Last UPDATE: 4/30/19
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:
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: 7th & 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
Saturday, 16th: Math Counts Competition: Leave at 7:15 return to GMS around 1:00.
Tuesday, 26th: 7tn & 8th Language HAL: Filmstreams -- Jane Goodall documentary * Lunch Provided.
March:
7th Language HAL students kick off reading and completing projects and activities relating to the book:
Ungifted by Gordan Korman
8th grade HAL Kicking off "Think It Up" unit of study
Tuesday, 12th: Host GMS Quiz bowl at Resurrection Lutheran Church
Tuesday, 19th: 6th HAL making cookie dough at school.
Wednesday, 20th: 6th HAL selling cookies in the commons area 2:50 to 3:20
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 27th, 28th & 29th: Code Crush UNO
Friday, 29th: State Geography Bee UNO 1:00
April:
Each week meeting with 7th grade Language HAL students who chose to participate in the "ungifted" unit of study.
Each week meeting with 8th grade Language HAL students who chose to participate in the "think" unit of study.
Thursday, 4th: 6th HAL Making cookie dough at school.
Friday, 5th: 6th HAL selling cookies in the commons area 2:50 to 3:20
Thursday, 11th: 7th HAL Activity day for Ungifted Book Educational Service Unit 9:00 to 2:00 Bring a lunch
May:
*7th & 8th Language HAL student have the opportunity to participate in a writing project with Author in Residence, Jeff Kurrus. Mr. Kurrus has published books and is currently the editor at Nebraskaland magazine. This writing experience WILL require extra time out of the classroom for completion.
*7th Language HAL students participating in the "ungifted" unit of study will meet anytime they have free time to complete their sphero sprk boat projects.
*Each week meeting with 8th grade Language HAL students who chose to participate in the "think" unit of study.
*Wednesday, 1st: 6th grade Poetry at the Hot Shops (students selected by classroom teachers) Bring a lunch and drink
*Thursday, 2nd: 7th & 8th grade Poetry at the Hot Shops (students selected by classroom teachers) Bring a lunch and drink
*Tuesday, 7th: 6th grade Math Extreme Bring money for lunch
*Wednesday, 8th: 7th & 8th grade Math Extreme Bring money for lunch
Friday, 17th: 7th & 8th student who choose to participate in the writing project will travel to Whitetail elem. to read their fantasy writing story for K-3rd graders.