8th
Hapeville Charter
Middle School
Grade Academy
September 17, 2012
To
September 21, 2012
NEWSLETTER
"The mission of Hapeville Charter Middle School is to prepare each student,
within a safe and caring learning environment, for successful transition to high
school."
From the Principal’s Desk:
Espanol II
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COOKIE DOUGH IS OVER THIS FRIDAY!!! Please
collect all funds and calculate the items and total
funds given on the order forms and place the cash
and/or money order into the sealed envelope.
HCMS Soccer is underway! Come out and support
HCMS hornet soccer Wednesday, September, 19th at
Bear Creek
Help relieve overcrowding at our campus in the
evenings. Please meet at Welcome All Park, Old
National Plaza, or Big Lots in Union City to help
relieve excessive traffic on our Buffington Road
campus. Also, carpooling with your neighbors is a
great way to earn volunteering hours. :)
Complete uniform participation is mandatory at all
Hapeville Charter Schools. Students will have to be
in uniform in accordance to the guidelines sent
home. There are uniforms available at each
campus for those in need. Violators will face ISS
and mandatory change of clothes.
PTCO is at the main campus on Thursday, Sept 20th
at 5:30 pm. The state of the school address will be
given.
Please contact Ms. Torres at
ltorres@hapevillecharter.org.
This week in Mathematics…
Monday
Unit 2 Diagnostic Assessment Review
Tuesday-Wednesday
Lesson 24- Congruence Transformations
Thursday-Friday
Lesson 25- Dilations
Quiz 2 Review (Lessons 24 & 25)
Reading
Parents please be mindful that reading progress
reports went home last week and should have
been signed and returned by Friday. If you have
not seen a printout of your student's grades,
please check with them for this grade sheet. The
Flowers for Algernon project is due this Thursday.
We will continue reading the story, comparing
and contrasting it to the movie, and in
preparation for turning in the project, participate
in a tutorial covering plagiarism and accurately
citing references within a research project.
Math Objectives for the week:
8th Grade Newsletter Page 2
Science
Science
This week in Physical
This Week in Language Arts…
We will continue with our parts of speech
review with verbs-action, linking, transitive
and intransitive. Additionally, we will work
on writing conclusions. Last week, noun and
adjective quizzes went home. If you did not
see the quiz, please ask your child for it.
Language Arts tutorial is Mondays 4-4:30.
Georgia History
We will be moving to a new unit entitled The Nature
of Matter. After taking notes and discussing,
students will be given a group project on this topic.
Students should be studying nightly to ensure
understanding.
I will have tutorial on Thursday of this week from
3:55 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
This week in Physical Education
CRCT Coach Book Order Forms are being
sent home today!! Each student must
purchase a workbook. The CRCT Coach
workbooks cost $15 dollars each. The last
day to order workbooks is: Friday, October
5th, 2012.
This week in GA Studies we will be finishing
Unit one! Our unit one test is Tuesday,
September 18th, 2012. Each student was
given a study guide last week! Students
should also be working on their current
event. The current event is due Thursday,
September 27th, 2012. Please check the
class website for the weekly Homework
Calendar. mrspolitegastudies@weebly.com
The students will learn the rules and participate in well
organized games of speed ball. Fitness test prep will also
continue this week. P E uniforms are still on sell for $25.
Boy's Basketball try-outs will be Wed. 9/19/12 for
8th Graders. Players must have a ride home by 5:30pm
Enrichment
Please contact Ms. McLain at
tmclain@hapevillecharter.org
Team/School Information
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PTCO Meeting - State of the School Address/Annual Title 1 Meeting
o September 20, 2012
o 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
o Main Campus
o Parent Portal log-in information will be given
The school day ends at 3:55 p.m. daily. Students are not supervised after 4:30 p.m. Please make
sure you pick your students up before 4:30 p.m.
Hapeville Charter School receives funding t hro ug h t he Federal T itle I Program fo r econo mically disad vantaged families.
Charter Middle School is a scho olwide T itle I School wit hin the Fulto n Co unt y School System.
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