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| 8th Graders performing an average speed lab! |
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| 7th Graders performing a heart rate lab! |
Notes from the Head of Middle School
S’COOL A BIG SUCCESS!
Many, many thanks to the students, teachers and
our directors for making this year’s Hancock play an outstanding success. All involved put a lot of sweat into the
play. The performances were enjoyed by
the entire Hancock community on Thursday and Friday.
SPORTS BANQUET
On Thursday, May 21st, we will come
together to celebrate our basketball and soccer teams. It was a banner year for 8 Hancock basketball
teams. The 8th grade girls’
team brought home a championship banner!
This spring we entered both a boy’s and girls’ soccer team in the SPAL league
and both teams made the playoffs! Come
celebrate the accomplishments or our students this Thursday at 6:30 in the Bell
Gymnasium. RESERVATIONS ARE DUE IN BY
MONDAY, MAY 18TH! Please send
your payment with your reservation.
STEM AWARD LUNCHES
This week the winners of our STEM contests in
October and May will travel to Zaxby’s to enjoy a victory lunch. To accommodate all the students, victory
lunches will be celebrated on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Winners will be notified on Monday which day
they will be attending.
FOURTH QUARTER GRADES CLOSE FRIDAY, MAY 22ND!
All student work is due in by next Friday. During the week classes will begin
preparation for final examinations. The
best way to prepare is a little each night leading up to the exam. Last minute cramming yields poor results. Exams will begin on Wednesday, May 27th
and run through Friday, May 29th.
The Middle School will end at noon each day. There will be no extended for Middle School students.
HONORS AND GRADUATION CEREMONIES
The Honors Assembly will be held on Monday, June 1st
at 8:30. Graduation will be held on
Tuesday, June 2nd at the Isle of Hope Methodist Church. Please plan on attending these events to
support our students.
6TH GRADE NEWS
6th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. O'Connor
The sixth graders are wrapping up their study of The
Giver and preparing for our test over the novel. This test will take
place on Monday, and this will be our last major grade of the quarter!
I’m also finishing up grades on students’ research projects, and I hope to have
those all entered by the end of next week. After our test over The
Giver we will spend the duration of the week reviewing for our semester
exam!
6th Math with Mrs. Johnson
6th-7th Pre-Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
6th Grade math students have begun studying chapter 10
"Geometry." Their next quiz 10.5 - 10.8 will be Thursday, May
21st.
Next week we will have our last test on Chapter 10 (10.1 –
10.4) on Monday. We will spend the rest of the week reviewing for exams.
6th Earth Science with Mrs. Johnson
In Earth Science, the students are studying chapter 16
"Weather" and will have the chapter test Wednesday, May 20th.
6th Earth Science with Mrs. Blake
The sixth graders will spend Monday finishing their chapter
on weather and Tuesday reviewing for Wednesday’s chapter test. At that point our time will be spent getting
ready for our final exam. This will
include organization of notes from all of the chapters covered this semester
and emphasizing time management for study.
6th Spanish with Mrs. Dixon-Bender
Our field trips were very successful and everyone had a
wonderful time! Thanks to all of those who volunteered to assist in driving. A
special thank you to Mr. Crawford who assisted as a chaperone both days and
even ordered in Spanish! Due to the Middle School play on Friday, our Capítulo
4B test has been moved to Tuesday, May 19th. On Wednesday, students will receive a study
guide for their final exam and we will review and prepare together for the
remainder of the week.
6th Ancient Civilizations with Mrs. Hannah
6th
Ancient Civ- It's hard to believe the end of the year is almost here! We are
reviewing Monday for our final test over Ancient Rome on Tuesday. Students
should review the map of Italy and previous quizzes to prepare for this final
assessment. For the rest of the week, we will begin reviewing for their final
exam. Students will receive a study guide for the exam, along with all the
notes and quizzes from this semester. I will be in my room daily at 7:45 to
answer questions and clarify topics.
7TH GRADE NEWS
7th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. Hannah
7th ELA- This semester has flown by so quickly! Our final novel test over Across Five Aprils is Monday, and a grammar quiz over clauses is Tuesday. The best way to study for the test is to review previous quizzes and the major themes we will discuss during our in class review today. Beginning Wednesday, we will begin to review for exams. Students will receive a study guide for the exam that covers major topics that will be covered. As usual, I will be in my room around 7:45 each morning to answer questions and clarify topics.
7th ELA- This semester has flown by so quickly! Our final novel test over Across Five Aprils is Monday, and a grammar quiz over clauses is Tuesday. The best way to study for the test is to review previous quizzes and the major themes we will discuss during our in class review today. Beginning Wednesday, we will begin to review for exams. Students will receive a study guide for the exam that covers major topics that will be covered. As usual, I will be in my room around 7:45 each morning to answer questions and clarify topics.
6th-7th Grade Pre-Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will have our last test on Chapter 10 (10.1 –
10.4) on Monday. We will spend the rest of the week reviewing for exams.
7th Grade Life Science with Mrs. Blake
7th-8th Algebra I with Mrs. Johnson
The seventh graders will be spending the first of the week
finishing the circulatory and lymphatic systems. They will have their final chapter test on
Wednesday. At that point they will begin
organizing their notes for exam review.
7th-8th Algebra I with Mrs. Johnson
Algebra classes will begin chapter 10 "Quadratic
Equations and Functions." This chapter involves graphing quadratic
functions, solving quadratic equations, and comparing linear, exponential, and
quadratic models.
7th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
Next week in 7th grade Spanish, we will begin
exam review over the five chapters we covered this semester and the future
tense. Students should be organizing their binders and looking over vocabulary
sheets. The speaking portion of the exam will be on Friday, May 22nd.
7th American History with Mrs. English
This week in American History we will finish our study of
the Plantation South. Students will have a test on Wednesday, May 20th on
Chapter 11-Sections 1-3. Students should begin studying for the test this
weekend. We will begin Exam review on Thursday. Students should also
begin organizing their notebooks in preparation for exams.
8TH GRADE NEWS
8th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. O'Connor
The eighth graders are currently wrapping up their study of Romeo
and Juliet. Our assessment for this novel is a little different than
usual, and students will be assigned a take home, open book test that will be
due on Wednesday, May 20th. Students will receive the test in
class on Monday. The honor code will be in effect for this assessment,
and my expectations for all parts of the test will be clearly outlined in the
instructions. On Wednesday we will begin reviewing for our semester
exam. I can’t believe our 8th graders are almost ready to
graduate!
8th Grade Physical Science with Mrs. Blake
The eighth graders will be finishing their final chapter on
motion and momentum. This chapter
incorporates a lot of math which requires their full attention. They will have
their last test on Wednesday. At that
time they will begin organizing their notes for exam review.
7th-8th Algebra I with Mrs. Johnson
Algebra classes will begin chapter 10 "Quadratic
Equations and Functions." This chapter involves graphing quadratic
functions, solving quadratic equations, and comparing linear, exponential, and
quadratic models.
8th Advanced Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will be reviewing for exams.
8th Geometry with Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will have our last test on Chapter 12 on
Monday. We will spend the rest of the week reviewing for exams.
8th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
Next week in 8th grade Spanish, we will begin
exam review over the six chapters we covered this semester and the future
tense. Students should be organizing their binders and looking over vocabulary
sheets. The speaking portion of the exam will be on Friday, May 22nd.
This week in American History we will finish our study of
the Vietnam War. Students will have a test on Wednesday, May 20th on
Chapter 26-Sections 1&2 and Chapter 27-Sections 1 &2 . Students should
begin studying for the test this weekend. We will begin Exam review on
Thursday. Students should also begin organizing their notebooks in preparation
for exams.
