Glen Hills Students Focus on Respect

Last week Ms. Young and Mr. Williams had the opportunity to meet with every grade level. Our focus was respect for ourselves, others, and our school community. Students were very forthright and honest with their comments and feedback. Teachers and administration informed the students about the Random Acts of Respect initiative. Students will be on the lookout for other students showing respect and shouting them out in the form of a paper slip. The paper slip will be placed in a grade level box. Each week will raffle off different pieces of Glen Hills gear. The time with each grade level culminated with a friendly game of tug-o-war. Everyone loved the experience and it wa a wonderful way to show we can be serious but also have fun!

Happy Thursday

Anna Young & Willie Williams

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High Honors Girl Scouts & Cub Scouts

Written by: Amy Jahns, Glen Hills Caregiver

It is my great honor to announce that Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts from Glen Hills Middle School and Parkway Elementary School have received an award for Outstanding Arbor Day Activity for our 2023 tree planting event at Parkway Elementary School by the Wisconsin Arborist Association. Letter about the award is attached.

In April 2023, over 60 Glendale scouts and their families came together to plant 9 trees at Parkway Elementary School. The scouts learned the importance of planting, protecting and honoring trees in our communities. We Energies provided instruction along with sharing safe digging, planting and watering information, and how to keep the newly planted trees protected with mulch. Glendale River Hills custodial staff was on hand and provided tremendous support of hauling the trees to their various planting locations and providing service to the scouts in any way they could. The scouts watered and maintained the trees all summer long.

Since 2016, Glendale scouts have planted more than 20 trees at Parkway Elementary School.

Pictures of the event can be found here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/2yBjGrgQosmFCDE4A

Please congratulate our scouts on a job well done, spread the word and give thanks to the supporters who made the event a huge success.

Glen Hills/Parkway Cub Scouts

Glen Hills/Parkway Girl Scouts

Glendale River Hills School District

Girl Scouts of Southeastern Wisconsin

We Energies

Glendale Department of Public Works

Mark, Colleen and Hazel Mittag

Jessica Gluckman

Maria Allen

Amy Jahns

Jessica Michels

Kevin Konkel

Steve Scheldroup

Paul Fliss

Andrew LaTona

Save The Date for our Community Resource Fair for the students, staff and community of Glendale and the North Shore. Explore your local community and engage, learn and connect with the families and community members who contribute to our thriving community.

8th Grade

8th Grade Written by: Laura Hopps (8th Grade ELA Teacher)

In Math students recently finished a unit on systems of linear equations and will now be embarking upon linear functions. Keep an eye out for information on the financial literacy unit and field trip information soon!

In English students are wrapping up their Essential Research Skills unit. You can ask your scholar to show you or tell you about their Call to Action Project! Students will begin their Black History Month mini unit this week.

In Science students took a field trip to the planetarium at UWM. Students learned about orders or magnitude which will set the foundation for their upcoming unit!

In Social Studies students learned about the branches of government and the constitution.

Nicolet High School Online New Student Enrollment

5/22 - 5/24 - Washington, DC Field Trip. Full payment is due by 3/8/24.

7th Grade

Written by: 7th Grade Team

ELA

We have started a novel entitled, The Assignment. This novel presents students with a favorite high school teacher’s history assignment that makes them question not only their teacher, but also the moral consequences of doing it. So far, students have really been intrigued by the characters, plot, historical events, and the critical analysis that coincides with such reading. As ELA teachers, we are proud of the work that students have put into reading, discussions, and short writes associated with the book. There’s more to come and we can’t wait to see how this great book unfolds!

Science

The Nicolet Regional Science and Engineering Fair is on Saturday, February 24th from 11:45 am-12:45 pm. 7th graders were able to choose if they wanted to participate in this year's fair. Phillippe C., Caleb C., DeAndre H., Liliana J., Benjamin B., Oliver W., Vincent B. Everette H. Tristan L. David S., Henry B. Emilito N., Hanay M., Bria R., Lauren T., Tessa S., Jay'Liah P., and Delainey W. will be presenting at the 2024 Nicolet Science Fair. Science teachers and Mrs.Murali will choose three groups to represent Glen Hills at the Badger State Science Fair on March 9th. Please wish these students luck as they have all worked very hard over these last couple of months to research their topics and complete numerous experimental trials. In class, students will begin typing their science project reports. Caregivers will receive an email with the report guidelines and deadlines later this week. We also resumed our science curriculum on metabolic reactions this week.

Math

In math, we are continuing to build on various skills that will be associated with the upcoming Forward Test this spring. Students have been working extremely hard on meeting standards, showing proficiency, and holding themselves accountable for class assignments and ALEKS. Each day they are progressing into proficient learners and mathematicians.

Social Studies

We are using all of our talents and skills to finish our projects on all things Egypt! In conjunction with that, we are taking time to learn, understand, value, and cherish the continent of Africa. All of this leads up to our Black History Research Projects, projects that we are super excited about! We can’t wait to show off all that we have accomplished!

6th Grade

Written by: Ms.Visser (6th/7th Grade Teacher)

As we are nearing the end of the second trimester here is a recap of our 6th grade year. 6th grade has been fun and stressful because we are constantly learning new things. The expectations are high but we are still so young that we want to have fun. Our teachers and our friends help us out though so we can do our best and take some of the stress away.

We have learned that a great way to learn is by making mistakes. We feel like 6th grade is a perfect year to learn from our mistakes. We are learning and growing everyday so of course we will stumble along the way. We realize what we could change for next time and get it done! A favorite part of the trimester has been when we get to move such as gym and recess because we need some time to run off steam. In the third and final trimester we hope to continue to grow as we get closer to being 7th graders.

If you want more details about what we are currently doing in each subject read below.

Science

We are learning about weather and what causes different weather patterns.

Math

We are continuing to learn about how to multiply, divide, subtract decimals. There will be a test on this on Friday. Another skill that has been a focus is long division. Please, take time with your scholar to practice those skills.

English

We finished our unit on social issues where we discussed topics that everyday people experience and fight for. Some issues covered were moving, bullying, The Black Lives Matter Movement, learning disabilities, and more. The upcoming unit is about writing a literary essay. This is a piece about theme or character development.

Social Studies

We have been learning about Egypt.

Extracurricular

In many of our allied arts and music classes, we are working on coming together as a team to accomplish a goal.

5th Grade

Written by: Mr. McClendon (5th Grade Teacher)

We are quickly approaching the end of February and the end of Trimester 2. The 5th grade as a whole is working every day, during Science and Social Studies, to prepare for the Black History Program coming up on Thursday February 29th. 5th grade’s contribution focuses on the history of different music genres and artists.

Math:

To end our Trimester students are continuing their learning on multiplication and division. Next week we will be taking the Unit 4 Test. It has definitely been a journey making our way to the standard algorithm of multiplication. Students have roughly 5 other strategies that they can use to multiply and now we aim to use the most efficient strategy for any given problem.

Language Arts:

Students have hit the ground running on their argumentative writing unit. Beginning with a conversation about the need for chocolate milk in the cafeteria. Going forward students will be learning more about argumentative skills for writing and formal debates.

4th Grade

Written by: Matthew Nebel (4th Grade Teacher)

We are coming close to the end of the 2nd trimester. We are also nearing our Black History Month celebration as a school on February 29! The students have been working hard, researching various Black artists, ready to put their research on display for families.

In addition, we are working on:

Math:

We are continuing our unit on subtraction, and beginning to explore various forms of measurement (length, time, mass, volume, etc.) with real-world examples and applications.

ELA:

We just finished our Historical Fiction unit, and finished our literary essays. In our next unit, we will begin exploring biographies and learning how to write historical non-fiction.

Allied Arts

Written by: Melissa Cook, Art Teacher

Art students have just finished up their ceramic workshops!

Fourth and Fifth grade Students created ceramic “sugar” skulls, dragons or grotesques!

In 8th grade, students had the opportunity to try their hand at throwing on the pottery wheel!

Learning how to work with clay can be challenging and exciting all at the same time!

Our Glen Hills Student’s creativity has truly yielded some fantastic results!

Updates From the Music Department

Written by: Ms.Day (Orchestra), Ms. Miracle (Band), and Ms. Smrz (Choir)

Dear Music Parents,

Please volunteer to help at the WSMA Solo and Ensemble Festival at Homestead High School on March 16, 2024. Volunteers are needed throughout the day on March 16 to serve as room monitors and runners, to help answer questions and serve the judge's lunch, and to help clean up at the end of the day. We even need parents to help contribute money to help defray the cost of running the festival. We will need approximately 160 volunteers to help make the festival a success for judges, teachers, and especially our students! We especially need room monitors throughout the day--having enough parents working at the sites really enhances the student and judge experience!

To sign up to volunteer, please visit our Sign Up Genius site at Solo and Ensemble Volunteer Sign Up

New this year--if you are donating money to help fund the festival, you must donate online! After signing up in Sign Up Genius, either click on the link in the sign up, click on this link Festival Donation

Reminders:

February 29th (7th and 8th Grade Band and Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Lab Grades 5-8 Choir) Performance at the Black History Program at Glen Hills.
March 16th (Grades 6-8) WSMA Solo and Ensemble at Homestead High School

4th grade students working on hand eye-coordination and visual tracking.

6th grade students playing Blanket Volleyball to work on cooperation and communication skills.

Physical Education

Written by: Gus Kauffman, EJ Higgins, & Laura Sanders (PE Teachers)

Students will be starting a new six week unit rotation on Feb. 20th. Each unit will be approximately 2 weeks long. Current teachers/ units are:

Sanders: Swimming (games and life skills unit)
Water polo, basketball, volleyball, water/ canoe safety (upper grade only)
Kaufmann : Indoor Pickleball
Higgins : Upper gym cooperative gamesIndoor Pickleball

Please remind your students to bring PE clothes and shoes for the upper gym and pickleball units. Please remind your students to bring swimsuits and towels for the swim unit.

Athletics & Activities

Written by: Gus Kauffman (Glen Hills Athletic Director), Michelle Young & Lauren Smrz (Forensics Coach), SeDale Washington (8th Basketball Coach), Dan Savagian (7th Basketball Coach), and Brian Domski (Wrestling Coach)

Boys and Girls Volleyball:

The teams are off to good starts with games the week of 2/19.

2/20: 7th and 8th grade girls @ Glen Hills vs. Eastbrook - 4:00

2/21: Boys game @ Steffen - 4:00

2/22: 7th and 8th grade girls @ Brown Deer - 4:00

Forensics:

The weekend or February 10/11: The forensics team competed at two schools and showed they are "shooting stars." We won a 1st place trophy in the small team category from Webster Middle School in Cedarburg and a 3rd place trophy in the medium team category at Maryland Avenue Montessori School (Milwaukee).

Special recognition goes to David G.(7th grade) and Amir W. (6th) for earning a spot at the state tournament in March. Also coming in strong and earning blue ribbons and one point toward state are:

Group Interpretation - Erica Pendleton and Brandi Nash (highest averaged score on Sunday)
Informercial - Amir Wesley (Highest averaged score on Saturday)
Impromptu Speaking - Biruk Deneke
Moments in History - Logan McMahon
Poetry - Alani Grant and David Smanz-Geier

Others who contributed toward the team wins were London Underwood, Morgan E, Morgan C, A Hanoof Al Kalbani, Milena Meinhardt, Emma Uy, and Ian Kostic.

Not to mention, the judges representing Glen Hills were Michelle Kormitz and Katie Beck!

The tournaments held on 2/17 and 2/18 focused on individuals this past weekend, and the following students were recognized.

Amir - 2nd place medal in Infomercial, qualified for State
David - 1st place medal, qualified for State
Logan M. - Qualified for State
London, Morgan C., and Morgan E. - 2nd place medal in Group Interpretation
Alani G. - 3rd place medal in Poetry, qualified for State
Milena - 2nd place medal in Poetry
Riley R. - 3rd place medal in Informative

8th Grade Boys Basketball Recap:

This season has been an amazing display of growth and togetherness.

The team battled injuries and used a " Next Man Up" to battle the

tough times of the season. They were beyond dedicated, giving up some

of their winter vacation to get in the gym to prepare for the long

season and it paid off. Very proud of this group of young men!

7th Grade Boys Basketball Recap:

Our 7th-grade basketball season saw a lot of improvement, and we came together as a team. This team never quit, no matter how hard this got for them. They cheered each other on during the low and high points of the season. We won our last two games, which was a great way to finish the season. It was a season full of memorable experiences, and I am excited to see what this group of students can do in 8th grade!

6th-8th Wrestling:

The Nicolet Knights fought hard, but succumbed to the 2x defending conference champions Pewaukee 68-18 on Thursday, 2.15. It was the first conference loss for the Knights, who now sit at 4-1. Despite the loss, there were a handful of solid performances and lessons to be learned as we head into the final few matches of the season before the conference tournament on March 2nd.

Winners for the Knights Varsity (not including forfeits):

-Gabriel "No Stress" Hess

-Mario "Gucci" Panicucci

-Adler "Big Mac" Oleszak

-Acie "H-Bomb" Holland

JV/Exhibition winners for the Knights:

Ali "The Greatest" Al Kalbani

Jasiah "Mean" Steen

Jerry "Bonus" Jonas

Karanja "Silent N" Njuguna

Elijah "Flow" Kirk

This week we travel to Brookfield for another tough dual meet against Pilgrim Park Middle School! Go Knights and No Quit!

This year’s Summer Academy will take place between June 24-July 25, 2024.This (5) week program will take place four days a week, Monday-Thursday from 8:30AM-12:00PM. Please note, students will not be in attendance on July 4th. If you are interested in this year’s SA program, it is free for in-district students and the registration process will occur between May 1-15, 2024.

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