Hero Happenings!

1. Changes in the weather...mean changes in the car-rider line. More students become car-riders as the weather gets colder. Our entire 7th grade football team will also soon start using car-rider line more in the afternoons. Please plan on leaving a little earlier in the morning and being patient as you navigate the system.
   
2. Please know that when you send a teacher a phone message or send him/her an email they need time to respond and most likely cannot respond immediately. Teachers are with the students for the majority of the day.

Our state has been in the process of transitioning to a new statewide achievement test and this is the year! We will no longer be giving the ACT Aspire test. You will hear teachers refer to the new test as the ATLAS state assessment. For this assessment, all students will receive as much time as needed to complete the assessment AND all students can have the assessment read to him/her with the exception of the reading test. These are just a few of the changes with ATLAS. You will be receiving more information as we get into the second semester.

The writing assessment will be given in March. The rest of the assessments will be at the end of April. Students will be taking an "Interim Science assessment" the week before Thanksgiving.

Do you ever ask your child about his/her day and you get a shoulder shrug? or "it was fine"? If this is the case, use these questions to ask your child about school - let's get them talking!

History 7 - Which of the three regions of colonies was the most profitable?

History 6 - Why is India a peninsula?

ELA 7- What is one nonfiction signpost and how does it help the reader understand the article better?

Acc. Math 7 - How can you determine slope of a line?

Language Lab 7 - How does knowing Latin roots help you read, write, and communicate better?

Science 7 - How do you know if a chemical reaction follows the Law of Conservation of Mass?

Science 6 - How does the sun cause water to move in the water cycle?

Art 6 - Can you explain how you incorporated elements like texture and color techniques into your current project?

Advanced Art 7 - What challenges did you face in your portrait bust project, and what did you do to overcome them?

Art 7 - What was the most successful part of your papier mache project? What are the similarities and differences between your project and the artist's work that inspired the project (Yayoi Kusama)?

Stagecraft - What prop(s) are you currently working on? What materials are you using to construct your prop(s)?

Health 6 - Why is washing your hands so important? How can hand washing affect your whole body?

Math 6 - We are working on comparing ratios. Take your child to the grocery store and find two identical products that are different sizes. Work together to figure out the better deal. If you can't make it to the grocery store this week - or you don't want to take your child... :) - use the Walmart website.

Math 7 - What does a negative times a negative equal?

Language Lab 7 - What are the different types of conjunctions? How are each used with dependent and independent clauses?

ELA 6 - How did Iqbal end?

Careers 6 - What past events and future goals did you include on your Life Map? What are the names of the two career clusters you learned about this week?

Band - Are you ready for your band concert? When is the concert and what are you supposed to wear? Thursday, Nov. 9th, at Har-Ber High School Performing Arts Center. Arrive by 7 pm, perform at 7:30pm.

We are wearing band shirts and long blue jeans (no rips please).

PE - When jogging around in an open space and your heart rate is higher than your resting rate, which fitness component are you working on?

Library 7 - How many new books have been added to the library this month? (Over 300!)

Keycode 6 & 7 - In an email, what does Bcc mean and why might you use it?

EAST - What have you learned about researching?

$15 t-shirt, $20 sweatshirt, $25 hoodie. Please add $3 for 2XL or larger. You can pay with cash, check or Venmo to @cjhsvball

Deadline: 10/31/23

Questions? Contact Coach April Wood (awood@sdale.org)

Thank you so much for all of the donations and support to make the Hero Hangout a success!!

Girls Tryouts - November 28 & 30th from 5:30-7pm

Boys Tryouts - December 6th from 2:30-4:30pm

Each week we will feature staff from Hellstern so you can learn a little more about us! You can see us when we were in middle school and now:)

31 - Halloween - No costumes please

6-15 - Food & TP drive for Samaritan House

7 - XC Banquet in HMS Cafeteria

9 - Fall picture make-ups

9 - Band Dress Rehearsal at HBHS PAC (1-3:30pm)

9 - Band concert (7:30pm @ HBHS PAC)

10 - Veteran's Day Assembly (@ approx. 9am)

14 - School Board meeting (5pm)

15 - Samaritan House Pantry drive ends

15 - All students take ATLAS Science Interim test

16 - Choir concert (7pm)

17 - Adv. Drama competition

17 - Designated food day

17 6th grade students will complete APNA Survey during Soc Stds Classes - your student can opt out, a note will be coming home

20-24 - No School - Thanksgiving Break

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Football - All games scheduled to start at 5:30pm

Home games are played at HBHS.

Nov. 2 - Championship Week (TBD)

Boys Basketball Schedule - home games played at CJHS unless noted

Nov. 13 - Away vs. Ramay (5:30)

Nov. 16 - Home vs. Ft. Smith Chaffin (5:30)

Nov. 30 - Away vs. Kirksey (5:30)

Dec. 4 - Home vs. Grimsley (4:30)

Dec. 7 - Away vs. Ft. Smith Kimmons (5:30)

Dec. 11 - Home vs. Lincoln JH (5:30)

Dec. 14 - Away vs. Oakdale (5:30)

Dec. 18 - Home (HBHS) vs. HTMS (4:30)

Jan. 4 - Home vs. KMS (5:30)

Jan. 8 - Home vs. Woodland (5:30)

Jan. 11 - Away vs. SMS (5:30)

Jan. 18 - Home vs. Elmwood (5:30)

Jan. 22 - Away vs. Washington (5:30)

Jan. 25 - Home vs. Ft. Smith Darby (5:30)

Jan. 29 - Away vs. Fulbright (5:30)

Feb. 1 - Home vs. Lingle (4:30)

Feb. 5 - Away vs. Ft. Smith Ramsey (5:30)

Feb. 8 - Home (HBHS) vs. HTMS (4:30)

Girls Basketball Schedule - home games played at CJHS unless noted

Nov. 13 - Home vs. Ramay (5:30)

Nov. 16 - Away vs. Ft. Smith Chaffin (5:30)

Nov. 30 - Home vs. Kirksey (5:30)

Dec. 4 - Away vs. Grimsley (5:30)

Dec. 7 - Home vs. Ft. Smith Kimmons (4:30)

Dec. 11 - Away vs. Lincoln JH (5:30)

Dec. 14 - Home vs. Oakdale (4:30)

Dec. 18 - Home (HBHS) vs. HTMS (4:30)

Jan. 4 - Away (GJHS) vs. KMS (5:30)

Jan. 8 - Away vs. Woodland (4:45)

Jan. 11 - Home vs. SMS (4:30)

Jan. 18 - Away vs. Elmwood (5:30)

Jan. 22 - Home vs. Washington (4:30)

Jan. 25 - Away vs. Ft. Smith Darby (5:30)

Jan. 29 - Home vs. Fulbright (4:30)

Feb. 1 - Away vs. Lingle (5:30)

Feb. 5 - Home vs. Ft. Smith Ramsey (5:30)

Feb. 8 - Home (HBHS) vs. HTMS (4:30)

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