6th Grade Newsletter

























On Saturday January 10, the HDMS B Math Team finished 3rd in the most recent Central Maine Math League competition held at Gardiner Regional Middle School. It is the first time the Middle School Matheletes have earned a trophy since their 2000-2001 season. Needless to say we are very excited. The B team, comprised of 6th graders, competed in the double elimination trournement against 9 other schools. In the picture showing off their new trophy are Jake Young, Luke Armentrout, Tiffany McCollett, Brian Allen, David Morris, Ayden Young, Opal Howard, Nat Crocker, Emma Wilson, Abby Crocker (B team coach), Dan Crocker (advisor). Our next meet will be on February 7 at HDMS.
The link below contains the Laptop Protection Plan document for the 2008-2009 school year. Please sign and return to us.
Laptop Protection Plan PDF file
Board approved acceptable use policy link below:
Acceptable_Use_Policy.pdf
Hall-Dale Middle School 7th Grade Supply List
Required Materials:
Three 2” 3-ring binders, with dividers, for math, reading/writing and science/social studies.
Loose-leaf paper or spiral notebooks for binders
Blue or black pens
Pencils
Ruler
Optional Materials:
pen/thumb drive to use with Gr. 7 laptop
calculator for math
markers/colored pencils
pencil box or pencil pocket for notebook
paper reinforcements
erasers
Hall-Dale Middle School 8th Grade Supply List
A personal reading book is required in ALL classes in case you have completed class work ahead of time.
Math:
School will be providing a 2†- three ring binder. Student will need plenty of loose-leafed notebook paper, a protractor, 12†ruler with metric on the other side, erasers, and folders. Students should provide pencils. A calculator will be helpful in both math and science class (a basic four function calculator with a square root key, will suffice, which are around $10.00).
Science:
Pencils, pens, 1 inch – 3-ring binder with paper, colored pencils, and highlighters.
Social Studies:
Pens, pencils, 2 inch – 3-ring binder with paper (colored pencils are optional but very helpful)
Language Arts:
2 inch – 3-ring binder with paper, dividers for the notebook, writing folders, pens, & pencils
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Reading:
2 inch – 3-ring binder with paper, Marbleback composition book, dictionary & thesaurus (used in both writing and reading), pens, pencils, & colored pencils.
Welcome to all of our incoming sixth graders. We hope you will have a fun-filled, restful summer and be geared up for an exciting, challenging year in the sixth grade!
Here is a list of supplies you will need for each class:
Science:
A Three-subject notebook
3 Folders with pockets (1 per trimester)
Sharpened Pencils!
Language Arts:
3 Folders with pockets (1 per trimester)
Marbleback composition book
Thesaurus
Sharpened Pencils!
Social Studies:
3 Folders with pockets (1 per trimester) with filler paper and labeled with your name and
Social Studies on the folder
Sharpened pencils and a black, ink, fine point pen
Math:
A 1†binder with filler paper
Marbleback composition book
1 Subject Notebook (cheap, spiral bound kind)
Book Cover (Not Book Sox)
Sharpened Pencils!
Foreign Language:
A 1†binder with filler paper
Sharpened Pencils!
Reading:
A Two-Pocket Folder
A chapter book
1 Subject Notebook
Sharpened Pencils!
Optional Extras:
Colored pencils, Glue Stick, pencils, pencils, pencils, Highlighter, Free Choice Book, Calculator
In case you misplaced it, this document contains the Hall-Dale Laptop Protection Policy.
And this one is the Acceptable Use Policy.