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Happy Thursday Families and Caregivers,

Last Thursday night at Glen Hills Middle School, the school, along with members from Maple Dale and Bayside, viewed a documentary about teenagers and their screen time. The film was extremely informative and inspiring. This lead to viewers having healthy conversations about how they could manage their families screen time. If you were unable to attend, the Glen Hills Student Services Team and the Glen Hills Administration would like to share some invaluable resources for you to peruse.

A great way to continue the conversation is to subscribe to Tech Talk Tuesday so you can receive tips for having a weekly conversation about screen use and emotional wellbeing issues with your family, students, or friends.

Have a great Friday and weekend,

Anna M. Young, Principal and Willie Williams, Associate Principal

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News From Student Services

Written by: Carrie Gleba 7th & 8th Grade School Counselor

SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING

During Social Emotional Learning time, also known as Wellness Wednesday, students have been focusing on mindsets, interests and goals. Students are learning how to develop a growth mindset and apply research-based goal-setting strategies to their social and academic lives. If you are interested in extending the lesson to home, consider this conversation starter:

Tell your student about a time you had to learn something new. Explain whether it was hard to learn and how you learned it. Ask your student if there's anything they would like to learn to do this year.

In addition, 7th and 8th grade students learned about mental health and how to seek help if they are worried about themselves or a friend through a program called SOS (Signs of Suicide). SOS is an evidence-based youth suicide prevention program that teaches middle school students how to identify warning signs. SOS encourages students to ACT (Acknowledge, Care, Tell) if they are worried about themselves or a friend.

ACADEMIC AND CAREER PLANNING

We have a new opportunity open to 7th and 8th grade students. Over the course of the year, we are inviting guests from across a variety of professions to speak with a group of interested students over their lunch/recess time. Students who are signed up will bring along their lunches. This week Friday will be our first opportunity as we welcome Harmony Geary who will talk about nursing career pathways. Please encourage your child to sign up with Ms. Gleba. Also, if you are interested in sharing more about your business, school or profession with students, we’d love to hear about it! Call or email Carrie Gleba at: 414-351-7160 ext. 2163 or carrie.gleba@gdrh.org

8th Grade

8th Grade Written by: Makailynn H., 8th grade student

What Do Sports Mean To You?

For some people sports don't mean a lot. They think it's just a game. Some people play for fun or to stay in shape, but for some people, sports are way more than that.

In the 8th grade community some think that sports mean having sisterhood, happiness, building friendships with others, and working with new people. For some people it means everything to them.

Some things that sports have benefited them with are taking their mind off things, making them a better person, being a better leader, gaining friendships, and much more.

For reasons other than playing sports to stay in shape and for fun they think that people should play sports because it gives you more opportunities to try new things and helps you build friendships inside and outside of school and helps with people's mental health. Sports can also help you learn team building skills.

As you can see, for some members of the Glen-Hills 8th grade community, sports mean way more to them than just a fun game. Over 85% people play sports in the 8th grade, so you can take their word for it.

Reminders for 8th Grade Families:

9th Grade Enrollment at Nicolet. Please be enrolled prior to the January Course selection date. Currently only 21% of Glen Hills 8th graders are enrolled. Follow this link to the Nicolet New Student Online Enrollment website. Should you have any questions or require assistance with the new student online enrollment process, please contact the following Nicolet High School personnel:

Alexis Terry, alexis.terry@nicolet.us, 414 351-7522 for general questions

Amy Lee, amy.lee@nicolet.us, 414 351-7520 for residency questions

All 8th grade parents/guardians need to complete new student online enrollment for Nicolet High School by Sunday, December 17th.

Space is still available for the 8th-grade Washington, DC, field trip - don't miss the fun! Sign up today at worldstrides.com/signup by using Trip ID 210948.

7th Grade

Written by: Kristen Birmingham , 6th/ 7th Grade Social Studies Teacher

ELA

In 7th Grade ELA, we just finished up our Realistic Fiction Writing Unit. The students worked so hard throughout the unit and wrote some really awesome stories. This week, we started our Nonfiction Literary Reading Unit where students will be reading nonfiction books focused on specific social issues. We are really excited to see what the 7th graders take away from this unit.

Science

7th grade students started their unit 2 on thermal energy in science this week. Students are working to create a flameless heater that could be used during natural disasters or for soldiers on deployment. This week students completed a lab to figure out what substances in a MRE heater and hand warmer are responsible for producing heat. Students will then use similar materials to create a heater in lab groups. Students will be working on their science fair projects next week. Please let Miss.Timolien know if you have any questions or concerns about your scholar's project. Projects are due January 24th (B-day) and January 25th (A-day). Students will be working on their projects in class.

Social Studies

In social studies, the 7th grade scholars are currently studying the 7 most influential empires of pre-colonial Africa. Over the course of two days, students further studied what are the main ingredients (or characteristics) needed to build a powerful and successful empire. Through conducted research and in small groups, scholars were assigned a kingdom/empire to examine.

Math

The 7th grade math scholars are solving percent error problems by using ratio tables and equations.

In math we are also learning about percentages. In accelerated math, scholars are also learning about writing and solving equations.

6th Grade

Written by: Noah Pfaffl, 6th/7th Grade Math Teacher

ELA

In ELA, we’re learning about how a character can affect a setting emotionally or physically. We’re reading our own books about something that interests us.

Math

In Math class, we’re learning about dividing fractions. “Keep, change, flip” is the key to our success! As a group, we’ve started off the trimester strong with our ALEKs and exit ticket success rates!

Social Studies

In Social Studies, we learned about the Mayans, Incas, and Aztecs. We wrote about their geography, religion, achievements, politics, economics and social structure.

Science

In Science, we’re testing to see which cup is the best! We compared a couple different cups to see which one holds heat the best, across different units of measurement. We also tested with a straw and without a straw, with and without a lid, and with and without ice.

5th Grade

Written by: Taylor P. & Madison M.

Reading

In reading we choose a book in nonfiction. We make notes about our books and we have the option to change our topics after we finish 1-4 subtopics then the teacher will see if we have 6 note pages done then we can start our slides.

Writing:

In writing we are doing memoirs about a time in our lives.

When we are finished we get a rubric and grade our self and see if we need to add anything

Math

In math we work on decimals we work with base ten pieces and grids we do problem strings working with money. We learn how to use money when we are at the store.

Social studies

In social studies we are working on a native american/Indigenous american project where we get to make our own book about. We get to choose an original tribe.

Science

Were starting to learn about chemical reactions and what happens when products are mixed together.

4th Grade

Article by: Gina Cefalu, 4th Grade ELA Teacher

In 4th grade ELA, students are learning how to write their opinions and support them with reasons and evidence. We are also having fun with our nonfiction unit. Students are learning how to find the main idea and supporting details. In Math, students have just completed a unit on multiplication and division. They will soon begin a unit on fractions. In Science, we will be learning to design, build, and test. We will be making seismographs! In Social Studies, we will begin learning about the Fur Trade in Wisconsin. Lastly, everyone has been having a lot of fun roller skating in PE.

Upcoming Musical Performances

Article by: Cheryl Miracle, Band Director, Lauren Smrz, Choir Director, Andre Torrence, Liz Day, Orchestra Director, General & World Music Teacher

Upcoming Performances:

North Shore Band Festival (Band 7 & 8) at Nicolet HS on Monday, December 11th at 6:30 PM

Bayshore Mall Performance (Chamber Orchestra & Drumline) Friday, December 15th from 12:00-12:30 PM

Milwaukee Admirals Game National Anthem Performance - (Band 7-8 & Orchestra 7-8 and Chamber Orch.) Friday, January 5th at 7:00 PM

GHMS Winter Concert (Grades 7-8 Band, Choir & Orchestra) is at Glen Hills MS on Wednesday, January 17th at 6:30 PM.

GHMS Winter Concert (Grades 5-6 Band, Choir & Orchestra) is at Glen HIlls MS on Thursday, January 18th at 6:30 PM.

Updates from Physical Education

Written by: Gus Kaufmann, EJ Higgins, & Laura Sanders, PE Teachers

All students are enjoying the roller skating unit. We will skate until winter break.

Skating is a great low impact form of full body exercise that requires balance, spatial awareness, body control, and muscular endurance.

During our skating unit students will be learning general skating safety and a variety of skills including how to stop, how to turn (both half turns and full turns), and how to skate backwards.

In addition to working on skating skills students will participate in a few skating games such as limbo and 4 corners.

Athletics & Activities

Written by: Gus Kaufmann

The girls basketball season wrapped up last week. The team ended with an outstanding 10-2 record this year.

7th Grade boys basketball will host tryout on 12/12 and 12/14 at 4:00 in the Glen Hills gym. Please contact dan.savagian@gdrh.org with questions

8th Grade boys basketball will be hosting tryouts on 12/18 at 4:00 p.m. in the Glen Hills gym. Please contact sedale.washington@gdrh.org with questions.

We continue to have many clubs and activities continuing through the year. Take a look and get involved

Glen Hills Yearly Club and Athletics

Link Here For Upcoming Winter Clubs & Activities

Talent Development

Nurturing Leadership in Students by: Benjamin B. and Philippe-Christophe G.

We are hosting our annual STEAM Fair at Glen Hills Middle School from 9 am-1 pm on Saturday, December 9, 2023. Students and parents are encouraged to sign up to volunteer or attend the event to participate in various STEAM activities provided by the community organizations.

Link to the sign-up: https://forms.gle/WchjqLGkQFrc3nft8

Parkway & Glen Hills Middle School Night!1/5/24 @ 7:00 PM - Glen Hills Middle School

Parkway & Glen Hills Middle School Night!

Glen Hills Middle School Band & Orchestra will be performing the National Anthem prior to the game!

$5 from each ticket will go back to support Parkway/Glen Hills PTO!

TO PURCHASE TICKETS: https://fevo-enterprise.com/event/Glenhills

1.) Add number of tickets to your cart
2.) Click “checkout” to complete
3.) Enter your payment info
4.) Share your Referral Link!

TICKET DELIVERY:

You will receive an email from FEVO (letsgo@fevo.com) with instructions to access your tickets through your Milwaukee Admirals Account Manager.

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