Monday, February 17, 2020
2020 Week 7. February 17-21, 2020
Hilsman Administration
Credit recovery began Tuesday, January 21, 2020 for students who had a failing grade in Mathematics or Language Arts. Credit Recovery meets on Tuesdays and Wednesdays after school.
Picture Day Information
Picture Day is Wednesday, February 19, 2020. Students will be getting their pictures taken in Connections classes throughout the day.
If students want to buy pictures, they need to bring in the form with money with them to the photographer. They can order photos up to a year after, but they have to call Lifetouch and place the order! The school cannot do it after the fact.
Hilsmart
7th Grade Field Trip Information
7th grade Field Trip to Rock Eagle 4-H Center April 27-29, 2020! Permission slips were sent home last week. Please take note of the payment schedule below. Students may make payments between 8:00 AM and 8:45 AM to Mrs. Dalton or Mrs. Bennett on 7th grade hall; Mrs. Brinkley or Ms. Barnett in the Main office.
Field Trip Date: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, April 27-29, 2020
Cost: $155.00 per person
Payment Schedule:
$50 deposit due February 28
Second payment of $50 due March 13
Final payment of $55 due April 13
Departure Time from HMS: 9:00 am on Monday, April 27, 2020
Stay tuned for more details!
Clarke County School District Code of Conduct and Hilsman Expectations
Please remind students about the expectation that they should follow the CCSD Code of Conduct. Please take note of the Hilsman Expectations link below.
7th grade Field Trip to Rock Eagle 4-H Center April 27-29, 2020! Permission slips were sent home last week. Please take note of the payment schedule below. Students may make payments between 8:00 AM and 8:45 AM to Mrs. Dalton or Mrs. Bennett on 7th grade hall; Mrs. Brinkley or Ms. Barnett in the Main office.
Field Trip Date: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, April 27-29, 2020
Cost: $155.00 per person
Payment Schedule:
$50 deposit due February 28
Second payment of $50 due March 13
Final payment of $55 due April 13
Departure Time from HMS: 9:00 am on Monday, April 27, 2020
Stay tuned for more details!
Clarke County School District Code of Conduct and Hilsman Expectations
Please remind students about the expectation that they should follow the CCSD Code of Conduct. Please take note of the Hilsman Expectations link below.
School Health Services
Hilsman Health Center is now open!
The Hilsman Health Center is now officially open! In order for students to be served, they need to have a parent/guardian fill out a consent form and return it to Nurse Caitlyn. Once the form is returned, we can schedule an appointment. If students have their consent form signed (and on file) and we get verbal permission, our nurses can walk students to the Health Center while they're at school if it's for urgent care (fever, asthma visit, etc.). Otherwise, it operates like a regular doctor's office! They currently do not have a phone number (they're working on it!), but appointments can still be made through the Athens Neighborhood Health Center. They are also taking walk-in visits for the time being!
Have any questions? Send Nurse Caitlyn an email at kurishc@clarke.k12.ga.us.
Academics
English/Language Arts
Mathematics
This week students will be engaged in the start of Unit 4. This unit is all about probability.
We will be conducting experiments and collecting data throughout the week.
Our experiments may include flipping cups, flipping coins, spinning a spinner, drawing marbles out of a bag, etc. Our presentation that we will use this unit can be found here
Our Macro Lesson Plan can be found here
Accelerated Math:
This week students will conclude investigating patterns of exponents and begin to apply their knowledge to describing powers of 10. They will learn to represent very large and very small numbers on a number line. On Friday Unit 1 Quiz # will be assessed. Students will receive unit 1 study guide and performance task on Friday. The performance task will be due on 1/29/20, and the study guide will be due on 1/31/20.
Social Studies
Social Studies Q3 Lesson Plan
"7th Grade Social Studies will be continuing Southern and Eastern Asia History this week. We will be studying Mohandas Gandhi and his impact on India's independence and world-wide non-violent protests. We will also be teaching and interacting with the history of Korea and Vietnam. The History Vocabulary re-take will be Monday, 1/27 and the Unit Test re-take will be on Thursday, 1/30. Remediation will be required for the Unit Test re-take and is being discussed each day in class. Please encourage your child to study daily and turn all of their work in! Thanks!"
Science News
Science Q3 Lesson Plan
Life Science we will be beginning our Genetics and Heredity studies this week.
3D Cell Projects are due February 23, 2020.
Mathematics
This week students will be engaged in the start of Unit 4. This unit is all about probability.
We will be conducting experiments and collecting data throughout the week.
Our experiments may include flipping cups, flipping coins, spinning a spinner, drawing marbles out of a bag, etc. Our presentation that we will use this unit can be found here Our Macro Lesson Plan can be found here
Accelerated Math:
This week students will conclude investigating patterns of exponents and begin to apply their knowledge to describing powers of 10. They will learn to represent very large and very small numbers on a number line. On Friday Unit 1 Quiz # will be assessed. Students will receive unit 1 study guide and performance task on Friday. The performance task will be due on 1/29/20, and the study guide will be due on 1/31/20.
Social Studies Q3 Lesson Plan
"7th Grade Social Studies will be continuing Southern and Eastern Asia History this week. We will be studying Mohandas Gandhi and his impact on India's independence and world-wide non-violent protests. We will also be teaching and interacting with the history of Korea and Vietnam. The History Vocabulary re-take will be Monday, 1/27 and the Unit Test re-take will be on Thursday, 1/30. Remediation will be required for the Unit Test re-take and is being discussed each day in class. Please encourage your child to study daily and turn all of their work in! Thanks!"
Life Science we will be beginning our Genetics and Heredity studies this week.
Connections
The Arts News
The Arts News
Band and Orchestra News!
The Rock-A-Thon is Friday, January 31 from 6:00pm-12:00am! Money is due Friday morning! Hope you can come out to help and watch the students have a blast!
Art
Lesson Plan
Art Q3 Lesson Plan
7th graders will be finishing a project called My Surreal Neighborhood. They will then start a clay reliquary unit. Students will write short eulogies on their lost loved one (whether this be the death of a loved one, the end of a friendship, or break up) and designing reliquaries. They will then make a clay reliquary and relic to commemorate their lost loved one. After the pieces dry for 2 weeks and are fired in the kiln, students will paint their sculptures.
The Rock-A-Thon is Friday, January 31 from 6:00pm-12:00am! Money is due Friday morning! Hope you can come out to help and watch the students have a blast!
Art
Lesson Plan
Art Q3 Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan
Art Q3 Lesson Plan
7th graders will be finishing a project called My Surreal Neighborhood. They will then start a clay reliquary unit. Students will write short eulogies on their lost loved one (whether this be the death of a loved one, the end of a friendship, or break up) and designing reliquaries. They will then make a clay reliquary and relic to commemorate their lost loved one. After the pieces dry for 2 weeks and are fired in the kiln, students will paint their sculptures.
Family and Consumer Science
7th grade Family and Consumer Science begins our second unit this week. We will be learning about how to become more conscious of the resources we use in our everyday lives and how we can develop more ethical and sustainable habits. Friday’s Unit 1 tests have been graded and entered into infinite campus. Students wishing to do retakes or test corrections to bring up their score must do so before Friday, 2/21.
Agricultural Science
This week, 7th grade will continue their 2-week "Importance of Agriculture" unit. We will study the history of Agriculture, and how the field has changed in modern times. We will also use class time to plan our Supervised Agriculture Experience (SAE) projects.
The "Supervised Agriculture Experience" is the only homework assigned to Agriculture students all quarter and counts for 2 summative grades. Students will design and complete a project that relates to agriculture to help themselves, their family, or their community. I will stay after school all semester on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4-5 if students would prefer to work on their project at school instead of at home.
Our schools Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapter will meet on the first and last Thursday of every month from 4-5, and all Agricultural Science students are encouraged to attend meetings.
Students need to fill out a permission slip to stay after school for SAE workdays or FFA meetings, and are welcome to ride the activity bus home from Hilsman. Please reach out if you have questions, or if you would like to support the school agriculture program in any way.
STEM Class News
Donations of empty toilet paper and paper towel tubes for a wind energy project are need for the STEM Connections class. Donations of these items will be appreciated.
Here is a link to the lesson plans for Quarter #3:
Monday: Marathon Monday
Tuesday: FITNESSGRAM
Wednesday: FITNESSGRAM
Thursday: FITNESSGRAM
Friday: Activity Day
Media Center
Malcolm Mitchell, author of The Magician's Hat, Founder of the Read with Malcolm Literacy Program, partner of the Share the Magic Foundation, and former member of the UGA Collegiate Football Team and New England Patriots NFL Football Team visited Hilsman Wednesday, Feb. 5th to MOTIVATE our students (and us)!! Our students were amazing. Each student received a hard bound copy of "The Magician's Hat".
Athletics
Congratulations to both Hilsman basketball teams on the conclusion of great seasons! Huge shout out to Coach Stewart, Coach Maddox, and Coach Burton for putting in so much time and energy to bring out the best in these students both on and off the court. Thank you so much to everyone who helped out this season, whether it was doing behind-the-scenes organization, volunteering at games, coming out to support, or helping student-athletes stay on track to be successful!
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