The 8th graders are selling the first HDS Spirit Shirt of the school year to raise money for their upcoming DC trip! The cost of the shirt is $17, and the money and form must be returned no later than February 3rd. Your child will be bringing home an order form today!
Link to order form for PK - 7th grade: https://files.acrobat.com/a/preview/6181888a-1e0b-4491-a866-9f6f6bef5500
Link to order form for 8th grade:
Community Service Opportunity
Second Harvest will be brown bagging for the elderly tomorrow, January 21st, at 7:45. This is a wonderful opportunity to get some more community service hours!
NOTES FROM 8th GRADE
8th Grade Algebra 1 Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Algebra we will complete reviewing for the chapter 6 test on Monday and take the test on Tuesday, January 24. On Wednesday, we will take a break from the textbook and take a look at a website called Braingenie on the laptops. Thursday, we will begin in chapter 7 by solving linear systems by graphing. On Friday, we will use the graphing calculators to look at those same linear systems.
8th Grade Geometry Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will complete our discussion on basic right triangle Trigonometry by learning how to find the measures of angles within a right triangle using the inverse trig functions (7.7). We will have a day of review on Wednesday and then the test on Trigonometry on Thursday. We will then start Chapter 8 by learning about Polygon Interior and Exterior Angles Theorems (8.1).
8th Grade Advanced Algebra Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will continue Chapter 8 by learning about the Polygon Exterior Angles Theorem (8.2), the area of squares, rectangles (8.3), and triangles (8.4), parallelograms and rhombuses (8.5), and trapezoids (8.6). There will be a quiz on Wednesday covering sections 8.1 - 8.4.
8th Grade Language Arts Mrs. O’Connor
We have just finished reading Night, and next week we will review the text in preparation for our test over the book. The test is scheduled for Thursday, January 26th. Additionally, we will spend time next week brainstorming and drafting our summative trimester assessment. This paper is a cross-curricular assignment and a collaboration between the 8th grade English Language Arts and History classes. More details on this paper will follow next week.
Remember to keep up with your independent reading log!
8th Grade History Mrs. English
This week in American History and Gov’t II we will finish the movie War Horse and discuss major themes from the film. Students will complete their WWI unit with a review for our test on Tuesday and our WWI test on Wednesday. Next, we will begin working on our summative assessment for T2.
8th Grade Physical Science Mrs. Huennekens- January 23, 2017
We have explored several different atomic models this week. We ended the week with lab stations. This is where we move from one station to another and perform what is written on the station card. For example, a student would see a card that asks them to write their view/opinions on the different founders of the atomic model or to research other subatomic particles. We are now moving forward into our study of the elements and the periodic table. There will be a quiz on Friday, January 27th that covers Section 2, pages 80-85.
Our current event presentations will run every Friday from now until February 10th. The students have each signed up for a Friday and the schedule is posted in the lab. They each have a handout with detailed instructions that they should follow as they prepare the presentation. I have also asked them to practice at home, so please ask your child to share with you.
I encourage students to check Google Classroom on a daily basis. I frequently add helpful websites and other information that they might find interesting along with any notes or assignments due for class. All students are welcome to come see me for extra help.I have asked the students to jot down any questions or concepts that they feel require further explanation so they are prepared to meet with me.
8th Grade Spanish Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class, the 8th grade will finish up Chapter 4A and the chapter test will be on Tuesday, January 24th. Students will begin Chapter 4B with an introduction to the difference between the preterite and imperfect tense. This chapter also discusses holiday celebrations and reciprocal actions.
NOTES FROM 7th GRADE
7th Grade Algebra 1 Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Algebra we will complete reviewing for the chapter 6 test on Monday and take the test on Tuesday, January 24. On Wednesday, we will take a break from the textbook and take a look at a website called Braingenie on the laptops. Thursday, we will begin in chapter 7 by solving linear systems by graphing. On Friday, we will use the graphing calculators to look at those same linear systems.
7th Grade Pre-Algebra Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will complete Chapter 6 by learning about similarity and measurement (6.5) as well as scale drawings and scale models (6.6). We will have a day of review on Wednesday and then the Chapter 6 test (over 6.1-6.6) on Thursday.
7th Grade Language Arts Mrs. Hannah
Seventh grade is diving deep into the multiple layers of the novel Animal Farm! This week we are reading and analyzing chapters 4-7, with a quiz over the reading on Tuesday 31 January. Students seem to be enjoying the novel and are making excellent connections between the events in the novel and the correlation to government and human rights.
We are also beginning to write persuasive speeches advocating for a change to a school rule. Students are studying the structure of the speeches given within the novel, identifying rhetoric and propaganda within, and using these tools to write a speech of their own. Seventh grade always has fun with this project, and I’m looking forward to hearing their points of view!
7th Grade History Mrs. English
This week in American History and Gov’t I we will finish discussing the major battles of the Revolutionary War and see how the Americans ultimately won the war. We will see how European powers significantly aided the Americans and the major battles in the South like the Battle of Cowpens. No major assessments this week, but looking ahead we will have a test on Chapter 6 midway through the week of Jan. 30th. Looking forward to a great week!
7th Grade Spanish Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class, the 7th grade will finish up Chapter 8A and the chapter test will be on Tuesday, January 24th. Students will also be presenting their travel projects on Wednesday, January 25th and Thursday, January 26th. The students have been working very hard on these projects, and I look forward to seeing their final products!
7th Grade Life Science Mrs. Heyward
We started our discussion concerning the Cell Cycle, more specifically Interphase, Mitosis, and Cytokinesis. We will have test Thursday, January 26 that will cover Active Transport, Passive Transport and the Cell Cycle. The students have access to a game in Google Classroom allows them to walk through the steps of the cell cycle. Have a great weekend!
NOTES FROM 6th GRADE
6th Grade Accelerated Math 7 Mrs. Reardon
Next week we will finish reviewing for the chapter 6 test on Monday and take the test on Tuesday, January 24. On Wednesday, students will work on a real-world problem involving elevations. Thursday, we will begin in chapter 7 by writing expressions and equations. On Friday, we will take a much-deserved break from the textbook and work on the laptops with Sumdog.
6th Pre-Algebra Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will complete Chapter 6 by learning about similarity and measurement (6.5) as well as scale drawings and scale models (6.6). We will have a day of review on Wednesday and then the Chapter 6 test (over 6.1-6.6) on Thursday.
6th Grade Language Arts Mrs. Guggenheim
Week of January 23, 2017
This week in ELA we will be working on our unit on The Giver. The students already have the List 2 words from The Giver, but we won’t look them over until next next Tuesday. However, they may begin putting them in Quizlet (or making notecards at any time). The quiz over List 2 is 1/31. I enjoyed reading all of their short stories over the weekend; I’ll be meeting with them individually to go over their grades and editing needs.
This week in ELA we will be working on our unit on The Giver. The students already have the List 2 words from The Giver, but we won’t look them over until next next Tuesday. However, they may begin putting them in Quizlet (or making notecards at any time). The quiz over List 2 is 1/31. I enjoyed reading all of their short stories over the weekend; I’ll be meeting with them individually to go over their grades and editing needs.
Please remind your student to get their Reading Log signed. This counts as a project grade. There are a number of students who are well on their way to meet the goal of 360 minutes for the trimester. However, there are almost a third who have turned in zero minutes.
6th Grade Ancient Civilizations Mrs. Hannah
We will take a break from our study of Ancient China to begin work on the sixth grade summative assessment, which will count as the exam grade for trimester two. This will take place in class, and will be due at the end of class on Monday 30 January. Please look for an assessment pacing guide to come home at the beginning of the week with more details.
6th Grade Earth Science Mrs. Huennekens- January 23
We are learning so much about Volcanoes! This week we discussed the types of volcanoes and three types of lava. Next week, we will finish up by studying Igneous Rock Features (pg 345). Our current event presentations will run every Friday from now until February 10th. The students have each signed up for a Friday and the schedule is posted in the lab. Our second trimester exams are scheduled for February 16 & 17. We will have an in class activity for our exam. I encourage students to check Google Classroom on a daily basis. I frequently add helpful websites and other information that they might find interesting along with any notes or assignments due for class. All students are welcome to come see me for extra help.I have asked the students to jot down any questions or concepts that they feel require further explanation so they are prepared to meet with me.
6th Grade Spanish Ms. Sotomayor
This week we’ve been reviewing prepositions with the different conjugated forms of “Estar” and the possessive pronouns. Next week, we will look at expressing likes, dislikes, and a brief glimpse into modern day Spain and Cataluña. The remainder of the week will be spent preparing for the next test this coming Friday, January 27th.
Ensemble Mrs. Cookson
We spent the week continuing to practice listening skills and building trust. We explored more with Random Walk, and introduced a new game called Mirror Dance. Here students are paired up and need to work together to follow each other’s movements. Then we moved inside to begin work with a partner on a script.
Art Mrs. Cookson
This week we started new projects across the grades.
6th - We started to think about the impact of illustrations. The students began ideation for illustrations to accompany their short stories from ELA.
7th - Got thinking about graphic design and music this week. We are learning the qualities of successful poster design and starting to think about the design for a poster to promote a concert.
8th - We finalized our designs for our tiles, and started to dig into our clay.
