EMERALD TEAM NEWSLETTER
MINT HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL
Curriculum News
Teacher Emails/Web Sites
Language Arts: Hummel Help Class Tuesday 7:15
Tuesdays with Morrie Task 2 Due October 3rd and
Task 3 is due October 17th. Our test will be October
20th. MEDIA Day is every other Monday.
We have been learning about the Hero’s Journey
archetype and a hero’s journey in film and text.
Students are starting to draft their own illustrated
narrative of an original hero using the steps in the
hero’s journey. We are also responding to lessons
learned (theme) from Morrie Schwartz about the
meaning of life. We are diffusing vocabulary in text,
learning about tone and mood, imagery, internal and
external conflicts, figurative language, making
inferences about film and text and and responding to
text using evidence.
Language Arts: Bernier Help Class Monday 7:15
We are working on our hero journey story and looking
at theme in stories. Writing groups will be used to
revise and edit stories. Analyzing literature continues
to be a main objective, as we look at the relationship
between plot, setting, characters, and theme in
multiple texts.
Our media day is every other Wednesday.
Math 8: Hernandez Help Class Wednesday 7:15
Just a reminder about signing up for Remind 101.
Each block has their own code and phone number.
Please be sure to have the students sign up. The
codes are :
Remind 101: To sign up for class text or email
notifications and reminders, text:
Block 3 @3ab12 to 704-937-2660
Math I: Hernandez
Just a reminder about signing up for Remind 101.
Each block has their own code and phone number.
Please be sure to have the students sign up. The
codes are :
Remind 101: To sign up for class text or email
notifications and reminders, text :
Block 1 @8fdefb to 704-937-2660
Block 4 @1b7c9 to 704-937-2660
Math: Riley Help Class Friday 7:15
We will be working on solving equations (with
variables on both sides). There will also be equations
that have either (a) one solution as normal (b) no
solution or (c) infinite solutions. Word problems will
continue to be a key focus as well as we prepare for
our scheduled Unit Test on Monday, October 13th.
Social Studies: Repp Help Class Monday
3:15
"In social studies we have just finished our unit on the
13 original colonies. In the next unit we will begin to
discuss the American Revolution and the Constitution
of the United States."
Science: Krenn Help Class Thursday 3:15
This week students have finished up their lessons for
Unit 2, which included information on fossils, ice
cores, fossil and rock dating, and the geologic time
scale. There will be an exam on September 30 and
October 1, for A and B days. A study guide will be
posted online for students to use before the test date,
and opportunities for retakes are available.
Kerry Hummel/Language Arts
kerrya.hummel@cms.k12.nc.us
Kerryhummel.cmswiki.wikispaces.net/
Janice Bernier/Language Arts
Janice.bernier@cms.k12.nc.us
Msbernier.cmswiki.wikispaces.net/
Carlton Riley/Math
carltonb.riley@cms.k12.nc.us
mrrileymath.weebly.com
Diana Hernandez/Math
dianai.hernandez@cms.k12.nc.us
Mrshernandezmath.weebly.com
Chris Repp/Social Studies
christopher1.repp@cms.k12.nc.us
Reppc.weebly.com
Madelinne Krenn/Science
madelinne1.krenn@cms.k12.nc.us
Krennscience.weebly.com
KEEPING YOU INFORMED
Volunteer Forms
If you want to volunteer at school
or be a chaperone on field trips,
you must complete the CMS
Volunteer Form which can be
found on the CMS website.
Absent from school?
-Ask for and copy missed notes
from another student
- Get any handouts/papers per
teachers’ procedures
-Ask the teacher what you missed
-Turn in make-up work on your
own
-Establish a homework buddy and
get their phone number
Good study habits
-Review your notes each night –
don’t wait until the last minute.
-Look over
worksheets/quizzes/notecards
Ask your teachers what specifically
will be on the test
-A good question could be “How
can I best prepare for the test?”
-Create flashcards (this works for
all subjects!) and quiz yourself
.
8th grade counselor: Alli Campbell
Allison.campbell@cms.k12.nc.us
Allisoncampbell.cmswiki.wikispaces.net/
POWERSCHOOL ACCESS
https://cmspowerschool.com/public/
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Important Dates
 10/15 Cool Schools Field Trip
 10/27 End of Quarter 1
 10/31 NO SCHOOL
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REMINDERS
Return the blue
mid-term card to
your homeroom
teacher and signed
by parent by 10/3.
Being at school on
time and ready to
learn is essential to
success.
Return the
permission slip for
Cool Schools Field
Trip by 10/3.