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| Thank you to these wonderful eighth graders who were nominated by their teachers to help lead a game day in the Media Center on Friday for the students on Team Gora! |
General News
Last Week of 1st Quarter
This week marks the last week of the first quarter. This means that students must submit any missing assignments by the end of the week, as teachers will be submitting final grades for report cards in the coming days, and parents will receive report cards at conferences (more information on conferences is forthcoming, but they will take place on October 16-17). If you have questions or concerns about your child's grades or academic standing, please contact their teacher(s). A full contact list for the 8th grade faculty is listed at the bottom of the blog.
Hilfest
Don't forget that the first Hilfest at our new building will be on Saturday, October 5th from 10:00am-1:00pm. We look forward to seeing everyone there!
Community Health Night 2019 @ the Hilsman Healthcare Center
The doctor is in at Hilsman and Gaines! All students and staff at Gaines Elementary will soon have easy access to sick visits, well visits, immunizations, dental services, counseling services, and more.
The Hilsman Healthcare Center, located behind the gym, will have its grand opening on October 8th, and will coincide with CCSD's Community Health Night! The overall goal of Community Health Night is to connect families with local health resources. Last year, we had a variety of health and wellness related vendors including asthma & diabetes educators, vision & dental resources, the Clarke County Health Department, National EMS, behavioral health providers, exercise and nutrition resources, and many more. We had over 75 vendors and 500+ attendees!
Fall Picture Day
Fall Picture Day at Hilsman will be October 11th. Flyers will be coming home soon with more information!
Important Upcoming Dates
Please be aware of the following upcoming dates and events:
Content News
Math News:
8th Grade
Monday: Using squares to find lengths
Tuesday: Cube roots
Wednesday: Quiz
Thursday: Discovering the Pythagorean Theorem
Friday: Proving the Pythagorean Theorem
**Unit 1 Tests have been graded and entered into Infinite Campus. Students may complete Test Corrections to earn back credit. All missing assignments must be turned in by the end of the week as this is the last week of the first quarter!
Accelerated Math
Monday: Interpreting key features of functions
Tuesday: Interpreting features of functions using contexts
Wednesday: Interpreting features of functions using contexts
Thursday: Matching functions across various representations
Friday: Matching functions across various representations
**More specific information on assignments, upcoming dates, etc. will be specified via group email.
ELA News:
Monday: The Reader's Workshop: Diary of a Young Girl
Tuesday: The Reader's Workshop: Diary of a Young Girl
Wednesday: The Reader's Workshop: Diary of a Young Girl
Thursday: Unit 1 Final Review
Friday: Freedom Friday- Silent Sustained Reading
Science News:
8th Grade
Monday: Constructed Response Practice Unit 2; Station Work
Tuesday: Unit 2 Review
Wednesday: Unit 2 Exam
Thursday: Notebook Test and Unit 2 One-Pager
Friday: Enrichment Project
**Monday Binder Check
High School Science
Monday: Forms and Energy and Chernobyl
Tuesday: Forms of Energy
Wednesday: The Law of Conservation of Energy
Thursday: Follow the Energy Graphic Organizer
Friday: Energy Transformation
**Monday Binder Check
Social Studies News:
Monday: Review for Unit 2 Assessment
Tuesday: Review for Unit 2 Assessment
Wednesday: Unit 2 Study Guide due and Unit 2 Test
Thursday: Unit 3 Intro and Vocabulary
Friday: Unit 3- Early Peoples
Connections News
Art:
8th graders are making their very own personalized Yin and Yang symbol. We will be painting them or coloring them next week. We will have our final open-notes test on Thursday. Thanks!
Spanish:
We will continue with Unit 1 B on how to use descriptive adjectives to describe what we and others are like. There will be a short vocabulary quiz to end the week. This will be on Thursday or Friday.
Family & Consumer Science:
Monday: Recipe planning
Tuesday: Recipe plans due
Wednesday: Culinary Arts summative
Thursday: Hilfest Bake-Off Day 1
Friday: Hilfest Bake-Off Day 2
8th Grade Faculty
Math:
Enjoy the weekend, and go Panthers!
This week marks the last week of the first quarter. This means that students must submit any missing assignments by the end of the week, as teachers will be submitting final grades for report cards in the coming days, and parents will receive report cards at conferences (more information on conferences is forthcoming, but they will take place on October 16-17). If you have questions or concerns about your child's grades or academic standing, please contact their teacher(s). A full contact list for the 8th grade faculty is listed at the bottom of the blog.
Hilfest
Don't forget that the first Hilfest at our new building will be on Saturday, October 5th from 10:00am-1:00pm. We look forward to seeing everyone there!
Community Health Night 2019 @ the Hilsman Healthcare Center
The doctor is in at Hilsman and Gaines! All students and staff at Gaines Elementary will soon have easy access to sick visits, well visits, immunizations, dental services, counseling services, and more.
The Hilsman Healthcare Center, located behind the gym, will have its grand opening on October 8th, and will coincide with CCSD's Community Health Night! The overall goal of Community Health Night is to connect families with local health resources. Last year, we had a variety of health and wellness related vendors including asthma & diabetes educators, vision & dental resources, the Clarke County Health Department, National EMS, behavioral health providers, exercise and nutrition resources, and many more. We had over 75 vendors and 500+ attendees!
Fall Picture Day
Fall Picture Day at Hilsman will be October 11th. Flyers will be coming home soon with more information!
Important Upcoming Dates
Please be aware of the following upcoming dates and events:
- 10/5- Hilfest 10am-1pm
- 10/8- Grand Opening of Hilsman Healthcare Center
- 10/11- Fall Picture Day
- 10/11- Basketball tryouts begin (must have a physical)
- 10/16 & 10/17- Parent Conferences
- 10/18- Fall Break (No school)
- 11/1, 11/4, 11/5- Fall Holiday (No school)
- 11/25-11/29- Thanksgiving Break
- 12/20- Last day of first term
- 2/11- 8th Grade Field Trip to Cedar Shoals High School
Content News
Math News:
8th Grade
Monday: Using squares to find lengths
Tuesday: Cube roots
Wednesday: Quiz
Thursday: Discovering the Pythagorean Theorem
Friday: Proving the Pythagorean Theorem
**Unit 1 Tests have been graded and entered into Infinite Campus. Students may complete Test Corrections to earn back credit. All missing assignments must be turned in by the end of the week as this is the last week of the first quarter!
Accelerated Math
Monday: Interpreting key features of functions
Tuesday: Interpreting features of functions using contexts
Wednesday: Interpreting features of functions using contexts
Thursday: Matching functions across various representations
Friday: Matching functions across various representations
**More specific information on assignments, upcoming dates, etc. will be specified via group email.
ELA News:
Monday: The Reader's Workshop: Diary of a Young Girl
Tuesday: The Reader's Workshop: Diary of a Young Girl
Wednesday: The Reader's Workshop: Diary of a Young Girl
Thursday: Unit 1 Final Review
Friday: Freedom Friday- Silent Sustained Reading
Science News:
8th Grade
Monday: Constructed Response Practice Unit 2; Station Work
Tuesday: Unit 2 Review
Wednesday: Unit 2 Exam
Thursday: Notebook Test and Unit 2 One-Pager
Friday: Enrichment Project
**Monday Binder Check
High School Science
Monday: Forms and Energy and Chernobyl
Tuesday: Forms of Energy
Wednesday: The Law of Conservation of Energy
Thursday: Follow the Energy Graphic Organizer
Friday: Energy Transformation
**Monday Binder Check
Social Studies News:
Monday: Review for Unit 2 Assessment
Tuesday: Review for Unit 2 Assessment
Wednesday: Unit 2 Study Guide due and Unit 2 Test
Thursday: Unit 3 Intro and Vocabulary
Friday: Unit 3- Early Peoples
Connections News
Art:
8th graders are making their very own personalized Yin and Yang symbol. We will be painting them or coloring them next week. We will have our final open-notes test on Thursday. Thanks!
Spanish:
We will continue with Unit 1 B on how to use descriptive adjectives to describe what we and others are like. There will be a short vocabulary quiz to end the week. This will be on Thursday or Friday.
Family & Consumer Science:
Monday: Recipe planning
Tuesday: Recipe plans due
Wednesday: Culinary Arts summative
Thursday: Hilfest Bake-Off Day 1
Friday: Hilfest Bake-Off Day 2
8th Grade Faculty
Math:
Tonya Ward, wardt@clarke.k12.ga.us
Mark Martin, martinm@clarke.k12.ga.us
Conor Naughton, naughtonc@clarke.k12.ga.us
Jason Pratt, prattj@clarke.k12.ga.us
ELA:
ELA:
Eric Blake, blakee@clarke.k12.ga.us
Cindy Blair, blairc2@clarke.k12.ga.us
Tangernika Winston, winstont@clarke.k12.ga.us
Linda Allen, allenl3@clarke.12.ga.us
Science:
Science:
Diarra Mosley, mosleyd@clarke.k12.ga.us
Lara Zwald, zwaldl@clarke.k12.ga.us
Lara Zwald, zwaldl@clarke.k12.ga.us
Brandi Holcomb, holcombb@clarke.k12.ga.us
Karen Myers, myersk@clarke.k12.ga.us
Social Studies:
Karen Myers, myersk@clarke.k12.ga.us
Social Studies:
Nyla Bell, belln@clarke.k12.ga.us
Morgan Archer, archerm@clarke.k12.ga.us
Brandi Holcomb, holcombb@clarke.k12.ga.us
Angela Bright, brighta@clarke.k12.ga.us
Brandi Holcomb, holcombb@clarke.k12.ga.us
Angela Bright, brighta@clarke.k12.ga.us
Enjoy the weekend, and go Panthers!
