Monday, May 10, 2021

8th Grade News: May 10-14, 2021

 

Cedar Shoals valedictorian and former Hilsman student William Fang stopped by Hilsman last week to give some words of wisdom to our 8th graders!

General News

8th Grade Promotion Ceremony
The 8th Grade is having an in-person ceremony this year! See below for the details:
  • The 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, May 19th at 6:00pm in the Cedar Shoals Gym.
  • ALL eligible students -- in-person AND virtual students -- will be invited. Invitations will be sent home with in-person students later this week and early next week, and invitations for virtual students will be mailed home, or may also be picked up at the front office.
  • ONLY students who receive a Promotion Ceremony Invitation will be able to attend.
  • Students must have a cumulative average of 70 or higher, in all core content areas, in order to participate in the ceremony. Students have until May 17th to earn a passing grade in all four core content areas: ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies. Students who earn the credit after May 17th may earn promotion, but will not be permitted to participate in the Promotion Ceremony.
  • Eligible students will be given TWO (2) tickets with their invitation. For social distancing purposes according to district policy, additional family members will not be allowed to attend. Once a student's 2 guests have been allowed into the ceremony, additional individuals will not be granted access to the event. All guests will be required to wear a mask.

Final Exams This Week
Final Exams (also known as Interims) will be given building-wide this week. These assessments are created by teachers and will be completed in one class period, so we will follow our normal schedule throughout the week. See below for which test will be given on each day:
  • Monday 5/10: ELA
  • Tuesday 5/11: Math
  • Wednesday 5/12: Science & 1st Connections
  • Thursday 5/13: 2nd Connections
  • Friday 5/14: Social Studies

Credit Recovery
All students still have the opportunity to turn in missing assignments from every quarter throughout this entire school year! If a student is not passing a class for the year at this point, families can contact their child's teacher(s) to learn more about credit recovery opportunities.

As only students who are passing all of their core classes for the year (an overall grade of 70 or above) will be invited to participate in the Promotion Ceremony, please be sure to check Infinite Campus to ensure that your child is in good academic standing!

There will also be a special event held during the last week of school for students with all A's this year...👀🤫

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:
  • 4/26-5/14: Credit Recovery (for all quarters - hosted by teachers)
  • 5/10-5/14: Final Exams (taken in class)
  • 5/12: Laptop collection begins for in-person 8th graders
  • 5/14: Last day for in-person 8th graders to use laptops at school
  • 5/17: Last day to submit Credit Recovery work
  • 5/19: 8th Grade Moving On Ceremony 
  • 5/20: Last Day of School

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: Final Exam review
Tuesday: Final Exam (Choice Board)
Wednesday: STEM Career Project
Thursday: STEM Career Project
Friday: STEM Career Project
High School Math
Monday: Final Exam review
Tuesday: Final Exam (Choice Board)
Wednesday: STEM Career Project
Thursday: STEM Career Project
Friday: STEM Career Project

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

ELA News:
Monday: Interim Assessment (Final Exam)
Tuesday: Book Read-Aloud or Supplemental Grammar Activities/Credit Recovery (as needed)
Wednesday: Book Read-Aloud or Supplemental Grammar Activities/Credit Recovery (as needed)
Thursday: Book Read-Aloud or Supplemental Grammar Activities/Credit Recovery (as needed)
Friday: Book Read-Aloud or Supplemental Grammar Activities/Credit Recovery (as needed)

Science News:
8th Grade
Monday: Bottle Rocket Tournament Final Round
Tuesday: Interim Review
Wednesday: Interim Exam
Thursday: Bottle Rocket Data Analysis
Friday: Bottle Rocket Data Analysis

High School Science
Monday: Bottle Rocket Tournament Final Round
Tuesday: Interim Review
Wednesday: Interim Exam
Thursday: Bottle Rocket Data Analysis
Friday: Bottle Rocket Data Analysis

Social Studies News:
Monday: Final Exam Review & Credit Recovery
Tuesday: Final Exam Review & Credit Recovery
Wednesday: Final Exam Review & Credit Recovery
Thursday: Final Exam (Choice Board)
Friday: Final Exam (Choice Board)

Connections News
Orchestra:
Monday: Music Monday with Rigadoon
Tuesday: Technique Tuesday with Rigadoon
Wednesday: Interim Day (Note Names for Rigadoon Part 2)
Thursday: Technique Thursday with Rigadoon
Friday: Flipgrid Friday with Rigadoon


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
Jordan Kayea, smallj2@clarke.k12.ga.us
Rhonda McKittrick, mckittrickr@clarke.12.ga.us
April Chester, chestera2@clarke.12.ga.us

Science:
Diarra Mosley, mosleyd@clarke.k12.ga.us
Lara Zwald, zwaldl@clarke.k12.ga.us
Brandie 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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