Welcome to Hawthorn Middle Schools
Announcements
Be aware that the summer reading lists are NOT the same for the middle schools. Both are listed below and you should locate the correct list for your child.
MSN Summer Reading
In an effort to promote reading for pleasure and continue student learning throughout the summer months, Middle School North will be requiring students to read two novels prior to returning in August.
Click on the appropriate link below to download the summer reading list or novel pre-order form for grades 6-8.
2009 Summer Reading List
2009 Summer Reading Assignment
6th Grade Novel Pre-order Form
7th Grade Novel Pre-order Form
8th Grade Novel Pre-order Form
Click on the site below to view the MSS Summer Reading List for 2009. Site also includes an order form. April 20th is the final day for orders.
All of our students are expected to read 2 books this summer from the list.
MSS Summer Reading List
MSS Summer Reading Order Form
Here is the link to the Promotion Ceremony on Cougar Tube.
If anyone would like to purchase DVDs please have them contact me. I will be at the school all summer.
Thanks,
Sandy Martin
Cougar-TV
sandy.martin@d128.org
847-932-2132
District 128 has information about their new EXPLORE Testing process for incoming students. They have scheduled testing for next year's 8th graders for Saturday, November 14 from 8:30 to about 11:30 a.m. Most of our students will test at VHHS, since choice zone students are asked to test over there.
The communication plan document received indicates that Stevenson and Mundelein may do the same testing, though we don't have those dates.
VHHS/LHS have provided letters to distribute to current 7th grade students yet this year in an effort to help families save this date.
A Message from Anna Groh
May/June 2009
As we close the year, I’d like to encourage you to continue with our efforts of improving student writing, this summer. Looking back at the last several months of our monthly newsletters, focus has been on the Six Traits of Writing framework. In this final edition of the current school year, let’s take a look at sentence fluency and conventions. Teachers expect students to put sentences together in a writing piece so that sentence beginnings, length, and structures vary to avoid repetition. Sentences should be easy to read expressively and flow smoothly if read aloud. Finally, “conventions” refers to punctuation, spelling, grammar, capital letters, using correct indentations and spacing. See the link below for ideas on how you can continue to have your kids keep practicing their writing skills this summer! Have a safe and lively summer!