Sunday, January 3, 2021

8th Grade News: January 4-8, 2021

General News

Virtual-Only Instruction Until January 19th
Based on the spread of COVID-19 in our community and its impact on staffing levels, Clarke County School District has made the decision to move back to remote-only instruction for the first two weeks of school in January, with a plan for K-8 schools to resume in-person instruction on January 19th, 2021.

Zoom Classes Will Begin Wednesday Jan. 6th
Monday-Tuesday Jan. 4-5 are teacher workdays, which means there will no Zoom classes on Monday or Tuesday this week. Instead, those days will be asynchronous work days for students, meaning teachers will be posting assignments on Google Classroom for students to work on independently.

Q3 Registration
Registration is now open for Quarter 3 (January 19 - March 10, 2021). In-person and virtual learning models will be offered for all Pre-K through 8th grade students. Please take time as a family to make a decision that works best for your situation and your student. Families will have the opportunity to revise their selection by January 6th, 2021. Please note that if you do not select an instructional model, your student will be registered for in-person instruction.

Because virtual and in-person staffing models are determined based on registration numbers, principals will not be able to accommodate moving students from one model to the other when Quarter 3 begins.

SOME IMPORTANT NOTES:
  • The instructional model you select will remain in place for the duration of Quarter 3 (January 19-March 10, 2021).
  • Student registration is conducted through your Infinite Campus Parent Portal account. Your child's current teacher may call you to confirm the model you select over the next few week, as we need accurate data for planning purposes and staffing.
  • If you select Face-to-Face as your student's instructional model, please indicate if your student will require bus transportation.
HOW TO REGISTER:
  1. To register the instructional model preference for your student(s), login to your Infinite Campus Parent Portal account and make the appropriate selection.
  2. Guided instructions are available on the main page of Infinite Campus under "District Announcements."
  3. If you have not created a Parent Portal account or need to reset your Parent Portal account password, please send an email to campus@clarke.k12.ga.us for further assistance.
For more information and details, please see this letter from our interim superintendent, Dr. Thomas.

7th & 8th Graders Interested in Participating in Winter Sports
  • Tryouts for Basketball and Cheer will take place during the week of January 11th, a week after we return from the holiday break. BEFORE that time, you must have a Current athletic physical on file with Ms. Seymour (you can get these done in the Hilsman clinic or elsewhere) -- these expire after 1 year, so if you had one last year, it is probably expired and you will need a new one, and a signed Covid-19 Clearance form on file with Ms. Seymour.
  • Students who are Virtual OR Face-to-Face can try out, as long as they have a ride to practices at Hilsman, have the correct forms, and have academic eligibility for Quarter 1 AND Quarter 2. You can NOT fail more than 1 class in either report card this year to be eligible.
  • Team sizes will be limited, and extra precautionary measures will take place to make sure and keep students and families safe.
Students should contact their respective potential coaches so we can estimate how many students will plan to attend tryouts, beginning the week of January 11, 2021:
  • Cheerleading coach: Tanya Dillard-Jernigan dillardjernigant@clarke.k12.ga.us
  • Boys basketball coach: Vernon Hughes hughesv@clarke.k12.ga.us 
  • Girls basketball coaches: Jameka Maddox maddoxj@clarke.k12.ga.us, Greg Brav bravg@clarke.k12.ga.us 
Here is the link for a copy of the blank physical form and the link for a copy of the blank Clearance, Insurance, and Consent form, which needs to be completed by a medical professional and can be done with an appointment at the Hilsman Health Clinic or any other licensed medical practice.

Important Upcoming Dates
Please be aware of the following upcoming dates and events. Note that this list will continue to be added to each week as more events are planned and scheduled, and also that some of these dates are subject to change:
  • 1/4- Teacher workday (students will receive asynchronous work)
  • 1/5- Election Day (students will receive asynchronous work)
  • 1/6- Final opportunity for selection of desired instructional model for Quarter 3
  • 1/6-1/14- Distance learning with live virtual instruction for all students
  • 1/11-1/14- Interim Assessments in all four subject areas
    • 1/11- ELA
    • 1/12- Math
    • 1/13- Science
    • 1/14- Social Studies
  • 1/15- Teacher workday (students will receive asynchronous work)
  • 1/18- MLK Day (district is closed)
  • 1/19- Current planned date to return to in-person instruction
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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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


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