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WORDS FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOL DIRECTOR
COMMUNITY SERVICE
All community service
hours should be turned into either homeroom teachers or Ms. Edie by Wednesday,
May 21st. Please remember
your commitment to the Hancock Way and your 10 hours of community service per
year.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR GOLF TEAM!
On Monday, May 12th,
our golf team competed in a season ending tournament held at Bacon Park. Congratulations to Coach Adam Moody and
players Andrew Scarano, Philip Dusek, Jack Usher, Emma Saunders, Cole Kitchens
and Libby Mattocks on their 4th place finish. Their appearance marks the 9th
appearance by a Hancock team in post season, tournament play. EAGLES ON THE MOVE!
NEXT STEPS:
THE TRANSITION TO HIGH SCHOOL
“Navigating the Guidance Process for Incoming
Freshmen”
Helese Sandler
Savannah Educational Consultants
6:30 - May 21, 2014 –
Hancock Hall
This program is designed for 8th
grade families but is appropriate for all Hancock families.
SUMMER
ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES
St. Vincent’s Academy
Study Skills Course for
College Bound Middle School Students
Monday, June 9th
– Thursday, June 12th 9:00 – 11:30 or 1:00 – 3:30
$85/Student
Contact: jodyriddle@gmail.com 912-484-8012
The Tutoring Center
Study
Skills
June
16th – 26th or July 7th – 17th 1:00
– 3:00
$200/Student
sgreengerg@roycelc.org 912-354-4047
Mathnasium
Mathnasium
“Summer Workouts”
Individual,
flexible schedule
www.mathnasium.com 912-355-5678
THE
END IS NEAR!
Over the next week academic classes will switch
from introducing new material to reviewing for our examinations. If there is specific new material, quizzes or
tests, they are listed below. If you
don’t see anything specific for a course, the first part of the week will be
spit concluding the current unit of instruction and beginning review. By Thursday all courses will be in full
battle mode preparing for final exams.
FINAL
EXAMS APPROACHING
Final examinations for the Middle School will be
held on Wednesday, May 28th, Thursday, May 29th and
Friday, May 30th. Thursday
and Friday are half days of school. See
below – a short practice for graduation will be held following exams on
Thursday and Friday.
GRADUATION
PRACTICE
Following exams on Thursday and Friday the 8th
grade will practice for their graduation ceremony. We will take a short break after exams to
have lunch before the practice so it is necessary to send a lunch each day (the
HDS dining room will be closed for the season!) with your child. Student pick up will be at 1:30.
HONORS
AND GRADUATION
On Monday, June 2nd, an Honors
Assembly and Graduation will be held in the William Bell Gymnasium. Honors will be awarded to students in all
three classes followed by the graduation ceremonies for the class of 2014. The evening will begin at 6:30.
MIDDLE SCHOOL FIELD DAY/RETREAT
On Monday, June 2, from 8:30 – 2:30 the Middle
School will retreat to Villa Marie for a day activities planned by Student
Government and celebrate the 2013-14 school year. Parents should plan to drop off and pick up
their students at Villa Marie. Details
will follow next week.
THE
FINAL DAY!
Tuesday will be the final day of classes for
grades 6 and 7. The new 9th
grade students can enjoy their “advanced” status and celebrate a day off from
HDS! The schedule for Tuesday will be
short classes to return final exams and say good-byes for the summer. The short classes will be followed by
activities for both classes.
FALL
SPORTS PHYSICALS AT HDS
All HDS athletes are required to have an annual
physical on file with the school in order to BEGIN PRACTICE and play
games. To facilitate this process
physicals will be offered at school for those who desire. The physicals will be given on Friday, May 23rd
from 11:00 – 2:00. YOU MUST BRING $10 AND YOUR SIGNED PHYSICAL FORM IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE.
Mrs. English's Classes
6th-This week we will finish discussion of Rome
with the fall of the Roman Empire. Students will have a test on Rome on
Wednesday May 21st. Following the test we will begin review
for exams
7th-This week we will finish discussion of the
American West. Students will have a test on Chapter 13 on Wednesday May
21st. Following the test we will begin review for exams.
8th-This week we will finish discussion of
American civil liberties and civil rights. Students will have a test on
civil liberties and rights on Wednesday May 21st.
Following the test we will begin review for exams.
