General News

CCSD Honored Again as One of the "Best Communities for Music Education"

The Clarke County School District (CCSD) has again been honored as one of the Best Communities for Music Education from The NAMM Foundation for outstanding commitment to music education. CCSD has received this national recognition every year since 2013. Click here to read the full release.

Back to Our Normal Schedule This Week!

Thank you everyone for making our Georgia Milestone testing successful last week! This week, we will go back to our normal schedule.

Eviction Protection

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) issued a Moratorium Order postponing evictions based on nonpayment of rent. The protection lasts until June 30, 2021 - see the "Help with Housing" section of http://bit.ly/GALegalCOVID for the most up-to-date information. CDC Moratorium Flyer

COVID Data & Mitigation Efforts

View current weekly COVID data.

Review health and safety reminders and the measures CCSD has in place to continue to be Healthy Every Day!

Parent University - FREE Session

Click here to register for the next educational session in Parent University:

"Strategies for Supporting Your Child's Mental Health Needs

Through the COVID Pandemic"

Tuesday, April 27
6:00 p.m. via Zoom

Student Meals & Food Resources

Click here to view the CCSD curbside schedule for free student meals and community food resources. Now that students have returned to full-time learning, food distribution via school bus will be discontinued. Upcoming curbside dates:

Monday, April 26
Wednesday, April 28
Friday, April 30

Mobile Food Bank - May 1

Saturday, May 1 at 9:00 a.m.

Clarke Central High School Parking Lot

350 South Milledge Avenue

Athens, GA 30605

CCSD Hiring Substitute Teachers

Consider supporting your community while receiving amazing employee perks
as a substitute teacher:
● Flexible Schedule
● Health Benefits & 401(k)
● Ongoing Training Opportunities
● Exciting Bonus Program

Important Upcoming Dates

Please be aware of the following upcoming dates and events. Note that this list will continue to be added to each week as more events are planned and scheduled, and also that some of these dates are subject to change:

4/27: High School Science EOC
4/29: High School Algebra I EOC
5/10-5/14: Interim Exams (taken in class)
5/19: 8th Grade Moving On Ceremony
5/20: Last Day of School

Media Center Updates

"How to Get Hilsman eBooks! Panther families, we have a good selection of eBooks with many more on the way. Click here for super easy instructions to share with your kids on how to access them quickly from any device."

"The Hilsman Online Spring Book Fair has launched and runs through March 8th! Contact Mrs. Gonzalez if you need help with the online site.

Here's the link to check it out. Hilsman Online Spring Book Fair Homepage

Scholastic Book Fair Sneak Peek

Technology Updates

Students and Families, remember to pick up your devices as soon as possible after you are contacted and made aware of their availability. Also, please be aware that our library and technology staff are experiencing alarmingly high rates of repair requests, and are running low on replacement devices for students. Please be sure you are taking extra care with your devices and their charges as well. If students are having technology issues, please fill out this form. Mrs. Neace and Mrs. Gonzalez are working around the clock to address each request and help make sure everyone's devices are working properly!

GoGuardian Parent App Now Available

On Monday Feb. 22, the GoGuardian Parent App will be available to all families. This app will allow parents and guardians the opportunity to monitor their child's browsing activity, as well as control over school-issued devices during out-of-school hours. More info will be shared by the district on Monday.

How Can I Stay Updated?

Check your email. Hilsman will use Campus Messenger to email parents/guardians all school-wide announcements.

Follow these directions to sign up:

Go to bit.ly/ccsdportal1 to learn how to create a parent portal account (Spanish version: bit.ly/ccsdportal1esp)
Update your Campus Messenger settings with the directions at bit.ly/messengersettings

Sign up for the Hilsman PTO page for more frequent updates. Search Facebook for "Hilsman Middle School PTO, Athens GA"
Check Google Classroom for class announcements.

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Content News

Math News:

Accelerated Math with Mrs. Breedlove:

Monday: Writing and Solving two-step equations

Tuesday: Solving one and two-step inequalities

Wednesday: Writing and Solving Inequalities

Thursday: Review

Friday: Equations and Inequalities Summative Assessment

6th Grade Math News:

Monday-absolute value

Tuesday-absolute value

Wednesday-graphing points on a coordinate plane

Thursday-graphing points on a coordinate plane

Friday-graphing points on a coordinate plane

ELA News:

Book Clubs for the whole week

Science News:

Monday: Air pressure & Weather

Tuesday: The Fury in the Water Reading

Wednesday: Weather fronts & Air masses

Thursday: Humidity, Cloud types

Friday: Severe weather

Social Studies News:

Please check with your teacher and in Google Classroom for updates.

6th Grade Connections News

STEAM Math Support:

Monday: Evaluating Expressions

Tuesday: Evaluating expressions with area formulas

Wednesday: Khan Evaluating Expressions

Thursday: Evaluating Expression Riddle

Friday: Progress Check and Finish Missing Work

Orchestra News:

*Reminder for parents: Please make sure the instruments are being taken care of at home. I have had several broken and damaged instruments returned to the school for repair over the past week. Instruments should NEVER be kept in a car or outside. They should be left zipped up in the case when your student is not practicing or playing. Thank you!*

* The Music Honors Society at Clarke Central High School is giving FREE music lessons to all students wishing to attend on Zoom on Wednesdays after school for more information and to sign up for a lesson time, visit their Google Form here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeizeJTCQTcDylg8tcGyhDq9wsuEmMbL-aIntWHQFqMc2iMlg/viewform?gxids=7628

Family & Consumer Sciences (FACS):