Saturday, September 26, 2020

8th Grade News: September 28-October 2, 2020

 

General News

Get Active, Stay Healthy Challenge!
Don't let Zoom fatigue and no middle school fall sports get in the way of feeling your best! The Hilsman Get Active, Stay Healthy Challenge is launching soon! If you are interested in completing daily and weekly self-care challenges to encourage a healthy mind and body throughout the school year, please join our Google Classroom using the code wbxmzyu. For more information, check out these slides!

Friday Support Info
Classes do not meet on Fridays, but teachers are still be available at their usual Zoom links for additional support and tutoring, and teachers will also be assigning work for students to complete on their own. For specific times on when teachers are available, see below:



Distance Learning Links
All the links that students and families need can be found at this link, which is also on our website. We hope this makes finding information a little easier!

How Can I Stay Updated?
  1. Check your email. Hilsman will use Campus Messenger to email parents/guardians all school-wide announcements. Follow these directions to sign up: 
  2. Sign up for the Hilsman PTO page for more frequent updates. Search Facebook for "Hilsman Middle School PTO, Athens GA"
  3. Check Google Classroom for class announcements.
Google Classroom
This will be your child's "home base!" All materials and assignments will be posted to Google Classroom, which is our school-wide platform. Assignments, instructions, calendars, emails, and Zoom links will be posted in each student's Google Classroom account. Students must check Google Classroom every day!

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Content News
Math News:
8th Grade
Monday: Transformations Quiz
Tuesday: Translations in the coordinate plane
Wednesday: Translations in the coordinate plane
Thursday: Reflections in the coordinate plane

**We will take a quiz on Monday over what we've been learning about in class so far this year. Students have a study guide in Google Classroom that they can complete in order to prepare. Students who finish and turn in the study guide will earn bonus points on the quiz!

**Students have a Unit 1 Pictionary Assignment that is due on October 9th. This will count as a major project grade. The assignment is posted in Google Classroom - students should be working on it outside of class, especially on Fridays when we're not meeting as a whole class!

High School Math
Monday: Technological graphing
Tuesday: The effects of extremes on measures of center
Wednesday: Comparing & contrasting data distributions
Thursday: Outliers

**More specific information on assignments, upcoming dates, etc. will be specified via group email.

ELA News:
Monday: Attending to subtle power interactions and microaggressions
Tuesday: Analyze code-switching to negotiate power
Wednesday: Returning to parts of a text
Thursday: Summative Assessment: Character Analysis One-Pager (Projected-Based Summative)
Friday: Extended office hours with Mrs. Solis for extra support on Summative Project (Link and hours will be posted in ELA Google Classroom)

Science News:
8th Grade
Monday: "Is Air Matter?" investigation
Tuesday: "Coloring Frenzy" investigation
Wednesday: States of Matter reading
Thursday: Synthesizing/summarizing learning experiences
Friday: Help Day

High School Science
Monday: "Can Crush" investigation
Tuesday: "Is Air Matter?" investigation
Wednesday: "Coloring Frenzy" investigation
Thursday: Synthesizing/summarizing learning experiences
Friday: Help Day

Social Studies News:
Monday: Impact of European Exploration on Native Americans in Georgia
Tuesday: Reasons for Exploration and Settlement of North America
Wednesday: Evaluate the Impact of Spanish Contact on Native Americans
Thursday: Evaluate the Impact of Spanish Contact on Native Americans

**Students will participate in a mock election sponsored by Youth Vote Georgia on October 6th
- Inform students of mock election on Monday
- Plan to incorporate civic engagement and the voting process for a small portion of daily lessons
- Homework assignment for Friday, October 2nd that prompts students to explore candidates, platforms, and issues for themselves

**Students have a Unit 2 Vocabulary Assignment that will be due soon. This will count as a test grade. The assignment is posted in Google Classroom - students should be working on it outside of class, especially on Fridays when we're not meeting as a whole class!

Connections News
High School Ag Science:
This week in HS Basic Ag Science, we will study the development of agriculture technologies throughout history.

Monday: The development of early agriculture
Tuesday: Agriculture in the Industrial Revolution
Wednesday: The Green Revolution (1930-1960)
Thursday: The Green Revolution (1930-1960)

Orchestra:
Monday: Tuning Tutorial and Selecting Our Solos
Tuesday: Music Theory Lesson
Wednesday: Listening Project with Our Solos
Thursday: Listening Project with Our Solos

Band:
Pass off recordings: 159 & 160


8th Grade Faculty
Math:
Tonya Ward, wardt@clarke.k12.ga.us
Conor Naughton, naughtonc@clarke.k12.ga.us
Te'tiana Williams, williamst2@clarke.k12.ga.us
Jason Pratt, prattj@clarke.k12.ga.us

ELA:
Kasey Solis, solisk2@clarke.k12.ga.us
Carol Bennett, bennettc3@clarke.k12.ga.us
Nnenna Adjaero-Noel, adjaeronoeln@clarke.k12.ga.us
Rhonda McKittrick, mckittrickr@clarke.12.ga.us

Science:
Diarra Mosley, mosleyd@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:
Betty Chaney-Robinson, chaneyrobinsonb@clarke.k12.ga.us
Stanley Stewart, stewarts2@clarke.k12.ga.us
Daniel Tawzer, tawzerd@clarke.k12.ga.us
Angela Bright, brighta@clarke.k12.ga.us

ESOL:
Melanie Marty, maxeym@clarke.k12.ga.us


                                                      Enjoy the weekend, and go Panthers!
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Saturday, September 19, 2020

8th Grade News: September 21-25, 2020


General News

iReady Testing on Tuesday this week
On Tuesday (9/22), all students will be taking the iReady reading and math assessments. Here are some more details:
  • 8th graders will be testing with their 1st period teacher for both tests. Students will spend the duration of 1st and 2nd period taking the iReady reading test, and then after lunch, they will return to their 1st period teacher, where they will spend the duration of 3rd and 4th period taking the iReady math test. There will be no 5th period on Tuesday.
  • These tests will not be for a grade, but rather for students to show what they already know and what they still need to learn so that teachers can best support them!
  • Students should take the assessments on their CCSD laptops - this will make it easier for teachers to help with any troubleshooting or technology issues.
  • Teachers will build in breaks for students throughout testing!
  • For more information on iReady and how to help your child, check this out! (Click here for the Spanish version)

Friday Support Info
Classes do not meet on Fridays, but teachers are still be available at their usual Zoom links for additional support and tutoring, and teachers will also be assigning work for students to complete on their own. For specific times on when teachers are available, see below:



Distance Learning Links
All the links that students and families need can be found at this link, which is also on our website. We hope this makes finding information a little easier!

How Can I Stay Updated?
  1. Check your email. Hilsman will use Campus Messenger to email parents/guardians all school-wide announcements. Follow these directions to sign up: 
  2. Sign up for the Hilsman PTO page for more frequent updates. Search Facebook for "Hilsman Middle School PTO, Athens GA"
  3. Check Google Classroom for class announcements.
Google Classroom
This will be your child's "home base!" All materials and assignments will be posted to Google Classroom, which is our school-wide platform. Assignments, instructions, calendars, emails, and Zoom links will be posted in each student's Google Classroom account. Students must check Google Classroom every day!

Get Active, Stay Healthy Challenge!
Don't let Zoom fatigue and no middle school fall sports get in the way of feeling your best! The Hilsman Get Active, Stay Healthy Challenge is launching soon! If you are interested in completing daily and weekly self-care challenges to encourage a healthy mind and body throughout the school year, please join our Google Classroom using the code wbxmzyu. For more information, check out these slides!

Subscribe to this blog!
You can subscribe to this blog so that you receive an email each time we make a new post! To do this, simply type your email address in the "Follow by Email" bar in the upper right side of this site.

Content News
Math News:
8th Grade
Monday: Reflections on the plane
Tuesday: iReady Testing
Wednesday: Rotations on the plane
Thursday: Quiz

**Students will have a quiz on Thursday reviewing congruence, translations, reflections, and rotations. They can study by looking over our class slides as well as the work they are completing in their math books each day!

**FOR MR. NAUGHTON'S AND MS. WILLIAMS'S CLASSES: The Unit 1 Pictionary Assignment is due on Friday, October 9th for a major project grade. This is something students must complete outside of our regular class time - Fridays would be an ideal to work on it! Instructions for completing the assignment are in Google Classroom.
High School Math
Monday: Representations of data
Tuesday: iReady Testing
Wednesday: Shapes of data distributions
Thursday: Calculating measures of center and variability

**More specific information on assignments, upcoming dates, etc. will be specified via group email.

ELA News:
Monday: Personalizing writing about reading
Tuesday: iReady Testing
Wednesday: Why do authors choose to include obscure parts?
Thursday: What does a reader consider to map power?

Science News:
8th Grade
Monday: Scientific Models
Tuesday: iReady Testing
Wednesday: Coke Distillation Demonstration/Phenomenon
Thursday: "Is Air Matter?" Investigation/Lab

High School Science
Monday: Scientific Models
Tuesday: iReady Testing
Wednesday: Tanker Collapse Phenomenon
Thursday: Can Crush Demonstration/Lab

Social Studies News:
Monday: Unit 1 Common Assessment - Georgia's Geography
Tuesday: iReady Testing
Wednesday: Remediation Unit 1 Common Assessment for upcoming retest (Those not retesting begin new vocabulary Unit 2)
Thursday: Unit 2 - Georgia's Native Americans & Colonization
Friday: Unit 1 Common Assessment RETEST (Testing Window OPENS Friday 9/25 and CLOSES Sunday 9/27)

Connections News
Orchestra:
Monday: No Place for Hate
Tuesday: iReady Testing
Wednesday: D Major Day
Thursday: Orchestra and Flipgrid

Band:
Essential Elements Interactive: #108 and #114
Breezing Thru Theory: Mad Dash Drills 2a-2d and 3a


8th Grade Faculty
Math:
Tonya Ward, wardt@clarke.k12.ga.us
Conor Naughton, naughtonc@clarke.k12.ga.us
Te'tiana Williams, williamst2@clarke.k12.ga.us
Jason Pratt, prattj@clarke.k12.ga.us

ELA:
Kasey Solis, solisk2@clarke.k12.ga.us
Carol Bennett, bennettc3@clarke.k12.ga.us
Nnenna Adjaero-Noel, adjaeronoeln@clarke.k12.ga.us
Rhonda McKittrick, mckittrickr@clarke.12.ga.us

Science:
Diarra Mosley, mosleyd@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:
Betty Chaney-Robinson, chaneyrobinsonb@clarke.k12.ga.us
Stanley Stewart, stewarts2@clarke.k12.ga.us
Daniel Tawzer, tawzerd@clarke.k12.ga.us
Angela Bright, brighta@clarke.k12.ga.us

ESOL:
Melanie Marty, maxeym@clarke.k12.ga.us


                                                      Enjoy the weekend, and go Panthers!
 
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Sunday, September 13, 2020

8th Grade News: September 14-18, 2020

 

General News

Student Schedules
Thank you for your patience and understanding as some changes have been made to student schedules throughout this past week! We also understand that because of this, some students may have multiple classes listed in Google Classroom, and teachers are now in the process of cleaning that up in order to help clarify things for students. Rather than check Google Classroom for their schedule, students should check Infinite Campus for their most updated, official schedule.

How Can I Stay Updated?
  1. Check your email. Hilsman will use Campus Messenger to email parents/guardians all school-wide announcements. Follow these directions to sign up: 
  2. Sign up for the Hilsman PTO page for more frequent updates. Search Facebook for "Hilsman Middle School PTO, Athens GA"
  3. Check Google Classroom for class announcements.
Google Classroom
This will be your child's "home base!" All materials and assignments will be posted to Google Classroom, which is our school-wide platform. Assignments, instructions, calendars, emails, and Zoom links will be posted in each student's Google Classroom account. Students must check Google Classroom every day!

Get Active, Stay Healthy Challenge!
Don't let Zoom fatigue and no middle school fall sports get in the way of feeling your best! The Hilsman Get Active, Stay Healthy Challenge is launching soon! If you are interested in completing daily and weekly self-care challenges to encourage a healthy mind and body throughout the school year, please join our Google Classroom using the code wbxmzyu. For more information, check out these slides!

Subscribe to this blog!
You can subscribe to this blog so that you receive an email each time we make a new post! To do this, simply type your email address in the "Follow by Email" bar in the upper right side of this site.

Hilsman Website
For all other general info, please refer to the Hilsman Homepage. Don't hesitate to contact any of your child's teachers if you ever have any questions or concerns. We are here to help! A full contact list of the 8th Grade Faculty is located at the bottom of this blog post.

Content News
Math News:
8th Grade
Monday: Definition of congruence
Tuesday: Definition of congruence
Wednesday: Proving whether figures on congruent
Thursday: Proving whether figures on congruent

High School Math
Monday: Statistical vs. non-statistical questions & numerical vs. categorical data
Tuesday: Representations of data
Wednesday: Representations of data
Thursday: Shapes of data distributions

**More specific information on assignments, upcoming dates, etc. will be specified via group email.

ELA News:
Monday: Seeking & Reading Reviews to Deepen Understanding
Tuesday: Read Aloud: Being Alert to Mirrors and Windows
Wednesday: Turning Readers' Identities into Interpretive Lenses
Thursday: Read Aloud: Analytic Summaries for Complicated Narratives

**Students will begin reading the novel All American Boys by Jason Reynolds for this Unit. All students will have access to a PDF copy of the book, however the book is available for purchase from Amazon or elsewhere if your child would like to have his/her own copy.

ELA with Dr. Marty:
Dr. Marty's ELA class will begin reading excerpts from Bronx Masquerade that are accessible online. Students should have completed their Lexia pretest. Beginning September 14th, I will be assigning weekly Lexia homework.

Science News:
8th Grade
Monday: Interactive Notebooks and Digital Skills Practice
Tuesday: Observations and Inferences
Wednesday: Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER)
Thursday: Modeling

High School Science
Monday: Interactive Notebooks and Digital Skills Practice
Tuesday: Observations and Inferences
Wednesday: Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER)
Thursday: Modeling

Social Studies News:
Monday: Social Studies' Themes
Tuesday: Where in the World is Georgia?
Wednesday: Geographic Regions
Thursday: Geographic Regions

Connections News
Band:
8th GRADE BAND PARENTS: Band students should have created an Essential Elements Interactive account last week. Please ask them to show it to you to verify they have it! We will do all our playing assessments using this account, so it is imperative they have it!

Orchestra:
Monday: Musician Biographies & Breezin' Thru Theory
Tuesday: Note Reading
Wednesday: Note Reading
Thursday: PLAYING OUR INSTRUMENTS! (plus note reading)


8th Grade Faculty
Math:
Tonya Ward, wardt@clarke.k12.ga.us
Conor Naughton, naughtonc@clarke.k12.ga.us
Te'tiana Williams, williamst2@clarke.k12.ga.us
Jason Pratt, prattj@clarke.k12.ga.us

ELA:
Kasey Solis, solisk2@clarke.k12.ga.us
Carol Bennett, bennettc3@clarke.k12.ga.us
Nnenna Adjaero-Noel, adjaeronoeln@clarke.k12.ga.us
Rhonda McKittrick, mckittrickr@clarke.12.ga.us

Science:
Diarra Mosley, mosleyd@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:
Betty Chaney-Robinson, chaneyrobinsonb@clarke.k12.ga.us
Stanley Stewart, stewarts2@clarke.k12.ga.us
Daniel Tawzer, tawzerd@clarke.k12.ga.us
Angela Bright, brighta@clarke.k12.ga.us

ESOL:
Melanie Marty, maxeym@clarke.k12.ga.us


                                                      Enjoy the weekend, and go Panthers!
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Sunday, September 6, 2020

8th Grade News: September 8-11, 2020

Welcome to the 8th Grade! Our team had a great time seeing everyone at the Drive-Thru Open House last week!


General News

First Week of School!
We are so excited to finally be back together, even if it is only online for now. Our focus this week will just be on getting to know each other, learning how to use different features in Zoom, making sure students and families have the materials they need, and going over class procedures and expectations. We know that virtual school is a huge change for everyone, and we want to make sure that students feel comfortable before diving right into academic content!

How Can I Stay Updated?
  1. Check your email. Hilsman will use Campus Messenger to email parents/guardians all school-wide announcements. Follow these directions to sign up: 
  2. Sign up for the Hilsman PTO page for more frequent updates. Search Facebook for "Hilsman Middle School PTO, Athens GA"
  3. Check Google Classroom for class announcements.
Google Classroom
This will be your child's "home base!" All materials and assignments will be posted to Google Classroom, which is our school-wide platform. Assignments, instructions, calendars, emails, and Zoom links will be posted in each student's Google Classroom account. Students must check Google Classroom every day!

How Can I Support My Student?
You are the most important person in helping your student succeed, and we want you to partner with us so we can help students be as successful as possible.
  • Help your student establish a routine that includes a consistent bedtime and wake-up time.
  • Help them establish a consistent place to work during class with a table/desk.
  • Help your student find a consistent place for school materials so they always know where their materials are. Help them organize their materials and/or papers for each class.
  • Headphones will be very helpful if there is more than one student attending class from home.
Fridays are Student Support Days - No Class
Classes will not meet on Fridays. Teachers will still be available at their usual Zoom links for additional support and tutoring, and teachers will also be assigning work for students to complete on their own. For specific questions or to set up a time to meet, contact a teacher!

Hilsman Syllabus Signature Form
Each content in each grade across Hilsman is using a Google Form for both students and parents/guardians to fill out indicating that they have the syllabus for each of their classes. Your child's syllabus in each class should be posted on Google Classroom for you to view. When you and your child have had a chance to read through them, please go to bit.ly/hmsform2 in order to "sign" all of the syllabi!

Subscribe to this blog!
You can subscribe to this blog so that you receive an email each time we make a new post! To do this, simply type your email address in the "Follow by Email" bar in the upper right side of this site.

Hilsman Website
For all other general info, please refer to the Hilsman Homepage. Don't hesitate to contact any of your child's teachers if you ever have any questions or concerns. We are here to help! A full contact list of the 8th Grade Faculty is located at the bottom of this blog post.

Content News
Math News:
8th Grade
Monday: Labor Day - No School!
Tuesday: Going over syllabus & getting to know each other
Wednesday: Creating class norms & expectations
Thursday: Games & previewing 8th grade math

High School Algebra I
Monday: Labor Day - No School!
Tuesday: Going over syllabus & getting to know each other
Wednesday: Creating class norms & expectations
Thursday: Games & previewing high school math

ELA News:
Monday: Labor Day - No School!
Tuesday: Review Norms & Routines; Start Locker project
Wednesday: Creating class norms & expectations; Get to know the teacher
Thursday: Reviewing SLANT; get to know each other better

Science News:
8th Grade
Monday: Labor Day - No School!
Tuesday: Icebreaker Tuesday (getting to know each other)
Wednesday: Setting classroom norms and procedures
Thursday: Exploring the Interactive Notebook

High School Science
Monday: Labor Day - No School!
Tuesday: Icebreaker Tuesday (getting to know each other)
Wednesday: Setting classroom norms and procedures
Thursday: Exploring the Interactive Notebook

Social Studies News:
Monday: Labor Day - No School!
Tuesday: Going over syllabus & getting to know each other
Wednesday: Getting to know each other, discussion of class norms & expectations, "Intro to Activism - What Is It?"
Thursday: Continued discussion of norms & expectations, "Covid-19 - Just the Facts, Please"

Connections News
Spanish:
Monday: Labor Day - No School!
Tuesday: Overview of syllabus, classroom expectations, and getting to know each other
Wednesday: Review class norms, Google Classroom walkthrough, Spanish introductions
Thursday: Spanish Introductions cont'd, Greetings in Spanish


8th Grade Faculty
Math:
Tonya Ward, wardt@clarke.k12.ga.us
Conor Naughton, naughtonc@clarke.k12.ga.us
Te'tiana Williams, williamst2@clarke.k12.ga.us
Jason Pratt, prattj@clarke.k12.ga.us

ELA:
Kasey Solis, solisk2@clarke.k12.ga.us
Carol Bennett, bennettc3@clarke.k12.ga.us
Nnenna Adjaero-Noel, adjaeronoeln@clarke.k12.ga.us
Rhonda McKittrick, mckittrickr@clarke.12.ga.us

Science:
Diarra Mosley, mosleyd@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:
Betty Chaney-Robinson, chaneyrobinsonb@clarke.k12.ga.us
Stanley Stewart, stewarts2@clarke.k12.ga.us
Daniel Tawzer, tawzerd@clarke.k12.ga.us
Angela Bright, brighta@clarke.k12.ga.us

ESOL:
Melanie Marty, maxeym@clarke.k12.ga.us


                                                      Enjoy the weekend, and go Panthers!




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