Saturday, October 10, 2020

8th Grade News: October 12-16, 2020

 


General News

CCSD Announces K-8 Return to School on November 9th
This week, the Clarke County School District officially announced plans for K-8 students to begin in-person instruction on November 9th. A "School Re-Entry Letter" was sent to families Friday morning, and the information is also posted here on the CCSD website. We know that there are bound to be many very important questions regarding our return, and we will be sharing pertinent information in the coming days and weeks as it becomes available.

Progress Reports
First quarter progress reports have been printed and are being mailed out. These 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!

Hilsman's Got Talent!
On Friday, October 16th, be on the lookout for a link to Hilsman's first ever episode of Hilsman's Got Talent! Tune in to see our teachers show off some of their many hidden talents, and then vote for your favorite. Also included in this video will be the exciting announcements of various student honors and recognitions - Students of the Month, the Trailblazer Awards, and the Panther Presence Awards. Check out the flier below!


Interim Assessments
Next week, on Wednesday and Thursday, October 21-22, all students will be taking Interim Assessments, given by the school district to help monitor student progress. Students will be taking these assessments for all four core subjects - math, language arts, science, and social studies. More information will be included in next week's blog.

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.
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Content News
Math News:
8th Grade
Monday: Rigid motion transformations
Tuesday: Review
Wednesday: Review
Thursday: Unit 1, Topic 1 Test

High School Math
Monday: Working on Unit 1 Projects
Tuesday: Unit 1 Review
Wednesday: Unit 1 Review
Thursday: Unit 1 Test

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

ELA News:
Monday: On-Demand Writing Pre-Assessment
Tuesday: Writer's Workshop: Journalists Develop Powers of Observation
Wednesday: Writer's Workshop: Turning Moments of Drama into Newscasts
Thursday: Writer's Workshop: Researching & Reporting Experience

Science News:
8th Grade
Monday: States of Matter / Phase Change Summary
Tuesday: Ice Melting Content
Wednesday: Heat Transfer Investigation
Thursday: Heat Transfer Reading / Week 5 Quiz
Friday: Help Day

High School Science
Monday: PTV Phet Simulation
Tuesday: PTV Phet Analysis
Wednesday: PTV Interactives
Thursday: Connecting PTV to Tanker Phenomenon / Week 5 Quiz
Friday: Help Day

Social Studies News:
Monday: Review Unit 2 SS8H1a-c and SS8H2a-e for upcoming SUMMATIVE Assessment
Tuesday: SUMMATIVE Assessment Unit 2 SS8H1a-c and SS8H2a-e
Wednesday: Remediation Day Unit 2 SS8H1a-c and SS8H2a-e in preparation for **Retake of SUMMATIVE Assessment
Thursday: Start NEW Unit 3a - The American Revolution

**RETAKE WINDOW OPENS Friday, October 16th (9am) and CLOSES Sunday, October 18th (midnight)

Connections News
8th Grade Band:
Counting Rhythms Worksheet 1
Counting Rhythms Worksheet 2
Essential Elements Recording: #80
Flipgrid Recording- Land of the of the Rising Sun: measures 62-70

Orchestra:
Monday: Music Monday with Mozart
Tuesday: Theory Tuesday and Ledger Lines
Wednesday: Work It Wednesday with Twinkle
Thursday: That's a Wrap Thursday with Flipgrid
Friday: Help Day!


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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