8th Grade Parents:
If you have not submitted your photos for the graduation slideshow, please do so as soon as possible. Send them to Mrs. Chandler at achandler@hancockdayschool.org.
Thank you!
Please be on the lookout for a flyer coming home today (4/15) with information about the Middle School Community Service Day. There will also be additional information in today’s blast.
NOTES FROM 8th GRADE
8th Grade Algebra 1 Mrs. Reardon
Next week we will review the last 2 sections of Chapter 9 and take a quiz over them on Tuesday, April 19. Starting Wednesday, students will be introduced to the last chapter that we will learn this year: quadratic equations and functions.
8th Grade Geometry Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will have our Chapter 11 Test on Tuesday (4/19). We will also begin learning about solids and polyhedra (12.1) and how to find the surface area of prisms and cylinders (12.2).
8th Grade Advanced Algebra Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will have our Chapter 9 Test on Tuesday (4/19). We will also begin our Algebra Review units, which covers important topics from Algebra 1 that students will need to know next year when they take Geometry in high school. We will begin with exponent rules next week.
8th Grade Language Arts Mrs. O’Connor
Students’ persuasive research papers are almost complete! The final draft is due on Wednesday, April 20th. Next week we will also begin reading Romeo and Juliet, and students will take an open book quiz over the first three scenes of the play on Friday, April 22nd.
8th Grade History Mrs. English
This week we will continue our study of World War II in Chapter 24.3 & 4. For homework students should be working on their research tri-fold that is due on Friday. Students need to turn in their note cards, tri-fold, and question sheet on Friday. Looking forward to a great week!
8th Grade Physical Science Mrs. Huennekens
We are studying the different types of friction and how it works. Students will be doing a couple of different experiments to see how friction works.
8th Grade Spanish Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class, the 8th grade will continue working with the negative tú commands and the impersonal se. Students will also invent a recipe for a healthy prepared food with a catchy name using the vocabulary from Chapter 7A. The vocabulary quiz will be Tuesday, April 19th and the grammar quiz will be Friday, April 22nd.
NOTES FROM 7th GRADE
7th Grade Algebra 1 Mrs. Reardon
Next week we will review the last 2 sections of Chapter 9 and take a quiz over them on Tuesday, April 19. Starting Wednesday, students will be introduced to the last chapter that we will learn this year: quadratic equations and functions.
7th Grade Pre-Algebra Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will have a day of review of the 2nd part of Chapter 8 (8.7 - 8.9) and then the test covering those sections on Tuesday (4/19). We will then begin learning about simplifying square roots (9.2).
7th Grade Language Arts Mrs. Hannah
We have begun our final grammatical unit of study on pronouns! Students will learn five types of pronouns: personal, possessive, indefinite, demonstrative, and interrogative. We are also identifying character motivation and growth in The Hobbit, and will compare Bilbo’s journey to Joseph Campbell’s “Hero’s Journey”. Seventh grade will have a quiz over chapters 1-4 of The Hobbit on Tuesday
7th Grade History Mrs. English
This week we will begin our study of the Age of Jackson and Indian Removal in Chapter 10. For homework students should be working on their research tri-fold that is due on Friday. Students need to turn in their note cards, tri-fold, and question sheet on Friday. Looking forward to a great week!
7th Grade Spanish Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class, the 7th grade will continue working with verbs that use indirect object pronouns as well as the verb acabar. Students will begin writing their short film and present in Spanish using the vocabulary from Chapter 9A. The vocabulary quiz will be Tuesday, April 19th and the grammar quiz will be Friday, April 22nd.
7th Grade Life Science Mrs. Huennekens
The frog was a lot of fun and educational too! See the photos below! Next week, we are studying mammals and then moving into our study of the human body.
Students found 2 crayfish inside the frog’s stomach! NOTES FROM 6th GRADE
6th Grade Earth Science Mrs. Reardon
Next week we will begin the study of the Earth, moon, and sun system. We will begin by discussing the properties of Earth, our changing seasons, and the moon phases. Students should expect a brief quiz on Friday, April 22.
6th Grade Math Mrs. Reardon
Next week we will wrap up chapter 9 by learning how to calculate discounts, markups, sales tax, and tips -- a few very important real-world applications! We will review on Wednesday and students will take their chapter 9 test on Friday, April 22.
6th Pre-Algebra Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will have a day of review of the 2nd part of Chapter 8 (8.7 - 8.9) and then the test covering those sections on Tuesday (4/19). We will then begin learning about simplifying square roots (9.2).
6th Grade Language Arts Mrs. Guggenheim
We will finish our reading of The Diary of Anne Frank. I will give the final directions for the Timeline Project at the end of the week. It will be due on Wednesday, April 27. We will have some time in class to work on it. The unit test for The Diary of Anne Frank will be on April 28. Vocabulary List 11 was introduced today. The quiz is Wednesday, April 20. Please encourage your child to read and record their minutes in their reading log; there are still a number of students who have not given me any minutes this trimester. If you would like to know how many minutes I have recorded for your child, please email me.
6th Grade Ancient Civilizations Mrs. Hannah
We have begun our final project of the year: an ABC book that covers ancient Greece and Rome! Students worked Thursday and Friday with their groups to begin planning and researching, and will have several more days to work in class before the due date of 5 May. On Monday, we will review for the test over ancient Greece. This will cover all material we have studied so far, including the map of Greece. We will have a test over our unit on Greece Tuesday 19 April! On Wednesday, we will begin our final unit of study: ancient Rome!
6th Grade Earth Science Mrs. Huennekens
Space Probe building was a huge hit! The kids really got into the building of the probe. Check out this video: https://drive.google.com/a/hancockdayschool.org/file/d/0ByiGsiupgVFBYkxwa3hyVWg5X3M/view?usp=sharing
Next week, we will begin the study of the Earth, moon, and sun. We will begin by discussing the properties of Earth, our changing seasons, and the moon phases. For our lab this week, we will compare the size of the Earth to the moon. Students should expect a brief quiz on Friday, April 22.
6th Grade Spanish Ms. Sotomayor
Next week History and Spanish will collide in the curriculum as the students will learn about Ancient Rome in Ancient Civ and then learn how Spain and the Spanish culture was born as a result of the Roman Empire! We will also continue discussion on “Por” vs “Para”, will begin learning about direct object nouns and pronouns, and be working on our last test which is in the form of a very cool project! Please check out Google Classroom for more details. This project-style test is due on Tuesday, April 26th. And finally, next week the students will have a quiz which will be on “Por” vs “Para” on Thursday, April 21st.
