SEMESTER COMING TO A CLOSE!
Most
teachers will be closing grades this Friday for the second quarter in
preparation for the end of the semester. Students who owe work should make sure they are caught up by the 13th! It is a busy week in classes as we are all
finishing up units. There will be many
quizzes, tests and papers due. Please be
keep an eye on the schedule to ensure a balanced workload.
5th GRADE OPEN
HOUSE/INFORMATION NIGHT
It is that
time of year when families are making decisions about where their children will
attend middle school for the 2014-15 school year, and of course we hope that will be Hancock! To assist families in that decision, the
Middle School team is going to hold an open house/information night on
Thursday, December 12th. At
this event we will present our academic curriculum, extracurricular programs,
daily schedule and give everyone a flavor of what life at the Middle School of
Hancock Day School is all about. The evening
will begin with a general information session followed by “mini” classes to
meet each of our Middle School team. The
program will begin at 6:30 and conclude by 8:00. I hope you
will be able to attend as a family to experience our new Middle School. Should this time frame not work for your
family, please contact me (351-4500 or hcrawford@hancockdayschool.org) and I will schedule a tour for you. I look
forward to seeing everyone on Thursday, December 12th at 6:30.
You should also receive a formal invitation in the mail within the next few days.
6TH GRADE NEWS
6th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. O'Connor
Sixth grade students are concluding our study of The
Giver, and our test over this novel is scheduled for Tuesday, December 10th.
Students should spend time over the weekend reviewing their study guide for
this; we will review in class on Monday as well. Students can also expect
a short quiz over the most recent grammatical concepts we’ve been working with
(adverbial prepositional phrases and appositives) on Monday. By the
middle of next week we will begin reviewing for our cumulative semester exam.
Math 6 with Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Math 6 we will finish up with Chapter 6. We will talk about distributive property as
well as the coordinate plane. On
Wednesday (12/11), students will take a chapter quiz over lessons 6.4-6.8. Thursday and Friday we will begin to review for
exams. We will take 2 chapters at a time
and review them in depth. The students
will receive study guides for each of the chapters. The exam will cover Chapters 1-6.
6th Earth Science with Mr. Crawford
This week we will finish up our exploration of weather. Monday we will discuss clouds. Homework – Questions #4 & 6 in
handout. Tuesday - Fronts. Homework – Read 45 – 469; Questions 12, 14, 15, 17, 18. Wednesday - Severe Weather. Homework – Read 470-471; Study for quiz on Weather and Fronts. Thursday – Weather forecasts. Homework – Study for test on Weather
unit. Friday – exam on Weather.
6th Earth Science with Mrs. Blake
The sixth graders will have a busy week as they head into
exams. The students have had their last
chapter test of the semester over earthquakes. They will spend next week learning about
volcanoes and the link between earthquakes and volcanoes. There will be a quiz over this one section
next Thursday. The classes will receive
the exam study guide next week, also. This guide lists the chapters that we have covered since the first of
the year. The best way to prepare for
the science exam is to study the old quizzes and tests. Please
take a moment to look at this guide. The class will spend some time at the end of
the week going over the best way to break down their study times into
manageable segments. This is especially
important for the sixth graders since they have not had exams before and the
preparation for a cumulative exam is different from that of smaller chapter
tests.
6th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class, the 6th graders will
finish up “ser” vs “estar” and begin reviewing for their exams. Students should
start to organize their binders and make sure they have all of the vocabulary
sheets from each of the 5 chapters. It is crucial that all students sign up for
extra help if they do not understand a specific topic that we have covered this
semester.
6th World Civilizations with Mrs. English
This week we will be taking a test on Egypt Chapter 4
Lessons 1-3 on Tuesday December 10th. We will also be finishing our
Egyptian project brochures which will be due on Friday December 13th.
Begin sorting your semester notes because we will also start review for semester
exams.
7TH GRADE NEWS
7th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. O'Connor
Pre-Algebra with Mrs. Reardon
7th-8th Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
7th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
7th American History with Mrs. English
8TH GRADE NEWS
Seventh grade students will conclude our study of A
Christmas Carol in the week ahead. Our test over the play in its
entirety will take place on Friday, December 13th. Students
can also expect a quiz over the most recent grammatical concepts that we’ve
been working with (participles, and infinitives) on Monday, December 9th.
By the middle of next week we will also begin reviewing for our cumulative
semester exam.
Pre-Algebra with Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Pre-Algebra we will continue in Chapter 6
learning about similar and congruent figures using proportions. On Wednesday (12/11), students will take a
chapter quiz over lesson 6.3-6.5. Thursday and Friday we will begin to review for exams. We will take 2 chapters at a time and review
them in depth. The students will receive
study guides for each of the chapters. The exam will cover Chapters 1-6.
7th-8th Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next
week in Mr. Lanfear’s Algebra class, we will finish our exploration of scatter
plots and lines of fit by applying them to real world situations. We will
have a quiz on Tuesday and then begin our exam review for the rest of the week.
7th Grade Life Science with Mrs. Blake
The seventh graders will have a busy week as they gear up
for exams. We have been talking about
Gregor Mendel and the huge impact his work had on our understanding of how
traits are passed from generation to generation. They are now working on different types of
inheritance such as incomplete dominance. They will have their last chapter test before exams next Thursday. Also, the class will receive the exam study
guide at the end of the week. This guide
lists all the chapters that we have covered since the first of the year. The best way to prepare for the science exam
is to study the old quizzes and tests. The
classes will spend some time next week going over the best way to break down their
study times into manageable segments.
7th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class, the 7th graders will
finish up their projects. They will present these projects on Tuesday, December
10th. We will also begin reviewing for exams. Students should start to organize their
binders over the weekend. It is crucial that all students sign up for extra
help if they do not understand a specific topic that we have covered this
semester.
7th American History with Mrs. English
This week we will be taking a test on the American Colonies
Chapter 4- Sections 1-3 on Tuesday December 10th. We will also
allot some time for working on our class timeline projects. Finally
please begin sorting your semester notes because we will also start review for
semester exams.
8TH GRADE NEWS
8th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. O'Connor
Eighth grade students are in the midst of studying several
short pieces of fiction and nonfiction thematically related to To Kill a
Mockingbird. We will take a short test over these pieces on
Wednesday, December 11th. By the middle of next week we will
also begin reviewing for our cumulative semester exam.
8th Grade Physical Science with Mrs. Blake
The eighth graders will be busy as they gear up for exams. We will be talking about physical properties
and the difference between size-dependent and size-independent properties. Next week we will focus most of our attention
on density. The students will perform
two labs on density in order to see that density can be used to identify
unknown materials and that the density of a substance is maintained regardless
of the size of the sample. There will be
a quiz on this material next Thursday. Also,
the class will receive the exam study guide at the end of the week. This guide lists all the chapters that we
have covered since the first of the year. The best way to study for the science exam is to study the old quizzes
and tests.
7th-8th Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next
week in Mr. Lanfear’s Algebra class, we will finish our exploration of scatter
plots and lines of fit by applying them to real world situations. We will
have a quiz on Tuesday and then begin our exam review for the rest of the week.
8th Advanced Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week in Mr. Lanfear’s
Advanced Algebra/Introduction to Geometry, we will start our review for the
semester exam.
8th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class the 8th graders will have
a quiz over the Imperfect tense on Tuesday, December 10th. We will
also begin reviewing for exams. Students should start to organize their binders
and make sure they have all of their vocabulary sheets from each of the 5
chapters we have covered this semester. Any students needing extra help should
set up a time to see me next week.
8th American Government with Mrs. English
This week we will be taking a test on the American
Presidency on Tuesday December 10th. We will also be
discussing the role of the president in current events like foreign affairs and
domestic problems. Please begin sorting your semester notes because we
will also start review for semester exams.
