April 13th - April 17th

SCHEDULE WEEK OF APRIL 13

There is no school on Easter Monday.  Classes will be held on Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday and Friday.  If you need help, teachers are available 11:15-12:00 each day and by appointment.  Please make sure to ask for help if you need it!!

ASSESSMENTS CALENDAR

THIS LINK leads to a Google Sheet that will have the next 2 weeks of assessments.  The link below will lead to the 6th grade assessments, but by using the tabs in the lower left corner (shown below), you can navigate to 7th grade and 8th grade assessments as well.

History/black, Science/green, ELA/blue, Spanish/red, and Math/pink.

Dates are subject to change; teachers will keep the calendar updated.

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 the total sum of hours worked over an extended period of time.  See below for a few upcoming service opportunities. Click HERE for a log form.

SHELTERED IN PLACE COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

The best opportunities for service during these times come through supporting family.  Student service to family that goes beyond normal expectations will be recognized for community service hours.  This might include helping grandparents, tutoring younger siblings or cousins, or baby sitting so parents can work from home.  When these hours are earned please communicate that to Mrs. Mannarino following the standard protocol.  

Zoom Lunch Bunch Check Ins are happening after the regular school day between 12:15-12:45) with small groups of students. Next week, 7th grade students will have an opportunity to share what is working, what they miss, and how they are staying socially connected.  Emails are sent to students directly with the link for their Lunch Bunch.  

I am available to students and parents at amaher@hancockdayschool.org.  If needed, I can provide video support to you or your student.  Please feel free to reach out!  

-Allison Maher, School Counselor

Algebra 1 - Mr. Cargile

It has been so nice to see the students in our Zoom classes this week! Everyone seems to be settling into our new mode of learning and doing well. Next week in Algebra 1 class we will continue to apply properties of exponents with products and quotients, and we will also define and use zero and negative exponents. 

Geometry - Mr. Lanfear

The students are doing well with distance learning.  Next week, in Geometry, we will practice finding the area of regular polygons (11.6) and learn how to find geometric probabilities (11.7).

Advanced Algebra - Mr. Lanfear

The students are doing well with distance learning.  Next week, in Advanced Algebra, we will continue reviewing topics from Algebra I by reviewing slope, slope-intercept forms of linear equations , and point-slope form of linear equations.

Physical Science - Ms. Hoffman

I hope you enjoy your long Easter weekend.  It looks like we are starting to settle into our virtual learning.  Students are doing a wonderful job coming to class on time and being patient with technical glitches both during class or at home.  Please feel free to contact me via email with any questions and students are encouraged to use the instructional time from 11:15 - noon M/T/Th/F and 8am to noon on Wednesdays to ask questions, review and complete make up work with teachers.

We have started learning about the EM (electromagnetic) spectrum, primarily focusing on the seven primary waves of the spectrum (radio, microwave, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x-rays and gamma rays) including examples and why they are important and useful.  Next week we will talk about visible light and how we see, including color and parts of the eye. We will look at some optical illusions and will complete a virtual lab. A take-home test on this material is tentatively scheduled for Friday, 4/24/20. The last Science Choice Board of the year will be due Thursday, 4/30/20. 

                 

English Language Arts - Mrs. Boyer

We have finished Night, and there will be a Test on April 16th. Students will have until 8:00 pm to complete the test. 

I will have a review session on 4/15 at 11:30 am to review the test material. 

**As of now, students will STILL have a reading log to complete.**

T3 Reading Log Project: Students will be given a choice of three different novels to read. They will read their chosen novel and complete a Google form, answering key discussion questions about their novel. All Google forms must be submitted by May 6th. 

History & Gov’t II - Mrs. Robinson

Next week, in American History & Government II, we will be continuing our study of World War II. We will be digging into different important battles of the war and wrapping up with a conversation about the overall significance of the war. With the long weekend the 8th grade will meet with me on Wednesday & Friday of next week. Hope everyone enjoys the long weekend!

8th grade Spanish - Ms. Hill

My 8th grade will meet on Wednesday and Friday of this week. In addition to reviewing previously covered vocabulary and grammar topics this week from Unit 6 lessons 1 and 2 (posted in Google Classroom) we will be doing some cultural activities on classzone.com (which is posted in google classroom) as well as introducing some games in our breakout rooms. Thank you for your valuable feedback about activities and games you would like to try. We will also be starting our “Diary of an Enclosed Kid” visual journal. The entire question set will be posted but the questions will be assigned in groups. Please complete the questions as they are assigned. You will complete this in Google Docs or Google Slides so once you share it with me for the first set of questions, I’ll have it as you add to your story. I have also posted online resources and supplemental materials (to be updated weekly) in google classroom.

Algebra 1 - Mr. Cargile

It has been so nice to see the students in our Zoom classes this week! Everyone seems to be settling into our new mode of learning and doing well. Next week in Algebra 1 class we will continue to apply properties of exponents with products and quotients, and we will also define and use zero and negative exponents. 

Pre-Algebra - Mr. Lanfear

The students are doing well with distance learning.  It’s important to ensure that distractions, such as cell phones, are kept to a minimum during class time.  Next week, in Pre-Algebra, we will review Chapter 8.7-8.9 and then have a test on those 3 sections.

History & Gov’t I - Mrs. Robinson

Next week, in American History & Government I, we will wrap up our study of Thomas Jefferson’s Presidency with a project on the Lewis & Clark exploration of the Louisiana Purchase. After we finish this unit we will begin our unit on the War of 1812. With Monday off next week I will meet with the 7th grade on Tuesday & Thursday. Hope you enjoy the long weekend! 

7th grade Spanish - Ms. Hill

My 7th Grade will meet on Tuesday and Thursday of this week.
In addition to reviewing previously covered vocabulary and grammar topics this week from Unit 5 lessons 1 and 2 (posted in Google Classroom) we will be doing some cultural activities on classzone.com (which is posted in google classroom) as well as introducing some games in our breakout rooms. Thank you for your valuable feedback about activities and games you would like to try.
We will also be starting our “Diary of an Enclosed Kid” visual journal. The entire question set will be posted but the questions will be assigned in groups. Please complete the questions as they are assigned. You will complete this in Google Docs or Google Slides so once you share it with me for the first set of questions, I’ll have it as you add to your story.
I have also posted online resources and supplemental materials (to be updated weekly) in google classroom.

ELA - Mrs. Boyer

During the next few weeks students will be engaging in a Short Story Unit where they will read “Flowers for Algernon”, “Two Kinds”, and “The Most Dangerous Game”. We will be reading, discussing, and analyzing together; however, it is imperative that students read before coming to class, they complete their questions, and they annotate in order to understand. A scanned story is online for all of the material that we will cover. 

Short Story Test will be on 4/24. 

Vocab Unit 8 & 9 assessment will be on 5/1. 

Vocabulary: Students will be working through Unit 8 & 9.

** As of now students are STILL expected to complete their Reading Log for T3.**

T3 Reading Log Project: Students will be given a choice of three different novels to read. They will read their chosen novel and complete a Google form, answering key discussion questions about their novel. All Google forms must be submitted by May 6th. 

Life Science - Mrs. DuRant

Students are continuing to do well with our distance learning. Please remember that I am available Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday during our Student Support Sessions from 11:15am-12:00pm and on Wednesdays from 8:00am-12:00pm.  I am also always available to you by email… so please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns. Please continue to check the google classroom daily for announcements and reminders. This week in life science, we will begin our investigation of bacterias and viruses to prepare us to study immunity and disease. Students will be working on a project where they will research a selected bacteria. 

Accelerated Math 7 - Mr. Cargile

It has been so nice to see the students in our Zoom classes this week! Everyone seems to be settling into our new mode of learning and doing well. Next week in Accelerated Math 7 we will start learning about Ratios and Rates.

Pre-Algebra - Mr. Lanfear

The students are doing well with distance learning.  It’s important to ensure that distractions, such as cell phones, are kept to a minimum during class time.  Next week, in Pre-Algebra, we will review Chapter 8.7-8.9 and then have a test on those 3 sections.

ELA - Mrs. Sasser

Students did a great job this week on Zoom! They also started using the new application FlipGrid. They made some amazing videos discussing different topics about The Giver. 

This week, students will read chapters 11-12 of The Giver. They will discuss different character traits and how each character is vital to the overall plot, playing a significant role in shaping the utopian society. On Thursday, students will review chapters 1-12 of The Giver, playing GimKit review for their test on Monday. This test will be taken via Google forms during class on Monday. I am having the kids take the test on Monday during class so they can easily ask questions or get clarification if needed. They have taken quizzes via Google forms before, so this should be comfortable for them! 

Students will also need to complete IXL Sections Y 1, 2, 6, 7, 8  This will be due on Friday for an averaged classwork grade. 

T3 Reading Log Project: Students will be given a choice of five different novels to read. They should have a copy of their novel in class by March 9th. They will read their chosen novel independently over the course of the trimester and complete a Google form, answering key discussion questions about their novel. All Google forms must be submitted by May 6th. 

Earth Science - Mrs. Hoffman

I hope you enjoy our long Easter weekend. It looks like we are starting to settle into our virtual learning.  Students are doing a wonderful job coming to class on time and being patient with technical glitches both during class or at home.  Please feel free to contact me via email with any questions and students are encouraged to use the instructional time from 11:15 - noon M/T/Th/F and 8am to noon on Wednesdays to ask questions, review and complete make up work with teachers.

Next week we will finish up our information on ocean pollution.  Students are working with a partner on an at-home project creating an ocean pollution storybook.  (Some examples students can choose are a coloring/activity book, comic book, mystery, google slide or Prezi presentation.) During this project students will be able to Zoom with their partners, with my supervision, during the instructional time we have each day and later in the afternoons as my schedule allows.  They can also utilize google slides/ documents to work on their joint project. The ocean pollution storybook project will be due Monday, 4/20/20. The last Science in Comic of the year will be due Thursday, 4/30/20. 

Earth Science - Mrs. DuRant

Students are continuing to do well with our distance learning. Please remember that I am available Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday during our Student Support Sessions from 11:15am-12:00pm and on Wednesdays from 8:00am-12:00pm.  I am also always available to you by email… so please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns. Please continue to check the google classroom daily for announcements and reminders. This week in earth science, we will continue our study of the oceans.  We will have a quiz on Thursday, April 16. We will have a lab using a hydrometer to investigate the salinity of ocean water, lake water, and tap water. Then we will look at ocean currents using a webquest on the Gulf Stream. Students will also be working on a project creating a diorama or poster of the seafloor, zones, and marine life.

Ancient Civ -  Mr. O’Hayer

I am super proud of the 6th graders. They are doing a fantastic  job with distant learning in AC. Last week they compiled poems and songs describing the myth of the founding of Rome. Their creativity was impressive. This week is another altered schedule because of the holiday Monday. AC classes are Wed/Fri this week. We will begin a new Lesson: The Roman Republic. It is a short lesson and most of the lesson’s concepts relate to material we have covered in other Units. We will have a Quiz on the 17th. Don’t forget, log your activities in your PE Activity Log.

Spanish - Mr. Alexander

Please note the adjusted schedule this week.  We will continue reviewing and strengthening grammar points and vocabulary already discussed.  We will accomplish this by continuing our series ‘Buena Gente’ and doing writing exercises as well as beginning Unit 2 of IXL.

Art - Mrs. Cookson

“The emotions are sometimes so strong that I work without knowing it. The strokes come like speech.” - Vincent Van Gogh

ALL: Keep working on an idea from the Matrix (or one you have already cleared with me) and keep up on your weekly sketchbook prompt. Check out Google Classroom for some links to fun online art inspiration.