Welcome back
to HDS! I hope everyone had a joyous
holiday.
8th GRADE RECOMMENDATIONS
It is the
time of year that our 8th grade students apply for admission to high
school. Part of that process involves
our staff providing recommendations for our students. To facilitate this process I am asking that
all these requests come through my office.
Simply leave the appropriate forms off with Ms. Edie and we will see
that they are completed and mailed through our office to the high school. This will ensure that all requests are met in
a timely and accurate manner.
REPORT CARDS
Report cards will be mailed home on Friday with
comments from the teachers. At this
time, grades may be viewed on Power School.6TH GRADE NEWS
6th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. O'Connor
Sixth graders are beginning The Outsiders by SE
Hinton this week. On Wednesday I will give students their copies of the
novel as well as the reading calendar. Our first quiz over the book is
scheduled for Tuesday, January 14th. Students will also have a
set of questions due over the first two chapters of the novel on Friday, the 10th.
While we study this novel we will be examining contextual vocabulary, and these
words will be featured on our tests and quizzes during this unit.
Additionally we will be looking at types of sentences in our GUM books.
Math 6 with Mrs. Reardon
This week in Math Course 6, we will review our exams in depth on Monday and begin into Chapter 7 on Tuesday. Students will learn how to write expressions and equations as well as simplify expressions. On Friday, students will have a math facts quiz – look for an outline to go home on Tuesday. Side Note: Afternoon tutoring this week has been MOVED from Thursday afternoon to Wednesday afternoon (3:10-3:30). Please plan accordingly if your child needs to come for additional help. Sorry for any inconvenience.
6th Earth Science with Mr. Crawford
We are
beginning a study of plate tectonics and continental drift. I will be mailing home details of this unit
as well as the schedule for the entire second semester in the next day or
two. One thing to prepare for this week
will be a quiz on the handout
distributed today, “Inside the Earth.”
6th Earth Science with Mrs. Blake
The sixth
graders will be busy this week studying the different types of volcanoes. They will learn about the composition of each
type and how moisture and silica content influence the eruption force for each
volcano. They will start a volcano
project and spend two days in class gathering information on their
volcano. They will present their
information next week.
6th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
This week in Spanish class, the 6th grade will
begin a new unit discussing foods, cultural perspectives on meals, and
expressing how often something is done. There will be a vocabulary quiz on
Friday, January 10th.
7TH GRADE NEWS
7th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. O'Connor
Seventh graders are beginning The Hobbit this week. On Wednesday I will give students their copies of the novel as well as the reading calendar. Our first quiz over the book is scheduled for Wednesday, January 15th. Students will also have a set of questions due over the first three chapters of the novel on Tuesday, the 14th. While we study this novel we will be examining contextual vocabulary, and these words will be featured on our tests and quizzes during this unit. Additionally we will be looking at types of sentences in our GUM books.
Pre-Algebra with Mrs. Reardon
This week in Pre-Algebra, we will review our exams in depth
on Monday and begin into Chapter 7 on Tuesday.
Students will learn about percents and how to form proportions using
percents. On Friday, students will have
a math facts quiz – look for an outline to go home on Tuesday. Side Note: Afternoon tutoring this week has
been MOVED from Thursday afternoon to Wednesday afternoon (3:10-3:30). Please plan accordingly if your child needs
to come for additional help. Sorry for
any inconvenience.
7th-8th Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
This week in Mr. Lanfear’s Algebra (Grades 7/8) class, we will be reviewing the semester exam and beginning our discussion of solving and graphing inequalities (Chapter 6.1 – 6.3). There will be a quiz on Thursday on dividing fractions, a topic that many students struggled with last semester.
7th Grade Life Science with Mrs. Blake
This week,
the seventh grade classes will start their survey of the animal kingdom. After learning the general characteristics of
all animals, the students will work in groups to research different phyla of
invertebrates. Later, each group will
present their phylum to the class.
7th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
This week in Spanish class, the 7th grade will
begin a new unit discussing volunteer work and ways to protect the environment.
The students will also learn about indirect objects. There will be a vocabulary
quiz on Friday, January 10th.
7th American History with Mrs. English
This week in American History we will study the Road to the Revolution. We will examine how a series of event led American colonists to declare independence from Britain. We will also work on our class timeline projects in class. Finally, we continue our study of World Geography with a quiz on South America on Friday January 10th.
This week in American History we will study the Road to the Revolution. We will examine how a series of event led American colonists to declare independence from Britain. We will also work on our class timeline projects in class. Finally, we continue our study of World Geography with a quiz on South America on Friday January 10th.
8TH GRADE NEWS
8th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. O'Connor
Eighth graders will begin reading The Hound of the
Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle this week. Our first quiz over
the novel is scheduled for this Friday, January 10th. Students
will also have questions over the first five chapters of the book due on
Monday, January 13th.
8th Grade Physical Science with Mrs. Blake
The eighth
graders will continue their study of properties by looking at chemical properties
of matter, such as reactivity, toxicity, & flammability. This will lead to learning about physical and
chemical changes.
7th-8th Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
This week in Mr. Lanfear’s Algebra (Grades 7/8) class, we
will be reviewing the semester exam and beginning our discussion of solving and
graphing inequalities (Chapter 6.1 – 6.3). There will be a quiz on Thursday
on dividing fractions, a topic that many students struggled with last semester.
8th Advanced Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
This week in Mr. Lanfear’s Advanced Algebra/Intro to
Geometry (Grade 8) class, we will be reviewing the semester exam and then
transition to our introduction to Geometry. We will begin by looking at
different types of triangles and some theorems including the Triangle Sum
Theorem (all interior angles add up to 180) and the Exterior Angle Theorem
(Chapter 4.1 – 4.2). There will be a quiz on Friday on classifying
triangles and the Triangle Sum Theorem.
8th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
This week in Spanish class, the 8th grade will
begin a new unit discussing the imperfect and what they were like as a child.
The grammar points will cover the imperfect tense with regular and irregular
verbs. There will be a vocabulary quiz on Friday, January 10th.
8th American Government with Mrs. English
This week in American government we will expand our current
knowledge by digging deeper into the roles and duties of the Legislative Branch.
We will examine this topic by looking at the current bipartisan showdown over
unemployment benefits and national healthcare. We will also continue our
study of World Geography with a quiz on South America on Friday January 10th.
