The Fashionable Times Blog Principal's Message 10.14.18

Greetings Fashion Families from your Principal Daryl Blank.

This Friday, October 19 represents the end of the first marking period of the school year.  Next Monday will mark the beginning of the second marking period.  You and your child need to understand that student grades are cumulative, meaning that all grades count during a given term.  Grades do not start over with the second marking period and there are not separate grades for each marking period.  Second marking period grades are a combination of the first and second marking periods.  Third marking period grades and the grades that go on a student’s transcript and seen by colleges are a combination of the first, second and third marking periods. 

As you are planning your schedule for the week, I hope you can attend our October Parents Association meeting this Wednesday, October 17 at 6:00 pm in the school auditorium.  At this meeting, we will have our annual Financial Aid night.  This informational session about paying for college is for parents of all grades whether you are the parent of a senior going to college next year or a parent of a 9^th, 10^th or 11^th grader.   I want to thank our new Parents Association Executive Board for stepping up to represent our great families.  In my previous message that identified our Executive Board members last month, I mistakenly misidentified our new PA President.  Our new PA President is Ms. Felicia Fann.  Thank you Ms. Fann and my apologies to you for my previous mistake.

HSFI is thrilled to continue again this year our Family Visitation Days on Thursday, October 25 and Friday, October 26.  During HSFI Family Visitation Days, you will be able to observe your children in action in their classes.  You may come and leave when you wish during those days.  During your child’s lunch period, you and your child are invited to lunch in the Principal’s conference room.  Assistant Principal Danielle Silva will be welcoming you in the school lobby and giving you an orientation for the visit.  Next week we will be sending an online signup form, so we can get an idea of how many parents will be visiting and let the teachers know you are coming.  Please remember that this is not a day to conference with your child’s teachers. You will be able to do this during Parent- Teacher Conferences on November 29 and 30 or by appointment through your child's guidance counselor. As always, HSFI is committed to our partnership with our families!

Aligned to our school belief that emotions matter at HSFI, this school year we will be spending a considerable amount of effort examining the impact of race on our community and how we feel about ourselves and one another.  To this end, we are part of a partnership with Harvard University to explore these questions.  This week we will be giving student surveys that ask questions about their perceptions of race and equity.  A copy of this survey is attached to the email that goes along with this message and it will also be posted on the school website.

It is critically important that all HSFI students check their HSFI email & Jupiter Grades everyday.  Every day we send out a daily announcements message that lists all the activities for the day and key reminders.  If students do not read these daily announcements and do not check their HSFI email and Jupiter Grades, they will miss out on some valuable opportunities and not know what is going on in the school.

Thank you!