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| Congratulations to the new members of our chapter of National Junior Honor Society. (not all members shown) |
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| 8th grade members of National Junior Honor Society. |
WORDS FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOL DIRECTOR
It's Play Season!
This year’s play will be a production of “Greek’s on Stage!”
Auditions will be held Monday, February 24, from 3:15-5:30. No acting experience is necessary so encourage your
child to audition and participate in the collaborative process! There are
opportunities backstage as we also need lighting designers and
stage managers. Rehearsals for the play will be held Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:15 to 5:30. Students will have
free time during rehearsal hours to work on homework. The production is
scheduled for the beginning of May. We would like to see at least everyone try
out so they can experience the audition process!
Please contact Ms. Oosterhoudt if you have any questions. noosterhoudt@hancockdayschool.org
NATIONAL NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
The National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) is the
nation's premier organization established to recognize outstanding students.
More than just an honor roll, NJHS serves to honor those students who have
demonstrated excellence in the areas of scholarship, leadership, service, and
character. These characteristics have been associated with membership in the
organization since its beginning in 1921.
Hancock Day School honored a group of 17 Middle School students at an
induction ceremony Thursday.
3 X 3 BASKETBALL LEAGUE
Our 3 X 3 basketball league kicked off it
season this past week. Tied for first
place after a torrid first week of play are the Flaming Flamingos, The Elites,
The Flying Purple Elephants and the Flobots.
Looking for some mid-day excitement?
Stop by any day between 1:00 and 1:30 and watch a game!
8th Grade Trip
Details have been finalized for our trip to the
Mountain Trail Outdoor School. Letters
went out today to all 8th grade families detailing the schedule for
getting prepared for the trip which departs April 14th. On April 1st a deposit of $100 is due and there will be a
parent meeting at 6:30pm to go over the details of the trip.
FIELD TRIPS
‘Tis the season when our students venture out
from the confines of HDS to apply all of the knowledge they have acquired this year. Today the 7th grade is visiting
the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography.
Next Friday our 6th graders will be taking a trip to
Armstrong University to see a math play entitled “Eureka.” MANY,
MANY THANKS to all parents who have helped drive and chaperone. Without you these opportunities would not be
available to our students!!!
6TH GRADE NEWS
6th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. O'Connor
The sixth grade English Language Arts class has been busy
this week exploring poetry. So far we’ve read poems by a variety of
authors including Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, and Ogden Nash. We’ve
also discussed sound devices, figurative language, and different poetry
formats. In the week ahead we will continue exploring poetry as we create
a portfolio demonstrating our understanding of poetic devices. Details
for this assignment will be given to students on Monday, and the finished
product will be turned in on the following Monday, March 3rd.
Our test over this unit is scheduled for Friday, March 7th.
Students will also take a Wordly Wise quiz over lesson 7 on Friday, February 28th.
Math 6 with Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Math 6, we will review all sections from
Chapter 8 on Monday and students will take their Chapter 8 test on Tuesday,
February 25. On Wednesday, we will
continue to work on a mini project where students are creating a scale
drawing. Thursday, we will begin into
Chapter 9 by discussing percents and fractions.
On Friday, February 28th all 6th grade students
will be attending the performance of EUREKA!
at Armstrong’s Fine Arts Center.
6th Earth Science with Mr. Crawford
We will conclude our study of earthquakes and
volcanoes this week. Over the weekend
students are completing questions 1 – 6 at the end of the “Volcanic Eruptions”
handout and reading pages 1 – 4 of “Types of Volcanoes.” Monday we will discuss types of volcanoes and
work on the vocabulary sheet for the unit.
Homework will be to complete questions 1 – 3 on page 5 of “Types of
Volcanoes.” A detailed diagram for each
question is required. Tuesday we will
conclude our discussion of the types of volcanoes, work on question #4 on page
5 in class, and prepare for a quiz on volcanoes Wednesday. Homework is to complete a volcano worksheet
and study for the quiz. Wednesday is the
quiz. Thursday we will prepare a study guide for an exam on Friday covering
both earthquakes and volcanoes. Friday
we will have the examination.
6th Earth Science with Mrs. Blake
Over the last week and a half, the sixth graders have been
learning about the Earth. Thus far they
have reviewed how the tilt of the Earth causes our seasons and causes the hours
of daylight to be different at different latitudes. They will have a quiz over
this information on Tuesday. Next week
we will learn about the phase cycle of the Moon and the surface features of the
Moon.
6th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish, the 6th grade will begin a
new chapter discussing activities outside of school. Students will learn how to
extend, accept, and decline an invitation, work with the verb “jugar”, and talk
about when certain events occur. There will be a vocabulary quiz on Thursday,
February 27th.
6th World Civilizations with Mrs. English
This week in Ancient
Civilizations we will be wrapping up our unit on ancient Greece with our
Chapter 9 Test on Tuesday February 25th. Students should be studying
this weekend and on Monday. Also we will complete our unit project by
writing and performing a Greek play in class. Students will have a choice
of a tragedy or comedy and will be asked to stay consistent with ancient Greek
life. Should be a great week!
7TH GRADE NEWS
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| The 7th grade from last week's field trip to the Jepson Museum. |
7th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. O'Connor
This week the seventh grade students finished presenting
their Hobbit projects and began exploring poetry. In the week ahead we
will read poems by a variety of authors in addition to studying sound devices,
figurative language, and a variety of poetry forms. Students will have a
Wordly Wise quiz on Wednesday over lesson 6, and a short quiz over adverb and
adjective clauses on Friday. Looking ahead, our test over poetry is
scheduled for Friday, March 7th.
Pre-Algebra with Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Pre-Algebra, students will take their math
facts quiz on Monday, February 24 (originally scheduled for 2/21 – but students
were at SKIO). Tuesday, we will start to
wrap up Chapter 8 with systems of linear equations and graphs of linear
inequalities. On Thursday, we will
review for the Chapter quiz over sections 8.8 and 8.9 that they will take on
Friday, February 28.
7th-8th Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week in Mr. Lanfear’s Algebra class (Grades 7/8), we
will continue our in depth exploration of solving Systems of Linear Equations
(SOEs). We will discuss further solving by Elimination Method (7.3 –
7.4). On Thursday, we will have a quiz over the 3 different methods of
solving SOEs (7.1 – 7.4) – Graphing, Substitution, and Elimination, oh
my! We will end the week by discussing SOEs that have no solutions or
even infinite solutions (7.5).
7th Grade Life Science with Mrs. Blake
The seventh graders have finished their invertebrate
presentations and I was pleased with the effort they put into this
project. They had a lab this week in
which they compared two different arthropods. They will have their chapter test over complex invertebrates next
Tuesday. At that point they will start a
new chapter on the phylum Chordata which includes vertebrates. In this chapter we will be looking at fish,
amphibians, and reptiles.
7th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish, the 7th grade will continue
to work with the vocabulary and grammar from Chapter 9B. We will be focusing on
the differences between the verbs conocer and saber. Students will begin a project
where will they combine the new verbs and the new vocabulary to create an
advertisement for a fictional product.
7th American History with Mrs. English
This week in American history we will wrap up our study of the American Revolution with a Chapter 6 Test on Wednesday February 26th. Next we will introduce the how the American Constitution was created and go into deep discussion about the American government under the Constitution. Students will be expected to read and examine the Constitution. We will start a Constitution “scavenger hunt" Friday.
8TH GRADE NEWS
8th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. O'Connor
Eighth grade students have been working on research for a persuasive research paper. Highlighted copies of five sources will be due Tuesday, and we will spend the latter portion of next week organizing our research and creating outlines. We will also be continuing to study MLA format, how to embed quotes, and how to effectively use parenthetical citations. The Wordly Wise quiz that was originally scheduled for today was moved to Monday, so students should be sure to review for this over the weekend.
8th Grade Physical Science with Mrs. Blake
The eighth graders have learned about the different types of
chemical reactions. They will perform
two labs which illustrate each of the various types. Next Tuesday the eighth grade will have a quiz
on these chemical reactions and then learn about the factors that influence
reaction speed.
7th-8th Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week in Mr. Lanfear’s Algebra class (Grades 7/8), we
will continue our in depth exploration of solving Systems of Linear Equations
(SOEs). We will discuss further solving by Elimination Method (7.3 –
7.4). On Thursday, we will have a quiz over the 3 different methods of
solving SOEs (7.1 – 7.4) – Graphing, Substitution, and Elimination, oh
my! We will end the week by discussing SOEs that have no solutions or
even infinite solutions (7.5).
8th Advanced Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week in Mr. Lanfear’s Intro to Geometry class (Grade
8), we will complete our brief introduction to Trigonometry. We will
learn how to use Trigonometry to find angles in right triangles when given two
sides. Students will use their knowledge of Trigonometry to calculate the
height of the HDS flagpole without actually measuring it! Neat! We
will have a review class on Thursday and then our Trigonometry Test on Friday.
8th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish, the 8th grade will continue
to work with the vocabulary and grammar from Chapter 5A. Students will begin a
group project where they will create a “newscast” highlighting current events,
sports, weather, and entertainment completely in Spanish.
8th American Government with Mrs. English
This week in American government we will have a Quest on Tuesday February 25th on the second half of Chapter 12-Section 1 and Chapter 12 Section 2. Later in the week we will study the 2000 Bush v. Gore election as a case study for how elections work. Students will see how the voting process goes for each voter. Content will be based off of Chapter 12- Section 3. This will be the last section before we commence our class election project. Students should look for a test on Chapter 12 in the first week of March. Pay attention to the news this weekend! Lots of interesting politics and democratic discussions going on in the Ukraine.
This week in American government we will have a Quest on Tuesday February 25th on the second half of Chapter 12-Section 1 and Chapter 12 Section 2. Later in the week we will study the 2000 Bush v. Gore election as a case study for how elections work. Students will see how the voting process goes for each voter. Content will be based off of Chapter 12- Section 3. This will be the last section before we commence our class election project. Students should look for a test on Chapter 12 in the first week of March. Pay attention to the news this weekend! Lots of interesting politics and democratic discussions going on in the Ukraine.
