National Junior Honor Society
Hancock Day School’s chapter of the National Junior Honor Society is composed of current eighth grade students who exhibit a dedication to the organization’s core values of scholarship, leadership, character, service, and citizenship. At the conclusion of the second trimester, a faculty council will review grades of current seventh and eighth grade students to determine students’ eligibility to apply for membership to the National Junior Honor Society. Eligible students must have an overall academic average of a 90%, and applicants will be expected to demonstrate their commitment to the values of leadership, character, service, and citizenship through their application materials. Successful completion of community service hours from sixth grade, and continued progress toward service hours for seventh grade, is an important piece of the application. Students can expect to receive more information regarding the application process in the coming weeks.
Community Service Opportunity
The March of Dimes will host their annual run/walk on Saturday, April 29th at 10am. For more information, visit - https://www.marchforbabies.org/Fundraising/Team?teamId=1286807&teamEventId=2763357&
8th Grade Parents
We are still in need of pictures for the graduation slideshow. We need 5 pictures of each student along with any group pictures you have (the group pictures will not count toward the 5 for your child). The deadline is Friday, March 10th. Please email your pictures or questions to Mrs. Chandler at achandler@hancockdayschool.org.
DC Departure TIME CHANGE!
8th graders will need to be at the Toys R Us parking lot at 6AM on Monday morning to depart for the Washington DC trip.
Special Request
Nicholas Childers, a current 7th grade student, is in need of a match for a bone marrow transplant in order to survive his relapse of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. If you or anyone you know between the ages of 18 and 44 meet the health guidelines and are willing to be a possible bone marrow donor, please join the national bone marrow registry at www.bethematch.org. Visit the website to learn about becoming a donor. You may BE THE MATCH that provides the cure!
SUMMER CAMP OPPORTUNITY AT CLEMSON UNIVERSITY!
The Middle School office received this announcement from Clemson University about it’s summer Scholars program.
“Students, summer is fast approaching and Clemson University Summer Scholars is offering fun and educational residential programs in June, July and August for student entering 7th to 12th grades in the fall. Program offerings range from Engineering and Biology to Audio Engineering and Music Production and many more diverse programs. To find out more, stop by the Middle School office to pick up a brochure!”
Congratulations to the following young men for being accepted into Benedictine Military School: Ben Bailey, Cal Bowers, Foster Burgess, David Gilpin, Bailey Ginsberg, Jack Harn, Hunter Lanier, Stephen O’Hearn, Blake Stoever, and Hughes Threlkeld.
Country Day presents The Secret Garden on March 2, 3 and 4 at 7 p.m. Students are admitted FREE! Come out and see a show this weekend! Savannah has so many talented students!
8TH GRADE ASSIGNMENTS
8th grade Algebra 1 - Mrs. Reardon - week of March 6th
In Washington, D.C.!! :)
8th grade Advanced Algebra - Mr. Lanfear - week of March 6th
We will be exploring Washington, D.C. together!
8th grade Geometry - Mr. Lanfear - week of March 6th
We will be exploring Washington, D.C. together!
8th grade Physical Science - Mrs. Huennekens - week of March 6th
Have a BLAST in Washington D.C. !!!!
8th grade English Language Arts - Mrs. O’Connor - week of March 6th
We will be exploring Washington D.C. together!
8th grade History and Gov’t II - Mrs. English - week of March 6th
We will be in D.C.!!! Wooohoo!
8th grade Spanish-Ms. Hughes-week of March 6th
D.C. !!
7TH GRADE ASSIGNMENTS
7th grade Algebra 1 - Mrs. Reardon - week of March 6th
While 8th grade Algebra is in Washington, D.C., 7th grade Algebra students will take a short detour from chapter 8. Students will be working in class all week on an activity called “If I had a Million Dollars”. The activity will be broken down into mini units each day and students will have a checklist of things to accomplish each day that I am gone. All work will be submitted via Google Classroom. None of the work should have to be done at home. Students will be given ample time in class to work on this activity. On Friday, they will present their completed activity to their peers in class. They should very much enjoy this activity!
7th grade Pre-Algebra - Mr. Lanfear - week of March 6th
Next week Mr. Lanfear will be in Washington, D.C. with the 8th grade trip. Students will continue working on and complete their Play Project. They will create a short play in their ELA class and then, in partners, plan how to make money from their play in math class. Students will select ticket prices for adults and students, choose which concessions they would like to sell, research the best prices of those concessions, decide how many of each they should purchase, and decide for how much they would like to sell those concessions. Students will enter this information into a Google Sheet, which will give them randomized results about ticket sales and concession sales. Students will use this limited information to derive other information. Students will then make a poster with all of their results. All work should be submitted via Google Classroom (except the poster).
7th grade History and Gov’t I - Mrs. English - week of March 6th
This week in American History students will begin working on their Native American Research Projects with Ms. Churchill. I will be in Washington D.C. on the 8th grade trip. Students will have guidelines and checkpoints to complete daily in class and for homework. I will go over all of the requirements with them before I leave for the trip. The research they complete will be used to create a trifold (due March 24th). Students will also use their research in ELA class when they work on their research papers. Hoping they have a good week!
7th grade Spanish-Ms. Hughes week of March 6th
Next week in Spanish class, the 7th grade will have the fabulous Mrs. Churchill as their substitute while I explore D.C. with the 8th grade. Students will start working on their movie project in groups, and then end the week watching and reviewing a film in Spanish. I will be checking my Google Classroom so students can post any questions they have about the project.
7th Grade ELA- Mrs. Hannah- week of March 6th
Seventh grade has been working in groups to create a fable in play format. We will present our plays to the class on Monday. If students would like to bring props or costumes, they may bring them to my room in the morning. We will read the myth Demeter and Persephone, our final selection for this literature unit. On Thursday, students will have a test over myths, epics, and fables. In grammar, we are continuing to learn about pronoun usage and will focus on indefinite pronouns next week.
7th grade Science - Mrs. Heyward - week of March 6th
We spent the week focusing our studies on the Integumentary, Skeletal, and Muscular System. We will do a lab Monday, March 6th to conclude the unit. Also beginning Monday, the students will begin keeping a Diet Diary. As we move into our unit on the Digestive System and Nutrition, we are going to discuss the how food is used and digested--Energy Balance. The Diet Diary will be used as a Project grade that will be submitted Friday, March 10. We will also have a quiz on Thursday, March 9th.
6TH GRADE ASSIGNMENTS
6th grade Accelerated Math 7 - Mrs. Reardon - week of March 6th
Next week I will be out of town on the 8th grade trip to Washington, D.C. Mrs. Libby Blake will be teaching students all about slope and proportions. On Thursday, students will review for a quiz over sections 3-5 which will take place on Friday, March 10. Mrs. Whitney Crawford will be available on Thursday afternoon from 3:15-3:45 in her classroom for questions before the quiz on Friday.
6th grade Pre-Algebra - Mr. Lanfear - week of March 6th
Next week Mr. Lanfear will be in Washington, D.C. with the 8th grade trip. Students will continue working on and complete their Play Project. They will think of a play and then, in partners, plan how to make money from their play in math class. Students will select ticket prices for adults and students, choose which concessions they would like to sell, research the best prices of those concessions, decide how many of each they should purchase, and decide for how much they would like to sell those concessions. Students will enter this information into a Google Sheet, which will give them randomized results about ticket sales and concession sales. Students will use this limited information to derive other information. Students will then make a poster with all of their results. All work should be submitted via Google Classroom (except the poster).
6th grade ELA - Mrs. Guggenheim - week of March 6th
Next week we will be working in class on our research presentations. Students will use their notecards and choose the type of report/presentation they would like to do from a list of options; they will present their projects the week after spring break. They may work at home if necessary on their presentations. There will be a quiz over research skills on 3/10.
The quiz for List 10 is 3/9. Please note that I am adding seven words from our upcoming novel study The Diary of Anne Frank. Students will be expected to be able to fill in the blank of a sentence, write the definition, or use the word in a sentence. We have begun the Reading Log for 3rd trimester on Tuesday. Reading 30 minutes a week outside of class assignments will help them reach their goal of 360 minutes.
6th grade Earth Science - Mrs. Huennekens- week of March 6th
We are continuing our study of the OCEANS! This week we will look at many organisms, including humans, and how they depend on the ocean for their survival. Spring Break follows this next week. The students are starting to feel the fever!
6th Grade Ancient Civ- Mrs. Hannah- week of March 6th
Sixth grade is working in groups to create a presentation over early ancient Greece. These presentations will be due on Tuesday and count as a project grade. On Wednesday, we will identify the four river valley civilizations we have studied on a map of the Silk Road in order to understand how these areas interacted with one another. Thursday and Friday, we will analyze the emergence of democracy in Greece.
6th Grade Spanish- Ms. Sotomayor, week of March 6th
We had a great time going on a treasure hunt around campus while following instructions completely in Spanish! We’ve also covered food vocabulary this week and practiced the verbs “Ir a” and “Saber” in depth. Next week, first test on Friday, March 10th. More details can be found in Google Classroom.
MS Ensemble - Mrs. Cookson week of March 6th
Storytelling is starting to take a larger role in our Ensemble classes. Through a variety of means we will delve deeper into understanding the dynamics of narrative. At the same time we will still continue to build listening and quick thinking skills.
MS Art - Mrs. Cookson week of March 6th
We are continuing to work on understanding the importance of process in the art room. All of the grades are at various stages of working or completing challenges.
6th - Wet felting, story illustrations, and artist research are all happening at the same time. It is a lot to keep track of, but the students are doing well.
7th - We just learned about Adinkra cloth and the importance of personal symbolism. In additions the students are enthusiastically working on their research challenge.
8th - Finished up their clay tiles today. They should go into the kiln next week while the students are in DC. The artist research challenge has kept them busy as well.
