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September 25, 2020



The sixth grade students have had such a fantastic start to the 2020-2021 school year!  They are acclimating nicely to the new polices and procedures. We welcomed four new students to the class this year: Sam, Summer, Ariana and John.  

The students learned more about each other in Next Steps class using partner interviews.  In partner pairs, students interviewed each other and then presented their partner to the class.  We discovered interesting things about each other including where they would travel if given the opportunity and what they would do with a million dollars!

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1kF7KGM1mP6JuL1t-hq2Fk2R7zcWojL3u
Sam and Lauren 


https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1nnX11JNRZwoSC61bgJJItRQbimSvkhiK
Aidan and Ariana

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1Z6gQQTlGJubiHB6qvR-CWUVasRi7Yd52
Sophia and Christopher (virtually!)

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1GeMGoR8S9IP8DJWuS9r1u4XGvMDEWxiI
Patrick and Arrington


Reminders:

  • Tonight is Movie Night on the lawn.  The event begins at 6:30 PM.  We will be showing Disney’s Coco!

  • Students should bring a refillable water bottle every day.

  • Only HCA sweatshirts may be worn with the uniform.  They are available for purchase for $25.00.

  • Students should have a pair of headphones/earbuds for STEAM class each week.

  • Students should bring in their own tee shirt smock for art class.


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