Just a reminder that Parent/Teacher Conferences will be this Thursday, October 27th. Please only sign up to meet with your child’s advisor (homeroom teacher). If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Chandler in the Middle School office.
NOTES FROM 8th GRADE
8th Grade Algebra 1 Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Algebra 1 we will wrap up Chapter 3 by solving percent problems. Since Chapter 3 was content rich (and we had a huge gap in learning the material - thanks to Hurricane Matthew), we will take 2 days to review. Students should expect their Chapter 3 test on Friday, October 28.
Algebra students enjoying their final products from their recipe proportion project.
8th Grade Geometry Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will continue Chapter 4 by learning about congruence of triangles (4.2). We will also begin learning the various ways one can prove that triangles are congruent - by Side-Side-Side, Side-Angle-Side, and the Hypotenuse-Leg Theorem (4.3). There will be a quiz on Wednesday covering sections 4.1 - 4.2.
8th Grade Advanced Algebra Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will continue Chapter 11 by learning how to simplify radical expressions (11.2). There will be a quiz on Tuesday covering graphing square root functions (11.1) and simplifying radical expressions (11.2).
8th Grade Language Arts Mrs. O’Connor
We spent the week exploring the first nine chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird, and students took a quiz over this material today. Next week we will continue reading the novel. Students will also have a test on Wednesday (10/26) over the grammatical concepts we have studied so far this year. We will be practicing these skills in class early next week, but students can expect to see questions about combining independent clauses, correcting comma splices, using conjunctive adverbs, and identifying direct/indirect objects.
8th Grade History Mrs. English
This past week we studied how Americans settled the west and the resources that brought wealth to America. After discussing the Land Rush of 1889, we decided to play our own land rush game! Pictures are below. Next week we will have a quiz on Chapter 17.1 & 4 on Tuesday. We will also begin our unit on the Gilded Age. Readings and homework for the week will come from Chapter 18.1 & 2
8th Grade Physical Science Mrs. Huennekens
I am excited to be back at Hancock after Hurricane Matthew and see all the smiling faces! We spent time reviewing motion and momentum this past week. Next week has us wrapping up with acceleration. We will review on Wednesday the 26th, have off Thursday for Fall conferences and then test on Friday the 28th.
8th Grade Spanish Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class, the 8th grade will finish up Chapter 2A. There will be a graded listening over daily routine in the beginning of the week. The chapter test will be on Wednesday, October 26th and will cover all of the 2A vocabulary and grammar. We will also begin our new chapter which focuses on places in the community, irregular verbs in the preterite tense, and a review of direct object pronouns.
NOTES FROM 7th GRADE
7th Grade Algebra 1 Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Algebra 1 we will wrap up Chapter 3 by solving percent problems. Since Chapter 3 was content rich (and we had a huge gap in learning the material - thanks to Hurricane Matthew), we will take 2 days to review. Students should expect their Chapter 3 test on Friday, October 28.
Algebra students enjoying their final products from their recipe proportion project.
7th Grade Pre-Algebra Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will review on Monday and have our Chapter 3 Test on Tuesday. We will then begin Chapter 4 by learning about prime numbers, composite numbers, and prime factorization (4.1). We will also learn how to factor monomials (4.1).
7th Grade Language Arts Mrs. Hannah
We have had a fun week studying subject complements and creating presentations to share with the class. On Tuesday, we will take a grammar test over subject complements (DO, IO, PN, PA). We will also begin reading Johnny Tremain. Students will receive a reading calendar that outlines daily assignments and reading expectations. Please remember that Reading Log minutes are due by 14 November. Students are expected to read 360 minutes each trimester, and this does count as a project grade. Have a great weekend!
7th Grade History Mrs. English
This week the students presented their Explorer Projects. They were great! We also continued discussion about the American colonies. We will explore the three major colonial regions: New England, Middle, and Southern. We will wrap up our discussion with a test at the end of the week. Looking forward to a great week!
7th Grade Spanish Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class, the 7th grade will present their own versions of the fairytale Cinderella using the new vocabulary and grammar from Chapter 6B. The chapter test will be on Wednesday, October 26th. We will also begin our new chapter which focuses on shopping, clothing, prices, and demonstrative adjectives.
7th Grade Life Science Mrs. Heyward
This week, after much anticipation, we took out test on Biology and the Classification of Living Things. Due to the interruption of Hurricane Matthew, the students were allowed to take the test with their notebooks.We have also begun our discussions of the Structure and Function of Cells. This unit is extensive. Over the next several weeks, we will really get into the inner workings of cells and their organelles. Students should expect a quiz over the different organelles and their functions on Friday, October 28. Have a great weekend! See you Monday!
NOTES FROM 6th GRADE
6th Grade Accelerated Math 7 Mrs. Reardon
After completing our Chapter 3 test on Friday, we will jump right into Chapter 4 by learning about prime factorization and greatest common factors. On Tuesday, we will create prime factorization trees on construction paper. Students should expect a quiz over prime factorization on Friday, October 28.
Accelerated Math 7 students participating in the “Bubble Gum Challenge” to practice mean, median, mode, and range.
6th Pre-Algebra Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will review on Monday and have our Chapter 3 Test on Tuesday. We will then begin Chapter 4 by learning about prime numbers, composite numbers, and prime factorization (4.1). We will also learn how to factor monomials (4.1).
6th Grade Language Arts Mrs. Guggenheim
Week of October 24, 2016
We will continue to read The Outsiders and complete related assignments. There will be an open-book quiz on chapters 4-6 on Wednesday. Out last vocabulary list of the trimester will be List 5; the quiz is Friday. On November 3, there will be a test over the Latin/Greek roots for Lists 1-5. The students will need to know the meaning of each root. We are working to add complex and compound sentences to our writing. Please remember to complete your reading log minutes by November 11th.
6th Grade Ancient Civilizations Mrs. Hannah
We have finished our unit on Mesopotamia, and we will have the test on Monday. To accommodate the Monday assessment, students were given a 3x5 notecard in class today on which they may write information from their notes. Students will be able to use this notecard on the test, and must turn it in with the assessment. We will complete test corrections, and then begin our study of Egypt!
6th Grade Earth Science Mrs. Huennekens
It is good to be back in school and back to a regular routine of things! I was glad to see all the smiling students on Monday! This week we reviewed weather to catch us back up and then we moved on to weather forecasting and storms. Next week, we will try mapping weather patterns and review on Wednesday for our test that is scheduled for Friday the 28th.
6th Grade Spanish Ms. Sotomayor
I hope everyone is gaining a stronger sense of normalcy after Hurricane Matthew’s imposed visit to our lovely city! Because of the loss of days for class instruction, I have condensed the lessons and minimized the material coverage for Test #3 which will be this coming Tuesday, October 25th. The students have been learning and reviewing how to conjugate regular present tense -AR, -ER, and -IR verbs. We have also reviewed the verbs SER and ESTAR from last test which will be covered again on this test. That is all. There will be a practice test on Monday and students will be expected to recognize particular verbs and their meaning in a sentence context, which have been covered in class. Ask your child about online resources to practice as we have been using a few today! No homework other than studying and practicing this weekend!
Ensemble Mrs. Cookson
We jumped right back into Ensemble with some outdoor games to give the students a chance to burn off some of the energy built up from Hurricane Matthew. Then back inside to entertaining rounds of Charades. This game builds listening, quick thinking, and presentation skills; not to mention provides for great team building.
Art Mrs. Cookson
All art students watched a video about artist Soo Sunny Park’s installation at Rice University for a little inspiration at looking at things in another light.
6th - began learning about one-point perspective drawing and working on an interior space drawing;
7th - took a stab at figure drawing to gain a better understanding of proportion, scale, and to prepare for our upcoming sculpture project;
8th - dove deeper into our straw deconstruction project while brainstorming about more effective ways to try to reach our goal.
