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:
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.
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):
Check the Google Classroom for updates.
Agriculture:
Check the Google Classroom for updates.
Art:
Check the Google Classroom for updates.
Business/Computer Science:
Check the Google Classroom for updates.
Band:
Check the Google Classroom for updates.
6th Grade Faculty:
Team A:
Barnett, Miller (Social Studies) barnettm3@clarke.k12.ga.us (Ext. 29507)
Brown, Chantal (ELA) brownch@clarke.k12.ga.us (Ext. 29506)
Jaggie, Christian (Math) jaggiec@clarke.k12.ga.us (Ext. 29352)
Truitt, Joshua (Science) truittj@clarke.k12.ga.us (Ext. 29366)
Team B:
Dunston, Alphonso (Social Studies) dunstona@clarke.k12.ga.us (Ext. 29554)
Kann, Lacey (ELA) kannl@clarke.k12.ga.us (Ext. 29303)
Seymour, Erin (Science) seymoure@clarke.k12.ga.us (Ext. 29405)
Smith, Kyle (Math) smithk5@clarke.k12.ga.us (Ext. 29409)
Team C:
Benson, Levita (Math/Science) bensonl@clarke.k12.ga.us (Ext. 29353)
Rucker, Verne (ELA/Social Studies) ruckerv@clarke.k12.ga.us (Ext. 29307)
EXC/STEAM:
Breedlove, Jolayne (Accelerated Math/STEAM) breedlovej@clarke.k12.ga.us (Ext. 29454)
Culliver, Daniel (Social Studies EXC) culliverda@clarke.k12.ga.us (Ext. 29516)
Holcomb, Brandie (Science EXC) holcombb@clarke.k12.ga.us (Ext. 29359)
McGreevy, Laura (ELA EXC) mcgreevyl@clarke.k12.ga.us (Ext. 29356)
Oyeyemi-Smith, Olabisi (Math EXC) oyeyemio@clarke.k12.ga.us (Ext. 29305)
ESOL:
Marty, Melanie martym@clarke.k12.ga.us (Ext. 29248)
6th Grade Life Academy:
Dillard-Jernigan, Tanya dillardjernigant@clarke.k12.ga.us (Ext. 29360)
