- Upcoming Community Service
Opportunities:
- Brown Bagging for the Elderly at Second Harvest Food Bank at 7:45 AM on Saturday, October 15th
- St. Peter's 5K/10K at St. Peter's Episcopal Church Church at 8:15 AM on Saturday, October 15th. This event benefits Family Promise of Greater Savannah, a local nonprofit organization that works to alleviate homelessness among families with children.
- Run for the Homeless at the SEDA building on Hutchinson Island at 8:00 AM on Saturday, October 22nd. This event benefits the Savannah Inner City Night Shelter.
- Looking to purchase a Chromebook? Click here for a link to the Dell Website We are using the Chromebook second from the left priced at $239.
- We had a great coffee on Friday morning. Click here for a copy of the material that was distributed . .
GRANDPARENTS DAY DISMISSAL -
Next Friday, if your middle school child is leaving before noon, they need to
sign out in the Middle School office
- REMINDER - If your 7th grader was nominated to participate
in DUKE TIP, YOU MUST REGISTER HIM/HER to be a participant. The school
completed the first step, nomination. YOU must complete the second step,
registration. If you lost the information for registration, contact us as
soon as possible and we will get you a new brochure.
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| Today's GOLD Day was in support of CURE Childhood Cancer. |
NOTES FROM 8th GRADE
8th Grade Algebra 1 Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Algebra 1 we will continue in chapter 3 by solving equations with variables on both sides, as well as writing ratios and proportions using several methods. On Thursday, we will begin our recipe proportion project. Students will need to bring in their favorite written, typed, or copied recipe that includes at least 8 ingredients by Thursday, October 6. At the end of the project, students will be allowed to make their recipe (for extra points on their project grade) to share with the class. They will be allowed to bring in their cooked recipe on Friday, October 14.
8th Grade Geometry Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will complete Chapter 3 by learning about properties of perpendicular lines and how to prove lines are perpendicular in a 2 column proof (3.6). There will be a day of review on Wednesday and the test on Thursday.
8th Grade Advanced Algebra Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will have complete Chapter 10 by continuing to learn about using the discriminant to determine the number and type of solutions to any quadratic equation (10.7). There will be a day of review on Wednesday and the test on Thursday.
8th Grade Language Arts Mrs. O’Connor
By now students have completed rough drafts of their perspective papers. We’ll spend the beginning of next week revising our work in writing groups, and final drafts will be due on Thursday, October 6th. We’ll also begin reading To Kill a Mockingbird next week, and students can look forward to their first quiz over the book on Friday, October 14th.
8th Grade History Mrs. English
This week in American History and Gov’t II we will complete our study of Reconstruction with a test on Chapter 16 on Tuesday, October 4th. Next, we begin looking at the riches in the west that built a foundation for the American Gilded Age. Looking forward to a great week.
8th Grade Physical Science Mrs. Huennekens
Momentum is our focus. There will be a quiz on Wednesday, October 5th.
We spent several days constructing a vehicle that had to be powered by a rubber band. We then held races to see which vehicle traveled the farthest and which vehicle traveled the farthest with a load. See photos:
8th Grade Spanish Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class, the 8th grade will continue working with the grammar and vocabulary from Chapter 2A. We will read about how students in other countries get ready for special events, their preferences in attire, and traditional clothing. Students will also discuss the importance of Teatro Colón. The vocabulary quiz has been moved to Thursday, October 6th.
NOTES FROM 7th GRADE
7th Grade Algebra 1 Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Algebra 1 we will continue in chapter 3 by solving equations with variables on both sides, as well as writing ratios and proportions using several methods. On Thursday, we will begin our recipe proportion project. Students will need to bring in their favorite written, typed, or copied recipe that includes at least 8 ingredients by Thursday, October 6. At the end of the project, students will be allowed to make their recipe (for extra points on their project grade) to share with the class. They will be allowed to bring in their cooked recipe on Friday, October 14.
7th grade Algebra modeled two-step equations using peppermints and skittles.
7th Grade Pre-Algebra Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will learn how to solve equations that contain variables on both sides of the equation (3.3). We will also learn how an equation can have infinite or no solutions (3.3). There will be a quiz covering sections 3.1 - 3.3 on Thursday.
7th Grade Language Arts Mrs. Hannah
Seventh grade did an amazing job creating their short stories! I am very impressed and excited by the amount of creativity the students incorporated into their work. Next week, we will be shifting gears to focus on grammar. We will discuss subject complements, and create a skit to demonstrate understanding of the material. Grammar quiz three was rescheduled from Friday to Monday at the request of the students. We will not complete a vocabulary lesson next week. Have a wonderful, relaxing weekend!
7th Grade History Mrs. English
This week in American History and Gov’t I we will continue working on our research projects and begin presenting our information. Since we’ve spent 2 days of class (and homework) on research, you should have your research/source cards complete on Monday. This will allow you to work on your presentation and/or artifact during class on Monday and Tuesday. Don’t forget, the entire project is due on Wednesday, October 5th! Looking forward to seeing the artifacts!
7th Grade Spanish Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class, the 7th grade will continue working with the grammar and vocabulary from Chapter 6B. We will discuss the present progressive tense and affirmative commands through a series of speaking and listening activities. Throughout the week, students will search real estate websites in different Spanish-speaking countries and compare the prices of homes. This activity will also help students to practice with forming large number in Spanish. The vocabulary quiz has been moved to Thursday, October 6th.
7th Grade Life Science Mrs. Heyward
We will have an assessment over the information in the section of our INB entitled Biology and Classification of Living Things. This assessment will include all of the information to the traits of living things all the way through biogenesis. There are review games on Google classroom. I will be adding more and more review material up until the time of our assessment. As we conclude this unit, we will begin discussions on the Structure and Function of Cells. Have a great weekend! See you Monday!
NOTES FROM 6th GRADE
6th Grade Accelerated Math 7 Mrs. Reardon
We will begin the week off by doing an activity involving mean, median, mode, and range. This activity will help them study for their quiz over mean, median, mode, and range that will take place on Tuesday, October 4. On Wednesday and Thursday we will continue in Chapter 3 by creating stem-and-leaf plots and box-and-whisker plots.
6th Pre-Algebra Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will learn how to solve equations that contain variables on both sides of the equation (3.3). We will also learn how an equation can have infinite or no solutions (3.3). There will be a quiz covering sections 3.1 - 3.3 on Thursday.
6th Grade Language Arts Mrs. Guggenheim
Week of September 26, 2016
Next week we will complete our Nonfiction unit. The test will be Thursday, September 29. We will review in class, and your child will make a study guide in class. We will not have a Vocab List or quiz next week. You may want to ask your child about his/her reading log. Six hours of outside reading is required of all MS students by the end of the trimester. Students should be asking their parents to sign their minutes and bring their reading logs to me on Mondays. I keep a running record of their minutes on my computer; if you would like to know your child’s total minutes, please send me an email.
Next week we will complete our Nonfiction unit. The test will be Thursday, September 29. We will review in class, and your child will make a study guide in class. We will not have a Vocab List or quiz next week. You may want to ask your child about his/her reading log. Six hours of outside reading is required of all MS students by the end of the trimester. Students should be asking their parents to sign their minutes and bring their reading logs to me on Mondays. I keep a running record of their minutes on my computer; if you would like to know your child’s total minutes, please send me an email.
6th Grade Ancient Civilizations Mrs. Hannah
Monday and Tuesday we will work in class to create the brochure for the city-state the students are constructing. A template will be in Google Classroom for students to create their brochure. The brochures will be due on Wednesday, and the construction project will be either due Wednesday or Thursday, depending on the construction materials your student has chosen. Students have been given a specific due date already. I look forward to seeing the creativity of the sixth grade! 
Sixth grade had a great time decoding a cuneiform message in class on Friday and writing their names and messages to classmates in cuneiform! They were VERY dedicated to uncovering the code!
6th Grade Earth Science Mrs. Huennekens
Weather is our focus. There will be a quiz on Wednesday, October 5th. Students have really enjoyed keeping up to date with Hurricane Matthew.
6th Grade Spanish Ms. Sotomayor
This week we have been working hard to complete our first blog posts, putting our own twists on the first chapter of “Brandon Quiere Un Perro”. Through our blog posts and other classroom activities, we have been integrating adjectives to practice. The students have reviewed the verb “ser” and are learning about the difference now between the verbs “ser” and “estar”, both of which mean “to be”. With these verbs we’ve learned how to use the subject pronouns. Also we have read through Ch.2 and Ch.3 of Brandon Quiere Un Perro. Next week we will review as we prepare for Test #2 on September 29th, Thursday. There was a mistake in GoogleClassroom saying the test was on Wednesday but it has now been changed.
Ensemble Mrs. Cookson
This week students learned two whole-group games to help with listening skills and quick thinking. They did very well thinking on their feet, and exercising those memory muscles. Next week we will explore more with these skills.
Art Mrs. Cookson
The art room was abuzz this week with students finishing up their Cardboard Challenge projects. Many of the students rose to the challenge, surprising themselves with their creativity and execution. We are all looking forward to sharing our creations with the rest of the Hancock community. Next week we will spend some time cleaning up the art room from the cardboard explosion, and move onto new challenges.
