February 21st - February 25th
8TH GRADE HDS CELEBRATION WEEK IS SET!
Planning for an end-of-year experience we explored a couple of “camp” possibilities for the 8th grade and recreating a week of celebration like we had for last year’s graduation class. Mr. Cargile and Mr. Crawford met with the class to get the student’s input. By an overwhelming majority, the student preference was to have a week of day trips in Savannah for the week of celebration. The schedule as planned can be found AT THIS LINK. Last year’s class said this was one of the best experiences they had during their 8th grade year. We are looking forward to this year’s week!
8TH GRADE PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD
8th grade students wishing to receive The President’s Volunteer Service Award at the Honors Assembly in May will need to submit all of their community service hours to Mrs. Mannarino by Friday, March 25th - NO EXCEPTIONS.
Award Levels:
Bronze (50–74 hours)
Silver (75–99 hours)
Gold (100+ hours)
ASSESSMENTS AND PROJECTS CALENDAR
Parents and students now have an easy way to look at upcoming assessments and projects. 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.
Different subjects will appear in different colors:
History is black, Science is green, ELA is blue, Spanish is red, and Math is pink.
Please bear in mind that Middle School Assessments may be added, removed, or changed at any time. This Sheet will always be up to date, however - once a teacher assigns or adjusts an assessment, this Sheet will reflect that change.
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.
HERB RIVER BEND CROSSWALK SCHEDULE
Reminder: duty hours are 7:45 - 8:10. ½ hour of community service credit each day. Students should keep a log of their hours on the community service form. If you are interested, see Mrs. Mannarino in the middle school office to sign up!
As Learning Coach, I will be working with students, parents, and teachers to offer support and strategies throughout the year. Please reach out to me if I can be of any assistance to you and your child/ren. I will share ideas and strategies often in this space. My email is: tguggenheim@hancockdayschool.org. I look forward to working with you as the year progresses. Tricia Guggenheim
Problem Solving
Lots of kids hit obstacles and then get stuck because they don’t have good problem solving skills. Practice brainstorming solutions to roadblocks that get in your way. Do you keep forgetting to write down your homework assignments? Maybe you can copy down the numbers of several classmates you can call in a pinch. Do you keep losing pencils? Maybe a solution would be to keep an extra package of pencils in your locker. For each problem, come up with a few possible ideas, then pick the best one and try it. If after a while you don’t see any improvement, try something else.
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Research continues to come out about the importance of developing “grit” in kids. It is the ability to push toward long-term goals despite challenges or failure. Luckily, it is something that can be developed and parents can take the lead on helping their child learn. One of my personal favorite tips is for parents to model a growth mindset. This allows children to understand that with hard work, you can truly develop any skill or ability. Parents can normalize mistakes by discussing obstacles or failures and sharing positive “self talk” that helps push towards success.
How (and Why) to Teach Kids to Have More Grit
Please feel free to get in touch with me at amaher@hancockdayschool.org if you have any questions or concerns.
ALGEBRA 1- MRS. TAYLOR
Students will get their Chapter 7 quiz back Wednesday. We will continue to work on Graphing systems of linear inequalities. Chapter 7 test will be the following week. We may have to start Chapter 8 before assessing on 7. We will have a review day.
ADVANCED ALGEBRA - MR. LANFEAR
Next week in Advanced Algebra, we will continue Chapter 9 and our study of solid objects by learning how to calculate the surface area of prisms and cylinders (9.2), and pyramids and cones (9.3). There will be a quiz on 9.1-9.3 on Friday.
GEOMETRY - MR. LANFEAR
Next week in Geometry, we will continue Chapter 10 by learning about angle relationships in circles (10.5) and segment lengths in circles (10.6). We will also learn about graphing circles using equations (10.7).
ELA - MRS. BOYER
The 8th grade class will be competing in the Jewish Education Alliance’s Yom HaShoah Holocaust Art & Writing Contest.The final submissions will be due the week of April 1st. Students will be working on this project in class; you will be receiving a packet to sign. This project functions like the Science Fair project as it spans many weeks and multiple grade categories.
Dear Parents,
During the next several weeks your child will be completing their Yom HaShoah Contest Project. This project is a large part of each student’s overall grade for the third trimester and failure to complete it may result in a failing grade in English Literature.
Besides weekly homework grades as outlined in the dates below, there will be four additional grades accessed for the project based on each individual part required. These are the submission brainstorm, the contest submission piece, formal report/class presentation, Night Annotations, and the Reflection Journal. Each of these will count for the following grade: formal report= test grade, the contest submission piece= test, reflection journal- EXTRA CREDIT PROJECT GRADE, Night annotations=project, and the presentation= classwork grade.
Supplies needed for this project will include a composition book, report cover, and any specific art materials needed to complete your child’s experiment. Students needing any assistance with these materials should see Mrs. Boyer.
There will be multiple days in class for working on these assignments; however, the majority of the work for the contest submission piece should be completed at home. Students are also encouraged to come in and work on their projects during morning tutorial times.
Please sign the cover sheet of the form to acknowledge the receipt of information about the project and its importance in your child’s ELA class. This form is due by Thursday, February 24th. If you have any questions about the project, please do not hesitate to email me at oboyer@hancockdayschool.org. I will be glad to offer any assistance I can to ensure your child is successful in their project.
Yom HoShoah Due Dates
There will be an Extra Credit Opportunity, worth a PROJECT grade for T3!!! Check GC.
Night Test 4/13-14.
***REGARDING THE PROJECT*** Students will not have any homework over Spring Break; however, if they want to spend time working on their art/writing project, I would highly suggest that they take a day or so to do that.
**As students continue into their 8th grade year, it is imperative that they keep up with their reading, annotate their novels, and come in for extra help. The foundation of this class is heavily based on discussion and the sharing of ideas; students will need to participate to be able to engage with the material in a productive manner.
PHYSICAL SCIENCE - MS. HOFFMAN
As a culminating project to our unit on forces and motion, students have been learning about car crashes and safety. We discussed the pros and cons of various vehicle types and learned about crumple zones, air bags, the negative effect of speed during a collision, and how a car crash is really three collisions in one when your heart and brain hit the inside of your rib cage or skull. Students then used the engineering process to construct their own “Egg-cellent” race car out of poster board to see how motion and forces affect driving speed, acceleration and momentum. Students also designed and included one safety feature to help protect their “raw-egg” passenger. (See photos below.) We will finish constructing and then race the cars next week as each group tries to “survive” going down a ramp and hitting a barrier. Prizes will also go to the car with the lightest design, fastest speed, and most momentum. Our February Science in Comic is due Monday, 2/28/22.
Science Fair Update:
The results are finally in! We have seven students winning regional awards in the 2022 Science and Engineering Fair. We also have four students winning first place in their category and advancing to the state competition (GSEF) in Athens to be held in late March. More details to follow in the next few weeks. Congratulations to all our participants and especially those recognized with awards.
Our winners per category are as follows:
Biomedical and Health Sciences…Maggie Allen (2nd Place)
Chemistry…Luke Nguyen (1st Place) and Stafford Wilson (3rd Place)
Earth and Environmental Science…Coles Brown (1st Place)
Engineering Mechanics…Anthony DeMott (2nd Place)
Material Science…Will Routhier (1st Place)
Microbiology…Theo McGuirk (1st Place)
US HISTORY- Mr. Gauthier
Next week the students will be working on their new project on WW1 All students have the rubric and it will be posted in GC.
SPANISH - MRS. SALE
Hello…the students will review for the major test. The test will be given February 25th. It will include:travel vocabulary, months of the year, the four seasons, the weather, estar, and the present progressive tense and DOP’s.
ADVANCED SPANISH - MRS. SALE
The students will continue working on the vocabulary. Also, the students will work on the months of the year. The students will become familiar with the months, days and the seasons.
ADVANCED SPANISH - MS. CROCKER
Last week I was very impressed with the selfie emotion projects!(See below) It’s a short week and we are going to be watching the documentary 2.5% - The Osa Peninsula. This documentary, set in Costa Rica, demonstrates how tourism affects conservation and local culture. I hope we have some enlightening discussions! Have a great week!
ALGEBRA 1 - MRS. TAYLOR
Students will get their Chapter 7 quiz back Wednesday. We will continue to work on Graphing systems of linear inequalities. Chapter 7 test will be the following week. We may have to start Chapter 8 before assessing on 7. We will have a review day.
PRE-ALGEBRA - MR. LANFEAR
Next week in Pre-Algebra, we will continue Chapter 7 by learning how to find the percent of change (7.5) and applications of percents in the real world (7.6). We will also do an activity about interest rates (7.7) and learn how to become a millionaire!
ELA - MRS. BOYER
This week we will be taking a break from the creative, to focus on a formal writing assignment.
Strategies for Home:
-Students should be reviewing for a few minutes each night. Students should ask for parent/guardian help as a study buddy!
-Students should also annotate the rubric for projects and activities.
-Students should have a calendar of ‘chunking’ due dates for projects and studying.
-Students should be coming in from 7:35-8:15 am to review/ask questions/take more time on their homework.
**As students continue into their 7th grade year, it is imperative that they keep up with their reading, annotate their novels, and come in for extra help. The foundation of this class is heavily based on student reading and the sharing of ideas; students will need to participate to be able to engage with the material in a productive manner. All class activities are based on the reading completed prior to class time. **
ELA - MRS. SASSER
Students will have their final novel test over Lord of the Flies on Thursday 2/24. I will hold a review session the morning of the test if students would like to come in to review.
On Friday, students will begin working on their final essay/mask project. All materials will be on Google Classroom. As with any writing assignment, students may drop off their writing to be checked/reviewed. Essays and masks (which they will work on in Art class), will be due Monday, March 7th.
I am available every morning and during tutorial if students would like to review the reading or ask questions. Because I make sure to be consistently available for the students, I expect them to walk into our class discussions and quizzes prepared and ready. I am here to assist the kids with their overall comprehension of the novel and expect them to reach out if they have questions.
It is imperative that students keep up with their reading. They will be unable to complete our class discussions and activities without completing the reading. All reading assignments and homework are posted on my classroom board and on Google Classroom daily. Students should check Google Classroom every single day. All reading should be ANNOTATED.
A reminder about any and all projects in ELA: projects in my class are designed to help students think critically and not just memorize information. Rather, I want them learning how to apply what they’ve learned. They are given detailed rubrics with checklists and a breakdown of my expectations. They should consult their rubric regularly while working on their project. The bulk of ELA projects are completed in class; they are given ample time and multiple class periods where they are strictly working on their project. Therefore, if students use their time wisely, they should have only minimal parts to complete at home.
LIFE SCIENCE - MRS. DURANT
Next week in Life Science, we will begin our study of the Respiratory System. After an overview of the anatomy and physiology of the Respiratory System, we will build a model to investigate the function of the lungs. Our Science in the News monthly writing assignment is due Friday, February 25. Please remind your student to check the Google Classroom daily for assignments, announcements, and study materials.
US HISTORY - MR. GAUTHIER
Next week all students will be working on their Constitutional Amendment project. All students have a rubric and it is also posted in GC.
US HISTORY - MR. O’HAYER
Next week in American History students will continue their study of the Westward Expansion with a focus on the Native Americans struggle and their treatment at the hands of the U.S. Government. Next week we will also introduce our next research project: An in-depth study of Native American Tribes with a focus on Indian Removal policies and portrayal by the U.S. Government. This will be a group project and will be completed in class
ACCELERATED MATH - MRS. TAYOR
We are still moving at a slow pace with this unit. We have had two quizzes and will not assess this week. They will have an assessment on Chapter 7 the following week. After two-step equations, they begin learning about inequalities to wrap up the unit.
PRE-ALGEBRA - MR. LANFEAR
Next week in Pre-Algebra, we will continue Chapter 7 by learning how to find the percent of change (7.5) and applications of percents in the real world (7.6). We will also do an activity about interest rates (7.7) and learn how to become a millionaire!
EARTH SCIENCE - MS. HOFFMAN
The sixth graders have learned a lot of information about earthquakes these past two weeks including how they are caused and measured, the different types of seismic waves involved, and information on tsunamis. Students also constructed an example of an earthquake-proof wall and created a seismograph simulation to visualize the damage earthquakes can cause and see the basics of how a seismograph works. (See photos below.) They have also begun to explore volcanoes and their main parts along with the various types of volcanic eruptions. Next week students will continue discussing volcanoes and learn the different types and ways they are formed including hot spots. They will also create and graph a clay model of a volcanic eruption and graph the accompanying lava flow. Our test over earthquakes and volcanoes will be on Friday 2/25/22 and the February Science in Comic is due Monday, 2/28/22.
EARTH SCIENCE - MRS. DURANT
Next week in Earth Science, we will wrap up our unit on volcanoes. Students have been researching volcanoes and will present their completed project to the class on Wednesday. On Friday, they will plot the location of volcanoes around the world. Below are some pictures of our Volcano Lab. During this lab, students examined how lava flows are related to land formation. After each lava flow, they graphed the flow and saw that each flow increased the formation of land at various distances from the volcano. Exploring our National Parks monthly writing assignment is due Friday, February 25. Please remind your student to check the Google Classroom daily for assignments and study materials which have been posted for daily review.
ELA - MRS. SASSER
Setting Map projects are due Wednesday 2/23.
Students will have their final literature circle meeting this week! They have done a great job going through this novel and engaging in meaningful conversations with their peers.
Please see the chart below for final quizzes and novel test dates. Students should be studying EVERY night for 10-15 minutes. They are welcome to come in any morning and review with me if they’d like. There are also resources on Google Classroom to help them prepare as well.
As with any novel study, students MUST keep up with their assigned reading. Assigned reading will be due EVERY Friday, when students will meet with their groups. If students have not completed their reading, they will be unable to participate in the group discussion and will be losing points.
Refugee Reading Timeline:
REMINDER: In order to find success with novel studies in middle school ELA, it is essential that students keep up with the assigned reading, annotate their novels, and THOROUGHLY answer their guided questions. Students will be assigned a set number of chapters and have a week to complete the reading/questions. All of our in class lessons will center around the assigned reading and failure to keep up with the reading will have a drastic effect on their ability to complete in class assignments/projects. I expect students to pace themselves and be reading each night, come to class prepared to discuss our reading, and come see me if they have questions.
All reading assignments and homework are posted on my classroom board and on Google Classroom daily. Students should check Google Classroom every single day.
Students MUST follow my writing formula for all formal writing assignments and should follow the MLA formatting guidelines I gave them. The students have a handout on how to do this and we have practiced together multiple times. Any paper not formatted correctly or color-coded will not be accepted.
INTRO SPANISH - MS. CROCKER
Last week I was very impressed with the Mi Cuerpo projects! (See below) It is a short week, and we are going to do a mini cognate lesson!
WORLD HISTORY - MR. O’HAYER
Next week in World History students will continue our study of the Industrial Revolution with our examination of The Rise of Capitalism. Students will also continue working on their next project: researching Inventions of the IR and beginning work on creating their own inventions that will benefit society. This project will be completed in class.
ART - MRS. COOKSON
“If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful at all.” -Michaelangelo
Sketchbook Prompt:
8th: Design a new roller coaster.
7th: Draw your favorite season.
6th: Design your own shield.
Classwork Challenges:
8th: Will continue to work on Stop-Motion projects
7th: Will design a self-reflective symbol
6th: Will apply patterns in different ways
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