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From the HDS Music Department
Our 8th Grade students will be hosting a "coffee house" type performance on Friday, October 30th. The performance will begin at 2:00pm in Hancock Hall. Your students have worked very hard on this program, so please plan to attend. Students have a choice of wearing their regular school uniform or Halloween costume.
In addition to the performance, there will be art displayed from the 6th and 7th Grade students. Please make sure to take a look!
Thank you so much for all of your support and help! Please, if you have any questions or concerns, contact me at the school by email: lself@hancockdayschool.org or at
912-856-1167 after school hours.
I have enjoyed working with your students, and I am excited to see the finished product of all of their hard work! I hope to see you there!
Thanks again,
Lindsey Self
Music Teacher
6TH GRADE NEWS
6th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. Guggenheim
*Lit - BRING IN STUDY REVIEW QUESTIONS FOR THE OUTSIDERS TEST ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28
*Vocab - Quiz Thursday, October 29
*Grammar - Sentence of the Week Quiz on using commas and semicolons to connect independent clauses
*Study Skills - Get Study Tips and Improve Study Habits papers signed. Develop a study plan with your parents and return it to school signed by Wednesday, October 28th.
*Reading Log - signed
6th Math with Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Math 6, we will wrap up Chapter 3 by determining with data display is best for a given set of information. We will review for the test on Wednesday and then students will take the Chapter 3 test on Thursday, October 29.
6th-7th Pre-Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will start the Trimester Summative Assessment in Pre-Algebra. The assessment will be a project that emcompasses several of the most important skills we have learned thus far. Once that is completed, we will begin studying Chapter 4, which begins with prime numbers and prime factorization.
6th Earth Science with Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Earth Science, we will begin discussing weathering. We will take a look at both mechanical and chemical weathering and how climate can also impact weathering. We will do an activity in class to demonstrate both types of weathering. Students should expect a brief quiz on Friday,October 30.
6th Earth Science with Mrs. Huennekens
- We have started Chapter 7: Weathering. Our main focus is on Mechanical and Chemical weathering. We will look at Carlsbad Caverns. No quiz or test is scheduled for this week.
6th Spanish with Ms. Sotomayor
The oral test that was originally scheduled for next Friday, October 30th has been changed to Thursday, October 29th. It will be a great experience as the students will get to show off how much they’ve learned with a guest native Spanish speaker from Colombia! Students will be given a study guide and we will review all of next week leading up to Thursday. Also, this past week we took time to learn about helpful online resources that can be used as an aid when studying Spanish at home or increasing vocabulary. Please ask your child about these sources and take some time to navigate and enjoy the sites! We have continued reviewing Communication Questions.
6th Ancient Civilizations with Mrs. Hannah
Next week, we will study the Old Kingdom of Egypt and learn the individual steps of the mummification process. We will analyze the process of pyramid building and discuss the architectural aspects of construction. Students should expect to have a quiz over the geography of Egypt and the Old Kingdom toward the end of the week.
7TH GRADE NEWS
7th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. Hannah
Next week, we will begin the newspaper project the correlates with Roll of Thunder. Students will write an editorial article, a newspaper article, and part of an entertainment section. With a group, they will combine their individual work into a newspaper, which they will share with the class. The individual pieces will constitute their summative assessment for the trimester. We will have a quiz over chapters one through four of Roll of Thunder on Wednesday 28 October. Please make sure your student is following the reading calendar and completing daily readings and accompanying responses.
7th-8th Algebra I with Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Algebra I, we will begin into Chapter 4 by reviewing the coordinate plane and plotting points. We will also graph linear equations. On Wednesday, we will review for the quiz that will take place on Thursday, October 29.
6th-7th Grade Pre-Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will start the Trimester Summative Assessment in Pre-Algebra. The assessment will be a project that emcompasses several of the most important skills we have learned thus far. Once that is completed, we will begin studying Chapter 4, which begins with prime numbers and prime factorization.
7th Grade Life Science with Mrs. Huennekens
Students will test on Chapter 3 on October 27th. They have material in their notebook to study over the weekend and on Monday. I have advised them to spend at least 30 minutes studying each night. Our next chapter is on Cell Reproduction: Mitosis and Meiosis.
7th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class, the 7th grade will continue to work with the present progressive tense and affirmative tú commands. There will be a graded listening activity using the new material and the vocabulary quiz will be Wednesday, October 28th. Students will also learn about Día de los muertos.
7th American History Part I with Mrs. English
In an effort to spread out the summative assessments and use the chromebooks, this week we will get a head start on our summative assessment by beginning our historical fiction writing pieces. Students will write journal entries through the perspective of a fictional character. Students will include real places, real events, and real people, but use their imagination to create their character’s thoughts, feelings, new characters, and possible situations based on real facts. Looking forward to a great week!
8TH GRADE NEWS
8th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. O'Connor/Ms. Churchill
Next week, we will wrap up our study of To Kill a Mockingbird with some exciting culminating events. On Monday, students will share ideas and questions about the structure and meaning of the text in preparation for the end-of-unit test on Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday are reserved for viewing and discussing the film, exploring and presenting the ‘Cutout’ installations.
7th-8th Algebra I with Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Algebra I, we will begin into Chapter 4 by reviewing the coordinate plane and plotting points. We will also graph linear equations. On Wednesday, we will review for the quiz that will take place on Thursday, October 29.
8th Advanced Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will start the Trimester Summative Assessment in Advanced Algebra. The assessment will be a project that emcompasses several of the most important skills we have learned thus far. Once that is completed, we will begin studying Chapter 11, which involves square roots and solving radical equations.
8th Geometry with Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will begin using congruence theorems about triangles to prove that triangles are congruent. We will learn different techniques to do this including Side-Side-Side (4.3), Side-Angle-Side (4.4), Hypotenuse-Leg (4.4), Angle-Side-Angle (4.5), and Angle-Angle-Side (4.5).
8th Grade Physical Science with Mrs. Huennekens
TEST: Thursday, October 29th. The test will be over all 3 sections of Chapter 4 States of Matter.
Our next chapter will be on Matter: the properties and changes. We will look at acids and bases, how a salt is formed and how physical and chemical changes affect the world we live in.
8th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class, the 8th grade will continue to work with the grammar and vocabulary from Chapter 3B. There will be a graded listening activity using the new material and the vocabulary quiz will be Wednesday, October 28th. Students will also learn about Día de los muertos.
8th American History Part II with Mrs. English
In an effort to spread out the summative assessments and use the chromebooks, this week we will get a head start on our summative assessment by beginning our historical fiction writing pieces. Students will write journal entries through the perspective of a fictional character. Students will include real places, real events, and real people, but use their imagination to create their character’s thoughts, feelings, new characters, and possible situations based on real facts. Looking forward to a great week!
