Sunday, November 29, 2020

8th Grade News: November 30-December 4, 2020

 


General News

Back from Break
We hope everyone had an enjoyable, restful, and safe Thanksgiving Break this past week! Students are scheduled to return to school on Monday, November 30th. We're looking forward to seeing our students again, whether they're in-person or virtual!

Weekly Update from CCSD
Please click here to read the Weekly Update from CCSD, which was posted and sent out on Friday, November 20th. Below is a graphic from their newsletter explaining how schools will work to mitigate and respond to Covid-19 incidents:


Safety Reminders for Face-to-Face Students
While we're all working on building new habits and routines during our face-to-face return, there are a few safety-related rules and expectations that we must follow. Families of face-to-face students, please remind and discuss with your child the importance of wearing their mask correctly (above the nose) and social distancing as much as possible. We are all in this together and want to make sure we are protecting each other!

Class Schedules
Thank you for everyone's patience as we adjusted to a new class schedule this week! As a reminder, here is our updated schedule, which is the same for both virtual and face-to-face students. Please contact your child's teachers if you have any questions or concerns about their schedule!

Bus Information
Here is the link for families to determine bus transportation for face-to-face students!

Lunch Menu
Here is the middle school lunch menu, which also has meal service updates as well!

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: Proportional relationships
Tuesday: Proportional relationships
Wednesday: Using similar triangles to describe the steepness of a line
Thursday: Using similar triangles to describe the steepness of a line
Friday: Foundations Friday

**Ms. Williams math students: You may complete and turn in your extra credit assignment in Google Classroom over the break for bonus points!

High School Math
Monday: Connecting equations to graphs
Tuesday: Connecting equations to graphs
Wednesday: Writing and graphing systems of linear equations
Thursday: Solving systems by substitution
Friday: Solving systems by substitution

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

ELA News:
Monday: Dystopian Novels - Understanding characters' responses to power in a dystopian world
Tuesday: Dystopian Novels - Noticing Dystopian archetypes
Wednesday: Dystopian Novels - Understanding the complexity of archetypal characters
Thursday: Dystopian Novels - Thinking about characters' responses to systemic problems
Friday: Dystopian Novels - Doing more wondering

Science News:
8th Grade
Monday: Law of Conservation of Matter (LOCM) Lab
Tuesday: LOCM Modeling and Analysis
Wednesday: Unit 2 Review
Thursday: Unit 2 Review
Friday: Unit 2 Exam

High School Science
Monday: Unit 3 Phenomenon
Tuesday: Energy: Electricity
Wednesday: Law of Conservation of Energy (LOCE)
Thursday: Energy Transformation Posters
Friday: Nuclear Reactors

Social Studies News:
Monday: Explain how technological developments, including the cotton gin and railroads, had an impact on Georgia's growth; Describe the role of William McIntosh in the removal of the Creek from Georgia
Tuesday: Analyze how key people (John Ross, John Marshall, and Andrew Jackson) and events (Dahlonega Gold Rush and Worcester v. Georgia) led to the removal of the Cherokees from Georgia known as the Trail of Tears
Wednesday: Analyze how key people (John Ross, John Marshall, and Andrew Jackson) and events (Dahlonega Gold Rush and Worcester v. Georgia) led to the removal of the Cherokees from Georgia known as the Trail of Tears
Thursday:
Analyze how key people (John Ross, John Marshall, and Andrew Jackson) and events (Dahlonega Gold Rush and Worcester v. Georgia) led to the removal of the Cherokees from Georgia known as the Trail of Tears
Friday: FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT (Mon-Thurs standards)



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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