NOTES FROM THE HEAD OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL
HALF WAY THERE!
We are at the half way point for the first
quarter. Now is a good time to review
your student’s grades in Power School.
If you have a concern about a grade, the first step is to communicate
directly with the appropriate teacher.
Email is the best medium to establish contact.
There are several opportunities for your
child to receive extra help from his or her teachers. All teachers are available in their rooms
from 7:45 – 8:15 each morning. They are
also available until 3:45 each afternoon.
We provide targeted study halls for students on Wednesdays. Your student may request to receive help
during Eagle Opportunity time (10:30 – 11:00).
If I can be of any assistance, please do not
hesitate to contact me at the school 351-4500 X313 or by email hcrawford@hancockdayschool.org.
HIGH SCHOOL VISITS SCHEDULED
The visits to area high schools are scheduled
for our 8th grade. They will
be held on Mondays, beginning on October 20th. The schedule is:
October 20th – BC & St.
Vincent’s November 10th
– St. Andrew’s
October 27th – Savannah Christian November 17th – The
Habersham School
November 3rd – Country Day
Savannah Arts has not released its admissions
calendar for the 2015-16 school year.
When it is, we will schedule a visit.
That visit will be limited to those students seriously preparing to
apply to SAA.
GEORGIA SOUTHERN STEM FESTIVAL HUGE SUCCESS
Last Saturday, 19 students attended the
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math festival at Georgia Southern
University. The trip was enlightening to
us all and a LOT of fun! Look for other
Eagle Op field trips in the future.
SUPPORT THE EAGLES!
Volleyball tonight and Thursday. Thursday’s game is a home game and we are
trying to “PACK THE GYM!” Everyone
please put this game on your calendar and support our girls! Thursday, our Cross Country team will be
running at Savannah Christian (DeRenne Campus) at 5:15. Watch this exciting race and then PACK THE
GYM for Volleyball! Saturday, the
exciting 2014-15 Hancock Football team will travel to Savannah Country Day for
a game at 10:00. The boys have a two
game winning streak going, come cheer them onto win number 3!
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The National Junior Society spent some time with Mrs. Guggenheim's 3rd Grade reading time.
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6TH GRADE NEWS
6th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. O'Connor
The sixth graders have composed rough drafts of their
memoirs and are in the process of editing their writing. We will continue
revising these papers in class on Monday, and the typed, final drafts are due
on Tuesday, September 23rd. Tuesday we will also begin reading Anne
Frank: Diary of a Young Girl, and I will provide students with
a reading calendar outlining their reading homework assignments, quiz dates,
and test dates for our entire study of this book. Our first quiz over the
book will take place on Friday, September 26th.
6th Math with Mrs. Reardon
6th-7th Pre-Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week in Math 6, we will continue in Chapter 2 by learning
about scientific notation, as well as measuring and converting metric
units. Both of these skills will be
important not only in math, but in science too!
On Friday, students will have a chapter quiz over sections 5 through 7
and on Tuesday, September 30 they will take their Chapter 2 test.
6th-7th Pre-Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will finish Chapter 2 by learning about
operations with decimals. Students will review adding, subtracting,
multiplying, and dividing decimals. They will then use those skills to
solve equations with decimals. There will be a review day on Thursday and
the Chapter 2 Test on Friday.
6th Earth Science with Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Earth Science, we will start the week off with
students presenting their element poster projects (which look amazing!!). When we have completed presentations we will
move into discussing elements and their symbols in more depth as well as taking
a closer look at the atomic model.
Students will take a quiz over the elements and their symbols on Friday,
September 26.
6th Earth Science with Mrs. Blake
The sixth graders have been researching their elements in
order to be ready for their presentations next week. The students will be learning the chemical
symbols for the elements they presented plus 12 more. On Friday there will be a quiz over these elements
and symbols. Also during the week the class will learn about the
different atomic models.
6th Spanish with Ms. Dixon
Next week we’ll work on finishing up CapÍtulo 1B. We’ll
continue to work with adjectives, and we’ll cover definite vs. indefinite
articles and present-tense conjugation. Expect a quiz on Friday, September 26th.
We’ll review together on Thursday. İQue tengan un buen fin de semana!
6th Ancient Civilizations with Mrs. Hannah
Ancient Civ- We are eagerly learning about the first civilizations, and will discuss Mesopotamian achievements and innovations this week. Students will learn about the importance of cuneiform as the first form of writing, and we will analyze early literature by reading The Epic of Gilgamesh. Students will also devote class time to planning and creating a rough sketch of their Sumerian city-state for the upcoming project. As always, I am in my room every morning at 7:45, if your student would like clarification on anything we discuss in class!
Ancient Civ- We are eagerly learning about the first civilizations, and will discuss Mesopotamian achievements and innovations this week. Students will learn about the importance of cuneiform as the first form of writing, and we will analyze early literature by reading The Epic of Gilgamesh. Students will also devote class time to planning and creating a rough sketch of their Sumerian city-state for the upcoming project. As always, I am in my room every morning at 7:45, if your student would like clarification on anything we discuss in class!
7TH GRADE NEWS
7th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. Hannah
We are approaching the end of our short story unit, and will analyze two final short stories this week: After Twenty Years and Hey-O, Come Out. Students will identify plot structures with these stories and discuss how irony is used. Your student will receive their teacher edited original short story by Tuesday, and the final draft of their story will be due on Friday 26 September. In grammar, we will begin studying predicate nouns, predicate adjectives, prepositions, and prepositional phrases. As I want students to focus on the final revisions for their short story, there will be no vocabulary assignment this week! As always, I am in my room every morning at 7:45, if your student would like clarification on anything we discuss in class or extra assistance with their short story.
We are approaching the end of our short story unit, and will analyze two final short stories this week: After Twenty Years and Hey-O, Come Out. Students will identify plot structures with these stories and discuss how irony is used. Your student will receive their teacher edited original short story by Tuesday, and the final draft of their story will be due on Friday 26 September. In grammar, we will begin studying predicate nouns, predicate adjectives, prepositions, and prepositional phrases. As I want students to focus on the final revisions for their short story, there will be no vocabulary assignment this week! As always, I am in my room every morning at 7:45, if your student would like clarification on anything we discuss in class or extra assistance with their short story.
6th-7th Grade Pre-Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will finish Chapter 2 by learning about
operations with decimals. Students will review adding, subtracting,
multiplying, and dividing decimals. They will then use those skills to
solve equations with decimals. There will be a review day on Thursday and
the Chapter 2 Test on Friday.
7th Grade Life Science with Mrs. Blake
7th-8th Algebra I with Mrs. Reardon
At the beginning of
next week the seventh graders will learn about the development of the
microscope. The classes will also be given
information about their first project of the year. With this project, students will be
researching different viral diseases for an oral presentation. They will also design a Power Point slide
show to supplement their speech. All of
this work will be done in class.
7th-8th Algebra I with Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Algebra I, we will wrap up Chapter 2 with
finding square roots and comparing real numbers. Students will receive a study guide on
Tuesday, we will review on Wednesday and they will take their Chapter 2 test on
Thursday, September 25.
7th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class the 7th grade will
finish up Chapter 6B and take their chapter test on Tuesday, September 23. On
Wednesday students will start a new unit discussing clothing, shopping and
prices. In this chapter we will talk about preferences and plans using some new
stem-changing verbs. Students will also be introduced to demonstrative
adjectives.
7th American History with Mrs. English
This week we will continue to work on our explorer project. Students will have Monday and Tuesday to work on their research word document and brochure. Students should work on their museum “artifact” at home. The options of “artifacts” are listed on their project description and rubric. I suggest that students finish their research word document this weekend so they can use Monday and Tuesday for working on their brochure. Homework this weekend, Monday, and Tuesday will be to work on their project. The next region of geography study will be South and Central America. Why? Well, we are following our Europeans from the Old World to the New World. We are working on learning the countries of the whole world! Encourage your child to find games online that help them learn these. I’ve told them about http://www.toporopa.eu/en/ for European countries, but there are hundreds of other useful websites. Find what works for your child. Students will present their Age of Exploration projects on Wednesday September 24th and Thursday September 25th. Looking forward to a great week!
This week we will continue to work on our explorer project. Students will have Monday and Tuesday to work on their research word document and brochure. Students should work on their museum “artifact” at home. The options of “artifacts” are listed on their project description and rubric. I suggest that students finish their research word document this weekend so they can use Monday and Tuesday for working on their brochure. Homework this weekend, Monday, and Tuesday will be to work on their project. The next region of geography study will be South and Central America. Why? Well, we are following our Europeans from the Old World to the New World. We are working on learning the countries of the whole world! Encourage your child to find games online that help them learn these. I’ve told them about http://www.toporopa.eu/en/ for European countries, but there are hundreds of other useful websites. Find what works for your child. Students will present their Age of Exploration projects on Wednesday September 24th and Thursday September 25th. Looking forward to a great week!
8TH GRADE NEWS
8th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. O'Connor
This week the eighth graders took a test over our first
major unit of literature. I’m in the process of grading these
assessments, and the scores will be posted in PowerSchool very soon. Next
week students will begin drafting their first major paper of the year.
This assignment asks students to rewrite a portion of a story that we have read
from a different perspective. While I originally planned to have rough
drafts completed by Monday, this due date is being pushed back to Wednesday,
September 24th. We will also begin studying some background
information as we prepare to read To Kill a Mockingbird. Students
will be issued copies of the book and given a reading calendar during the
second half of next week.
8th Grade Physical Science with Mrs. Blake
In eighth grade, students have been working diligently on
scientific notation. This concept is
extremely important in the sciences, so the students need to master the basics
before entering high school. This work
with scientific notation will culminate with a quiz on Tuesday. At that point, their work with measurement
will continue with metrics.
7th-8th Algebra I with Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Algebra I, we will wrap up Chapter 2 with
finding square roots and comparing real numbers. Students will receive a study guide on
Tuesday, we will review on Wednesday and they will take their Chapter 2 test on
Thursday, September 25.
8th Advanced Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will continue exploring solving quadratic
equations. We will learn how to solve by the method of completing the
square (10.5).
8th Geometry with Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will continue our exploration of geometric
proofs. We will finish looking at Chapter 2 and proofs about angle pair
relationships (2.7). There will be a review day on Thursday and the
Chapter 2 Test on Friday.
8th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class the 8th grade will
finish up chapter 1B and take their chapter test on Wednesday, September 24th.
On Thursday we will begin a new unit discussing schedules, stores, and services
offered in the community. We will review the use of direct object pronouns and
students will describe past events using some irregular preterite verbs.
8th American Government with Mrs. English
This week we will discuss the aftermath of the Civil War and Reconstruction of the South. Students already started a writing assignment that put them in the shoes of a person after the Civil War. They wrote a letter or journal response through the perspective of a former soldier, freedman, woman, or child. Students will turn in a proofed/edited first draft and a typed final draft with a picture of their imagined person on Wednesday, September 24th. Students will have homework on Chapter 16-Section 1 and 2 (checkpoint questions, vocab, and review questions). On Tuesday the 8th grade will take a field trip to the Green-Meldrim House from 9:30-1:20. Please send your student with their lunch and $5 for a post-lunch ice cream cone. Looking forward to a great week!
This week we will discuss the aftermath of the Civil War and Reconstruction of the South. Students already started a writing assignment that put them in the shoes of a person after the Civil War. They wrote a letter or journal response through the perspective of a former soldier, freedman, woman, or child. Students will turn in a proofed/edited first draft and a typed final draft with a picture of their imagined person on Wednesday, September 24th. Students will have homework on Chapter 16-Section 1 and 2 (checkpoint questions, vocab, and review questions). On Tuesday the 8th grade will take a field trip to the Green-Meldrim House from 9:30-1:20. Please send your student with their lunch and $5 for a post-lunch ice cream cone. Looking forward to a great week!
