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HAWK CHRONICLES
Language Arts with Ms. McKesson
Communication is key!
Hello Hawks Families!
 
We have begun our unit on informational texts. Most of the texts we Please feel free to contact your child’s
read will pertain to the Civil War, and they will be used as anchors to Hawk teachers at any time. Please email
review key standards. Students will complete  Study Sync  assignments Ms. Strongoli to schedule a team
and assignments uploaded directly to Canvas. meeting appointment. All team meetings
Note About Accessing Assignments: occur Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or
Friday between 2:30pm-3:00pm with an
All weekly work can be found in the “Weekly Assignments” module in
appointment. Feel free to email any one
Canvas. If students are absent they may click the appropriate tab to
us and we will try our best to get back to
review notes and  complete the work for the day.
you within 24 hours.
 
The direct instruction (what I review) and a breakdown of student
assignments and directions can be accessed by clicking the appropriate Language Arts w/ Ms. McKesson
tab for the day. Students upload all completed assignments to the Bianca_Mckesson@dpsnc.net
“Quarter 2 Assignments” module.
  Math w/ Mr. Fields
** The only exception is for Study Sync assignments (these, Michael_Fields@dpsnc.net
unfortunately, do not sync with Canvas and have to be completed
through that program). Social Studies w/ Ms. Moore-Sloan
  Sashir_moore-sloan@dpsnc.net
Please feel free to contact me should you have anymore questions or
concerns. Science w/ Ms. Strongoli
Social Studies with Ms. Moore Sloan
Harlyn_Strongoli@dpsnc.net
Greetings Hawks family! In Social Studies class, we just finished the
thirteen colonies. Our Hawks students who are in my Social Studies Githens Middle School
class participated in a pilot program called Synch Blast in which we (919) 560-3966
explored our Social Studies curriculum in an engaging digital
platform. I was recommended by our Social Studies District Chair to
pilot this program for a month to try out a new digital resource which
incorporates literacy and writing within Social Studies.
 
We are currently working on the American Revolution. After
reviewing the American Revolution, we will move to American
founding documents and the structure of American government.  Our
upcoming unit 3 will explore U.S. expansion and reform which will
include topics such as Jacksonian Democracy, War of 1812, Manifest
Destiny, Westward Expansion and the Trial of Tears.  On my website,
you will find resources for the topics we are studying as well as a
homework page. Please continue to monitor PowerSchool to keep up
with student grades. Grades are updated weekly on Thursday. If you
have any concerns please contact me through email. Stay safe.
 Math with Mr. Fields

Greeting Hawks Families,

I hope everyone is doing well and staying healthy. 

In Math 8 our students have finished up their unit on solving
equations, but we will be seeing them again in future lessons! We
have just started our unit on Intro to Functions and will be working
in this unit until Thanksgiving before looking specifically at linear GMS Mission
functions.
In Math 2 our students have finished up their unit on triangle Connect.
congruence and similarity proofs and we are currently learning
about Quadratics. There is a lot to learn about Quadratics and we Educate.
will likely spend the rest of the calendar year in this unit.
Please make sure to encourage your child to submit work for every Graduate.
assignment, as I can only give credit for work that has been
submitted. If you have any questions don't hesitate to email or send
me a message through Canvas.

Science with Ms. Strongoli

Greeting Hawks family,

In Science we are completing Properties of Matter and will be are working on our Earth History Unit. Content
will include the study of fossils, law of superposition, relative and absolute dating, the geologic timescale
evolution and move on to ecosystems. These two units are the biggest units we have in 8 th and we will be
reviewing and moving forward at the same time to keep us fresh. See the syllabus on the Canvas page for
grading and content information

Canvas is where the assignments are but Powerschool is the best resource to track completion and grading.
If you have any questions of concerns as we continue working in the virtual environment.

Important Dates to Remember: Winter Break Dec 21 – Jan 3

Early Release- December 11, 2019

Hawk Team Teacher Wish List
Theater Arts Holiday Play -Dec 12th @6pm
Transition to High School Night-December
Everyone 17, 2019
stay safe and practice the5:00 to –6:30
3 W’s Wait (6ft apart), Wash (hands frequently),
Band Concert -Dec 18 th
@7pm
Wear a Mask Jordan High School Auditorium
PAAC-December 19 @ 6:00 pm
PBIS Pride Party-Dance Celebration-December 20
2 Break December 21 to January 3
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