The Clarke County Board of Education has approved, in concept, a plan to create individual attendance areas for each of the school district's elementary schools. The proposal is designed to help the school district better manage rising transportation costs, balance enrollment at elementary schools, and provide more certainty to families in the enrollment process. The school district will open a new elementary school under construction on Danielsville Road at the beginning of the 2009-2010 school year. Tentative plans include opening two additional elementary schools, possibly as early as the 2011-2012 school year. Please go to the following website for more detailed information:
http://www.clarke.k12.ga.us/district.cfm?subpage=33863
Options to share your feedback on the plan are listed on the web page! Make your voice heard about this important change in the attendance areas for the elementary schools!
Candidate Forum
Save the Date! Monday, October 20th, there will be a school board candidate forum in the evening for school district candidates running for office in Districts 2, 4, 6, and 8. More specific details will be forthcoming. A map of the Clarke County school district zones is located at:
http://www.athensclarkecounty.com/documents/pdf/boardofelections/school_board_2006.pdf
Check this resource to see in which district you reside.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Parent Volunteers Neede for Newsletter
Dr. Price is looking for two parent volunteers to collaborate on developing a bimonthly newsletter for Hilsman Middle School. The newsletter would include dates and events and happenings at Hilsman.
Although we have an email list, only about half the student body is represented on the list.
Please contact Dr. Price directly at: pricet@clarke.k12.ga.us
Although we have an email list, only about half the student body is represented on the list.
Please contact Dr. Price directly at: pricet@clarke.k12.ga.us
Monday, September 22, 2008
Letter to seventh grade parents re: science teacher
Dear Parents,
In an effort to keep you informed about the changes in your child’s classroom, I am sending this letter to advise you of recent events in our Science Department at Hilsman Middle School. You may or may not be aware that very recently Mr.Rozier, one of our 7th grade science teachers, decided that teaching middle school was not the right career choice; therefore, he decided to resign his position. Needless to say, this has put us in a bind. We are diligently searching for a replacement that will provide consistency and longevity in this position. We currently have a long-term substitute teacher in the class and during this process we will have other science teachers support the substitute with lesson plans including, but not limited to, the state standards. Please know that I have begun interviewing candidates and hope to fill this position with a qualified teacher as soon as possible.
In closing, I want to thank you for your patience and certainly if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact either myself or Mrs. Kim Reynolds-Manglitz, our Instructional Lead Teacher.
Sincerely yours,
Dr.Tony Price
In an effort to keep you informed about the changes in your child’s classroom, I am sending this letter to advise you of recent events in our Science Department at Hilsman Middle School. You may or may not be aware that very recently Mr.Rozier, one of our 7th grade science teachers, decided that teaching middle school was not the right career choice; therefore, he decided to resign his position. Needless to say, this has put us in a bind. We are diligently searching for a replacement that will provide consistency and longevity in this position. We currently have a long-term substitute teacher in the class and during this process we will have other science teachers support the substitute with lesson plans including, but not limited to, the state standards. Please know that I have begun interviewing candidates and hope to fill this position with a qualified teacher as soon as possible.
In closing, I want to thank you for your patience and certainly if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact either myself or Mrs. Kim Reynolds-Manglitz, our Instructional Lead Teacher.
Sincerely yours,
Dr.Tony Price
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.
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