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Hellstern Middle School Newsletter, Springdale, AR

April 28, 2025

Need to Know

Testing is here - please have your child at school every day on time this week. Make sure your child goes to bed, turns off devices, and eats a great breakfast on these days. We are so proud of their work this year - let's show everyone what we know!
Also - PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE help us make sure students charge their Chromebooks! Thank you!
There will be no more after-school tutoring sessions starting this week.

Questions of the Week

Keep them talking!

Do you ever ask your child about his/her day and you get a one word answer? or a shrug? Use these questions to find out more about your child's day!

Health 6 -What are some strategies you can do to help yourself with stress, anxiety, or depression (if needed) in life?

Science 7 - Are natural resources evenly distributed around the world?

Science 6 - What do scientists use to predict the probability of getting a specific trait? (Answer: a punnett square)

Social Studies 6 - How many years did it take for Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel?

Social Studies 7 - What were some of the reforms from the 1800s?

Math 7 -How do you know if a graph is proportional?

Math 6 -As we dive into testing, what math topic do you feel most confident in?

Acc Math 7 -What do the measures of variability tell you about data?

ELA 6 -What did you learn last week about codes and ciphers?

ELA 7 - What are the essential parts of all 3 modes of writing: expository, argumentative, and narrative?

Career Awareness 6 - Show me your copy of "Arkansas NEXT Magazine" and explain to me the Lifestyle Calculator.

PE -What is the most challenging thing you did in P.E.?

Keycode -What does the forever block do?

EAST - What was your favorite part of EAST Night Out?

Band -How far have you progressed on your NinGenius game in band? Blue belt is your goal for the 4th quarter. Have you met your goal yet?

Help PTO with Teacher Appreciation week - see below

Carver's Coloring Crew

It's time for Hellstern's annual partnership with Carver's Coloring Crew to donate art supplies to Arkansas Children's Northwest Hospital in memory of Carver Cobb.

This year we will have 3 weeks of activities to donate as much as possible to the cause. Thanks for helping us give back to our community Heroes!

Screen Time Event

Please join us Tuesday, May 13 for a chat about screen time with Ian McCready! Dinner will be provided. Please RSVP using this link so we have enough food and seating for everyone. We can't wait to see you there!