This Week at LPHS: September - 30

Hello Everyone, 

I hope you've had a wonderful weekend.  A couple of notes before we get on to the week ahead: 

* Accuracy with attendance has been lacking so far this year.  I know it is difficult at the start of the year when you don't know all of your students, but by this point it is essential that it is done correctly each period.  Thank you to those of you that pay careful attention to this and are sure that your attendance is accurate each hour. 

* E-Hall Pass should be common practice by now.  This has already helped us to address some parent concerns and behavior concerns with small groups of students.  The data we are getting is incredibly valuable and the admin group will continue to evaluate that as we look at what changes need to be made in the coming weeks.  The rollout has been awesome and the way everyone has adjusted to a big change has been awesome!  Thank you to all of you for putting the little bit of extra effort to make sure you were prepared for this!  

* Finally, if a student reports to you that they have covid, please forward any information to Chanelle so that she can mark them out as on quarantine.  Close contacts no longer need to quarantine and will not be marked as such.  Chanelle or an admin should be the only people adjusting attendance with the quarantine code or notifying a family of the return date.  

 Tuesday:

* Early Release Meeting, 1:48-2:48 in LPHS Media Center

Thursday: 

* Happy Birthday, Kristie O'Connor!  

This Week at LPHS, September 19 - 23

Hello Everyone, 

I hope you've all enjoyed a beautiful weekend and squeezed in some last summer activities!  

Before we get to the week ahead, a reminder about expectations for your gradebook.  It is a building expectation that gradebooks in MiStar are updated at least once per week and should be done by Wednesday of each week.  As we look through at student information, there are still some classes that are showing no grades entered.  This could be because nothing has been entered yet, in which case you should do so by Wednesday.  It could also be because you haven't made it visible to others yet, so please double check this setting.  All gradebooks should be set up with 60% of the final grade coming from assessments, 30% coming from homework or daily work, and 10% being the final exam. 

One more general announcement, we will delay the starting of E-Hall Pass until Wednesday.  The reason for this is so you all have time to review the materials shared by Mr. Kraft yesterday both for yourself and with your classes.  On Tuesday, during our PSP time, Mr. Kraft will be available in the media center to answer any questions that you may have.  You can access the presentation by Mr. Kraft here.  Login to E-Hall Pass here.  The student user guide that was shared with students can be found here.  

Finally, the week ahead: 

Monday: 

* Happy Birthday, Bruce Knick! 

Tuesday: 

* PSP during staff meeting time (2:48-3:48) - This must be done on a pre-assessment as has been discussed in detail at our two staff meetings this week.  This is going to be a focus of ours this school year as we use this data to drive the instruction we are providing in class.  To access the PSP form and review the Anchor Chart, click here.  

Thursday: 

* PBIS Meeting, 7:10 am in room 144.  All are welcome! 

* Fire Drill - 1:30 pm

Friday: 

* Happy Birthday, David Carter! 

Saturday: 

* Happy Birthday, Nancy Voltattorni! 

This Week at LPHS: September 12 - 16

Thanks for a great first week and welcome to our first full week!  We are off to a great start and I look forward to that continuing for the remainder of the year. 

A couple of notes before we get into the week ahead:  

* Please complete this form in order to support future educators that are enrolled in Mrs. Doyle's teacher prep program.  A note from Mrs. Doyle: "I am looking for teachers to volunteer to have my Intro to Teaching students come in 1-2 times a week depending on the number of volunteers to observe how we do things.  This link is for staff to volunteer to host a student/students."

*Please complete this form on the potential book study discussed in our first staff meeting. 

The Week Ahead: 

Monday: 

* Happy Birthday, Phil Kubitz! 

Tuesday: 

* 2nd Hour Freshmen Grade Level Meeting.  Please take attendance and come to the auditorium with your class when the announcement is made.  Your class should all sit together and you should sit with them in order help with crowd control.  This meeting will take the entire hour.  

* 3rd Hour Sophomore Class Meeting. Please take attendance and come to the auditorium with your class when the announcement is made.  Your class should all sit together and you should sit with them in order help with crowd control.  This meeting will take the entire hour.  

* Staff Meeting - 2:48 - 3:48 in the LPHS Media Center

Wednesday: 

* 2nd Hour Junior Grade Level Meeting. Please take attendance and come to the auditorium with your class when the announcement is made.  Your class should all sit together and you should sit with them in order help with crowd control.  This meeting will take the entire hour.  

* 3rd Hour Senior Class Meeting. Please take attendance and come to the auditorium with your class when the announcement is made.  Your class should all sit together and you should sit with them in order help with crowd control.  This meeting will take the entire hour.  

* Happy Birthday, Ghada Ahmad! 

Thursday: 

* Happy Birthday, Jesus Villarreal

Friday: 

* Fire Drill - 10:00 am

* The LPHS football game against Allen Park has been switched to a home game since Allen Park's field is not done yet.  Kickoff at 7:00 pm.  

This Week at LPHS: September 5-9

 Welcome Back to School Everyone!  I hope you are all refreshed and ready to get after it!  If not, please see the words of wisdom below from Mr. Billy Madison!  

Monday: 

* No School

* Happy Birthday, Chrsitine Doyle! 

Tuesday: 

* All Day PD, 8:00-3:00

Wednesday: 

 *Half Day, Hours 1-3

* Remember to mark all students that are present as P for "First Day Present"

Thursday: 

* Half Day, Hours 4-6 

* Remember to mark all students that are present as P for "First Day Present." 

* Please mark students that are at COOP or Health Careers as School Business Excused (If you don't know, we will update this information and get it to you. )

* Happy Birthday, Heidi Schwochow! 

Friday: 

* Full Day, Hours 1-6

Sunday: 

* Happy Birthday, Brittany Teets!