon, we will have a similar scan card for use at Publix
Pampered Chef - Items will be on display at Open House. All profits will go to the Hilsman PTO
Cookie Dough - A great holiday item, the PTO will do a joint fundraiser with the band in November
Box Tops for Education - Bring in your Box top labels from General Mills Brand foods. Bring them to your homeroom - the class with the most coupons will win a pizza party.
Still to come: We will be adding more info about other school clubs and activities to the website as they become available. We will also have an updated teacher email list. There is a list from last year on our website that has many of the teachers and staff but none of the new ones.
Open House will be Tuesday August 26 from 6:30 pm. Everyone will meet in the cafeteria for a brief presentation and introduction of the staff, then you can follow an abbreviated schedule of your children's classes that will allow you to meet their teachers and hear about curriculum,etc.
FBLA
Future Business Leaders of America will hold their first meeting on Aug 26 from 4-5:30. You may download an application form at http://hilsmanpto.googlepages.com/schoolactivities. For questions, please contact Mr. Dorsey at dorseyr@clarke.k12.ga.us
Math Counts
Math Counts has begun training. It meets every morning at 7:15 in Mr. Bacchus' room
Fundraisers
The PTO has a number of fundraisers planned for the year that you can help with. Funds collected go to support various needs in the school that can not be met by traditional budgets.
Kroger Earning Plus Learning - be sure to get your scan sheet (available at http://hilsmanpto.googlepages.com/fundraisers) and have it scanned with your Plus card to get credit for Hilsman whenever you shop at Kroger
Publix- Coming soon, we will have a similar scan card for use at Publix
Pampered Chef - Items will be on display at Open House. All profits will go to the Hilsman PTO
Cookie Dough - A great holiday item, the PTO will do a joint fundraiser with the band in November
Box Tops for Education - Bring in your Box top labels from General Mills Brand foods. Bring them to your homeroom - the class with the most coupons will win a pizza party.
Still to come: We will be adding more info about other school clubs and activities to the website as they become available. We will also have an updated teacher email list. There is a list from last year on our website that has many of the teachers and staff but none of the new ones.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
First Week of School
We hope you and your kids are surviving the first week of school. Here are a few items of interest:
First PTO meeting
The first PTO meeting of the year will be held Monday, August 18 at 6pm in the Hilsman Media Center. The PTO will outline plans for the year and Dr. Price and a number of teachers and staff will be on hand to go over some of the changes this year and answer your questions.
Chorus Concert Dates
Thursday, Nov. 6 Fall Concert 7:00 P.M.
Thursday, Dec. 11 Winter/Holiday Concert 7:00 P.M.
TBA (Feb. 2009) African American History Program 7:00 P.M.
Thursday, Apr. 16 Spring Showcase Chorus Concert 7:00 P.M.
Sports Schedules
Many of the sports schedules are now available online at the PTO website. Please go to http://hilsmanpto.googlepages.com/schoolactivities to view the schedules
Kroger Earning Plus Learning
Do you shop at Kroger? Do you have a Plus card? If so, you absolutely must get connected to the Earning Plus Learning program. Even if you participated last year, you must sign up again. All you have to do is take our flyer to Kroger one time and they will scan the barcode on the flyer and the bar code on your Plus card and then all purchases you make between then and the end of May will add credit to the Hilsman account. You can download/print the form from our webpage: http://hilsmanpto.googlepages.com/fundraisers
Open House
Stay tuned for the date of Open House where you can visit your children's classrooms and meet the teachers.
First PTO meeting
The first PTO meeting of the year will be held Monday, August 18 at 6pm in the Hilsman Media Center. The PTO will outline plans for the year and Dr. Price and a number of teachers and staff will be on hand to go over some of the changes this year and answer your questions.
Chorus Concert Dates
Thursday, Nov. 6 Fall Concert 7:00 P.M.
Thursday, Dec. 11 Winter/Holiday Concert 7:00 P.M.
TBA (Feb. 2009) African American History Program 7:00 P.M.
Thursday, Apr. 16 Spring Showcase Chorus Concert 7:00 P.M.
Sports Schedules
Many of the sports schedules are now available online at the PTO website. Please go to http://hilsmanpto.googlepages.com/schoolactivities to view the schedules
Kroger Earning Plus Learning
Do you shop at Kroger? Do you have a Plus card? If so, you absolutely must get connected to the Earning Plus Learning program. Even if you participated last year, you must sign up again. All you have to do is take our flyer to Kroger one time and they will scan the barcode on the flyer and the bar code on your Plus card and then all purchases you make between then and the end of May will add credit to the Hilsman account. You can download/print the form from our webpage: http://hilsmanpto.googlepages.com/fundraisers
Open House
Stay tuned for the date of Open House where you can visit your children's classrooms and meet the teachers.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Hilsman School Supplies for 2008-09
For those of you who didn't order your supplies already, here are the school supply lists as presented to the PTO at the end of last year:
Sixth Grade
All students will need:
Two combination locks
One Trapper Keeper type notebook
Notebook dividers- 1 set
1 pencil bag that goes in the Trapper KeeperNotebook
paper-loose leaf to be kept in Trapper Keeper
Pencils for math
A hand-held pencil sharpener with a cover for shavings
2 blue ink pens
2 black ink pens
2 red ink pens
1 red paper folder with brads in the middle and pockets
1 yellow paper folder with brads in the middle and pockets
1 green paper folder with brads in the middle and pockets
1 blue paper folder with brads in the middle and pockets
1 pkg highlighters in yellow (Two highlighters is enough)
1 pkg colored pencils
All book bags must fit into the lockers and remain there during the day. We suggest buying the smallest book bag a Trapper Keeper and two books would fit into.
Wish list for teachers:
1 ream of computer paper
1 pkg dry erase markers
1 box tissues
1 bottle hand sanitizer
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Seventh Grade
4 – 1” binders each a different color
blue and black pens
regular pencils (not mechanical)
erasers
wide rule notebook paper
graph paper (1/2”)
compass
10 dividers
enclosed pencil sharpener
markers
colored pencils
highlighter
4 pencil bags which clips into each notebook
memo size (2”) sticky notes – 4 pack
inexpensive scientific calculator
rulers (need metric and standard measurements)
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Eighth Grade
3 ring binders (2 to 3)
Composition Notebooks (black & white marbled or colored ones)- paper is hard to tear out
Colored Pencils
Colored Marker
Rulers
Index Cards (2 packs)
Filler Paper
Spiral Notebooks (2)
Graph Paper
Scientific Calculator
Pencils
Pens (Black & Blue)
Teachers request:
Boxes of Tissue
Reams of Paper
Hand Sanitizer
Sixth Grade
All students will need:
Two combination locks
One Trapper Keeper type notebook
Notebook dividers- 1 set
1 pencil bag that goes in the Trapper KeeperNotebook
paper-loose leaf to be kept in Trapper Keeper
Pencils for math
A hand-held pencil sharpener with a cover for shavings
2 blue ink pens
2 black ink pens
2 red ink pens
1 red paper folder with brads in the middle and pockets
1 yellow paper folder with brads in the middle and pockets
1 green paper folder with brads in the middle and pockets
1 blue paper folder with brads in the middle and pockets
1 pkg highlighters in yellow (Two highlighters is enough)
1 pkg colored pencils
All book bags must fit into the lockers and remain there during the day. We suggest buying the smallest book bag a Trapper Keeper and two books would fit into.
Wish list for teachers:
1 ream of computer paper
1 pkg dry erase markers
1 box tissues
1 bottle hand sanitizer
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Seventh Grade
4 – 1” binders each a different color
blue and black pens
regular pencils (not mechanical)
erasers
wide rule notebook paper
graph paper (1/2”)
compass
10 dividers
enclosed pencil sharpener
markers
colored pencils
highlighter
4 pencil bags which clips into each notebook
memo size (2”) sticky notes – 4 pack
inexpensive scientific calculator
rulers (need metric and standard measurements)
+++++++++++++++++++++++++
Eighth Grade
3 ring binders (2 to 3)
Composition Notebooks (black & white marbled or colored ones)- paper is hard to tear out
Colored Pencils
Colored Marker
Rulers
Index Cards (2 packs)
Filler Paper
Spiral Notebooks (2)
Graph Paper
Scientific Calculator
Pencils
Pens (Black & Blue)
Teachers request:
Boxes of Tissue
Reams of Paper
Hand Sanitizer
Orientation and other startup activities
I have had a few questions about these items. I have added a note.
Transition Camp for 6th Grade – Tuesday, August 5th, 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. This is for students only.
Orientation – 6th Grade, Wednesday, August 6th , 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 This is for students and their parents
Orientation – 7th and 8th Grade, Wednesday, August 6th , 1:00 p.m.- 2:30 p.m. This is for students and their parents
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Band Registration is Monday, Aug 4, 2-7 pm in the Hilsman Band Room. Students can come play all the different band instruments. Instruments will also be available for lease or purchase.
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School starts Thursday Aug 7.
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First PTO meeting is Monday, Aug 18 at 6pm in the Media Center
Transition Camp for 6th Grade – Tuesday, August 5th, 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. This is for students only.
Orientation – 6th Grade, Wednesday, August 6th , 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 This is for students and their parents
Orientation – 7th and 8th Grade, Wednesday, August 6th , 1:00 p.m.- 2:30 p.m. This is for students and their parents
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Band Registration is Monday, Aug 4, 2-7 pm in the Hilsman Band Room. Students can come play all the different band instruments. Instruments will also be available for lease or purchase.
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School starts Thursday Aug 7.
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First PTO meeting is Monday, Aug 18 at 6pm in the Media Center
Friday, July 18, 2008
August Orientation
Welcome back to Hilsman!
The following is the plan for orientation in early August
1. August 6- Grades 6-8 Orientation. 9:30 AM- 11:00 AM 6th grade and 7-8 will be from 1:00 PM- 2:30 PM. Parents will briefly meet staff and receive schedules, a similar format we have used in prior years.
2. August 5- (Tentative date) still working on time for Transition Camp for 6th graders only. Will finalize early next week and let community/parents know finalized dates, times and other pertinent information. Stay tuned for further information.
You will also be getting a mailing from the school.
The following is the plan for orientation in early August
1. August 6- Grades 6-8 Orientation. 9:30 AM- 11:00 AM 6th grade and 7-8 will be from 1:00 PM- 2:30 PM. Parents will briefly meet staff and receive schedules, a similar format we have used in prior years.
2. August 5- (Tentative date) still working on time for Transition Camp for 6th graders only. Will finalize early next week and let community/parents know finalized dates, times and other pertinent information. Stay tuned for further information.
You will also be getting a mailing from the school.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Summer Reading
Updated Summer Reading List
This is an updated list with specific titles for each grade. There is also a reading log.
Please encourage your child to read over the summer and record his/her reading on the reading log. Any completed logs should be turned in to his/her Language Arts teacher for the 2008-2009 school year for a quiz grade. Included is also the list for next year’s Battle of the Books.
List and Log are available at:
http://hilsmanpto.googlepages.com/resources
This is an updated list with specific titles for each grade. There is also a reading log.
Please encourage your child to read over the summer and record his/her reading on the reading log. Any completed logs should be turned in to his/her Language Arts teacher for the 2008-2009 school year for a quiz grade. Included is also the list for next year’s Battle of the Books.
List and Log are available at:
http://hilsmanpto.googlepages.com/resources
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Summer Activities
Here are some summer activities to consider
Summer reading list
We have posted the summer reading list on our webpage: http://hilsmanpto.googlepages.com/resources
The list includes next year's Battle of the Books selection. Hilsman has been the County Champ for the last four years so plan on next year and start your reading early.
Summer swimming
East Athens Swim Team
SUMMER 2008
Where: Green Acres/Crestwood Pool
635 Brookwood Drive
Athens, GA 30605
Who: boys and girls ages 4-18
When: Mid May thru July
For more information please visit our websitewww.greenacrespool.org or 706-354-4412
Parents meeting on Monday May 19 at 6pm at the pool
• Come join the fun this summer, while learning and improving your swim skills
• Quality coaching, supervised, and safe for all ages.
• Promote a positive attitude and good sportsmanship.
• Encourage family involvement
• Swim a thon to earn swim prizes such as goggles and swim suits
• Practices in the mornings and evenings Monday thru Friday. Come to as many as you can. You are not required to attend all practices.
• You do not need to be a member of the Green Acres Pool to join the swim team
• Come and make new friends and join old ones.
• Strive for healthy competition while having fun
The Athens Farmers' Market: Local and Sustainable
I want to invite you to come visit a new bigger, better farmers'market as it opens this Saturday at Bishop Park. It will feature our farmers' best pick of fresh sustainably-grown produce as well as local hand-made and home-made crafts, direct-trade coffee, freshly baked breads and other treats. The market will run every Saturday from May17th to the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Hours of operation will be8am to 1pm.
In honor of its opening we will have a Grand Opening Celebration onMay 17th and we invite you to attend!
Interested in selling produce or local hand-made/home-made crafts at the market? Need a map to Bishop Park? Visit http://www.athensfarmersmarket.net for more information!
Summer reading list
We have posted the summer reading list on our webpage: http://hilsmanpto.googlepages.com/resources
The list includes next year's Battle of the Books selection. Hilsman has been the County Champ for the last four years so plan on next year and start your reading early.
Summer swimming
East Athens Swim Team
SUMMER 2008
Where: Green Acres/Crestwood Pool
635 Brookwood Drive
Athens, GA 30605
Who: boys and girls ages 4-18
When: Mid May thru July
For more information please visit our websitewww.greenacrespool.org or 706-354-4412
Parents meeting on Monday May 19 at 6pm at the pool
• Come join the fun this summer, while learning and improving your swim skills
• Quality coaching, supervised, and safe for all ages.
• Promote a positive attitude and good sportsmanship.
• Encourage family involvement
• Swim a thon to earn swim prizes such as goggles and swim suits
• Practices in the mornings and evenings Monday thru Friday. Come to as many as you can. You are not required to attend all practices.
• You do not need to be a member of the Green Acres Pool to join the swim team
• Come and make new friends and join old ones.
• Strive for healthy competition while having fun
The Athens Farmers' Market: Local and Sustainable
I want to invite you to come visit a new bigger, better farmers'market as it opens this Saturday at Bishop Park. It will feature our farmers' best pick of fresh sustainably-grown produce as well as local hand-made and home-made crafts, direct-trade coffee, freshly baked breads and other treats. The market will run every Saturday from May17th to the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Hours of operation will be8am to 1pm.
In honor of its opening we will have a Grand Opening Celebration onMay 17th and we invite you to attend!
Interested in selling produce or local hand-made/home-made crafts at the market? Need a map to Bishop Park? Visit http://www.athensfarmersmarket.net for more information!
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Next Year's Math, end of this year, summer fun
Next Year's Math Curriculum
We will have an informational meeting about the Middle School Mathematics Curriculum for next year on Monday, May 19 at 6:00 PM in the Media Center. You will find out from Instructional Services background information and detail as we prepare for next year. This will be informative and will last about 1 hour. This is for Hilsman Parents as the school requested this meeting for the families of Hilsman.
Band Concert
There is a Band Concert tonight (May 13) in the school gym
End of Year Ceremonies
End of the year ceremonies will be held the first of next week. Sixth grade on Monday, Seventh grade on Tuesday and Eighth grade on Wednesday. Details later this week.
Swim Team
If your student is interested in learning to swim better and to compete as well, please consider joining the East Athens Swim Team for the summer. Parent meeting is Monday May 19 at 6pm at the Green Acres Pool, 650 Brookwood Dr. For more information see greenacrespool.org or call 706-354-4412
We will have an informational meeting about the Middle School Mathematics Curriculum for next year on Monday, May 19 at 6:00 PM in the Media Center. You will find out from Instructional Services background information and detail as we prepare for next year. This will be informative and will last about 1 hour. This is for Hilsman Parents as the school requested this meeting for the families of Hilsman.
Band Concert
There is a Band Concert tonight (May 13) in the school gym
End of Year Ceremonies
End of the year ceremonies will be held the first of next week. Sixth grade on Monday, Seventh grade on Tuesday and Eighth grade on Wednesday. Details later this week.
Swim Team
If your student is interested in learning to swim better and to compete as well, please consider joining the East Athens Swim Team for the summer. Parent meeting is Monday May 19 at 6pm at the Green Acres Pool, 650 Brookwood Dr. For more information see greenacrespool.org or call 706-354-4412
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