Sunday, November 8, 2020

8th Grade News: November 9-13, 2020

 


General News

Students Return Face-to-Face This Week!
K-8 students will begin in-person instruction starting Monday November 9th, with families also having the option to remain virtual. Below are a few helpful links to check out with regards to our reopening:

- CCSD Weekly Update - posted 11/6
- CCSD Reopening Info tab (contains all documents and updates from the school district)
- Hilsman Town Hall Nov. 5th Slideshow

Asynchronous Work Day for Virtual Students on Monday 11/9
There will be no Zoom classes for virtual students on Monday -- instead, teachers will post asynchronous assignments on Google Classroom for students to work on independently. This is because much of Monday will be spent going over new rules and procedures with our face-to-face students as we get used to returning to the building.

New Schedule
Now that some students are returning to the building, the class schedule is changing to reflect a more typical school day. The biggest changes are that students will now have an ELT class and an extra Connections class as well. Please see below for the updated daily schedule:


Students should now be able to see their new schedules in Infinite Campus, and they will also receive an email from Mr. Hussain this weekend with their new schedule (including Zoom links for our virtual learners). Finally, in-person students will get a printed copy of their new schedule on Monday in homeroom.

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

Uniforms Not Required, but Mask Up!
Uniforms are optional for students returning in person. Students who choose not to wear uniforms must still follow the CCSD Dress Code, which can be found in the Hilsman Town Hall Slideshow from earlier this week.

All in-person students are required and expected to wear masks. In homeroom on Monday, all students will receive 2 reusable masks, a laptop bag, a reusable water bottle, an agenda, and a student code of conduct. Teachers will also have disposable face masks for students who may forget or not have masks.

Quarter 2 Starts Monday
Monday also marks the end of the 1st quarter and the beginning of the 2nd quarter this school year! Teachers will be posting final grades for Q1 on Monday, and Q1 Report Cards will be distributed and/or mailed home in the days following.

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
In all classes this week, students and teachers will be focusing on establishing class expectations and procedures for our new simultaneous model of instruction while reviewing current standards. Expect usual, more detailed breakdown of content news to resume in next week's blog!

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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