October 15th - October 19th

NOTES FROM MR. CRAWFORD

STUDENT CENTERED CONFERENCES THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18TH - NO REGULAR CLASSES THAT DAY!

8th GRADE VISITATION TO SCDS - OCTOBER 18TH - SAVE THE DATE!
Our 8th grade students have been invited to visit Savannah Country Day School.  Students who choose to visit need to be dropped off and picked up by parents on this day.  

8TH GRADE VISITATION TO BC & SVA -  OCTOBER 23RD - SAVE THE DATE!
Our 8th grade students have been invited to visit BC and St. Vincent’s.  Students who choose to visit need to be dropped off and picked up by parents at the respective schools.  Generally, the visits go from 8:30 or 9:00 to noon. Students eat lunch as part of the visitation. There are no 8th grade MORNING classes at HDS on that morning. Click HERE to view the BC invitation.  Click HERE to view the SVA invitation.  If your child is not going on either of these visits, they need to arrive at HDS by 1:20 for the afternoon classes.  Lunch will be available at 12:50.

HIGH SCHOOL ADMISSIONS EXPLAINED!
Information about the high school admissions process can be found  HERE.

8TH GRADE YEARBOOK AD!
Click here for information regarding ordering an 8th grade ad in the yearbook.  Last day to order these will be November 6, 2018.

DC TRIP TAKING SHAPE!
On September 25 we had an informational session about the upcoming 8th grade trip to Washington.  If you were not able to attend the session, the important documents we discussed can be found HERE.  DC DEPOSIT OF $250 WAS DUE FRIDAY, 10/12!  

ATHLETICS SCHEDULES CHANGING!

Due to the number of athletic cancellations schedules will be changing.  Seasons might be extended by one week to ensure all games are completed in a timely manner.  Watch for details from the coaches and the Athletic Director, Dale Mock.

GIRLS ENGINEER IT DAY

The Society of Women Engineers invites families to an afternoon of hands-on engineering activities taught by local engineers on Saturday, October 20th from 1-5:30pm.  This event will take place at Woodville-Tompkins. 7th and 8th grade science teacher Mrs. Hoffman will be present at the event. This event is free for adults and $8 for each student.  You can register online or contact Mrs. Hoffman for more information.  

COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

Each middle school student is required to complete ten hours of community service over the course of the school year.  Please remember to list hours worked on a daily basis, do not log total sum of hours worked over an extended period of time.  See below for a few upcoming service opportunities.

The Village Library on Skidaway Island welcomes middle school volunteers to help with their upcoming Fall Festival on Saturday, October 27th from 10am-2pm.  Volunteers will be helping with face and pumpkin painting. Interested students should contact Bill Flammer at cwflammer@comcast.net.

Wilmington Island Farmers Market is looking for student and adult volunteers to assist on Saturdays from 8:00am to 1:30pm September through December at Islands High School.  Volunteers may view more information and sign up for shifts on their website.

America’s Second Harvest needs volunteers to help prepare monthly bags of food for senior citizens in our community.  Upcoming packing dates are October 20th, November 17th, and December 15th. Volunteers should arrive by 7:45 and must wear closed-toe shoes.  Contact Bryce Seuntjens at bryce@helpendhunger.org for more information.

GUIDANCE & CHARACTER EDUCATION

This week students have been using advisory and guidance time to discuss the goal-setting process and begin formulating SMART goals for the year.  You will hear more about your child’s SMART goals during the student-centered conferences on October 18th.

This month we are exploring cooperation as our virtue of the month. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact Ms. Pedrick at apedrick@hancockdayschool.org

8TH GRADE ASSIGNMENTS

Algebra 1 - Mrs. Reardon - Week of October 15th

Next week in Algebra, we will wrap up Chapter 3 by solving proportions using cross products.  On Tuesday, we will begin our recipe proportion project. Students must have a recipe that has a MINIMUM of 8 ingredients (no more than about 12, though).  Students will work on the recipe proportion project in class on Tuesday and Wednesday. On Friday, October 19, students may bring in their made recipe for extra credit.  Students will receive a challenge problem on Monday, October 15th and it will be due on Monday, October 22nd.

Advanced Algebra - Mr. Lanfear - Week of October 15th

Next week we will begin Chapter 11 by learning how to graph square root functions and find their domain and range (11.1).  We will also begin simplifying radical expressions with and without variables (11.2). There will be a short quiz on Wednesday covering 11.1 and part of 11.2.

Geometry - Mr. Lanfear - Week of October 15th

Next week we will continue Chapter 4 by learning shortcuts to proving triangles are congruent.  We will learn about Side-Side-Side (4.3), Side-Angle-Side and Hypotenuse Leg (4.4), and Angle-Side-Angle and Angle-Angle-Side (4.5).  There will be a quiz on Monday covering sections 4,1-4.2 and a quiz on Friday covering sections 4.1-4.5.

Physical Science - Ms. Hoffman - Week of October 15th

The eighth graders have been working on an in-class project on elements.  They randomly chose a specific element and are researching its uses, physical characteristics, discovery date, the basic information shown on the Periodic Table and other interesting facts. This project will count as one test and one classwork grade.  Due to the hurricane day, we our quiz on the Periodic Table and Elements is moved to Monday, 10/15. Next week we will also begin information on chemical bonding and reactions.

English Language Arts - Mrs. Boyer - Week of October 15th

Literature: Students are reading To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. The reading schedule is posted in GC and has been handed out to students. Students will be engaging in discussion on identity, social issues, characterization, setting, etc. There will be a test on Chapters 1-14 on 10/15; this is an excellent opportunity for students to bring up their averages. In order to do well on ELA assessments, including homework checks/warm ups, students must be reading and annotating.  

Students will be starting a character analysis essay on 10/12 which will be due on 10/24 (more details to come).  Remember that the body biography portion is due early next week.

Challenge problem is due on Monday, 10/15!

The final test for T1 will be on 10/25 and it will be a final novel test over To Kill a Mockingbird. This test will cover all of the material regarding this novel (background knowledge, other readings, handouts, comprehension questions, etc.).

There are multitudes of study materials and students may come in at any time to discuss the novel. Students should be taking avid notes during discussion. There should never be a handout with nothing written on it. All handouts and activities will be used in the making of assessments.

***The key to reading successfully is annotating. Please be sure that your student is annotating with pen, pencils, highlighters, stick-notes, etc. Annotation will allow the students to interact with their texts and be able to purposefully pick out characters, conflicts, literary devices, etc. ***

Mattie Lynch annotates with post it notes! This is a great way for students to organize their notes!

Grammar & Vocab: Students will be working on Unit 9 Ex. The date for the Unit 9 Vocab Quiz is 10/16.

History & Gov’t II - Mrs. English- Week of October 15th

This week in American History we will begin our Industrial Revolution Unit. Readings and homework will come from Chapter 17.1 & 4. Discussion will center around Gilded Age business tycoons like Rockefeller, Carnegie, Morgan, and Vanderbilt. We will have a quiz on Friday, October 19th.

Spanish - Ms. Hughes - Week of October 15th

Next week in Spanish class the 8th grade will continue working with the grammar and vocabulary from Chapter 2A. We will read about how students in other countries get ready for special events, their preferences in attire, and traditional clothing. Students will also discuss the importance of Teatro Colón. The Chapter 2A quiz will be Wednesday, October 17th.

7TH GRADE ASSIGNMENTS

Algebra 1 - Mrs. Reardon - Week of October 15th

Next week in Algebra, we will wrap up Chapter 3 by solving proportions using cross products.  On Tuesday, we will begin our recipe proportion project. Students must have a recipe that has a MINIMUM of 8 ingredients (no more than about 12, though).  Students will work on the recipe proportion project in class on Tuesday and Wednesday. On Friday, October 19, students may bring in their made recipe for extra credit.  Students will receive a challenge problem on Monday, October 15th and it will be due on Monday, October 22nd.

Pre-Algebra - Mr. Lanfear - Week of October 15th

Next week we will complete Chapter 3 by learning how to solve multi-step inequalities (3.6) and practicing solving word problems.  There will be a day of review on Wednesday and the Chapter 3 test on Friday.

History & Gov’t I - Mrs. English - Week of October 15th

This week in American History we will continue our discussion of the first American colonies. Readings and notes will come from Chapter 3.2-4. Here we will look at the Middle and Southern Colonies. Students will see how each colonial region took on a unique role based on their geography. We will have a CHapter 3 test on Wednesday, October 17th.

Spanish - Ms. Hughes - Week of October 15th

Next week in Spanish class the 7th grade will learn about the present progressive tense and affirmative commands through a series of speaking and listening activities. Using the grammar and vocabulary from Chapter 6B, students will present their own versions of the fairytale Cinderella. The Chapter 6B quiz will be Friday, October 18th.

ELA - Mrs. Boyer - Week of October 15th

Students have completed The Hobbit! Yay! They should be so proud of themselves. Their book club folders and journal entries will serve as a study guide for their assessment on October 15th. This assessment will cover the novel in its entirety, background knowledge, indirect and direct characterization, the Hero’s Journey, etc.

Students have completed their “Hero’s Journey” board game that persuades the player of the characteristics of a hero. The players will want to be a hero like Bilbo. Students will work in class on this project/presentation. Students have played each game as a part of their test review.

Students were hard at work creating their Board Games!! :)

Vocabulary and Grammar lessons will begin this week. Students will be completing Unit 3 Vocab Ex. The Unit 3 Vocab Quiz is TBA. In regards to grammar, students will continue their work on phrases (prepositions, adjectives, adverbs, etc.). There will be a test on 10/17 over the material.

Students will be starting their book clubs on the Dystopian Universe on 10/16. Students will choose their novels and their reading schedule the week prior.

Life Science - Ms. Hoffman - Week of October 15th

The seventh graders have been learning about the heart and blood vessels.  Next week we will also continue new information about the blood and participate in a simulated lab to learn about blood types.  Our quiz this week has been moved to Tuesday, October 16th and will include the heart, blood vessels and blood.

6TH GRADE ASSIGNMENTS

Accelerated Math 7 - Mrs. Reardon - Week of October 15th

Next week in Accelerated Math 7, we will wrap up Chapter 3 by learning a couple more data displays.  On Tuesday, we will review for their Chapter 3 test that will take place on Wednesday, October 17. On Friday, we will do a diagnostic test in IXL.  Students will receive a challenge problem on Monday, October 15th and it will be due on Monday, October 22nd.

Pre-Algebra - Mr. Lanfear - Week of October 15th

Next week we will complete Chapter 3 by learning how to solve multi-step inequalities (3.6) and practicing solving word problems.  There will be a day of review on Wednesday and the Chapter 3 test on Friday.

ELA - Mrs. Guggenheim - Week of October 8th

LITERATURE: We will begin our first class novel, The Outsiders. Students will respond to the text in a journal (per chapter) and will take open-book comprehension quizzes after every few chapters. The unit will culminate in an essay project and unit test.

GRAMMAR: We will review writing dialogue to assist with our short story assignment.

VOCABULARY: List 4 will be distributed 10/10; the quiz will be 10/17.

WRITING: We will continue writing short stories. The rough draft is due 10/19, and the final draft of the story will be due 10/25 (note change because of exam prep). In class we will focus on writing figurative language which will be used in the short story.

Reading Log: As stated in the syllabus, all middle school students are required to read 360 minutes during the course of the trimester - reading that is outside of their regular assignments. They have a form on which to keep track of their minutes, and on Mondays in class I post their minutes in a spreadsheet. They need to obtain a parent signature to verify the minutes read. This counts as a project grade. The grading scale is written in the syllabus. This year students will be reading for 20 minutes on Wednesday during a silent reading time. This time counts for their reading log if they get their form signed by the proctor. Reading log minutes for 6th grade are due Friday, October 26th.

Earth Science - Mrs. Taylor - Week of October 15th.

Chapter 12 Unit test will be moved to Friday, October 19th. We will continue to finish up Chapter 12 Earth’s atmosphere moving into Air currents and Air Quality. We will have a Lab Tuesday October 16th on Radiation Absorption. I am hoping to review Wednesday for the Exam as there are conferences Thursday. The Lab and Conference takes two days away from this week so the test might be one day later. Please be sure to look at Google Classroom for this change.

Ancient Civ -  Mr. O’Hayer - Week of October 15th

Another short week coming up- Conferences! This is followed by a short week last week with the hurricane day. We will move our Ch. 3 Test from Friday the 12th to Tuesday the 16th. We will finish Lesson 5 Friday and begin reviewing Friday and finish the review Monday. Reminder- this test is over Lessons 2-5. I will have a study guide on Google Classroom shortly. We will finish out the week covering our Citizenship Lesson- Equal Justice. Coming Up- Trimester Exams are October 29th and 30th. We will spend time reviewing for the Ancient Civ. exam beginning the week of the 22nd.

Spanish - Ms. Dubick - Week of October 15th and October 22nd

The students will make up the test they missed for the hurricane day on Monday October 15.  It will cover personal pronouns, questions, numbers, the hispanic history of Western America, Uruguayan culture and the differences in terminology when referring to Latinos, Hispanics, Spanish and Indigenous people.  

Please ask your children about these differences, and about what people eat in Uruguay!  I know they’d love to share what they’re learning with you.

Then the students will dive in to a project on a Hispanic Holiday they have picked.  This project is due Tuesday October 23rd.

The 6th grade has an exam project for Spanish this term, so October 24-26th they will be in class working on this project and working on it for homework as well.

I will be out of the country the week of October 15 to October 23rd, the wonderful Libby Blake will be subbing.  If you were hoping to meet with me during the student led fall conferences on the 18th, please reach out to me so we can schedule a different time to meet, either before or after school (after I return on October 23rd).

Art - Mrs. Cookson - Week of October 15th

“To be an artist is to believe in life.” - Henry Moore

Let’s hope this week we get to see everyone.

8th: Will learn about architectural elements with Toppling Towers (missed last week)

7th: Will have a demonstration in clay slab techniques and proper building for Hobbit houses

6th: Will continue to work on Collaborative, Imaginative drawings (missed last week)

STUDENT-LED SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

“Bounce Back From Cancer Bracelets!”

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