Welcome Back to the 2018/19 school year!  Let the FUN learning begin!
Last UPDATE: 11/18/18

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​HAL Happenings at GMS!
August:
Week of August 20th:  New Student HAL testing -- Individual conferencing 7th and 8th HAL students.
Week of August 27th:  New Student HAL testing -- Individual conferencing 7th and 8th HAL students
August 27th:  6th grade Language HAL Kicks off 2nd period!
August 28th:  6th grade Math HAL Kicks off 6th period!

September:
Monday, 10th:  7th Language HAL --GMS HAL room 12:30 to 3:00:  Art and Writing
Thursday, 13th:  8th HAL -- Leadership seminar at Gifford Farm -- Leaving:  8:45  Return by 2:45
                                                             *Bring lunch and drink.
Friday, 14th:  Quiz bowl try out test lunchroom 6th grade 8:30  7th and 8th grade 9:00
Monday, 17th:  7th Math HAL -- GMS HAL room 9:00 to 11:30:  Creativity with STEAM (Science, Technology,          
                                                        Engineering, Art, Math)

October:
Tuesday, 2nd:  6th Math HAL:  Science Olympiad at Gifford Farm Leave: 8:30 return 2:30 
                                                            *Bring lunch and drink.
Thursday, 4th:  8th HAL:  SAC Museum -- The History and Science of Gaming Leave: 9:30 Return by 2:45
                                                            *Bring lunch and drink
Friday, 12th:  8th HAL:  Nominated students to UNO for Techademy *Lunch provided.
Thursday, 18th:  7th & 8th Music Theory Seminar:  Students nominated by Music teacher
                                                            *Bring lunch and drink.
Thursday, 18th:  7th & 8th Language HAL:  See performance of:  Shakespeare - A Midsummer Night's Dream at the                          
                            Educational Service Unit.  Leave at 8:00 and return around 1:00.  *Bring money for lunch or bring a 
                            a sack lunch.
Thursday, 25th:  7th HAL:  SAC Museum -- The History and Science of Gaming Leave: 9:30 Return by 2:45
                                                            *Bring lunch and drink

November:
Thursday, 1st:  7th & 8th grade: Discover Engineering at UNL for Math HAL students
Thursday, 1st:  7th & 8th grade: Celebrate Creativity at Joslyn for Language HAL students
Tuesday, 6th:  7th Math HAL:  Collaboratory STEAM at the Collaboratory Knowledge Playground in Papillion.
                         *Leave at 11:30 return by 2:30.  Students will eat lunch before we leave GMS.
Tuesday, 13th: 8th all HAL students:   Meeting 6th or 8th period to learn about self learning apps and web sites
Wednesday, 14th:  7th & 8th grade Quiz bowl in Seward:  Leave at 7:30 Return around 5:00 
                                                           *Bring Money for lunch or a sack lunch.
Friday, 16th:  7th Language HAL  -- Kick off the reading of the book, "The Book Thief" We will meet once a week for                            
                                                             book activities and discussion
Friday, 16th:  7th Math HAL -- Meeting to discuss options for Collaboratory STEAM activities
Wednesday, 28th:  7th & 8th Math HAL:  1st period-- Kick off Stephen Hawking Unit
November 28th, 29th and 30th:  Two 8th grade girls will attend CodeCrush at UNO
Thursday, 29th:  6th grade Quiz bowl at Educational Service Unit #3 Omaha:  Leave at 7:20 Return by 3:00.
                                                            *Lunch Provided
Friday, 30th:  7th and 8th Quiz bowl at Educational Service Unit #3 Omaha:  Leave at 7:20 Return by 3:00
                                                            *Lunch Provided

December:
Month of December:  8th all HAL students: Discussion and activities on self learning web sites and apps.
Month of December: 7th Language HAL reading, The Book Thief" and doing activities pertaining to the book 
Tuesday, 4th:  7th & 8th grade Math HAL:  Filmstreams -- Stephen Hawking: A Brief History of Time
                          Activities and discussion before the movie and follow up after the movie.
​Thursday, 6th:  7th & 8th State Geography Bee -- Preliminary competition library 1:00
Tuesday, 11th: GMS Final round State Geography Bee -- library 7th & 8th period
​Thursday, 13th:  7th Math HAL 1st period: Collaboratory STEAM activity day

January:
8th grade HAL Kick off  "Think It Up" unit of study
Friday, 25th:  7th & 8th Math HAL:  Engineering Conference UNO.  * LUNCH PROVIDED. 
Friday, 25th: GMS Math Counts Competition at Twin Rivers YMCA Valley, NE Leave at 10:30 and return around 4:00 *Lunch Provided
Tuesday, 29th:  7th Math HAL -- Metro Community College/Do Space Library Robotics and Coding. *Bring money for lunch

February:
Monday, 11th:  8th Language HAL to the Zoo -- focus Jane Goodall -- *Bring lunch or money for lunch
Tuesday, 12th:  7th & 8th grade quiz bowl Mad Hatter ESU #3 *Bring lunch
Wednesday, 13th:  6th grade quiz bowl Mad Hatter ESU #3 * Bring lunch
Tuesday, 26th:  8th Language HAL: Filmstreams --  Jane Goodall documentary   * Lunch Provided. 

March:
7th Language HAL kicking off the "Ungifted" unit of study.







 
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