🎃 HMS Spooktacular Highlights:
A Week Full of Spirit & Fun! 👻
Language Arts -
In ELA 6, we will be reading Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and Laura’s Key and using graphic organizers to write complete paragraphs about the stories. We will begin our next unit in two weeks. All essays and Unit 1 work is past due and no longer will be accepted.
Before I get into what’s happening in Math specifically, I’d like to encourage you to please have talks with your child about the importance of coming to class prepared, to treat teachers and staff with respect, and to value their education by doing their best to be engaged. School property, whether in or out of the classroom should also be treated with respect. Thank you for supporting all of us in these matters.
Language Arts -
Students have started reading Freak the Mighty. The audiobook is linked to schoology for anyone who needs it. We will be reading Freak the Mighty and finishing before Thanksgiving. While reading, we will be focused on vocabulary, reading comprehension, and making connections. All Essays and Unit 1 work is now past due and will not be accepted.
Social Studies -
Students continue to look at life in the colonies, conflicts between colonial forces (such as the Seven Years’ War), and the building resentment colonists had toward British rule. Some students have worked through a Document-Based Question assignment on the Seven Years’ War and others will be doing so soon.
WIN Math -
WIN Math -Students have been getting extra practice and extensions with all concepts we are studying in 8th grade math. Additionally, they have been working on personalized instruction on I-Ready for two days per week. For the other two, we have been working on some foundational skills students need to proceed with their learning in math class. Please let me know if you have any questions!
Art Club -
Art Club meets every Thursday from 4:00-5:00 PM and is open to all HMS students. During Art Club, we will be doing Open Create, where students can use the materials in the art room to design and make projects of their choice while exploring their creativity.
Life Skills-
We have been talking about savings accounts, spending plans, banks, and practicing setting personal financial goals. I have loved this Financial Unit so far. Over the next couple weeks, we are diving into checking accounts and debit cards. We will have a unit test on Friday Nov 6th. We will also be looking at the next unit which is Consumerism including credit, impulse buying, marketing and advertising. Please ask your students about what they are learning. I’d love feedback good or bad.
Keyboarding -
We are still studying our Digital Citizenship Unit. We have recently covered dangers, scams, predators, addictive behaviors, and fake people. I feel like the students are really grasping the responsibility and safety issues of being on the Internet. We will continue to look at Responsible Technology Use, Smartphone Addiction and Privacy App, Common Scams and Influencer Marketing. This week I tested the students' typing accuracy without seeing any keys and I think they were surprised at how much they struggled. Please encourage your students to go back to Typing.com and go through the alphabet again if they want to get better.
Drama -
We wrapped up our Stanislavski unit with auditions for our fall production, “Idi-Odyssey.” Students will be finding out their cast roles this week and we will begin production. More details will be coming, including an invitation for parents and guardians to join our group on the Band app to receive updates between now and our performance in December.
