Hilsman 6th Grade News: September 2020

GENERAL NEWS:

Students will be taking iReady Assessment This Week!

Students will be taking the iReady test Monday-Thursday in Science and Social Studies (first 30 minutes of class). Please remind students to try their best, take the test with no assistance, and keep their cameras on. The information we get from the tests will not be used for a grade but to better understand where they are at currently! Be on the lookout for more information!

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.

Google Classroom

This will be your child's "home base!" All materials and assignments will be posted to Google Classroom, which is our school-wide platform. Assignments, instructions, calendars, emails, and Zoom links will be posted in each student's Google Classroom account. Students must check Google Classroom every day!

How Can I Support My Student?

You are the most important person in helping your student succeed, and we want you to partner with us so we can help students be as successful as possible.

Help your student establish a routine that includes a consistent bedtime and wake-up time.
Help them establish a consistent place to work during class with a table/desk.
Help your student find a consistent place for school materials so they always know where their materials are. Help them organize their materials and/or papers for each class.
Headphones will be very helpful if there is more than one student attending class from home.

Fridays are Student Support Days - No Class

Classes will not meet on Fridays. Teachers will still be available at their usual Zoom links for additional support and tutoring, and teachers will also be assigning work for students to complete on their own. For specific times for when teachers are available, please see below:

Hilsman Syllabus Signature Form

Each content in each grade across Hilsman is using a Google Form for both students and parents/guardians to fill out indicating that they have the syllabus for each of their classes. Your child's syllabus in each class should be posted on Google Classroom for you to view. When you and your child have had a chance to read through them, please go to bit.ly/hmsform2 in order to "sign" all of the syllabi!

Distance Learning Links

All the links that students and families need can be found at this link, which is also on our website. We hope this makes finding information a little easier!

Get Active, Stay Healthy Challenge!

Don't let Zoom fatigue and no middle school fall sports get in the way of feeling your best! The Hilsman Get Active, Stay Healthy Challenge is launching soon! If you are interested in completing daily and weekly self-care challenges to encourage a healthy mind and body throughout the school year, please join our Google Classroom using the code wbxmzyu. For more information, check out these slides!

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For all other general info, please refer to the Hilsman Homepage. Don't hesitate to contact any of your child's teachers if you ever have any questions or concerns. We are here to help! A full contact list of the 6th Grade Faculty is located at the bottom of this blog post.

CONTENT NEWS:

Math:

Monday: Review distributive property and area of shapes

Tuesday: Review distributive property and area of shapes

Wednesday: Decomposing kites to find area

Thursday: Decomposing kites to find area

Friday: Math support day-office hours are 9:30-9:55

Accelerated Math

Monday: Factors and Multiples; Review Area

Tuesday: GCF and LCM; Review Area

Wednesday: Topic 1 Review/Introduce Project

Thursday: Topic 1 Quiz and Mathia

Friday: Virtual Support

****On Wednesday, students will be given information for a project that will count as an Summative Grade. The project will be due October 7, 2020.****

ELA:

Monday: Pre-Assessment

Tuesday: Narrative Writing

Wednesday: Reading Ali's Story

Thursday: Beginning to read a short story and dissect parts of the story

Science:

Monday: iReady math assessment day 1 (30 minutes of class) Vocabulary review

Tuesday: iReady math assessment day 2 (30 minutes or class), temperature and climate map activity with observations and inferences

Wednesday: iReady math assessment day 3 (30 minutes of class), introduction to Claim-Evidence-Reasoning (C-E-R) method of constructing a scientific explanation

Thursday: iReady math assessment day 4 (30 minutes of class), C-E-R practice with the Unit 1 phenomenon

Students should report to zoom sessions ON TIME daily to maximize the testing period!

Social Studies:

Monday: Ready Assessment & Europe's Physical Features

Tuesday: iReady Assessment & Europe's Political Features

Wednesday: iReady Assessment & Europe's Political Map Practice

Thursday: iReady Assessment & Europe's Physical Map Practice

Friday: Virtual Support Day! Office Hours: 10:30-10:55am

**PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY TO CLASS FOR iREADY ASSESSMENT**

CONNECTIONS NEWS:

Band:

Students will take a quiz on the band instruments we have studied this week.

Students will set up a Breezin Thru Theory account and will complete Lesson 1-1 and 1-2. They will complete Mad Dash Drills 1a-1d.

Agriculture:

Monday: Advisement

Tuesday: History of Early Agriculture

Wednesday: The 3 Agricultural Revolutions

Thursday: The 3 Agricultural Revolutions

Friday: Office Hours 10 - 12, FFA Meeting 1 - 2

Orchestra:

Monday- No Place for Hate

Tuesday- Line and Space Notes

Wednesday- Note Name Flashcards

Thursday- Note Reading and Breezin' Thru Theory

STREAM:

Monday- Advisement: No Place For Hate

Tuesday- Introduce Triangles/Area Formula-focus on base and height recognition and where formula comes from

Wednesday-Area of Triangles with only base and height given

Thursday-Area of Triangles with extraneous side lengths given

*Students should continue to work on the model of their summer toy for our STEM component. The model is due on Friday 9/25/2020

6TH GRADE FACULTY

Math

Ms. Levita Benson, bensonl@clarke.k12.ga.us

Mr. Christian Jaggie, jaggiec@clarke.k12.ga.us

Mr. Kyle Smith, smithk5@clarke.k12.ga.us

Ms. Olabisi Oyeyemi, oyeyemio@clarke.k12.ga.us

ELA

Ms. Chantal Brown, brownch@clarke.k12.ga.us

Ms. Lacey Kann, kannl@clarke.k12.ga.us

Ms. Verne Rucker, ruckerv@clarke.k12.ga.us

Ms. Laura McGreevy, mcgreevyl@clarke.k12.ga.us

Science

Ms. Levita Benson, bensonl@clarke.k12.ga.us

Ms. Erin Seymour, seymoure@clarke.k12.ga.us

Mr. Josh Truitt, truittj@clarke.k12.ga.us

Mrs. Brandie Holcomb, holcombb@clarke.k12.ga.us

Social Studies

Mr. Miller Barnett, barnettm3@clarke.k12.ga.us

Mr. Alphonso Dunston, dunstona@clarke.k12.ga.us

Ms. Verne Rucker, ruckerv@clarke.k12.ga.us

Mr. Daniel Culliver, culliverda@clarke.k12.ga.us

General News:

First Week of School!

We are so excited to finally meet each other and be together, even if it is only online for now. Our focus this week will just be on getting to know each other, learning how to use different features in Zoom, making sure students and families have the materials they need, and going over class procedures and expectations. We know that virtual school is a huge change for everyone, and we want to make sure that students feel comfortable before diving right into academic content!

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.

Google Classroom

How Can I Support My Student?

You are the most important person in helping your student succeed, and we want you to partner with us so we can help students be as successful as possible.

Help your student establish a routine that includes a consistent bedtime and wake-up time.
Help them establish a consistent place to work during class with a table/desk.
Help your student find a consistent place for school materials so they always know where their materials are. Help them organize their materials and/or papers for each class.
Headphones will be very helpful if there is more than one student attending class from home.

Fridays are Student Support Days - No Class

Classes will not meet on Fridays. Teachers will still be available at their usual Zoom links for additional support and tutoring, and teachers will also be assigning work for students to complete on their own. For specific questions or to set up a time to meet, contact a teacher!

Hilsman Syllabus Signature Form

Subscribe to this blog!

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Hilsman Website

Content News:

Math:

Math will be doing get to know you activities and practicing different tools we will be using this year.

ELA:

6th ELA is doing a personal artifact that includes an object from home that they will share with their class. It will give peers an idea of who they are. Focusing also on the basics of getting around the virtual classroom (google sites, zoom, etc.). We will begin talking about Narrative writing as we are getting to know each other!

Science:

Science will be going over virtual norms, and working on practicing a classroom setting, and getting to know students.

Social Studies:

Monday: Labor Day! No School!

Tuesday: Introductions!

Wednesday: Why do we learn Social Studies?

Thursday: Pep Talk and Games

Friday: Virtual Support Day