WORDS FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOL DIRECTOR
Community Service Day on Tybee Island is Friday, April 25
Friday, April 25 is a 12pm dismissal
The Middle School Play will be Thursday, May 1st at 6 pm and Friday, May 2nd at 8:30 am
6TH GRADE NEWS
6th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. O'Connor
Sixth graders have just finished
up their research projects and are concluding research presentations this
week. We are also starting to read A Wrinkle in Time. Students
will get a reading calendar outlining homework assignments our study of this
novel on Monday, April 28th. Our first quiz over the novel
will take place on Wednesday, April 30th.
Math 6 with Mrs. Reardon
This week in Math 6 we will take Tuesday and Wednesday to
review in depth for the Chapter 10 test that will take place on Thursday, April
24. Next week we will jump right into
Chapter 11 exploring square roots, the Pythagorean Theorem, and area of parallelograms,
triangles, and trapezoids. On Wednesday,
April 30 students will take a math facts quiz. The outline will be distributed on Monday, April 28. Then on Friday, May 2 there will be a Chapter
quiz over sections 1 – 5.
6th Earth Science with Mr. Crawford
Over the
next two weeks we will be concluding our study or rocks and minerals. Each day this week we will hear 2 or 3
student presentation on the research they did on minerals. Homework and class work will center on the
Rock Cycle and the study of igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks. We will be working from a handout the
students received today in class.
Tuesday – review rock cycle answer questions 5-6-7 on pages 84 and 85 of
handout. Wednesday – Igneous Rocks –
pages 85-88; questions 3 & 4 page 88.
Thursday – Sedimentary Rocks 89-93; pages 92 & 93 questions
1-2-3. The following week we will finish
up the handout, have a quiz on rocks and conclude on Friday with a test on
rocks and minerals.
6th Earth Science with Mrs. Blake
The sixth graders continue their work concerning stars and
galaxies. Last week they constructed a graph showing the
fluctuation of sunspots over a thirty year span and this week they will graph
data on solar flares. They will also
learn how to read an H-R Diagram which shows the relationship between a star's
temperature and its magnitude. The ability to understand diagrams and graphs is
critically important in all areas of science. They will have a quiz on Thursday of this week. Next week they will look at the changes stars
go through and the different types of galaxies.Their chapter test will be on Friday, May 2.
6th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
This week in Spanish class, the 6th grade will be
presenting their famous Spanish-speaking individual. Next week we will continue
to work with por and para and begin a new unit describing people and ordering a meal in a restaurant. Students will have a quiz over por and
para on Thursday, May 1st.
6th World Civilizations with Mrs. English
The 8th grade trip was an awesome experience, but I’m glad to be back with the entire Middle School. I am especially eager to see all the hard work that the 6th graders put into their projects last week. This week they will present their research and tri-folds to the class. We will discuss the successes and problems that some of them ran into with research. We will also brainstorm how to approach research projects in the future and why it is an important part of being a historian. On Thursday we will change gears a little because we have a special guest speaker coming Thursday evening at 6:00 pm in Hancock Hall (students, parents, and friends are all welcome!). Students are not required to come, but highly encouraged. Our speaker is Colonel Patricia Blassie who is the sister 1st Lt. Michael Blassie, a pilot that was killed during the Vietnam War and served as the Vietnam Unknown Soldier at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Washington D.C. Colonel Patricia Blassie will discuss her fight to find her brother after 26 years of not knowing his whereabouts and ultimately finding him in the Tomb of the Unknowns. In class on Thursday we will discuss the events that led up to Michael Blassie’s burial at the Tomb of the Unknowns and students will get to see artifacts and documents of the burial. They will also see how tombs for unknown soldiers are as old as the ancient Greeks! Amazing! Hope to see you at the talk, Thursday @ 6:00pm in Hancock Hall. Next week we will have our ancient China test on Tuesday April 29th.
The 8th grade trip was an awesome experience, but I’m glad to be back with the entire Middle School. I am especially eager to see all the hard work that the 6th graders put into their projects last week. This week they will present their research and tri-folds to the class. We will discuss the successes and problems that some of them ran into with research. We will also brainstorm how to approach research projects in the future and why it is an important part of being a historian. On Thursday we will change gears a little because we have a special guest speaker coming Thursday evening at 6:00 pm in Hancock Hall (students, parents, and friends are all welcome!). Students are not required to come, but highly encouraged. Our speaker is Colonel Patricia Blassie who is the sister 1st Lt. Michael Blassie, a pilot that was killed during the Vietnam War and served as the Vietnam Unknown Soldier at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Washington D.C. Colonel Patricia Blassie will discuss her fight to find her brother after 26 years of not knowing his whereabouts and ultimately finding him in the Tomb of the Unknowns. In class on Thursday we will discuss the events that led up to Michael Blassie’s burial at the Tomb of the Unknowns and students will get to see artifacts and documents of the burial. They will also see how tombs for unknown soldiers are as old as the ancient Greeks! Amazing! Hope to see you at the talk, Thursday @ 6:00pm in Hancock Hall. Next week we will have our ancient China test on Tuesday April 29th.
7TH GRADE NEWS
7th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. O'Connor
Seventh graders are nearly done
with their formal research papers. We had to take a break to work on a
couple of small end of the year projects (your child can tell you more about
these), but our final drafts of research papers are due on Tuesday, April 29th.
Later this week we will begin to explore background information for our last
novel of the year, The Pearl by Steinbeck. Students will get a
reading calendar outlining homework assignments for our study of this novel on
Monday, April 28th.
Pre-Algebra with Mrs. Reardon
This week in Pre-Algebra we will continue in Chapter 10
discussing circumference and area of circles, as well as surface area of
prisms, cylinders, pyramids, and cones.
On Thursday, April 24, students will take a math facts quiz. Students will receive the outline for this on
Wednesday, April 23. Next week we will
wrap up Chapter 10 learning about volume of prisms, cylinders, pyramids, and
cones. We will take 2 days to review
since the content is so rich and students will take their Chapter 10 test on
Friday, May 2.
7th Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
This week in Mr. Lanfear’s
Algebra class (Grades 7/8), we will be starting the sections on exponential
growth (8.5) and decay (8.6). This involves a fun activity on Wednesday
involving M&M’s and Skittles!
7th Grade Life Science with Mrs. Blake
The 7th graders have started a very short chapter
on nutrients and digestion. Each student
was asked to keep a 24 hour food log.
They will look closely at the various food groups and see how well each
student’s diet falls within the guidelines set forth by the USDA for a healthy
diet. They will also learn why each of
the six nutrients is needed by the body.
Next week they will look at the structures that make up the digestive
system and the process of digestion.
Their chapter test will be on Friday, May 2.
7th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
This week in Spanish class, the 7th grade will be
presenting their famous Spanish-speaking individual. Next week we will begin a
new chapter discussing shopping, paying for purchases and different fabrics
used to make clothing. Students will have a vocabulary quiz on Friday, May 2nd.
7th American History with Mrs. English
The 8th
grade trip was an awesome experience, but I’m glad to be back with the entire
Middle School. I am especially eager to see all the hard work that the 7th
graders put into their projects last week. This week they will present
their president presentations to the class. We will discuss the successes
and problems that some of them ran into with research. We will also
brainstorm how to approach research projects in the future and why it is an
important part of being a historian. On Thursday we will change gears a
little because we have a special guest speaker coming Thursday evening at 6:00
pm in Hancock Hall (students, parents, and friends are all welcome!). Students are not required to come, but highly encouraged. Our speaker is
Colonel Patricia Blassie who is the sister 1st Lt. Michael Blassie,
a pilot that was killed during the Vietnam War and served as the Vietnam
Unknown Soldier at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Washington D.C. Colonel Patricia
Blassie will discuss her fight to find her
brother after 26 years of not knowing his whereabouts and ultimately finding
him in the Tomb of the Unknowns. In class on Thursday we will discuss the
events that led up to Michael Blassie’s burial at the Tomb of the Unknowns and
students will get to see artifacts and documents of the burial. They will
also see how the Tomb of the Unknowns is a long standing tradition in American
history! Tombs for unknown soldiers actually date back to Greece’s
Peloponnesian War, amazing! Hope to see you at the talk, Thursday @ 6:00pm in
Hancock Hall. Next week we will have our Chapter 8 (Sections 1 & 2)
and Chapter 9 (Sections 1 & 2) test on Tuesday April 29th.
8TH GRADE NEWS
8th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. O'Connor
Now that the eighth graders are
back from their trip, we are completing a couple of small end of the year
projects (your child can tell you more about these). In the next few days
we will be starting to explore background information over Romeo and
Juliet. Students will begin reading this play in class next
week. Our first quiz over the play and background information will take
place on Thursday, May 1st.
8th Grade Physical Science with Mrs. Blake
After their week away, the eighth graders will spend this
week reviewing their chapter on solutions and solubility.Their test on this chapter will be
Thursday. Next week they will begin a
chapter on organic chemistry. They will
learn why carbon is present in so many compounds and the main groups of
saturated hydrocarbons. They will also
look at isomers and preform a quick lab activity in which they made models of
isomers.
7th-8th Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
This week in Mr. Lanfear’s
Algebra class (Grades 7/8), we will be starting the sections on exponential
growth (8.5) and decay (8.6). This involves a fun activity on Wednesday
involving M&M’s and Skittles!
Intro to Geometry with Mr. Lanfear
This week in Mr. Lanfear’s Intro
to Geometry class (Grade 8), we will be reviewing Chapter 9 which involves
surface area and volume. We will have our Chapter Test on Thursday.
8th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
This week in Spanish class, the 8th grade will
begin a new unit discussing food preparation and how to follow a recipe. We
will also cover negative tú commands and the impersonal se. Students will have
a vocabulary quiz on Tuesday, April 29th.
8th American Government with Mrs. English
The 8th grade trip
was an awesome experience! I was so proud of all the students and their
ability to encourage each other as they learned to stretch their comfort
zones. One of the camp instructors told the chaperones that the kids were
the most polite and encouraging group they had ever taught! The next few days
this week are going to be exciting. First, we will finish up our study of
executive departments and begin looking at how
the government funds all of these massive budgets. Then we will change
gears a little because we have a special
guest speaker coming Thursday evening at 6:00 pm in Hancock Hall (students,
parents, and friends are all welcome!). Students are not required to
come, but highly encouraged. Our speaker is Colonel Patricia Blassie who
is the sister 1st Lt. Michael Blassie, a pilot that was killed
during the Vietnam War and served as the Vietnam Unknown Soldier at the Tomb of
the Unknowns in Washington D.C. Colonel Patricia Blassie will discuss her fight to find her brother after 26 years
of not knowing his whereabouts and ultimately finding him in the Tomb of the
Unknowns. Col. Blassie will visit the 8th graders and we will
discuss the events that led up to Michael Blassie’s burial at the Tomb of the
Unknowns. Students will get to see artifacts and documents of the
burial. They will also see how the Tomb of the Unknowns is a long
standing tradition in American history. We will discuss how the executive
branch had the power to erase Michael Blassie’s identity and place him in the
Tomb of the Unknowns! We will also talk about how monuments and memorials
are images that promote nationalism in a country. Hope to see you at the talk,
Thursday @ 6:00pm in Hancock Hall.
