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Hellstern Middle School Newsletter, Springdale, AR

January 21, 2025

Need to Know

No school tomorrow, January 20th. All buildings will be closed.
Rising Night is January 29th (4:30-6pm), there is more info below.
Report cards went home Friday in advisory.

Questions of the Week

Keep them talking!

Do you ever ask your child about his/her day and you get a one word answer? or a shrug? Use these questions to find out more about your child's day!

Career Awareness 6 -What did you learn about the Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources career cluster from guest speaker Braden Harrod of Harrod's Homegrown Produce in Farmington, AR and Harrod's Handyman, LLC?

Health 6 -What is the new Healthy Habit goal you've set for yourself? How do you think this habit will help your health now or in the future?

Science 7 -How does photosynthesis and cellular respiration cycle Carbon

Science 6 - How has the temperature of Earth changed in the last 120 years?

SS 6 -What was the cause of the Peloponnesian War & its outcome?

SS 7 - Who did you portray during the Constitutional Convention?

Acc. Math 7 - How are inequalities similar & different from equations?

Math 7 - What is a story that represents 2x + 7 = y?

Math 6 -What are the parts of this expression called?

3x + 5 (3x and 5 are terms, 3 is the coefficient, x is a variable, 5 is the constant)

ELA 6 - What are the parts of an expository essay?

ELA 7 - What are the differences among the 3 modes of writing: narrative, expository, and argumentative?

PE -What are some of the scores you earned on the FitnessGram Test?

SEC - How can we tell if someone is feeling the following emotions: happy, sad, and angry?

Library 7 - What are three ways you can spot "fake news"?

Band - How did your first chair test go? Has your class started chair challenges yet?

Careers 6

Our Careers class had a guest speaker this week. Thank you Braden Harrod!!

Rock Stars of the Week!

Our boy's basketball team recognized Coach Larsen and Mrs. Pena this week as Hellstern Rock Stars! Way to go teachers!

Congratulations Piper Gibson!

Piper was the winner of the District Spelling Bee held on Thursday! Piper will be competing in the Washington County Spelling Bee on January 25th. Way to represent Piper - we are so proud of you!

Way to go Mrs. Peters!

Wendy Peters, GT Teacher at Hellstern, was awarded the 24-25 VFW Citizenship Education Teacher Award. VFW wants to identify and recognize America’s best educators who instill a sense of national pride in students.

One of the experiences Mrs. Peters has created is the Think Law/Mock Trial. Students begin with lessons on the Bill of Rights, Debate strategies, Jury Selection/Voir Dire, and Shouting Out Objections (their favorite). Through trials of the Big Bad Wolf and Bugs Bunny, students analyze legal documents, cross-examine witnesses (often playing both sides), and craft persuasive arguments. They learn to identify biases, assess credibility, and understand the discernment of truth – a skill much needed outside of a courtroom setting.

We are so proud of you Mrs. Peters!