Monday 12/16 and Tuesday 12/17 - Field Trip to JA Biztown Lawerencville!
Hilsman 6th Graders are participating in JA BizTown programming, part of an exciting college and career readiness partnership between Gwinnett County Schools and Junior Achievement of Georgia. This program teaches about the foundational economic concepts essential to citizenship and the professional skills needed for entry into diverse professional settings. The next step of the programming takes place at Junior Achievement’s Discovery Center at Gwinnett. It is an experiential learning lab where the students will receive hands on, real-world interactions with business management, personal finance and life skills.
Our visit is scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, December 16 and 17. We will leave school at 8:45am and return at 2:00pm.
Please ensure your student is in uniform for the trip!
Monday 12/16- College and/or Career T-Shirt Day
Students and staff are encouraged to wear a college or career t-shirt and uniform bottoms. Please make sure that college or career is visible on shirt, as solid colors are not permitted. If you do not wish to participate, please be in regular school uniform.
Last Week Before Winter Break!
We are only five days away from the end of Quarter 2, and we know that this is a busy time of the year for families. It is our sincere hope that all of our students are passing all of their classes and performing to their full academic potential, so we encourage everyone to be checking parent portal frequently and using this final week as an opportunity to be checking in with teachers and completing any missing assignments.
MAP Dress Down Days
Students who reached their MAP Testing goals will be allowed to dress down on the designated days this week:
- Dress down on Wednesday: Language goal met
- Dress down on Thursday: Reading goal met
- Dress down on Friday: Math goal met
Students who met ALL THREE goals may dress down for the ENTIRE WEEK!
Content News
ELA News
ELA is looking forward to our field trip and finishing our Argumentative papers!! Have a wonderful holiday break!!
Math News
Monday-Wednesday we are reviewing unit 4 study guide. Thursday and Friday we will have the unit 4 post test.
Science News
Science will be continuing with Unit 3. Exam will be after Christmas Break.
Social Studies News
Social Studies will be reviewing Unit 3 Monday/Tuesday. Unit 3 Test is Wednesday 12/18. Thursday-Friday will be Test Corrections.
Connections News
Band News
Band Concert: The Hilsman Band has our annual Holiday Concert Monday at 6:30. Come and enjoy our wonderful musicians!
Band students are required to attend and should arrive at 6:10.
Family and Consumer Science
During the final week of the semester, sixth grade Family and Consumer Science classes will be wrapping up our third unit, focused on learning how to make healthier food decisions in terms of a balanced diet as well as kitchen safety. I am excited to be attending the sixth grade field trip on Tuesday, so there will be a sub in the classroom; students are expected to behave accordingly and complete all of the work that I leave for them. There will be a summative assessment over the unit on Thursday, so please make sure that your student's grade is where he/she wants it to be! We will have our final food lab on Friday, as a celebration of a great quarter and our last day together.
6th Grade Faculty
Math
Ms. Olabisi Oyeyemi, oyeyemio@clarke.k12.ga.us
Mr. Kyle Smith, smithk5@clarke.k12.ga.us
Ms. Natasha Thompson, thompsonn@clarke.k12.ga.us
Mr. Ernest Watford, watfordn@clarke.k12.ga.us
ELA
Ms. Chantal Brown, brownch@clarke.k12.ga.us
Ms. Edwina Holden, holdene@clarke.k12.ga.us
Mrs. Dorothy Jones, jonesd@clarke.k12.ga.us
Ms. Verne Rucker, ruckerv@clarke.k12.ga.us
Science
Mr. Corey Holland, hollandc@clarke.k12.ga.us
Mr. Josh Truitt, truittj@clarke.k12.ga.us
Mr. Randall Watkins, watkinsra@clarke.k12.ga.us
Social Studies
Mrs. Cynthia Hollis, hollisc@clarke.k12.ga.us
Mr. Miller Barnett, barnettm3@clarke.k12.ga.us
Mr. Steven Engelsen, engelsens@clarke.k12.ga.us
