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WORDS FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOL DIRECTOR
NOTES FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOL DIRECTOR
Short
week next week so we can celebrate the life of Martin Luther King. New clubs will be starting on Wednesday. Offerings will be chess, dance, film, reading
for pleasure/quiet study, board games, Junior National Honor Society and
student government.
Our
new basketball goal has arrived and is ready for use! This should expand the activities available
to students during their lunch break. I
am working with the President of Student Government and his team to define what
other items/games we can put in our area.
HIGH SCHOOL APPLICATIONS
The
first group of high school applications were delivered today to St.
Andrews. Next Friday marks the deadline
for Savannah Country Day. The high school
team is working with families to complete recommendations and assemble
documents for this process. As mentioned
before, completed applications are then mailed directly to the high school from
the HDS main office. If you have not yet
informed us of your plans, please do so as soon as possible. The process of assembling a quality
application with recommendations and supporting documents takes a couple of
days and we prioritize them by deadline.
If you need more information, please do not hesitate to call.
FIFTH GRADE VISIT!
On
Tuesday, January 21st the Middle School will host our 5th
grade students for a visit to Middle School classes. The schedule calls for students to join us
during our break at 10:20 and then attend short (5 minute) classes from 10:30 –
11:00 to meet our team. Other activities
will follow throughout the semester.
BASKETBALL
‘Tis
the season! Our teams are in full swing
with games every Tuesday and Thursday and some Saturday mornings. Not always winning, but ALWAYS EXCITING! Please come and support our students and
teams!
Here at Hancock, we value community service. Here is a segment from a letter by Lily Horton and Caroline Massey explaining their service with the Human Society:
This year we raised money for the Humane Society of a Greater Savannah. We sold rubber band bracelets from one to two dollars. We decided to do this fundraiser because animals mean a lot to us. We need to respect them just as we respect others. If there's a will, there's a way!
6TH GRADE NEWS
6th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. O'Connor
6th Earth Science with Mr. Crawford
6th Earth Science with Mrs. Blake
6th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
6th World Civilizations with Mrs. English
This week in World Civilizations we will continue our discussion about Greek myths. We will begin Chapter 8-Lesson 3 on Greek City States. Students should expect a geography quiz on Mediterranean geography on Friday. Have a nice long weekend!
Sixth graders have a quiz over chapters 4-7 of the The
Outsiders on Tuesday, January 21st. Questions over
chapters seven and eight will be checked on Wednesday, and questions over
chapters nine and ten will be checked on Friday. We will also explore
complex sentences in our GUM books and begin working on a persuasive
essay. Remember that our test over The Outsiders is scheduled for
Tuesday, January 28th.
6th Earth Science with Mr. Crawford
Next
week we will be concluding our study of plate tectonics and moving into a study
of earthquakes. Homework due Tuesday is
a vocabulary word search worksheet. Homework for Wednesday and Thursday will center on completing an
internet lab exercise on earthquakes.
Thursday we will also review for a test on material this semester to
date which will be Friday.
6th Earth Science with Mrs. Blake
The sixth graders will start a new chapter on Space
Exploration next week. The first topic
to be addressed is the different types of electromagnetic waves. They will learn about everything from radio
waves to gamma rays and the uses of each.
This information will help as they look at the various instruments used
to study space.
6th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish, the 6th grade will continue
to work on their recipes and begin a new chapter. Chapter 3B will talk about
food and beverages for dinner, descriptions of what people are like, and health
and exercise choices. Students will have a quiz over the new vocabulary on Friday,
January 24th.
6th World Civilizations with Mrs. English
This week in World Civilizations we will continue our discussion about Greek myths. We will begin Chapter 8-Lesson 3 on Greek City States. Students should expect a geography quiz on Mediterranean geography on Friday. Have a nice long weekend!
7TH GRADE NEWS
7th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. O'Connor
I will be checking questions over chapters six, seven, and
eight of The Hobbit on Wednesday the 22nd. Seventh
graders also have a quiz over chapters 5-10 of The Hobbit (and
contextual vocabulary) coming up on Thursday the 23rd.
Additionally we will continue exploring subordinate clauses, types of
conjunctions, and complex sentences in our GUM books. Our test over The
Hobbit is scheduled for Thursday, January 30th.
7th-8th Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week in Mr. Lanfear’s Algebra (Grades 7/8) class, we
will be learning how to solve absolute value equations and calculate absolute
deviation (6.5). We will then take a quiz at the end of the week on
solving compound inequalities and absolute value equations (6.3 – 6.5).
7th Grade Life Science with Mrs. Blake
This week the seventh graders started their study of invertebrates. Thus far they have learned about
sponges. Next week we will begin the
first student led class. Each
presentation includes a visual presentation of a phylum with notes. Also the students will administer a quiz on
their specific phylum. I have been
impressed with how hard they have worked putting together their
presentations.
7th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class, the 7th grade will
finish presenting their charities and we will wrap up Chapter 8B. They will
have a chapter test on Thursday, January 23rd. On Friday we will
begin a new unit discussing entertainment, things you have recently done, and
“gustar-like” verbs.
7th American History with Mrs. English
This week we will introduce the
fighting during the Revolutionary War. We will see how the colonies
united against the biggest empire in the world. Have a nice long weekend!
8TH GRADE NEWS
8th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. O'Connor
Eighth graders are continuing to read The Hound of the
Baskervilles. Students have a quiz over chapters 9-13 coming up on
Tuesday, the 21st, and questions over chapters 11-15 will be checked
on Friday, the 24th. Next week we will also begin working on
an essay in which students will analyze the different ways in which Doyle
establishes mood in the novel. Our test over the book is scheduled for
Tuesday, January 28th.
8th Grade Physical Science with Mrs. Blake
The eighth grade will spend next week reviewing the periodic
table and valence electrons. They will
learn about Lewis electron dot diagrams and how these diagrams help to
illustrate which elements will chemically combine to form compounds. At the end of the week they will look at the
different types of bonding.
7th-8th Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week in Mr. Lanfear’s Algebra (Grades 7/8) class, we will be learning how to solve absolute value equations and calculate absolute deviation (6.5). We will then take a quiz at the end of the week on solving compound inequalities and absolute value equations (6.3 – 6.5).
8th Advanced Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week in Mr. Lanfear’s Advanced Algebra/Intro to
Geometry class (Grade 8), we will use our discoveries involving medians of
triangles and the centroid to build mobiles whose pieces hang perfectly
parallel to the ground. We will complete our exploration of triangles by
discussing the triangle inequality (4.7). We will then have a day of review
and our Chapter 4 test at the end of the week.
8th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class, the 8th grade will
finish presenting their biographies and we will wrap up Chapter 4A. They will
have their chapter test on Thursday, January 23rd. On Friday we will
begin a new unit discussing manners, customs, and special events. Students will
continue to work with reflexive verbs and the imperfect tense.
8th American Government with Mrs. English
This week we will have a
quest on the Legislative Branch on Wednesday. We will also work on
our President debate projects where students will debate against each other to
determine who is the best American president. Have a nice long weekend!