NOTES FROM MR. CRAWFORD
On Friday, December 15 Middle School will be dismissing from White Gate at NOON.
Lunch Registration 2018
Due Friday, December 15. This is your chance to sign your children up for our delicious, nutritious meals offered. Papa John’s pizza will be offered on Mondays. Our Eagle Express which consists of hot meals or bag lunches are offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Jason’s Deli will be offered on Wednesdays and Chick-Fil-A on Fridays. You need to sign up AGAIN even if you registered in the Fall. The slate has been wiped clean. Spring Registration provides meals from January 3rd through May 31st. Click HERE to register.
Yearbook
Thank you to all of the parents who have submitted your ad; they look great. Don't worry if you missed the opportunity to create a yearbook ad for your 8th grader. We have extended the deadline to Friday, December 15th. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. Otherwise, follow the instructions HERE.
Thank you to all of the parents who have submitted your ad; they look great. Don't worry if you missed the opportunity to create a yearbook ad for your 8th grader. We have extended the deadline to Friday, December 15th. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. Otherwise, follow the instructions HERE.
Lost & Found
Hancock will be holding a Lost and Found pickup day on December the 14th, from 8:00am-3:30pm. Items will be displayed in the fifth grade hall during this time. Come on by and find what has been lost!
Volleyball Camps
Bob Bertucci Volleyball Camps are being held at St. Vincent’s Academy from July 26-28, 2018. For more information about the camps and registration CLICK HERE
Community Service
Hancock Day School has encouraged student involvement in serving the community since it was founded. The Community Service Program at HDS was established to prepare our students for a lifetime of service to others. We hope to provide them with the opportunity to experience firsthand the pleasure of helping others while developing their communication, leadership, and decision making skills. Middle School Students are expected to complete a minimum of 10 hours of community service each school year. Please document service hours on the HDS Community Service Log and submit to Madison Ross in the MS office.
8TH GRADE ASSIGNMENTS
8th grade Algebra 1 - Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Algebra we will continue in chapter 5 by writing equations in another way called point-slope form. On Tuesday, we will review sections 1 through 3 in preparation for a quiz on Wednesday, December 13. Challenge problem due next week.
8th grade Advanced Algebra - Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will complete our exploration of advanced topics in Algebra by completing Chapter 11. There will be a day of review on Monday and the Chapter 11.3-11.5 test on Tuesday.
8th grade Geometry - Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will complete Chapter 5 by learning how to prove things by contradiction (also called indirect proofs) (5.6). We will have a day of review on Wednesday and then our Chapter 5 test on Thursday.
8th grade Physical Science - Mr. Cooper
Next week we will concentrate on completing a 3 part culminating chemistry lab. We will finish up solubility and do another activity with acids and bases before the holiday break. We will have a quiz on Chapter 8 (Sections 1-3) on Thursday.
8th grade English Language Arts - Mrs. O’Connor
Students have been busy composing their essays over To Kill a Mockingbird. Polished, final drafts will be due before the holiday break. Students will also spend time reading the story of The Christmas Carol in a graphic novel format.
8th grade History & Gov’t II - Mrs. English
This week we will finish watching War Horse and discuss America entering into the war. Lastly, we will prepare for our Chapter 21 test on Thursday, December 14th. I can’t believe it is almost winter break!?
8th grade Spanish - Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish, the 8th grade will wrap up Chapter 3A with some speaking and listening activities. The chapter test will be on Wednesday, December 13th and will cover all of the 3A vocabulary and grammar. I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday!
7TH GRADE ASSIGNMENTS
7th grade Algebra 1 - Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Algebra we will continue in chapter 5 by writing equations in another way called point-slope form. On Tuesday, we will review sections 1 through 3 in preparation for a quiz on Wednesday, December 13. Challenge problem due next week.
7th grade Pre-Algebra - Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will have our Chapter 4.5-4.7 test on Monday (moved due to the Sports Banquet on Thursday night). We will then begin Chapter 5 by reviewing rational numbers (5.1) and how to add and subtract like and unlike fractions (5.2-5.3). We will also learn how to multiply fractions (5.4). There will be a quiz covering sections 5.1-5.4 on Thursday.
7th grade History & Gov’t I - Mrs. English
This week we will finish our study of events leading to the Revolutionary War. Readings and homework will come from Chapter 5.4. Lastly, we will prepare for our Chapter 5 test on Thursday, December 14th. I can’t believe it is almost winter break!?
7th grade Spanish - Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class, the 7th grade will wrap up Chapter 7A with some speaking and writing activities. The chapter test will be on Wednesday, December 13th and will contain all of the 7A vocabulary and grammar. I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday!
7th Grade ELA - Mrs. Boyer
Parents!! Students will continue reading, analyzing, critiquing and annotating poems from Robert Frost, E.E. Cummings, Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes, Emily Dickinson, William Blake and Edgar Allen Poe. Students will continue to study/review Gerund, Participle and Infinitive Phrases, along with Transitive and Intransitive Verbs.They will have a poetry/grammar test on 12/13. This week your students will be working on a poetry project (in class/at home, Due on 12/14). On Monday 12/11 the students will be having a guest speaker talk about Shakespeare and Emily Dickinson. As a reminder, every week, about two to three times, students are having mini-quizzes which count for a CW/HW grade. These mini quizzes, five to six questions, are over material that we have been going over that week and may incorporate the Unit of vocabulary that they are studying. Students always need to be reviewing their notes and ensuring their understanding of the material. I am always available from 7:30 - 8:00 am in the mornings and after school on Thursdays for extra-help. When we come back from the holiday break, the students will be studying Greek Mythology for about three weeks and then we will be jumping right into The Count of Monte Cristo. If students would like to begin early, please send them to me and I will give them their copy of the novel before the break.
7th grade Life Science - Ms. Hoffman
During this past week students created and labeled a model of DNA (see pictures below), finished up section 3 in chapter 4 and took their quiz on chapter 4. Thursday, 12/7 was the day of our all day laboratory field trip to Skidaway Aquarium. (I will post some pictures next week or the blog or on our Google Classroom.) Next week we will then continue learning about pedigrees and selective breeding and will have a unit test on Thursday, 12/14 over this material, as well as, heredity, the cell cycle and DNA, all of which is found in chapters 4 and 5 of our textbook.
6TH GRADE ASSIGNMENTS
6th grade Accelerated Math 7 - Mrs. Reardon
Next week in math we will begin chapter 5 by adding and subtracting both fractions and mixed numbers. On Wednesday, we will review sections 1 and 2 in preparation for the quiz on Thursday, December 14. Challenge problem due next week.
6th grade Pre-Algebra - Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will have our Chapter 4.5-4.7 test on Monday (moved due to the Sports Banquet on Thursday night). We will then begin Chapter 5 by reviewing rational numbers (5.1) and how to add and subtract like and unlike fractions (5.2-5.3). We will also learn how to multiply fractions (5.4). There will be a quiz covering sections 5.1-5.4 on Thursday.
6th grade ELA - Mrs. Guggenheim
Literature: We will continue to work on elements of nonfiction. The students have received a resource packet with terms. The quiz over those terms will be 12/14.
Grammar: Continue to work on: Simple, Compound, Complex, Run-on sentences, Compound/Complex, and Comma Splices
Writing: Writing a variety of sentences. Continue to work on configuring our poetry booklet.
Vocabulary:
Reading Log: Reading for the reading log begins for Trimester Two this weekend. As stated in the syllabus, all middle school students are required to read 360 minutes during the course of the trimester - reading that is outside of their regular assignments. They have a form on which to keep track of their minutes, and on Mondays in class I post their minutes in a spreadsheet. They need to obtain a parent signature to verify the minutes read. This counts as a project grade. The grading scale is written in the syllabus. Reading log minutes for 6th grade are due Wednesday, February 21.
6th grade Earth Science - Ms. Hoffman
Students participated in a “Cookie” mining simulation (see pictures below) to help learn about the effects humans have on the environment, especially regarding our energy resources. . Students also finished up the second (and last) day of in-class research for their energy source projects and will need to finish up all other work, including producing the report OR poster OR 3-D display at home and/or during their study hall classes. The entire project, including signed rubric, is due on Wednesday, 12/13. Students will then present their project on Thursday 12/14. Our unit test on energy (chapter 5, as well as information on potential/ kinetic energy, the forms of energy and energy transfers) will also be Wednesday, December 13th.
6th Grade Ancient Civ - Mrs. Boyer
Parents!! This week the students will be turning in their in class projects, Egyptian Topic Brochures on 12/11.Students have been working on this project all week, in class and for homework. We are beginning our introduction to India starting on Monday!!
6th Grade Spanish - Ms. Dubick
Hello parents! I am very impressed with the family trees the 6th grade has done. They will be up in the hallway next week.
They will have a take home quiz to do over the weekend, due on Monday Dec 11, which will help prepare them for the test on Wednesday December 13th on the days of the week, the months of the year, family member vocab and using tener expressions to describe people.
TEST: This test on Wednesday Dec. 13 will fall on the same day as their science unit test, but we will have ample review Monday and Tuesday in class. There are quizlets up to help them study. It would be extremely helpful for them to break up their studying over several nights and to use the Quizlets I have posted.
EXTRA HELP: Every Wednesday and Friday morning before school I’ll be doing extra help sessions to reinforce what we are covering, any students who feel they could use the additional support are welcome to come. I also hold study sessions the morning before any assessment.
GRADING: This semester, graded homeworks and classworks are 50 points, and homework checks will be 25 points. Any pop quiz will be a classwork grade.
MS Art - Mrs. Cookson
We will spend the week wrapping up projects, and preparing for the winter break. Students will have the opportunity to initiate personal creative works using all of the skills and tools available. I encourage all families to visit a museum or cultural event over the break, and enjoy a peaceful break.
CLUBS
Science Club
For science club this week, we tested the infamous experiment…”Mentos and Diet Coke.” We, however, used Diet Pepsi (it was on sale). First, the students decided what variables they wanted to test and then what results they were going to measure. Some of the experiments we conducted included looking for the height of the foam spray when seven Mentos (the optimum number according to multiple internet sources) were dropped into the bottle while comparing warm vs cold and caffeine free vs regular. The warm and regular produced the highest spray. Then students changed the number of Mentos used and, as predicted, as the number of Mentos increased so did the height of the spray. We had a lot of fun and the students did a great job, not only participating, but also, helping me clean up.
