Hero Happenings!
Hellstern Middle School Newsletter, Springdale, AR
February 12, 2024
Need to Know Announcements
- All 7th grade students are required to complete the career interest inventory known as the "YOUScience". Ask your student about what they learned from their results! If they do not have their results yet, they can login and finish from home using the links in the 7th grade google classrooms.
Cognos, our reporting system that allows us to send weekly grade reports, has been down for several weeks, which is why you have not received grade reports. Please remember, you can ask your student log in to HAC to show you current grades under ASSIGNMENTS if you want to see how the quarter is progressing.
March 6th we will give our first state assessment. We will be giving the WRITING test. Please avoid checking your student out on this day. If you currently have an appointment scheduled for him/her, please try now to reschedule if possible. For more information on our new state testing (ATLAS), please click here.
Questions of the Week
Keep'em talkin'!!
Acc. Math 7 -What has been your biggest ah-ha moment with the percents project?
Science 7 -How is soil important to the ecosystem?
Science 6 -What are the 8 characteristics of all living things?
Social Studies 6 -What present-day country was considered the origin of Western Religions??
Social Studies 7 -What is the most important amendment in the Bill of Rights and why?
Health 6 - Name several human body systems and describe what their function is (what they do for your body)?
Math 6 -When graphing, what is the correct way to write an ordered pair?
Math 7 -What are the inequality symbols? How do inequalities relate to equations?
Language Lab 7 -What was your topical theme for the compare/contrast project? What symbol did you create to represent it, and how did you make it?
ELA 6 -What is a thesis statement?
ELA 7 -What does it mean to trace an argument?
Careers -What Health Sciences career title did you research? Can you explain their job responsibilities?
Band -Which day do you plan on performing your home concert for your solo performance? Who all in the family would you like to watch you perform?
Music -How many quarters can I have in a measure of 3/4 time signature?
Help Student Council raise money for school projects - see below!
Information for CURRENT 7th Grade Students
Registration Monday, February 12th
Students will be completing their registration on paper for CJHS on Monday, February 12th. Students got the registration form last Monday. Be sure and talk about what courses your student should take with him/her. Parents will "sign off" on the student choices at Parent-Teacher-Student conferences in early March.
Students can watch this play during school for just $1 on Friday!
We still have a few seats left, please contact Mrs. Carson THIS WEEK to attend!
Current 7th graders: Choice Summer School
Choice Summer School is open to all Springdale School students, typically current 8th-11th graders. However, Careers is offered to current 7th graders.
All courses are original credit courses. Credit Recovery courses are not offered through this program.
Courses being offered: Careers (incoming 8th graders only), PE, Health, Civics, Economics, Oral Communication, and Computer Science (full year). Any other course would be by approval only.
Choice Summer School 2024 sign up form link
Choice Summer School online payment link
--Summer School applications are available February 5 - May 22.
--VIRTUAL (online) orientation info will be emailed to student and guardian on June 3 by 4:00 p.m. Orientation Zooms will be held June 4, 2024. Tuition must be paid IN FULL on or before May 29, 2024 to receive orientation link and course access - online, check or cash.
--Course(s) must be completed no later than 3:00 p.m. on July 3, 2024. No exceptions.
--The expected time to complete each course is approximately 60 hours. All courses are delivered online/fully virtually.
--There will be no drops or refunds after June 10.
--Please email Kim Krueger if you have any questions. kkrueger@sdale.org
--Final Grades for paid and completed courses will be available by July 17, 2024.
Girls on the Run - please note - changed to meet one day a week
From PTO
PTO met this past Tuesday. We are planning a Hero Hangout for March 15th. More info will be coming!
Meet Your Heroes!
Feb. 12-16: Week 4
Upcoming Dates
February
13 - BMI & Scoliosis screening
15 - Charlie Brown, drama performance for elementary schools (9:30am)
15 & 16 - Public Performance of Charlie Brown (6pm)
16 - Charlie Brown, drama performance for HMS (2:30pm)
19 - School WILL be in session this day
22 - HMS Band Solo & Ensemble (4-6pm)
23 - Spring Pictures
March
4 - Parent-Teacher-Student conferences (3:30-6:30pm)
5 - Parent-Teacher-Student conferences (3:30-6:30pm)
6 - ATLAS Writing Assessment - This is the state test for writing. Please have your student to school on time and avoid check-outs on this day.
15 - End of 3rd quarter
15 - 7th grade fishing derby field trip
18-22 - Spring Break - No School
Athletic Schedules
Soccer (Weather is always an issue with spring soccer, we will update this schedule as we get information.)
March 5 (this is a date change from last week) - Hellstern vs. SMS @ HBHS (Girls 6pm - Boys 7:15pm)
March 12 - KMS vs. Hellstern @ HBHS (Boys 6pm - Girls 7:15pm)
April 5 - DTSOI vs. Hellstern @ HBHS (Boys 6pm - Girls 7:15pm)
April 16 - HTMS vs. Hellstern @ SHS (Boys 6pm - Girls 7:15pm)
April 19 - Make up date
April 30 - Middle School Tournament @ SHS
May 2 - Middle School Tournament @ SHS
May 7 - Middle School Tournament @ SHS
May 10 - Make up date
May 13 - Middle School Championship @ SHS