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| Mrs. Reardon's homeroom enjoyed a celebratory breakfast for winning the MS Door Decorating Contest. |
News from the MS Student Government---
HDS Middle School Student Government is sponsoring a canned food drive to
benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of Savannah
Participate
from November 4th to November 22nd by dropping off canned
goods at carpool or in the Middle School lobby
If HDS
reaches the goal of 1 ton (2,000 pounds) of canned goods we will have a
Teacher Edition of “Minute to Win It” on Monday, November 25 at 2:30 in the
gym!
As
you will see with the brevity of my comments this week, we are entering a
period in the semester that is a “grind.” Fall sports are concluded, winter practices are just beginning, we are
entering the third week of the quarter, and we are falling into a routine that will
carry us until the week of Thanksgiving. This is a good time to put in that extra work on courses to ensure a
strong foundation of basic skills. Enjoy the peace and regularity of this season,
when we get back from Thanksgiving it seems like a sprint to the end of the
semester and exams!
FLAG FOOTBALL
On
Saturday, our Flag Football team will be playing in its league tournament. We are seated #1! Congratulations to coaches and players. Please try and attend the game. We play at 9:00 and if we win that game will
play in the championship game immediately following. The game is on Hunter AAF. The easiest way to get to the field is to
enter off of White Bluff at the Stephenson gate. You will need an ID, car registration and
insurance card. You are going to the
YOUTH football field. To do that, drive
straight through the gate, go about 1000 feet and turn right on Perimeter
Road. The field is about another 1000
feet on your left. Should you get lost,
you are looking for the YOUTH (very important descriptor!) football field. Results in next week’s newsletter!
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| The flag football team received personalized cheers from the cheerleaders on Friday. |
In
preparation for selecting a high school, Helese Sandler from Savannah Education
Consultants will address our families on Thursday, November 7th at
7:00. Her talk will center on selecting
a high school that is the best match
for your child. All Hancock families are
invited. It is never too early to start
preparing for this important decision. Our next high school visit for the 8th
grade will be Thursday November 14th to St. Andrews.
SPECIAL EVENT
The
Savannah independent/private school consortium group through Campus Outreach
Services is hosting an event at St. Andrew's School on Tuesday, November 5 at
7:00 pm titled SEXTING AND TEXTING: YOU CAN'T DELETE DIGITAL DIRT. The event is focused on the use of Smart
Phones, social media (Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc.), and NEW
emerging technology by our children, students, and teens. The guest speaker is
Ryan Shank. He has been featured on TBS, TNT, and TruTV and most recently, FOX
as host of "Chatroom," a show designed for teens as panels discuss
contemporary issues impacting child and teen development.
All
Hancock families and staff are invited to participate. For more information, contact Ms. Edie and she will send you a flyer.
6TH GRADE NEWS
6th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. O'Connor
Sixth Grade English Language Arts has continued our study of
short stories this week. Next week we will read several more, and
students will take a quiz over some basic elements of short stories as well as
predicate nouns and adjectives on Wednesday, November 6th. We
also have a quiz over lesson four in Wordly Wise on Friday, November 8th,
and a test over our short story unit coming up on Tuesday, November 12th.
Math 6 with Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Math 6, we will venture into Chapter 5 by
learning how to add, subtract, and multiply fractions and mixed numbers. On Thursday, we will review for the Chapter
quiz that students will take on Friday, November 8. The Chapter quiz will cover lessons 1-3.
6th Earth Science with Mr. Crawford
Next
week will feature energy transfer in the atmosphere. Over the weekend students will complete work
on the water cycle. Each student is to
bring in a can about the size of a Campbell’s soup can for a lab
experiment. Homework Monday, read 435-6;
complete water cycle picture and vocabulary. Tuesday, convection; conduction; and radiation. Prepare for lab on Wednesday. Wednesday can lab. Homework read page 438; questions 451 # 15,
16, 17, 21, 22, 25. Thursday wrap up
section 2 and prepare for quiz Friday. Friday, quiz.
6th Earth Science with Mrs. Blake
Next week will be a busy one for the sixth graders. After being introduced to Alfred Wegener and
his theory of continental drift; they will spend time learning about Harry
Hess’s theory of seafloor spreading and the impact it had on Wegener’s continental
drift theory. Near the end of the week, they
will have a quiz over these two theories.
6th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class, the 6th grade will
finish up Chapter 2B and the chapter test will be Wednesday, November 6th.
Students should begin preparing for the test by practicing verb conjugation and
studying the vocabulary. On Thursday we will begin a new chapter covering
classroom items, prepositions, and showing possession in Spanish.
6th World Civilizations with Mrs. English
This week we will be discussing cuneiform and deciphering
ancient writing from the Mesopotamians. Students should look for a quiz
on Chapter 3-Lesson 4 on Thursday November 7th. We will
also wrap up our Mesopotamia Unit with Chapter 3-Lesson 5 “The First Empires.”
In this section we will learn about Hammurabi’s code and other ancient rulers
like Nebuchadnezzar.
7TH GRADE NEWS
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Seventh grade students worked in groups to create
“newspapers”
illustrating the life and times in which Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry was set. |
Seventh Grade English Language Arts has just completed the Roll
of Thunder, Hear My Cry newspaper project, and students are currently
beginning a short unit on Myths, Epics, and Legends. This is a slight
change in plans from what is noted on the course syllabus, but I have made this
adjustment so that we will have ample time to study A Christmas Carol between
Thanksgiving and winter break. Students will begin reading The Hobbit when
we return from the break in January.
In the week ahead, students will read several myths and
legends in addition to studying the defining characteristics of each. Our
Wordly Wise quiz over lesson four is scheduled for Wednesday, November 6th,
and we will also take a short quiz over characteristics of myths and legends on
Thursday, November 7th.
Pre-Algebra with Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Pre-Algebra, we will begin Chapter 5 by
learning about rational numbers, as well as adding and subtracting like and
unlike fractions. On Thursday, we will
review for the Chapter quiz that students will take on Friday, November 8. The Chapter quiz will cover lessons 1-3.
7th-8th Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week in Mr. Lanfear’s Algebra (Grades 7/8) class, we
will be completing Chapter 4 by learning how to use function notation – f(x)
– to solve linear equation problems (4.7). We will have a review class on
Wednesday and the chapter test on Thursday. We will begin chapter 5 on
Friday.
7th Grade Life Science with Mrs. Blake
The seventh graders start the week reviewing for their
chapter test which will be on Tuesday.
At that point they will begin studying the cell cycle or the life cycle
of the cell. They will then look closely
at the process of mitosis. Understanding
mitosis helps the students see how organisms grow and how the body repairs
itself after injuries.
7th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class, the 7th grade will
finish up Chapter 7B and the test will be Thursday, November 7th.
Student should begin preparing for the test by practicing verb conjugation in
the preterite use of the direct object, and studying the vocabulary. On Friday
we will begin a new unit discussing travel and time expressions.
7th American History with Mrs. English
We will finish discussing the Salem Witch trials to complete
Chapter 3-Section 2. Students should expect a quiz on Chapter 3-Section 2
on Wednesday November 6th. We will move forward into
Chapter 3-Section 3 “The Middle Colonies.” For geography, students should
be studying Central American countries and continue to review the American
States. We will have a geography assessment on Friday November 8th.
8TH GRADE NEWS
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| A work of [math] art! |
Eighth Grade English Language Arts students have just
started reading To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Students have
a reading calendar that outlines homework assignments as well as quiz and test
dates during our study of this novel. Our first quiz over the book is
scheduled for Wednesday, November 6th and will cover chapters 1-10
including contextual vocabulary.
8th Grade Physical Science with Mrs. Blake
The eighth graders are now looking at compounds and
mixtures. The students will perform a
lab on Tuesday in which they will use chromatography to separate dye components
and then calculate the Rf value of each dye. They will also perform a lab in which they carry out various tests in
order to identify the different compounds in a mixture. Their chapter test will be at the end of the
week.
8th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class, the 8th grade will
finish up Chapter 3A and the test will be on Wednesday, November 6th.
Students should begin preparing for the test by practicing irregular verb
conjugation in the preterite direct objects, and studying the vocabulary. On
Thursday we will begin a new chapter covering the irregular present progressive
tense and how to ask for directions.
7th-8th Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week in Mr. Lanfear’s Algebra (Grades 7/8) class, we will be completing Chapter 4 by learning how to use function notation – f(x) – to solve linear equation problems (4.7). We will have a review class on Wednesday and the chapter test on Thursday. We will begin chapter 5 on Friday.
8th Advanced Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week in Mr. Lanfear’s Advanced Algebra/Introduction to
Geometry (Grade 8), we will discuss how to solve equations that have a variable
under a radical symbol. We will also be learning about the Pythagorean
Theorem. Students will discover for themselves the amazing property that
make right triangles so unique.
8th American Government with Mrs. English
We will continue analyzing the Constitution and how it is
the cornerstone document of our country’s government. We will
specifically discuss principles of the Constitution, separation of powers, and checks
and balances in Chapter 3-Section 1. For geography, students should be studying
Central American countries and continue to review the American States. We
will have a geography assessment on Friday November 8th.
