7th Grade News: April 8-12, 2019
Monday 4/1- High school Physical Science
You received a letter with information about high school Physical Science during your students' conference. Those letters are due on May 1. If you still have questions about your student taking this high school class as a 8th grade student, please contact one of the science teachers or Malenie Maxey at maxeym@clarke.k12.ga.us.
Orchestra Concert: Thursday April 11th
The Spring Concert will feature ALL Hilsman Orchestra Students. Please invite friends and family to come enjoy the concert!
Students should report to the orchestra room at Cedar Shoals between 5:45-6:00 already dressed and ready to perform. Students will need to bring their own violins and violas with them that day. Students with home cellos and basses may bring them. School instruments will be provided for students without a cello or bass. Concert attire consists of a black collared shirt and black or khaki pants or skirts. Please no shorts or short skirts and no hoodies.
Panther Nation News Blog
Be sure to check Ms. Tolbert's Panther Nation News Blog, as it contains news, announcements, and information for the entire school!
Important Upcoming Dates the 7th graders
Please be advised of the following important upcoming dates for 7th graders over the last quarter:
April 17-24 - Milestones testing
May 1 - High school science enrollment letter due
May 14 - 7th grade awards ceremony (it is currently schedule to take place during the evening at the old/new Hilsman gym)
May 17 - Last Day of School / early dismissal
Testing Dates
Please be advised of the following dates scheduled for Georgia Milestone tests and MAP testing (MAP = Measures of Academic Progress; students take the MAP tests three times each year).
4/17 - ELA Section 1
4/18 - ELA Section 2
4/19 - ELA Section 3
4/22 - ELA Make Ups
4/23 - Math Section 1
4/24 - Math Section 2
4/25 - MAP Language test
4/26 - MAP Reading test
4/29 - MAP Math test
4/29-5/2 - Make-ups for all testing
Ag / FFA News
Ag/FFA
Monday- No School! Work on your SAE project!
Tuesday- SAE Check #2 in all classes. (Incentive for 2, 4, and 6)
Wednesday- FFA Leadership Team Meeting 7:30-8:00 am
Thursday- Creed Paragraph 3 Bellringer Quiz
Looking ahead:
Agriculture Makeup Day April 22- 7:45-8:10 and 4:00-4:30
FFA Meeting April 30 4:00-6:00
ELA News
7th Grade Faculty
You received a letter with information about high school Physical Science during your students' conference. Those letters are due on May 1. If you still have questions about your student taking this high school class as a 8th grade student, please contact one of the science teachers or Malenie Maxey at maxeym@clarke.k12.ga.us.
Orchestra Concert: Thursday April 11th
The Spring Concert will feature ALL Hilsman Orchestra Students. Please invite friends and family to come enjoy the concert!
Students should report to the orchestra room at Cedar Shoals between 5:45-6:00 already dressed and ready to perform. Students will need to bring their own violins and violas with them that day. Students with home cellos and basses may bring them. School instruments will be provided for students without a cello or bass. Concert attire consists of a black collared shirt and black or khaki pants or skirts. Please no shorts or short skirts and no hoodies.
Panther Nation News Blog
Be sure to check Ms. Tolbert's Panther Nation News Blog, as it contains news, announcements, and information for the entire school!
Important Upcoming Dates the 7th graders
Please be advised of the following important upcoming dates for 7th graders over the last quarter:
April 17-24 - Milestones testing
May 1 - High school science enrollment letter due
May 14 - 7th grade awards ceremony (it is currently schedule to take place during the evening at the old/new Hilsman gym)
May 17 - Last Day of School / early dismissal
Testing Dates
Please be advised of the following dates scheduled for Georgia Milestone tests and MAP testing (MAP = Measures of Academic Progress; students take the MAP tests three times each year).
4/17 - ELA Section 1
4/18 - ELA Section 2
4/19 - ELA Section 3
4/22 - ELA Make Ups
4/23 - Math Section 1
4/24 - Math Section 2
4/25 - MAP Language test
4/26 - MAP Reading test
4/29 - MAP Math test
4/29-5/2 - Make-ups for all testing
Ag / FFA News
Ag/FFA
Monday- No School! Work on your SAE project!
Tuesday- SAE Check #2 in all classes. (Incentive for 2, 4, and 6)
Wednesday- FFA Leadership Team Meeting 7:30-8:00 am
Thursday- Creed Paragraph 3 Bellringer Quiz
Looking ahead:
Agriculture Makeup Day April 22- 7:45-8:10 and 4:00-4:30
FFA Meeting April 30 4:00-6:00
ELA News
Monday, April 8, 2019 to Friday, April 12, 2019: Students will be preparing for the milestones test the following week. We will be focusing on: grammar, reading comprehension, poetry, writing,and vocabulary review. We will also be focusing in on test taking strategies the following week.
Math News
We are in Unit 5, which focuses on Geometry. Students will recognize, analyze, measure, and reason about the shapes and visual patterns that are important features of our world.
Khan Academy is a good resource for students with internet access.
Here is a link to a resource that may help family members help their scholar in this unit.
Homework #4 will be handed-out on Mon 4/8 and is due Fri 4/12.
Mon 4/8: Surface area and volume of a rectangular prism
Tue 4/9: Milestone Prep
Wed 4/10: Surface area and volume of a rectangular prism
Thu 4/11: Least possible surface area given a volume of rectangular prism
Fri 4/12: Volume and surface area of various sided prisms.
Related Math Standards:
G.3 Describe the two-dimensional figures (cross sections) that result from slicing three-dimensional figures, as in plane sections of right rectangular prisms, right rectangular pyramids, cones, cylinders, and spheres.
G.6 SOLVE real-world and mathematical problems involving area, volume and surface area of two- and three-dimensional objects composed of triangles, quadrilaterals, polygons, cubes, and right prisms.
Science News
Social Studies News
Students are finishing a unit on the diverse geography and cultures in Africa. They received a study guide last Wednesday and it is due this Wednesday, April 10. It needs three signatures to receive full credit, and one of those signatures needs to be from a parent or guardian. If your student has struggled with the social studies tests this year, talk to them about which study options they are choosing; encourage them to complete more than three if necessary.
Monday: African ethnic and religious groups
Tuesday: African ethnic and religious groups
Wednesday: Study guide due
Thursday: Review for test and Milestones review day
Friday: Unit 7 Test
Here are the standards we are teaching:
SS7G4 Analyze the diverse cultural characteristics of the people who live in Africa. a. Explain the differences between an ethnic group and a religious group. b. Describe the diversity of religions within African ethnic groups.
Spanish News
The Spanish 1 placement exam will be on May 8. This qualifies students to take high school Spanish 1 as 8th grade students and receive high school credit before beginning high school. All 7th grade students can take the exam.
*Tutoring - Monday 4pm-5:30pm in Sra. Laura's room
*Tutoring - Tuesdays 4pm-5:30pm in Srta. Summer's room
ELAGSE7L1: Demonstrate the command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage. Choose among simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal differing relationships among ideas.
ELAGSE7RL2: Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.Math News
We are in Unit 5, which focuses on Geometry. Students will recognize, analyze, measure, and reason about the shapes and visual patterns that are important features of our world.
Khan Academy is a good resource for students with internet access.
Here is a link to a resource that may help family members help their scholar in this unit.
Homework #4 will be handed-out on Mon 4/8 and is due Fri 4/12.
Mon 4/8: Surface area and volume of a rectangular prism
Tue 4/9: Milestone Prep
Wed 4/10: Surface area and volume of a rectangular prism
Thu 4/11: Least possible surface area given a volume of rectangular prism
Fri 4/12: Volume and surface area of various sided prisms.
Related Math Standards:
G.3 Describe the two-dimensional figures (cross sections) that result from slicing three-dimensional figures, as in plane sections of right rectangular prisms, right rectangular pyramids, cones, cylinders, and spheres.
G.6 SOLVE real-world and mathematical problems involving area, volume and surface area of two- and three-dimensional objects composed of triangles, quadrilaterals, polygons, cubes, and right prisms.
Science News
Monday - Wednesday = Fossils & Evolution
Thursday = Spiral Review
Friday - Milestones Math Lesson & Big 10 Quiz #32Thursday = Spiral Review
Social Studies News
Students are finishing a unit on the diverse geography and cultures in Africa. They received a study guide last Wednesday and it is due this Wednesday, April 10. It needs three signatures to receive full credit, and one of those signatures needs to be from a parent or guardian. If your student has struggled with the social studies tests this year, talk to them about which study options they are choosing; encourage them to complete more than three if necessary.
Monday: African ethnic and religious groups
Tuesday: African ethnic and religious groups
Wednesday: Study guide due
Thursday: Review for test and Milestones review day
Friday: Unit 7 Test
Here are the standards we are teaching:
SS7G4 Analyze the diverse cultural characteristics of the people who live in Africa. a. Explain the differences between an ethnic group and a religious group. b. Describe the diversity of religions within African ethnic groups.
Spanish News
*Tutoring - Monday 4pm-5:30pm in Sra. Laura's room
*Tutoring - Tuesdays 4pm-5:30pm in Srta. Summer's room
7th Grade Faculty
Math
Mark Aqui, aquima@clarke.k12.ga.us
Michael Barton, bartonm@clarke.k12.ga.us
Levita Benson, bensonl@clarke.k12.ga.us
Randy Garner, garnerr@clarke.k12.ga.us
ELA
Kong Heu, heukong@clarke.k12.ga.us
Julie Hubbard, hubbardj@clarke.k12.ga.us
Science
Quinnesha Turner, turnerq@clarke.k12.ga.us
Social Studies
Nick Hussain, hussainn@clarke.k12.ga.us
Rob Olin, olinr@clarke.k12.ga.us
Jim Page, pagej@clarke.k12.ga.us
Spanish
Laura Viera, vieral@clarke.k12.ga.us
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