We are an IB World School in the heart of the Heights.
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Important Dates to Remember...
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- Literacy Night - Wednesday, April 18
- West Coast STEM Trip Parent Meeting - Thursday, April 19
- Mystery Dinner Theater - Friday, April 20
- Dig It Day - Saturday, April 21
- PTA Book Club - Monday, April 23
- Athletics Banquet - Friday, April 27
- Girls Empowerment Network Event - Saturday, April 28
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Staff Member of the Week
Mr. Parker Mason
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Mr. Parker Mason, Hogg M.S. 6th Grade Individuals & Societies Teacher, is our Staff Member of the Week because he exhibits the IB Learner Profile Trait of CARING.
This is Mr. Mason first year to teach at Hogg Middle School. He came to Hogg M.S. 2 years ago
when he joined the Mission Squash team, and supported the P.E. Squash classes.
While enrolled at UT, he states that he had three different plans but through a wild series of events he believes the Lord led him to Hogg M.S. He said that his first year of teaching has been a good challenge. He is excited to return next year, because he really enjoys the culture Ms. Sugarek has developed!
Mr. Mason is a proud Longhorn having graduated from The University of Texas in Austin, Texas in 2015 with a degree in Political Science. His goal this year as a new teacher was to learn as much as he could and provide his students with tons of support. His theme this year has been to "Survive!" Mr. Mason's hobbies are playing guitar, squash and listening to blues and jazz music.
Interview & Photograph by Alexis Garza
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Student of the Week
Theodore Stone - 7th Grader
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Theodore Stone, Hogg M.S. 7th Grader, is our Student of the Week because he exhibits the IB Learner Profile Trait of OPEN MINDED.
Theodore is an only child and is a proud member of the Hogg Middle School National Junior Honor Society. Theodore believes he is considered OPEN MINDED because he listens to everyone’s ideas, is always willing to try new things, and is very optimistic. Theodore is inspired by watching movies, reading books, and wants to be a movie director someday.
His future plans are to work in radio/television field and maybe attend the University of Texas (Go Longhorns!). Theodore’s goals are to inspire other people and get 1000 subscribers on YouTube! His hobbies are reading (of course), playing video games, making music & movies, and band.
Interview & Photograph by Raquel White-Rodriguez
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What's happening in 6th grade?
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Language & Literature:
Students will review Reading skills. They will practice test-taking and annotation strategies on individual genres for review. They will also refine how to tackle paired text.
Academic Vocabulary:
summary, textual evidence, supporting ideas, text development
Math:
Students in MYP & VG will explore concepts of area and volume. How are these measures different? Allow students to practice measure flat rectangular objects at home to find the amount of square units that covers the object. We will explore 2D shapes such as rectangles, parallelogram, triangles, and trapezoids. We will explore the measurement of only one 3D object, that is rectangular prisms.
Students in the Advanced class will explore concepts of area and volume. How are these measures different? Allow students to practice measure flat rectangular objects at home to find the amount of square units that covers the object. We will explore 2D shapes such as rectangles, parallelogram, triangles, and trapezoids and circles. We will explore the volume of rectangular prisms and triangular prisms.
Academic Vocabulary in MYP & VG:
2-dimensional, 3-dimensional, formulas, equations, base, height, area of the base, right angles
Academic Vocabulary in Advanced Math:
2-dimensional, 3-dimensional, formulas, equations, base, height, area of the base, right angles
Science:
Students will continue to classify rocks as metamorphic, igneous, or sedimentary by the processes of their formation. Students will have a test covering the rock cycle and how they are formed.
Academic Vocabulary:
compaction, deposition, intrusive, extrusive
Individuals & Societies:
Students are continuing their study of Europe by discussing how the Treaty of Versailles led to World War Two. Vanguard classes participated in a simulation where they negotiated the terms of the treaty and will work to see how their treaty compares to the real one. MYP classes will discuss the terms of the treaty in class and how it led to a second war.
Academic Vocabulary:
reparations, arms, armistice, war guilt clause, embittered
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What's Happening in 7th Grade?
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Language & Literature:
Students will commence time in small groups focusing on reading strategies. They will also dive deeper into the world of poetry.
Academic Vocabulary:
poetry, form, line, stanza, graphical elements, speaker, rhyme scheme, figurative language
Math:
Students in MYP & VG classes will continue to review for STAAR. They will prepare for the next weeks to learn better test taking strategies and close the gaps to master the TEKS to help them feel confident taking STAAR in May.
In Algebra classes, students will model and solve real life situations involving quadratic and exponential functions, including the vertical motion model and exponential growth and decay.
Academic Vocabulary for MYP & VG:
bar graph, biased/ unbiased sample, box plot, center, circle graph, compound, convenience sample, data, double box plot, dot plot, equivalency, misleading graph, numeric data, population, probability, quartile, sample, simple random sample, simple, statistics, skew, spread, survey, systematics random sample, variability
Academic Vocabulary for Algebra:
asymptote, exponential growth, exponential decay, growth/decay factor, growth/decay rate
Science:
Vanguard students will take their test on biodiversity, food chains, food webs, energy pyramids, and ecological succession on Wednesday and Thursday. MYP students will continue learning about biodiversity and begin learning about ecological succession.
Academic Vocabulary:
food chains, food webs, energy pyramids, ecological succession
Individuals & Societies:
Students will finish up the parts of the Constitution with the Bill of Rights.
Academic Vocabulary:
amendment, congress, federalist
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What's Happening in 8th Grade?
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Language & Literature:
Students will learn SAT vocabulary (Root Words) to prepare for their SAT exam in high school. They will be responsible for creating Star Cards for each SAT word to keep in their composition notebook for future reference. They will also begin reading a class novel with their teacher (
Night
by Ellie Weisel) and continue working on their Butterfly Project (Holocaust) Class discussions on novel will take place on a daily basis, as well as comprehension questions and vocabulary.
Academic Vocabulary:
accumulation of the year
Math:
Students will solve equations, percents, and y intercepts. They will also review for the STAAR test.
In Algebra classes, students will model and solve real life situations involving quadratic and exponential functions, including the vertical motion model and exponential growth and decay.
In Geometry, students will explore right triangles and trigonometry.
Academic Vocabulary:
variables, y intercept
Academic Vocabulary for Algebra:
asymptote, exponential growth, exponential decay, growth/decay factor, growth/decay rate
Academic Vocabulary for Geometry:
Pythagorean Theorem, hypotenuse, converse, trigonometric ratio, tangent ratio
Science:
Students will be investigating Newton's Laws of Motion (Law of Inertia, Law of F=ma, Law of Action-Reaction).
Academic Vocabulary:
Inertia, Law of Inertia, Law of F=ma, Law of Action-Reaction, Force, mass, acceleration, net force, speed, velocity, Newton, increase, decrease, friction, rest, motion
Individuals & Societies:
Students will continue their “manifest destiny maps” as a group project. They will learn about the reform movement and the Industrial Revolution.
Academic Vocabulary:
abolitionist, suffrage, reform, capitalism, industrial, urban, rural, nullification
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Writing Contest Winners for Our 3rd Annual Literacy Night
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We had 630 entries for the Writing Contest for our 3rd Annual Literacy Night, and the winners are...
4th Grade
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- 1st Place - Mathilda Peters (Harvard ES)
- 2nd Place - Kameron Siros (Memorial ES)
- Honorable Mentions: Emilie Gibbs (Memorial ES), Bianca Olvera (Sinclair ES), Andrei Tadoc (Sinclair ES), Kamdyn Hulse (Sinclair ES), Jose Nunez (Field ES)
5th Grade
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- 1st Place - Alara Eyoboglu (Harvard ES)
- 2nd Place - Alan Valdez (Browning ES)
- Honorable Mentions: Natalie Rodriguez (Ketelsen ES), Sarai Saenz (Browning ES), Rebecca Nation (Travis ES), Layla Lozano (Browning ES), Mariah Duncan (Browning ES), Jonathan Rodriguez (Browning ES)
6th Grade
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- 1st Place - Maia Holloway
- 2nd Place - Savannah Xolalpa
- Honorable Mentions: Rhys Palmer, Sloane Davis, Lila Mankad, Serena Leal, Jesse Gee
7th Grade
:
- 1st Place - Kathleen Hill
- 2nd Place (tie) - Jasmine Way & Ruby Cullen
- Honorable Mentions: Cecelia Barone, Abigale Soto, Lily Bard, Celia Johnson, Madison Pipkin
8th Grade
:
- 1st Place - Amanda Mendietta
- 2nd Place - Joe Rojas
- Honorable Mentions: Karina Smoot, Jamecia Evans, Celeste Cantu, Nicole Smith, Gabriela Corvera, Cameron Diaz
Spanish Winners
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- 1st Place - Ina Weber
- 2nd Place - Jared Rojas
- Honorable Mentions: Amy Ramirez, Owen Hartley
Congratulations to all of these students! The 1st and 2nd Place winners should report to the Hogg Auditorium on
Wednesday, April 18 by 6:00pm
to have the opportunity to present their submissions and receive their prizes. The Honorable Mention submissions will be displayed in the hallway. We hope to see everyone there!
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Parent Volunteers Needed!
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On
Wednesday, April 18
, the Hogg M.S. PTA will help host Literacy Night! We need parent volunteers throughout the day to help set-up and work the Dinner and Cafe table during the event. The following time slots are available:
- 8:00am-10:00am
- 10:00am-12:00pm
- 12:00pm-2:00pm
- 2:00pm-4:00pm
- 4:00pm-6:00pm
If you can volunteer to help set-up, please send an e-mail to Lauri Dalton, Hogg M.S. PTA Volunteer Coordinator, at
laurianndalton@hotmail.com
. If you can volunteer to serve at the Dinner Table or the Cafe Table,
here are the two links to sign-up:
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3rd Annual Hogg M.S. PTA Literacy Night
Wednesday, April 18 from 6:00pm-7:30pm
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Literacy Night is an evening of far-out fun! Moon exhibits, Space Invaders, virtual reality goggles, cosmic henna, Tang, Dippin' Dots, Zodiac astrology, space karaoke and so much more! The winners of our 4th-8th grade Space writing contest will receive their prizes and read their winning entries.
Unfortunately the author of
Space Case
, Stuart Gibbs, cannot attend because of a family tragedy. We will have two great speakers on hand who will be sure to take your mind on a journey to space! If you or your students purchased a book online, they can pick up their books
Wednesday, April 18
during Literacy Night. Notify Mary Chance at
mchance@houstonisd.org
, so that she may keep you updated on future author events. All of those who sent a check to their classroom teacher will be contacted to see if you would still like to purchase a book.
The following is the schedule for Literacy Night:
- 5:30pm - Doors Open; PTA is selling Pizza in the Cafe; Space stations begin on the first floor
- 6:00pm - Rice Moody Arts Exhibition Manager, Ian Cion, will speak on the history of ‘Art in Space' in the Auditorium; 4th grade, 5th grade, and Spanish winners are announced in the auditorium. They have the option of reading their writings.
- 6:30pm - NASA Image Expert, Mark Sowa, will present 'NASA Photography’ in the Auditorium; 6th grade, 7th grade, and 8th grade writing contests winners will be announced in the auditorium. They will have the option of reading their winning entries.
- 7:30pm - Space stations on the 1st floor close.
Again, we want to thank the Hogg M.S. PTA and Blue Willow Bookshop for helping make this event possible. We hope to see everyone next Wednesday!
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West Coast STEM Trip Parent Meeting
Thursday, April 19 from 6:00pm-6:30pm
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All Razorback Parents are invited to an important meeting about Hogg M.S.'s upcoming West Coast STEM Trip. The meeting will take place on
Thursday, April 19 from 6:00pm-6:30pm
in Room 209.
The trip dates are June 8-13, 2019. Click on the following link to watch a video about the trip:
https://vimeo.com/170210933
. To sign-up for the trip, visit
worldstrides.com/signup
and enter the
Trip ID 162438
.
For more information or if you cannot attend the Parent Meeting, please send Ms. Penrice an e-mail at
dpenrice@houstonisd.org
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2nd Annual Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre
Presented by The Razorback Theater Department
Friday, April 20 at 6:30pm in the Hogg M.S. Auditorium
Tickets can be purchased from a Theater student or Dr. Taylor.
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Internet Safety for Families
Tuesday, April 24 from 5:30pm-7:00pm
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Hogg M.S. Athletics Banquet
Friday, April 27 at 6:00pm
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The Hogg M.S. Athletics Banquet will be held
Friday, April 27 at 6:00pm
in the Hogg M.S. Gymnasium. Invitations have been delivered, and tickets are available for purchase.
Student athletes are limited to two guests each. Tickets are $10 per person, and athletes are free. Here is a link to purchase tickets on-line:
https://www.schoolpay.com/pay/for/Sports-Banquet-April-27-2018/IdFXA
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James Hogg Middle School | ph: (713) 802-4700 | fax: (713) 802-4708 | jameshoggms@houstonisd.org
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