NOTES FROM THE HEAD OF MIDDLE SCHOOL
Tourney Time!
We are all excited to support our Volleyball
team tonight in the SPAL tournament.
This is a team that has come a long way this season and we are looking
forward to watching the girl’s progress through the tournament. Tonight’s game is against St. Peter’s. Game time is 7:00 at Savannah Country
Day. If we win our first game, there
will be a second round game at 8:00. See
you there!
Homecoming
The Middle School is decorated to build our
spirit for Thursday’s homecoming game.
Events are planned throughout the week, Crazy Sock Day, Twin Day and
Comfy Clothes Day. Thursday, we will
show our spirit at the Pep Rally at 2:30.
STEM Week
This week we will use Eagle Op time (10:30 –
11:00) to explore Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Students are divided into exploration
teams. Each team will complete a design
project. Projects will include a
Mousetrap Car, Eagle Egg Drop, Marshmallow Catapults, Barge Building and
others. Friday morning will be
performance day where completed projects are shared with the entire Middle
School.
High School Visits
We are in the final stages of planning our
high school visits for the 8th grade. 8th grade families should look for
an email later this week asking for volunteer drivers. Visits begin on Monday, October 20th
to BC and St. Vincent’s.
Hello
Middle School parents,
Volunteers
are needed to help serve food at the HDS Homecoming cookout on Thursday,
October 9th .Volunteers are needed on campus for two shifts. 5:45-7pm and
7:00-8:30. Please email Amy Markowitz at amyrmarkowitz@gmail.com or Joni Truax
at joniga@comcast.net if you are
available.
Thanks,
Amy
and Joni
Hello
Middle School parents,
Volunteers
are needed to help serve food at the HDS Homecoming cookout on Thursday,
October 9th .Volunteers are needed on campus for two shifts. 5:45-7pm and
7:00-8:30. Please email Amy Markowitz at amyrmarkowitz@gmail.com or Joni Truax
at joniga@comcast.net if you are
available.
Thanks,
Amy
and Joni
6TH GRADE NEWS
6th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. O'Connor
The sixth graders will continue reading and studying Anne
Frank: Diary of a Young Girl next week. Students will take a
quiz over pages 130-190 on Tuesday, October 7th. Remember that
no homework will be assigned on Thursday, and we hope to see all students at
the football game and homecoming celebration afterwards! Go Eagles!
We are also looking forward to a fun-filled STEM day on Friday!
6th Math with Mrs. Reardon
6th-7th Pre-Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week in Math 6, we will continue in Chapter 3
discussing mean, median, and mode, as well as stem and leaf plots and box and
whisker plots. Students will receive an
outline for their math facts quiz that will take place on Thursday, October 9.
6th-7th Pre-Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will continue learning about solving multi-step
equations. We will learn how to solve equations that have variables on
both sides of the equals sign (3.3) and also how to determine if there are no
solutions or an infinite number of solutions to an equation (3.3). On
Wednesday, we will review what we have covered so far in Chapter 3 and there
will be a quiz on Thursday (3.1 – 3.3).
6th Earth Science with Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Earth Science, we will wrap up chapter 2 by
learning about the properties of matter.
We will learn about the four states of matter and how to calculate
density. Students will be able to answer
the questions, “why does ice float in water?” and “how does matter change from
a solid to a liquid and from a liquid to a gas?” There will be a quiz on Thursday, October 9
over the material covered in class that week.
6th Earth Science with Mrs. Blake
The sixth graders are learning about the differences between
compounds and mixtures. They have been introduced to the various types
of bonds which form compounds, especially covalent and ionic bonds. Next week they will study chemical formulas
and also learn about the properties of matter.
There will be a quiz next week on chemical formulas.
6th Spanish with Ms. Dixon
Next week we will have a test on Tuesday, October 7th
covering adjectives, present-tense conjugation & me gusta + no me gusta
phrases. Monday will be an open-session review, so come prepared with
questions! We’ll play Jeopardy for pesos as well. On Wednesday, we’ll begin
Capítulo 2A and explore classroom activities and vocabulary.
6th Ancient Civilizations with Mrs. Hannah
Don’t forget- City-State projects are due Monday morning! Students should bring their projects to my classroom first thing in the morning, so we can securely store their dioramas until presentation time. Over the course of the week, each student will give a brief 5-7 minute presentation of their city-state, including the construction process, to their peers. The accompanying brochure will be due to Mrs. Royal on Tuesday, 7 October, as students were given an extra day in computer class to complete the assignment. I am so excited to see the hard work your students have put forth on this project!
Don’t forget- City-State projects are due Monday morning! Students should bring their projects to my classroom first thing in the morning, so we can securely store their dioramas until presentation time. Over the course of the week, each student will give a brief 5-7 minute presentation of their city-state, including the construction process, to their peers. The accompanying brochure will be due to Mrs. Royal on Tuesday, 7 October, as students were given an extra day in computer class to complete the assignment. I am so excited to see the hard work your students have put forth on this project!
7TH GRADE NEWS
7th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. Hannah
We are beginning our study of the novel Roll
of Thunder, Hear My Cry this week. For the duration of this novel, we will
focus on vocabulary related to the book instead of using the Wordly Wise
vocabulary workbooks. We will also continue identifying objects and complements
in grammar, then begin discussing phrases and clauses toward the end of the
week. Students should begin preparing for a grammar test on Thursday 16 October
which will cover subjects, predicates, objects, complements, phrases, and
clauses. As always, I am in my classroom at 7:45 if your student would like
clarification or help on anything we have discussed!
6th-7th Grade Pre-Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will continue learning about solving multi-step
equations. We will learn how to solve equations that have variables on
both sides of the equals sign (3.3) and also how to determine if there are no
solutions or an infinite number of solutions to an equation (3.3). On
Wednesday, we will review what we have covered so far in Chapter 3 and there
will be a quiz on Thursday (3.1 – 3.3).
7th Grade Life Science with Mrs. Blake
7th-8th Algebra I with Mrs. Reardon
The seventh graders have
started their presentations on viral diseases and we will finish those at the first
of the week. The class will spend some time discussing
viruses in general. The students will
perform one last lab in which they will make a wet-mount slide to look at under
the microscope. Their test on this chapter
will be Thursday, October 16.
7th-8th Algebra I with Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Algebra I, we will continue in Chapter 3 by
solving equations with variables on both sides as well as writing ratios and
proportions. Students will have a quiz
over sections 3.4-3.5 on Wednesday.
After the quiz, I will introduce the recipe proportion project that
students will be working on in class on Thursday. The project will move into the following
Wednesday and Thursday and students will be allowed to bring in the recipe that
they chose on Friday, October 17.
7th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class the 7th grade will
finish up Chapter 7A. There will be a grammar quiz on Tuesday, October 7th
and the Chapter 7A test on Thursday, October 9th. Students will also
work on improving their reading skills with some reading comprehension
activities.
7th American History with Mrs. English
7th-Next week we will
finish up Chapter 2—Section 3 and take our Chapter 2—Sections 1, 2, and 3 test
on Wednesday October 8th. Next we will look at how the English
colonies began to take root. Looking forward to a great week!
8TH GRADE NEWS
8th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. O'Connor
The eighth graders will continue reading and studying To Kill a Mockingbird in the week ahead. Students have a quiz over chapters 12-24 coming up on Wednesday, October 8th. Remember that there will not be any homework assigned on Thursday, October 9th, and we hope to see all students at the football game and homecoming cookout afterwards! Go Eagles! We are also looking forward to an exciting STEM day on Friday!
8th Grade Physical Science with Mrs. Blake
After a thorough look at SI or the metric system, the eighth
graders will be finishing their chapter on measurement next week. They are now looking at how science uses
tables, charts and graphs. The students
will be constructing several graphs during the week. They will review the chapter and have their
test on Thursday, October 9.
7th-8th Algebra I with Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Algebra I, we will continue in Chapter 3 by
solving equations with variables on both sides as well as writing ratios and
proportions. Students will have a quiz
over sections 3.4-3.5 on Wednesday.
After the quiz, I will introduce the recipe proportion project that
students will be working on in class on Thursday. The project will move into the following
Wednesday and Thursday and students will be allowed to bring in the recipe that
they chose on Friday, October 17.
8th Advanced Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will continue exploring the magical Quadratic
Formula (10.6). Students will discover how to use the Discriminant to
quickly determine how many solutions there are to a quadratic equation
(10.7). In addition, we will learn how to determine what type of
solutions they are (rational or irrational).
8th Geometry with Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will continue learning about and using transversal
lines (3.3) to prove theorems. Students will also review properties
linear equations such as slope and y-intercept (3.4 – 3.5).
8th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class the 8th grade will
continue to practice with the new irregular preterite tenses through a series
of writing and reading activities. The grammar quiz will be on Tuesday, October
7th. Students will begin a small project where they will create and
describe their ideal community.
8th American Government with Mrs. English
Next week we
will finish up our study of Reconstruction in Chapter 16. Our Chapter
16—Sections 1, 2, & 3 test will be on Thursday October 9th.
On Friday we will start to look at how big business began to take root in
the US.
