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Hellstern Middle School Newsletter, Springdale, AR

April 1, 2024

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Need to Know Announcements

It's no joke - report cards go home on Monday, April 1st. Students will get them in advisory.
Group picture day is Wednesday, we will be taking pictures of student groups that will be featured in the yearbook (for example - student council, Girls on the Run, advanced art, etc).

Questions of the Week

Keep'em talkin'!!

Do you ever ask your child about his/her day and you get a shoulder shrug? or "it was fine"? If this is the case, use these questions to ask your child about school - let's get them talking!

Science 7 -What is the problem with microplastics?

Science 6 - Explain the difference between dominant and recessive traits

Social Studies 6 -How is England’s Magna Carta similar to in the U.S.?

Social Studies 7 - Name two major occurrences that had an impact on westward expansion in the United States?

Math 6 -How does a net help us calculate the surface area of a 3D shape? Can you draw the net of a triangular prism?

Math 7 - How does the volume of a triangular prism differ from the volume of a rectangular prism?

Acc. Math 7 -How can you use the Pythagorean Theorem in the real world?

ELA 6 - What book are you reading for your book bingo project?

ELA 7 -What is the difference between a concrete and abstract noun?

Language Lab 7 - What is the difference between coordinating and subordinating conjunctions? What types of sentences can you create using these?

Health 6 -What does HEALTH mean? What healthy habit did you choose to work on for 21 days?

Band - What are enharmonic notes? (notes that sound that same, but look different)

Examples: C#/Db, D#/Eb, F#/Gb, G#/Ab, A#/Bb (the black keys on the piano)

Careers 6 -How can having/using some sort of planner help you and your future success?

Keycode - What is a sprite in coding?

PE - When playing flag football, what is the position called for the person who throws the football and the person who catches the football?

Music - What are the lines of the Treble Clef?

There are MANY services being offered at this event. See the list below!

Aladdin Field Trip

Some of our students got to see Aladdin this week at the Walton Arts Center. They even got to ask questions of some of the cast members after the show! Thanks Mrs. Carson for coordinating this event!

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Hellstern Students Enter Art Show

The Northwest Regional Art Show is now on view at the Fayetteville Public Library! Artwork is located in the Administrative Gallery - 233 on floor 2 (also known as the “Lucky Day” Book Section). The exhibition is open to the public throughout April during library hours (Mon-Thurs - 9:00 am - 8:00 pm, Fri & Sat - 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, and Sun - 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm). Congratulations to these students, whose artwork was chosen for the show:

7 Grade - Lily Barbour, Jordyn Merrick, Korina Aneo, Bryson Mounce, Gracie O’Cain, Georgia Douglas, Eva Schell, Rhiley Sabatini, Zola Colwell, Sofiola Koko

6 Grade - Brinkley King, Sibley Aunspaugh, Nathalie Jane Limos, Leah Phandanouvong