Parent Teacher Conferences Sign Up

Dear Parents,

We hope this letter finds you well. As part of our ongoing commitment to fostering a strong partnership between school and home, we are pleased to invite you to attend our upcoming Parent-Teacher Conferences, which will be held on:

Monday, November 25th 12 PM - 8 PM and Tuesday, November 26th 8 AM - 12 PM.

Parent-Teacher Conferences are an excellent opportunity for you to meet with your child’s teacher to discuss their academic progress, strengths, areas for growth, and any additional support they may need to succeed. This is also a great time to ask questions, share any concerns, and collaborate with us in creating the best possible learning environment for your child.

Conference Format and Scheduling:

Please follow the link provided below to sign up for a time slot that works best for you:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v7zL_HBETqYrpj-pnnytLP2LzaSrG3CcAAmQ9mg8ZxI/edit?usp=sharing

If you are unable to attend during the scheduled conference times or need an alternative arrangement, please don’t hesitate to reach out to your child's homeroom teacher or the specific content area teacher, and we will do our best to accommodate you.

We strongly encourage all families to take part in this important event, as it provides an invaluable opportunity to strengthen the connection between home and school. Together, we can support your child's success and continued growth.

Thank you for your ongoing involvement and support. We look forward to meeting with you soon!

In partnership with you,

Willie Williams Jr. and Leon Williams

Infinite Campus Notifications

Reminder: Please make sure you have Infinite Campus on your phone. Turn on notifications so that you are in the know about your child's attendance throughout the day.

Lost and Found

Reminder: Please have you child come check the Lost and Found for any lost items. Our school collection is growing by the day. We will be donating these items after Fall Conferences.

Thank you.

Directions For Parent Portal Set Up For Infinite Campus

Link Here For The School Calendar

8th Grade

Written by: Ms. Herkowski (8th Social Studies Teacher)

Science - In Science, we are building cars in order to protect an egg from cracking when it is in a collision. This will help us determine what would happen in an actual collision and see what we could do to prevent it.

Social Studies - In Social Studies, we learned about the Three Branches of Government and the Electoral College. We used this knowledge to analyze political advertisements and write letters about the 2024 election.

ELA - In ELA, we are writing a theme essay about a story. In the essay, we are writing about how the theme of the story impacts the characters and why that matters. We are using All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury so help us.

Math - In math, we are preparing for a test on Friday. The test will be on slope. We can use this to understand the slope of a line.

7th Grade

Written by: Ms. Kenwood (7th Grade Math Teacher)

In Accelerated Math we have just finished our work with scale drawings. We are now moving onto dilations, similarity and slope. There will be a test on this unit on Friday, November 15th.

In 7th grade Math we are working on proportional relationships. We are investigating these relationships in tables, graphs and equations. There will be a unit test this week, Thursday, November 7th

In ELA, this week marks the near conclusion of our Writing Realistic Fiction unit. Students are working hard to formulate great stories with leads, elaboration, complex characters, plots that grab the reader's attention, and endings that are infused with themes and lessons on life. Students are learning that this type of writing is not easy. It takes rounds of edits, proofreading, and adjustments to craft a story that gives insight to other's lives, even our own. Our rubrics, story arcs, and character outlines have been the driving forces of our creative imaginations. By the end of this week, we will have finished our final drafts, published them, and presented our masterpieces amongst our peers. The work has been hard, but the rewards will last a lifetime.

In Social Studies we just got done with making our own maps as a summative project. This week we are starting a new unit.This unit will focus on the continent of Africa. We are analyzing maps and developing skills on taking data on the physical features of a specific place.

In Science we just got done with our chemical reactions and matter assessment. We are starting our unit where students are being asked How can we use chemical reactions to design a solution to a problem? This unit builds from the prior bath bomb unit about chemical reactions while incorporating scientific ideas about energy. Students will complete a design challenge by incorporating science and engineering ideas. Overall, scholars examine how prepackaged foods work and how they help in an emergency. This Friday, students will begin learning about the Nicolet Science Fair and what makes a good science fair project. Each Friday, students will work towards creating a science or engineering project. Please look out for an email from your child's science teacher about volunteering in the classroom and important information regarding the project.

6th Grade

Written by: Mr. Buhrandt (6th Grade ELA Teacher) and Victoria L. (6th Grade Student)

Math - We’ve been going over stuff from the beginning of the year like area, standard algorithms (like multiplying 3 digit numbers by 3 digit numbers), ratio tables, division and dividing decimals. We had a test on ratios and dividing decimals last week, We have a final test next week Friday on everything we’ve done this whole trimester. It’s an end of the trimester test.

Social Studies - We learned last week about how voting works. We learn more about it in 8th grade but we did a little in 6th grade. We also played a civics game about being the president and how difficult it was.

Science - We just finished our unit on light and matter and we had a test on that. Then we’ve been doing a science experiment on water’s different properties in different temperatures.

ELA - In ELA students have been working on thinking of ideas for personal narratives, with the idea that an interesting story has a problem, conflict and tension. After a couple of brainstorming sessions, students have started to write their rough drafts with an emphasis on detail, so they can show what happened rather than telling what happened. There is still time for reading too, where they have been focusing on summarizing what they’ve read into just a sentence or two so only the most important details are being focused on. Finally students have also been doing some work with learning new prefixes to better understand new words that could come up in their reading.

5th Grade

Written by: Ms. O'Connor (5th Grade ELA Teacher)

Math: Students are working on adding and subtracting fractions. We will start finding/understanding equivalent fractions.

Social studies: We are working on our continent study and will begin our research project on a chosen continent starting Monday.

Reading: This week was the end of the book club unit. We are starting the next unit Non-Fiction. Students will begin to analyze and annotate different types of text. This includes many other strategies, especially as the text gets more complex students will need to use the skills that they have learned to interpret words they are unfamiliar with.

Writing: We finished personal Narratives and will be starting Memoirs this week.

4th Grade

Written by: Mrs. McLean (4th Grade Math Teacher)

This month, our 4th graders have been busy with some exciting learning milestones! In English Language Arts (ELA), we just wrapped up our realistic fiction unit. Each student created their own unique stories, focusing on relatable characters and real-life situations. They worked hard to develop plots, settings, and challenges for their characters to overcome, and we’re so proud of their creativity and hard work!

In math, we’ve been diving into multi-digit multiplication. Students are exploring different strategies that make it easier to solve complex problems by breaking down numbers based on place value. It's been amazing to see their confidence grow as they master these new skills and discover which methods work best for them.

Thank you for your continued support and encouragement at home. Just a reminder to send a healthy snack and water bottle (with water only) with your child each day.

Warm regards,

4th Grade Team

Important Reminders:

Please continue to pack your child with a healthy snack and water bottle.

Music

Written by: The Music Department

Glen Hills Chamber Orchestra

The Glen Hills Chamber Orchestra is a group of 6th-8th grade musical scholars. The group meets each week on Tuesday mornings for rehearsals. They are currently working hard on a piece called Inverno Scenes from Vivaldi's Winter by Antonio Vivaldi and arranged by Todd Parish. This piece has complex finger patterns to create beautiful harmonies. The chamber orchestra is looking forward to performing at the Glen Hills Music Department concert on Jan. 22nd at 6:30pm.

4th Grade Music Rotation

All 4th grade students will be finishing their current music class rotation on Friday Nov. 8th. The following Monday, the classes will rotate to their next 9-week session as follows…

Ms. Cefalu’s class will begin orchestra with Mrs. Day

Ms. Betka’s class will begin band with Ms. Miracle

Ms. McLean’s class will begin choir with Mrs. Francis

Mr. Nebel’s class will begin general music with Mrs. Heal

Great job musical scholars!

Performance Dates:

December 6 Glen Hills Jazz Ensemble and 8th Grade Choir to Bayshore Mall

December 10 North Shore Band Festival, Grades 7-8 Band 1:00-8:30 PM @ Nicolet HS

January 10 Admirals Game Anthem Performance, Grades 7-8 Band & Orchestra 7:00 PM @ UWM Panther Arena

January 22 Winter Concert #1, Grades 7-8 Band, Choir & Orchestra 6:30 PM @ GHMS

January 23 Winter Concert #2, Grades 5-6 Band, Choir & Orchestra 6:30 PM @ GHMS

February 27 Black History Month Program, Grades 7-8 Band, Choir & Orchestra 6:00 PM @ GHMS

March 15 WSMA Solo & Ensemble 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM @ Homestead HS

April 2 North Shore Vocal Arts Festival @ Nicolet HS

May 19 Spring Concert, Choir 5-8 6:30 PM @ GHMS

May 20 Spring Concert, Orchestra 5-8 6:30 PM @ GHMS

May 21 Spring Concert, Band 5-8 6:30 PM @ GHMS

Physical Education

Written by: Mr. Kaufmann, Mr. Higgins, & Ms. Sanders (PE Teachers)

Hello Glen Hills families,

All PE classes have started their indoor units. Students are able to rotate through 4 different mini units. Those units include : wrestling, basketball, gymnastics, and cooperative games.

Looking ahead, all PE classes will begin the rollerskating unit after returning from Thanksgiving break. Students may bring in their own set of wristguards, knee pads, and helmets. The school will also be providing students with safety gear. Please note that 4th graders must wear wrist guards.

Please continue to help your student remember to bring PE clothes to change into and PE appropriate shoes for our indoor unit rotations. .

Important Reminders:

It is a requirement for students to change into the proper clothing including shoes that fit securely to the foot (crocs, flip-flops, slides and slippers are not acceptable)

Allied Arts

Written by: Mrs. Cook (Art Teacher)

Good Day Glen Hills Families,

Scholars have been experiencing a variety of art workshops this trimester!

Name design workshops for 4th and 5th grades, the Mandala Workshop for 6th graders,

the Block out poetry Workshop for 7th graders, and the Agamograph Workshop for 8th grade.

If you happen to be stopping by City Hall, remember to check out the artwork and S.T.E.A.M. work from Glen Hills and Parkway!

Glen Hills Spotlight Night was a huge success! Enjoy the photograph of the art show during that fabulous evening!

Thank you for supporting Glen Hills Allied Arts!

World Language

Written by: Maestra Wege (Spanish Teacher)

¡Hola familias!

Students are staying very busy in their Spanish classes. With the beginning of November each Spanish class will have a different activity relating to Día de los Muertos.

Sixth grade students are finishing up their first summative writing pieces. Their writing piece was tied to Día de los Muertos by selecting to share information about a being that has passed. This summative will be followed by a few more summative exams related to their personal information unit.

Seventh grade students wrapped up their time mini-unit within their overarching school unit. Currently, students are taking a couple of days to create an electronic ofrenda to remember someone that has passed. Next, we will extend their present tense regular verb conjugation skills with -er and -ir verbs.

Eighth grade students have learned another conjugation form as well, the present progressive tense. This week students will apply the present progressive form to descriptions of what they observe people doing to prepare for and celebrate Día de los Muertos. After, students will begin a partner project demonstrating their knowledge and application of the present progressive form.

The end of the first trimester is fast approaching. The deadline to submit all trimester one missing work and improved work is Friday, November 15th. Don’t forget that eighth grade students will be taking a “semester exam” before winter break!

November is the time for the Nicolet Spanish Honors Classes’ Food Drive. Non-perishable food items are also collected at the surrounding middle schools. At Glen Hills, donations can be delivered to Mrs. Wege’s room or the main office. All donations are greatly appreciated!

Important Reminders: