www.ejhayes.fcps.net December 3-8, 2018 Phone: 859.381.4920 • Fax: 859.381.4937

MISSION VISION PANTHER PROMISE

The mission of Edythe J. Hayes Middle School is to engage all students in a safe and nurturing

environment that promotes academic excellence

and develops responsible, respectful leaders.

Edythe J. Hayes Middle School will be a

• school where everybody belongs.

• a national model school for the pre-academy initiative.

• will receive AdvancEd accreditation by 2020.

Remember the Panther Promise…

Learn Daily • Laugh Often •

Lead Respectfully • Live Responsibly

COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN (CSIP) GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Proficiency Goal and Objectives

Separate Academic Indicator Goal and Objectives

Gap Goal and Objectives Growth Goal and Objectives Transition Goal and

Objectives

A MESSAGE FROM MR. HOSKINS HOLIDAY PANTHER TREE This year, one of our community partners, Center Point church graciously adopted 10 of our Panther Tree students. Currently we have over 30 remaining. On Monday, staff will adopt a student from the tree, but if any of our Hayes families would like to adopt a student this year, please contact Carla Mack-Lewis in the Youth Services Center. PARENT AND GUARDIAN INPUT SOUGHT Our Vision and Mission Committee is seeking parent feedback and input on parental involvement and communication. Please take a few moments to complete this survey. DANCE TEAM ANNUAL POINSETTA FUNDRAISER The dance team is conducting their annual poinsettia fundraiser just in time for your holiday decorating! Options are below: 6-inch plant in red, white, pink, or marble and it comes in a foil wrapped pot ($10) 10-inch plant in red only and it comes in a clay pot ($20) To place an order, please click here.

WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2018 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2018 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2018

• Cheer will practice at 7:00 AM.

• Wrestling will practice at 4:15 PM.

• Girls’ basketball will practice at 4:15 PM.

• Coding club will meet in room 519 at 4:15 PM.

• Archery will practice at 6:15 PM.

• Dance will practice at 7:00 AM.

• Academic team will practice at 8:00 AM.

• Coding club will meet in room 519 at 4:15 PM.

• Girls’ basketball will host Crawford at 5:30 PM.

• Cheer will practice at 7:00 AM.

• Math MAP testing will begin for all grades.

• Wrestling will practice at 4:15 PM.

• Girls’ basketball will practice at 4:15 PM. • Coding club will meet in room 519 at 4:15

PM.

• Fiddle club will meet in room 704 at 4:15 PM.

• Archery will practice at 6:15 PM.

• Boys’ basketball will practice at 6:30 PM.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2018 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2018 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2018 • Cheer and dance will practice at 7:00 AM.

• Academic team will practice at 8:00 AM.

• Math MAP testing continues for all grades.

• Wrestling will practice at 4:15 PM. • Fit club will meet at 4:15 PM.

• Coding club will meet in room 519 at 4:15 PM.

• Tutoring will be held in room 515 at 4:15 PM.

• Girls’ basketball will travel to Morton at 5:30 PM.

• 6th grade band and jazz band concert will be held at 7:30 PM.

• Dance will practice at 7:00 AM.

• Math MAP testing ends for all grades.

• Real Girls Stand Strong will meet in the library at 4:15 PM.

• Wrestling will practice at 4:15 PM.

• Girls’ basketball will practice at 4:15 PM.

• The first round of the JV girls’ basketball tournament will begin. Details TBA.

• Football banquet will be held at Macedonia Christian Church at 6:00 PM.

• Wrestling will compete in a meet at Moore Middle School in Louisville at 8:00 AM.

• Boys’ basketball will host open gym at 8:00 AM.

IMPORTANT LINKS UPCOMING EVENTS

Afternoon release plan Cafeteria menus Employability Operating System (eOS) Infinite Campus Parent Portal PTSA Facebook Student handbook Voluntary student accident insurance

• December 10: Varsity girls’ basketball tournament begins

• December 10-12: MAP reading testing for all grades

• December 12: JV girls’ basketball tournament Final Four

• December 13: Varsity girls’ basketball tournament Final Four

• December 15: Wrestling tournament at Anderson Co. High School

• December 15: Breakfast with Santa

• December 16: 7th and 8th grade band recitals

• December 17-19: Final exams

• December 18: Orchestra concert

• December 20: Winter break begins

LAST WEEK’S STUDENT ATTENDANCE LAST WEEK’S FACULTY AND STAFF ATTENDANCE • Monday, November 26, 2018: 95.09% • Tuesday, November 27, 2018: 94.51%

• Wednesday, November 28, 2018: 95.76%

• Thursday, November 29, 2018: 96.29%

• Friday, November 30, 2018: 94.91%

• Monday, November 26, 2018: 92.57% • Tuesday, November 27, 2018: 96.00%

• Wednesday, November 28, 2018: 94.86%

• Thursday, November 29, 2018: 90.29%

• Friday, November 30, 2018: 94.29%

HOMEWORK HOTLINE WEBSITE LINKS Sixth grade homework site Counselor: Mrs. Alice Davis Counselor (IEP): Shawn Reaves Administrator: Mr. Dave Hoskins

Seventh grade homework site Counselor: Mr. Alan Ford Counselor (IEP): Shawn Reaves Administrator: Mr. Matthew Sherrard

8th grade homework site Counselor: Ms. Jonna Hayden Counselor (IEP): Shawn Reaves Administrator: Mrs. Tracye Nalley

GOOD NEWS • On November 9, April Deener, 8th grade social studies, was honored by the Kentucky Historical Society with their History Award in

Frankfort. Deener was the only educator to receive the award among Kentucky authors, historical organizations museum curators, and historians.

• Girls’ JV basketball defeated LTMS on November 29, 29-23.

• Congratulations to the Maze Runner Challenge winners: First place Suraneek Misha; second place Austin Hawkins; third place Jacob Letamendi; and fourth place Alex Medrano. They were challenged to code a robot to navigate a maze using variations of ninety degree turns. The robot could not break through the maze or return to start and must be able to run from both entrances. Students did not know the orientation of the maze or where the turns would be. This is the first of a series of coding challenges for them to conquer.

• On Saturday, November 17, 20 EJH orchestra students participated in the KMEA District 7 Solo and Ensemble Festival at Frederick Douglass High School. DISTINGUISHED SOLO Rami Abeyrathne Ian Anjos Hunter Ball Emily Hall Jeffrey Hall Riley Hooks Evan McCarthy Sawyer Mustopoh Alex Olivera Isaac Orr Ashlyn Parker Beau Phelps DISTINGUISHED ENSEMBLE Rami Abeyrathne Eden Anderson Mariana Cardeno Bo Goodwin Katie Green Riley Hooks Prosperity Meade Beau Phelps Grayson Rice Matthew Samuelson Tripp Walker

DID YOU KNOW? • Real Girls Stand Strong had an awesome and successful Holiday Craft Workshop Fundraising Event to earn money for a guest speaker

they are hosting next week at Hayes. If your daughter is interested in joining Real Girls Stand Strong or you would like more information about this program, please contact Ms. Koop.

Maze Runner Challenge winners: First place Suraneek Misha; second place Austin Hawkins; third place Jacob Letamendi; and

fourth place Alex Medrano.

April Deener, 2018 Kentucky Historical Society History Award Winner

Scenes from Real Girls Stand Strong Holiday Craft Workshop

These 6 sculptures were chosen for exhibit at the annual ‘Improbable Bauble’ sculpture contest at the Headley-Whitney museum

(L) Farryn Beatty – Naturally Free (won 1st place for the 3rd year in a row); (R) Ruby Casteneda

(L) Bentley Sproul – Surrounded in a Treehouse (won judge’s award); (R) Jenna Mosely

(L)- Ari Decker-Bolt; (R) Rachel Schaefer

TO REGISTER FOR ALP TESTING (CURRENT FIFTH GRADERS ONLY) PLEASE CLICK HERE

Current sixth and seventh grade students will sign up at a later date