Saturday, May 1, 2021

8th Grade News: May 3-7, 2021

 

General News

8th Grade Promotion Ceremony
8th Grade is having an in-person Promotion Ceremony this year! The 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, May 19th at 6:00pm in the Cedar Shoals football stadium. Per the school district, each 8th grader will be permitted 2 guests. Invitations will begin to be sent home with students over the next few days, and 2 tickets will be included inside the invitation. (For Virtual students, invitations will either be mailed home or can be picked up from the front office once they are ready.)

In the event of inclement weather, we will have the Promotion Ceremony on the following morning, May 20th, in the Hilsman gym. (However, guests would not be permitted and we would have to livestream the event -- school district policy this year requires that for graduations and promotion ceremonies, guests are only allowed if the event is held outdoors.)

Only students who are passing all four core subjects (ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies) for the 2020-2021 school year will be invited to participate in the Promotion Ceremony. Students still have time to turn in old assignments and bring up their grades from *any* quarter this school year.

Stay tuned for more details, and be on the lookout for an invitation soon!

Final Exams Week - May 10-14
Final Exams (also known as Interims) will be given building-wide next 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
  • 5/17: 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: Scientific Notation
Tuesday: Scientific Notation
Wednesday: Final Exam Review
Thursday: Final Exam Review
Friday: Final Exam Review

High School Math
Monday: Quadratic relationships
Tuesday: Quadratic functions
Wednesday: Algebra I Mega-Review
Thursday: Algebra I Mega-Review
Friday: Algebra I Mega-Review

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

ELA News:
Monday: Poetry Writing Exercise
Tuesday: Poetry Writing Exercise
Wednesday: Poetry Writing and Presentation
Thursday: Poetry Writing and Presentation
Friday: Poetry Writing and Presentation

Science News:
8th Grade
Monday: Bottle Rocket Decorating
Tuesday: Bottle Rocket Tournament Round 1
Wednesday: Bottle Rocket Tournament Round 2
Thursday: Bottle Rocket Tournament Final Round
Friday: Bottle Rocket Investigation Summary

High School Science
Monday: Bottle Rocket Decorating
Tuesday: Bottle Rocket Tournament Round 1
Wednesday: Bottle Rocket Tournament Round 2
Thursday: Bottle Rocket Tournament Final Round
Friday: Bottle Rocket Investigation Summary

Social Studies News:
Monday: Economics & Budgeting
Tuesday: Economics & Budgeting
Wednesday: Economics & Budgeting
Thursday: Final Exam (Interim 4) Review
Friday: Final Exam (Interim 4) Review


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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