For the Week of 5/27 - 5/31
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A Message from Dr. Clapp!
Classroom Peeks
Happenings
Community Clicks
and Upcoming Events
Dear HKMS Families,
We can check May off the calendar, which is no small feat. During the school year, some months seem longer than others. As a teacher, I always thought March was far too long, and that October could use another holiday or two. But it turns out May is the longest of them all. This month we had 22 full days of school, March had 21 as did October. In addion to the number of days May provides, the level of work and expectations for students is at an all time high! This week alone, students are identifying themes in their novel, prepping for math final exams, designing hybrid animals, building robots, and preparing for the spring concerts! So, if the kids seem more exhausted then usual, they are not just complaining, the struggle is real.
So now that May is under our belt, we have some wonderful celebrations to look forward to! Next week will feature our spring concert series with our instrumental concert on Tuesday 6/4 starting promptly at 6:00 p.m. So far the weather looks good, so we can hold the concert outside in the "parent loop." This has become a great venue we started using in 2021 and really kicks off the summer outside concert season! On Thursday 6/6, the choral voices of our choirs will fill the SSES cafetorium staring at 6:00 p.m. Of course, our big culminating event, the "closing ceremony" which recognizes our 8th-graders as the conclude their Easton Public Schools education. If the weather is good on 6/13 we will be down on the lower field by the pond, which is a wonderful location with room for all (just bring a lawn chair or blanket). Each grade also has a field trip and field day at the ECC to look forward to as well.
I hope you and your family enjoy a well deserved weekend before jumping into these next few busy weeks!
Sincerely,
Steve Clapp, Ed.D.
A glimpse inside of the terrific teaching and learning going on this week at HKMS!
Grade 6
While the baby chicks can be a distraction, these scientists are focused on interpreting charts and graphs. Grade 8 math teacher Mr. Crawford popped in to support their inquiry (and, of course, check on the chicks)!
Mrs. Burke's readers are writing about themes from Fever 1793 and writing compelling introductions!
Grade 7
Profe's Spanish students are describing types of food and ordering from a menu...all in the target language of course!
Seventh grade math students are reviewing samples or data and discussing whether or not the sampling method is likely to produce data that is representative.
Also, check out the new motivation posters in Mrs. Caldera's room made by Mrs. Halleran!
Grade 8
As these mathematicians prepare for the final exam, they are tackling function and slope with multiple variables! As Mr. Crawford demos the skills, he then meets with individuals, before having students work in groups. This gradual release of responsibility is a great model to show and assess student understanding and application within the same period of instruction.
Students began the work of designing their hybrid animals. After learning about the adaptations animals evolve for survival, they were randomly assigned two animals that they will combine into a new hybrid. What would a cheetah and a bat look like? What adaptation would be advantageous or disadvantageous? Over the next two weeks we will find out!
Eighth-Grade News
JBHS Info
JBHS Summer Academy 2024
The JBHS Summer Academy 2024 is now up and is accepting registration for our summer courses. The registration form can be found in the Summer Academy Brochure.
Questions about Summer Academy should be emailed to dkellogg@er9.org or kjarvis@er9.org.
FPAs
Our 8th-grade PLTW engineers are designing, constructing, and programming robots to do their bidding! This culminating STEM project is by far the most complex and rewarding!
All music groups are now in final preparations for next week's concerts! The instrumental concert, featuring band and orchestra will be on Tuesday 6/4 outside in the HKMS parent drop off loop. The chorus concert will be at SSES on Thursday 6/6. Both concerts start at 6:00 sharp!
Events, activites, and other occurrences that happened at HKMS this week outside of the classroom.
Our school climate committee held their final meeting of the year this week to celebrate a year of terrific work as well as making edits on their big project "The Power of Words"! Which will roll out at the beginning of next year and become a theme for the 2024-2025 school year.
Most of our extra-curricular clubs are winding down, the clubs below are still running for a few more weeks!
Join the JBHS Field Hockey coaching staff and team for fun skills practice this Summer! Starting June 24th!
Open to grades K-8th. What to bring? Mouthguard, Shin guards, water bottle, athletic shoes and Field Hockey stick (we have some to borrow)
Mondays and Thursdays 5-6:30pm at Barlow Stadium Turf
4 Pack- $150 8 Pack- $240 Full session- $350
*You choose your dates: June 24th, June 27th, July 1st, July 8th, July 11th, July 15th, July 18th, July 22nd, July 25th, July 29th, August 1st, August 5th, August 8th
For more info or to sign up, follow the link here: https://bgcre.sportngin.com/register/form/290078022
Or visit the PTO's special enof of the year website at: https://www.eastonctpto.com/year-end-events
Events, entertainment, educational opportunities and at the EPL!
The "Falcon to Falcon" program at the EPL is back! Below are screenshots of the brochure, check out the full brochure, linked here. This is a great program that has Barlow upperclassmen help incoming students!
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