General News
Q1 Progress Reports
Progress Reports for Quarter 1 went home on Wednesday this past week. If you have not signed and returned the progress report envelope, please do so as soon as possible, as we are planning to use the same envelopes all year to help track progress. These progress reports provide the 4.5 week notice of how your child is progressing in their classes for this quarter. If you have questions or concerns about your child's grades, please reach out to your child's teacher(s) - a full 8th grade faculty contact list is provided at the bottom of this blog. Please check Parent Portal frequently so that we can address any academic concerns early!
8th Grade Shoutouts: Students of the Month
Each month, the 8th grade team selects two exemplary scholars to be the 8th grade students of the month. Congratulations to our first 8th grade students of the month from August, Jeremy and India!
No School for Students Friday, September 20th
Don't forget that there is no school for students this Friday, September 20th as it is a teacher workday. Enjoy the long weekend, everyone!
8th Grade Trip to Washington DC - Parent Meeting
There will be a parent meeting for students interested in going on the 8th Grade Field Trip to Washington DC on Thursday, September 26th at 6:00pm in the cafeteria. Families can sign up at worldstrides.com/signup using the Trip ID number 180791. This year's trip will be from 4/29/20-5/3/20. For more information, please email Mr. Blake (blakee@clarke.k12.ga.us).
Hilfest
The first Hilfest at our new building will be on Saturday, October 5th from 10:00am-1:00pm! More info is forthcoming, but mark your calendars and stay tuned!
Hilsman Healthcare Center
The doctor is in at Hilsman and Gaines! The Hilsman Healthcare Center, located behind the gym, will have its grand opening on October 8th. All students and staff at Gaines Elementary will soon have easy access to sick visits, well visits, immunizations, dental services, counseling services, and more. For more information, check out this article written by one of our very own Hilsman alumni!
Fall Picture Day
Fall Picture Day at Hilsman will be October 11th. Flyers will be coming home soon with more information!
Girls Soccer Opportunity
This fall, Athens United will be holding practices for all players interested in playing soccer. The practices will be held at Whit Davis Elementary. The focus of the training sessions will be enhancing athletes' technical and tactical skills. Fall practice is open to all players enrolled in Clarke County Elementary, Middle, and High Schools. We hope players attend as many practices as possible. The cost for the entire season is $50 for elementary, and $100 for middle and high schoolers. This is an excellent opportunity to receive some great coaching and practice, especially for girls not already playing organized soccer. For more information, please email Coach West (the Cedar Shoals girls soccer coach) at westj@clarke.k12.ga.us, or see Mr. Naughton in Room 502 at Hilsman for a flyer with more info.
Content News
Math News:
8th Grade
Monday: Adding/subtracting numbers in scientific notation
Tuesday: Scientific notation word problems
Wednesday: Unit 1 Review
Thursday: Unit 1 Test
Friday: NO SCHOOL!
**Our first major test of the year is on Thursday. Students will receive a study guide on Wednesday to work on in class and finish at home to help them prepare. This
Accelerated Math
Monday: Procedural fluency in working with linear and exponential functions
Tuesday: Unit 2 Review
Wednesday: Unit 2 Test
Thursday: Features of functions
Friday: NO SCHOOL!
**More specific information on assignments, upcoming dates, etc. will be specified via group email.
ELA News:
Monday: The writing process and Diary of a Young Girl
Tuesday: The writing process and Diary of a Young Girl
Wednesday: The writing process and Diary of a Young Girl
Thursday: Terrific Thursday Silent Sustained Reading
Friday: NO SCHOOL!
Science News:
8th Grade
Monday: Properties Lab
Tuesday: Properties Lab
Wednesday: Pure Substances Reading and FNT
Thursday: Physical and Chemical Changes
Friday: NO SCHOOL!
High School Science
Monday: Evaporation Investigation
Tuesday: Evaporation Poster
Wednesday: Graphing Practice
Thursday: Phase Change Investigation
Friday: NO SCHOOL!
Social Studies News:
Monday: How a bill becomes a law
Tuesday: Qualifications for office review/Start mock-general assembly activity
Wednesday: Complete mock-general assembly activity/review for quiz
Thursday: Review and Quiz
Friday: NO SCHOOL!
Connections News
Enjoy the weekend, and go Panthers!
Progress Reports for Quarter 1 went home on Wednesday this past week. If you have not signed and returned the progress report envelope, please do so as soon as possible, as we are planning to use the same envelopes all year to help track progress. These progress reports provide the 4.5 week notice of how your child is progressing in their classes for this quarter. If you have questions or concerns about your child's grades, please reach out to your child's teacher(s) - a full 8th grade faculty contact list is provided at the bottom of this blog. Please check Parent Portal frequently so that we can address any academic concerns early!
8th Grade Shoutouts: Students of the Month
Each month, the 8th grade team selects two exemplary scholars to be the 8th grade students of the month. Congratulations to our first 8th grade students of the month from August, Jeremy and India!
No School for Students Friday, September 20th
Don't forget that there is no school for students this Friday, September 20th as it is a teacher workday. Enjoy the long weekend, everyone!
8th Grade Trip to Washington DC - Parent Meeting
There will be a parent meeting for students interested in going on the 8th Grade Field Trip to Washington DC on Thursday, September 26th at 6:00pm in the cafeteria. Families can sign up at worldstrides.com/signup using the Trip ID number 180791. This year's trip will be from 4/29/20-5/3/20. For more information, please email Mr. Blake (blakee@clarke.k12.ga.us).
Hilfest
The first Hilfest at our new building will be on Saturday, October 5th from 10:00am-1:00pm! More info is forthcoming, but mark your calendars and stay tuned!
Hilsman Healthcare Center
The doctor is in at Hilsman and Gaines! The Hilsman Healthcare Center, located behind the gym, will have its grand opening on October 8th. All students and staff at Gaines Elementary will soon have easy access to sick visits, well visits, immunizations, dental services, counseling services, and more. For more information, check out this article written by one of our very own Hilsman alumni!
Fall Picture Day
Fall Picture Day at Hilsman will be October 11th. Flyers will be coming home soon with more information!
Girls Soccer Opportunity
This fall, Athens United will be holding practices for all players interested in playing soccer. The practices will be held at Whit Davis Elementary. The focus of the training sessions will be enhancing athletes' technical and tactical skills. Fall practice is open to all players enrolled in Clarke County Elementary, Middle, and High Schools. We hope players attend as many practices as possible. The cost for the entire season is $50 for elementary, and $100 for middle and high schoolers. This is an excellent opportunity to receive some great coaching and practice, especially for girls not already playing organized soccer. For more information, please email Coach West (the Cedar Shoals girls soccer coach) at westj@clarke.k12.ga.us, or see Mr. Naughton in Room 502 at Hilsman for a flyer with more info.
Content News
Math News:
8th Grade
Monday: Adding/subtracting numbers in scientific notation
Tuesday: Scientific notation word problems
Wednesday: Unit 1 Review
Thursday: Unit 1 Test
Friday: NO SCHOOL!
**Our first major test of the year is on Thursday. Students will receive a study guide on Wednesday to work on in class and finish at home to help them prepare. This
Accelerated Math
Monday: Procedural fluency in working with linear and exponential functions
Tuesday: Unit 2 Review
Wednesday: Unit 2 Test
Thursday: Features of functions
Friday: NO SCHOOL!
**More specific information on assignments, upcoming dates, etc. will be specified via group email.
ELA News:
Monday: The writing process and Diary of a Young Girl
Tuesday: The writing process and Diary of a Young Girl
Wednesday: The writing process and Diary of a Young Girl
Thursday: Terrific Thursday Silent Sustained Reading
Friday: NO SCHOOL!
Science News:
8th Grade
Monday: Properties Lab
Tuesday: Properties Lab
Wednesday: Pure Substances Reading and FNT
Thursday: Physical and Chemical Changes
Friday: NO SCHOOL!
High School Science
Monday: Evaporation Investigation
Tuesday: Evaporation Poster
Wednesday: Graphing Practice
Thursday: Phase Change Investigation
Friday: NO SCHOOL!
Social Studies News:
Monday: How a bill becomes a law
Tuesday: Qualifications for office review/Start mock-general assembly activity
Wednesday: Complete mock-general assembly activity/review for quiz
Thursday: Review and Quiz
Friday: NO SCHOOL!
Connections News
Art:
Next week, 8th graders will finish their empathy posters and then move on to the next project. They will learn about pop art and make a grid drawing. They will then pop art their grid drawing!
Spanish:
We will continue learning how to say what we like to do and do not like to do. We will have a Unit 1 Vocabulary Quiz on Tuesday. We will learn what infinitives, cognates, and negatives are.
Family & Consumer Science:
Monday: Food preservation and mise en place
Tuesday: Kitchen safety
Wednesday: Culinary arts lab
Thursday: Culinary arts quiz 1
Friday: NO SCHOOL!
PE:
Monday: Final Fitnessgram Makeups
Tuesday: New game called Tchoukball
Wednesday: Tchoukball
Thursday: Activity Day
Friday: NO SCHOOL!
8th Grade Faculty
Math:
Next week, 8th graders will finish their empathy posters and then move on to the next project. They will learn about pop art and make a grid drawing. They will then pop art their grid drawing!
Spanish:
We will continue learning how to say what we like to do and do not like to do. We will have a Unit 1 Vocabulary Quiz on Tuesday. We will learn what infinitives, cognates, and negatives are.
Family & Consumer Science:
Monday: Food preservation and mise en place
Tuesday: Kitchen safety
Wednesday: Culinary arts lab
Thursday: Culinary arts quiz 1
Friday: NO SCHOOL!
PE:
Monday: Final Fitnessgram Makeups
Tuesday: New game called Tchoukball
Wednesday: Tchoukball
Thursday: Activity Day
Friday: NO SCHOOL!
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!
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