Vote for Dr. Ted Huff as Educator of the Year
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National Network of Partnership Schools developed new resources that links family and community involvement in goal-linked activities that contribute to student learning and development. Each sampler includes a description of the importance of family and community involvement for the selected academic or behavioral goal and a summary of related research. Each booklet features ten activities that have been reported in Promising Partnership Practices over the years and were chosen as best practices by Johns Hopkins University for this resource.
Francis Howell has activities in five of the nine NNPS Samplers. In the five Samplers Francis Howell had seven best practices published. Published Promising Practices include:
Improve Family and Community Involvement in Preschools
- · Meadows Parkway – Digging With Dad
- · Hackmann – Wellness Fair
- · Central School Road – Handwriting Without Tears
Family and Community Involvement in Math
- · Fairmount – Flashcard Friday
Improve Family and community Involvement in High Schools
- · Francis Howell Central – Guidance Orientation Guide
Improve Student Behavior with Family and Community Involvement
- · Francis Howell Middle – Parent Forum: Whose Parents Let Them Do That?
Family and Community Involvement to Improve Attendance
- · Francis Howell Middle – School Friendly Business Program
Congratulations for the hard work in connecting families and the community to the goals we have set in our schools to ensure student success. If you would like to see all the samplers the link is below.
http://www.partnershipschools.org
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Mrs. Bratton's CCC Video
Bratton’s CCC Bratton’s CCC If you would like to enjoy a video made by our students in CCC, please go to the attached site. The video was created by Bratton’s CCC and “produced” by Jason Hughes. It has been entered into a contest sponsored by Channel 5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjBU7E1xuYY&safe=active
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Congratulations FHMS for winning the Character Fitness Award from Character Plus and the St. Louis Rams. This award required us to demonstrate how we incorporate character and fitness into all aspects of our school day. Through programs like Hoops for Heart, Character Connection Class, intramurals, Character Council, Jr. Viking Edge, Character Connection Tournaments, the Pancake Fun Run, and many more, the FHMS family astounded the judges with a score of 17.2 out of 18. WAY TO GO!
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Welcome Dr. Lee
On Friday, April 20, 2012, Dr. Ted Huff informed the faculty that Dr. Patti Lee will be the new assistant principal at FHMS beginning July 1, 2012. Dr. Lee is taking the position vacated by Dr. Huff who will become the building principal on July 1. The staff is excited to have Dr. Lee join our FHMS family as the new addition to our administrative team!
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Howell of Fame Recipient Announced
The Francis Howell School District is excited to announce the recipients of 2012 Howell of Fame Awards, which celebrate the outstanding achievements of volunteers and staff. The FHMS 2012 Howell of Fame recipient is:
Anna Lee Corpora – Teacher-Special Education, Francis Howell Middle
The Howell of Fame Awards Program was established in 1987 to honor members of the Howell School District community who have made a significant contribution to the children of the District.
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FHMS 8th Grader Avery Ivan was the winner of the $1,500 Scholarship for the Money Smart Kid Essay Contest
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FHSD to Host Heroin and Prescription Drug Town Hall
In an effort to educate our community about the growing use of heroin and abuse of prescription drugs among youth in our area, the Francis Howell School District is hosting a town hall forum on Tuesday, May 8 at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium at Francis Howell Central High School, 5199 Highway N, Cottleville, MO 63304. The event is organized by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (NCADA) and local law enforcement agencies.
This forum is the latest in a series of similar town hall meetings throughout the region. The increased use of heroin in the greater St. Louis area has grown to alarming proportions, and resulted in more than two hundred overdose deaths in the St. Louis area in the past year. This forum is intended to provide useful information for the community in order to proactively confront the dangerous epidemic of heroin and prescription painkiller use by St. Louis area teens.
The meeting is open to the public, and parents and students are encouraged to attend. Speakers will include representatives from the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (NCADA) – St. Louis Area, the St. Charles County Sheriff’s Department, and Bridgeway Behavioral Health. Topics will include Education, Impact, Law Enforcement, Treatment and Recovery. A presentation and panel discussion will be followed by a time for questions and answers. Speakers will be on hand to address issues of education, community, law enforcement, treatment and recovery.
For questions or more information, please call 314-962-3456.
Click here for an information flyer.
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The FHMS 2 mile Fun Run and Pancake Breakfast is less than a month away (April 21)! The pancake breakfast is all you can eat for $5. Pre-registration ($18) is due March 31. Registration after that day will be $20. Registration includes a run t-shirt, pancake breakfast and water after the run. Want to advertise your business? Put it on the back of the Run T-shirt!
See bar to the left for event flyer.
Contact Sue Solomon or Jessica McConnell for more information.
susan.solomon@fhsdschools.org
jessica.mcconnell@fhsdschools.org
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NEW! link to online meal payments:
http://www.fhsdschools.org/departments/food_services/school_dining_-_online_meal_payments/
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Dr. Huff
This morning Dr. Steve Griggs and Dr. Mary Hendricks-Harris informed the faculty at FHMS that Dr. Ted Huff will be the new principal at FHMS beginning July 1, 2012. Mrs. Johnston, who has served FHMS for 19 years has decided to retire at the end of the school year. Dr. Huff is in his sixth year at FHMS and has done an outstanding job in that role. The staff is thrilled that he will succeed Mrs. Johnston as the new building principal!
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PIT Meeting Reminders:
March 27 7 p.m. @ FHMS Library
April 24 7 p.m. @ Daniel Boone Elementary Library
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Our spring Book Fair will be March 5-9 during school hours and conferences. If you would like to volunteer to help with the book fair please follow the link bellow and use sign up genius. If you have any questions please e-mail Jana Gerard at jgerard1234@gmail.com.
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0A4CAEA62CA13-book If the link fails to take you to sign up genius please cut and paste the link into your internet browser.
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FHSD to Begin Making Automated Attendance Calls The Francis Howell School District (FHSD) is happy to announce that beginning Wednesday, February 29th parents will begin receiving automated telephone calls regarding unverified or unexcused student absences. Earlier this school year, the Francis Howell School District implemented the SchoolMessenger notification system to make automated calls to parents and guardians regarding weather-related school closings and school emergencies. We are now expanding the use of the notification system to make attendance calls for students that are absent from school.
If your child is absent from school, you will receive an automated phone call, text message and/or email (depending on your contact preferences) through the SchoolMessenger system. The system allows our schools to log attendance and notify parents of any unverified or unexcused absence in the timeliest manner possible. Please note, parents should still call the school attendance office to report your child/children's absence from school anytime they will be absent or late to school.
Click here for more information about SchoolMessenger.
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MAP testing
MAP testing is just around the corner; April 4, 5, 11, & 12. Students will need to have a calculator, at least 2 #2 pencils and an eraser.
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Spring conferences
Spring conferences will be Monday, March 5 and Wednesday, March 7 from 4:00 – 7:30.
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Teacher of the Year is Mrs. Hauquitz!! Congratulations!
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Show-Me a Movie
Francis Howell Middle School Eighth Grade Spectra recently submitted an original three minute movie to the Show-Me a Movie digital contest, sponsored by Cooperating School District of Missouri. In this contest, students were asked to write, act, shoot, direct and edit their film. Schools in the state of Missouri were allowed to compete.
Within the contest, the students’ film needed to fit into one of the six different categories designed by the Cooperating School district. Based on curriculum with a content focus, students in Spectra have entered this contest for the last seven years.
The winning film from FHMS was in the Show me a Challenge category and titled Pushing Through. Eighth graders who were involved were : Zoe Epperson, main editor; Derek Reed and Michael Bartner, photography; Grant Morey and Kris Nilsson, acting and writing. Seventh Grade Spectra students entered the contest as well. Students worked with hands on technology in the recording, voice-overs and editing processes were used by both classes, with problem solving that occurred as the process of downloading images and editing happened. Maneesh Karnati (7) was the green screen king, as he figured out how to use a green screen with the newer Mac, and kudos to Derek and Michael for their 8th grade filming. Zoe Epperson and Nick Eckstrom (7) became one with the computer from such involved work.
Great teamwork! Good job all!
Molly LaVictoire