Hero Happenings!
Hellstern Middle School Newsletter, Springdale, AR
April 24, 2023
No before or after-school tutoring this week! (April 24-28)
This week is ACT Aspire testing!
Monday - Reading
Tuesday - Math
Wednesday - English
Thursday - Writing
Friday - Science
Some things you can do to help us this week:
- Please have your student to school on time. If we have already started testing, your student cannot join the testing session.
- Please do not check your child out for appointments if at all possible.
- Students will not be moving around or talking as much during the day, so encourage your child to get out after school and be active!
- Give your child a great breakfast or get him/her to school in time to enjoy breakfast at school.
Please click the link to read the ACT Aspire parent letter in:
Ask your child...
- Social Studies 7 - Explain how sharecropping led to a cycle of poverty for Freedmen after the 13th Amendment was passed.
- Social Studies 6 - What does T.H.I.E.V.E.S. stand for in Social Studies?
- Acc. Math 7 - What's the most helpful thing you've learned in math this year?
- Science 7 - Is marble radioactive?
- Science 6 - Name several body systems and how they interact.
- ELA 6 - What do I need to do to be successful on the ACT ASPIRE test?
ELA 7 - How do you understand unknown words in a text?
Answer: use context clues or read around them
Math 6 - How do you calculate a 20% tip on a $40 meal?
Math 7 - What's something you reviewed in math this week that you forgot about, but remember now that you have reviewed?
Art 6 - Who did you choose to draw for your Celebrity Action Shot?
Adv. Art - What is the plan for your Final Project?
Art 7 - What is the theme for your Printmaking Project? What is the special meaning behind your object?
Stagecraft - What are some of the key elements to operating a Light Board? What about a Sound Board?
Language Lab - Why is subject-verb agreement important in writing and communication?
EAST - What skills do you have for your resme?
Band - Have you completed your band pass-offs for 7th grade? If not, how many more do you have left?
Learning Drama - What characters are you and your partner creating a costume design for?
Select Drama - What are the rules of Improv?
ELD - What are some features of Zion National Park?
Look closely!
Heroes of the Month
Staff of the Month - Mrs. Gretta Smith
Summer Choir Camp
Volleyball Camps
Yearbook Deadline
Meet Your Heroes
Upcoming Dates
April
24-28 - ACT Aspire Testing (please no check-outs)
May
**We have outlined the last month of school, but this list is NOT comprehensive. Please keep checking as we will add events as we get more information.
1 - Defenders field trip to UA
2 - Legends field trip to UA
4 - All Stars to UA
5 - Olympians to UA
5 - Last day to check out books from library
8-12 - Teacher Appreciation Week
8 - Band Concert (6:30pm)
9 - School Board Meeting (5pm)
9 - XC Parent Meeting for incoming 7th gr (6pm)
9 - Choir concert (7pm)
11 - EAST BBQ Fundraiser (6-8pm)
12 - NTI Field Trip (50'ish students)
12 - Spring Fling (6-8pm)
15-19 Chromebooks checked in this week (details coming)
15 - EAST Day In
16 - Band Solo & Ensemble (3:30-6pm)
19 - Defenders to Crystal Bridges
19 - Designated food day
22 - HMS Band Parent meeting for incoming 7th (6-8pm)
23 & 24 - 7th grade field trips to JB Hunt Nature Center
25 - On team all day
25 - Best Variety Show EVAH! (1:30-3pm)
26 - Designated food day
26 - Regular bell schedule
Athletics
Soccer
May 4 Tournament - First Round; HBHS; TBA
May 5 Tournament - Second Round; SHS; TBA
May 8 Tournament - Second Round; SHS; TBA
May 16 Championship Games; HBHS; Girls 6:00 - Boys 7:15