Happy Holidays!
Sophomore Honors are finishing up The Alchemist. Projects are due this Friday.
Sophomore C-1 classes have finished Of Mice and Men and were tested on it today. Their "George's Letter" assignment is due this Thursday.
Freshmen finished reading The Hobbit and will have their test on Wednesday.
In light of the tragedy in CT, I want to reassure parents that Waltham High School has a comprehensive set of procedures in order to ensure the safety of all students. Waltham High School practices fire drills and lockdowns in order for all students and staff to familiarize themselves with these procedures. The number of support staff available including school adjustment counselors, conflict resolution specialists, housemasters and the house system, guidance counselors, our SRO, and all of the teachers and staff from our specialty programs help create a personalized environment for our students. Our dedicated and caring teachers and staff members provide a safe and supportive school environment where students feel connected and safe. Surveys tell us that the vast majority of our students feel they have an adult at Waltham High School whom they can confide in. This is an embedded part of our school culture.
We here at Waltham take great pride in our community. Children are the most important part of any community, and Waltham is no different. As President Obama said to the nation last evening, it is our duty to all be parents to them. We must all nurture their creativity and curiousity, but most importantly, we must encourage them to be good citizens by modeling that behavior ourselves.
God bless you and your loved ones this holiday season.
John Hacker
Monday, December 17, 2012
Friday, November 2, 2012
Week of November 5, 2012
It's Election Week! As we choose a new leader this Tuesday, remember that there is no school for students on this day.
Monday brings an extra credit opportunity for Sophomores. If students choose, they may present a eulogy to Beowulf in front of the class for the chance to replace their lowest quiz grade with this new grade. In addition, there will be a unit test on Beowulf on Thursday, November 8. This will complete our work on Beowulf.
Freshmen will be working on their comparison essays for Odysseus and Luke Skywalker. These essays will be due on Tuesday, November 13.
Hopefully your families were not affected too much by Hurricane Sandy. I briefly lost power, but that was it.
JH
Monday brings an extra credit opportunity for Sophomores. If students choose, they may present a eulogy to Beowulf in front of the class for the chance to replace their lowest quiz grade with this new grade. In addition, there will be a unit test on Beowulf on Thursday, November 8. This will complete our work on Beowulf.
Freshmen will be working on their comparison essays for Odysseus and Luke Skywalker. These essays will be due on Tuesday, November 13.
Hopefully your families were not affected too much by Hurricane Sandy. I briefly lost power, but that was it.
JH
Friday, October 26, 2012
Week of October 29, 2012
Happy Halloween!
This week, Sophomores will be finishing work on Beowulf. We will have our final quiz on Monday, October 29, and then we will review for our test on Thursday, November 1. Next week we will begin work on Of Mice and Men in C1 classes and The Alchemist in Honors.
Freshmen will be working on our essay comparing Odysseus and Luke Skywalker as heroes. The essay will be due next Monday, November 5.
A reminder that the first quarter closes on Friday, November 9.
This week, Sophomores will be finishing work on Beowulf. We will have our final quiz on Monday, October 29, and then we will review for our test on Thursday, November 1. Next week we will begin work on Of Mice and Men in C1 classes and The Alchemist in Honors.
Freshmen will be working on our essay comparing Odysseus and Luke Skywalker as heroes. The essay will be due next Monday, November 5.
A reminder that the first quarter closes on Friday, November 9.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Week of October 9, 2012
Happy Columbus Day!
This week and next week are Parent Open House Nights. The first night is scheduled Thursday, October 11, from 7-9pm and the second night is Monday, October 15, 7-9pm. Please remember that these are NOT parent conference nights. These meetings are to learn about your children's teachers and their curriculum. If you wish to schedule a conference with your child's teacher, please contact the teacher directly.
This week, Sophomores are continuing their work with Beowulf. Honors level has moved forward in their reading and C-1 levels are handing in group essays today (10/9).
Freshmen will be presenting their Kamishibai projects on the Odyssey beginning today (10/9). They will be having a test this Friday, October 12 on the entire text of the Odyssey.
Any questions, please feel free to email me.
JH
This week and next week are Parent Open House Nights. The first night is scheduled Thursday, October 11, from 7-9pm and the second night is Monday, October 15, 7-9pm. Please remember that these are NOT parent conference nights. These meetings are to learn about your children's teachers and their curriculum. If you wish to schedule a conference with your child's teacher, please contact the teacher directly.
This week, Sophomores are continuing their work with Beowulf. Honors level has moved forward in their reading and C-1 levels are handing in group essays today (10/9).
Freshmen will be presenting their Kamishibai projects on the Odyssey beginning today (10/9). They will be having a test this Friday, October 12 on the entire text of the Odyssey.
Any questions, please feel free to email me.
JH
Friday, September 28, 2012
Welcome Back!
Hello Everyone and Welcome Back to School!
The WEA finally settled their contract dispute late last school year and therefore I will be updating this blog once again. Thank you for all your support within the community!
We have started the school year strong. Classes are working very hard to achieve their goals early on. Let's hope this trend will continue. Each week, I will update this blog with an outline of the coursework each class will be working on during the week. You can keep up with your children's assignments through this blog.
Let's have a great year!
-Mr. Hacker
The WEA finally settled their contract dispute late last school year and therefore I will be updating this blog once again. Thank you for all your support within the community!
We have started the school year strong. Classes are working very hard to achieve their goals early on. Let's hope this trend will continue. Each week, I will update this blog with an outline of the coursework each class will be working on during the week. You can keep up with your children's assignments through this blog.
Let's have a great year!
-Mr. Hacker
Friday, February 3, 2012
ATTENTION
TO ALL MY STUDENTS AND PARENTS,
DUE TO THE CURRENT LACK OF A TEACHER'S CONTRACT FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, I WILL NOT BE UPDATING THIS BLOG. IT IS MY SMALL WAY OF PROTESTING THE WAY THE WALTHAM EDUCATORS' ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN UNFAIRLY TREATED BY THE ELECTED SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF WALTHAM. THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE HAS CHOSEN NOT TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE W.E.A. THIS IS UNFAIR TO THE TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND VOTERS OF WALTHAM. IF YOU WISH TO VOICE YOUR OPINION TO THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE, PLEASE EMAIL THEM DIRECTLY. YOU MAY FIND THEIR EMAILS AT THIS WEBSITE:
http://www.walthampublicschools.org/sc.cfm
THANK YOU,
JOHN HACKER
DUE TO THE CURRENT LACK OF A TEACHER'S CONTRACT FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, I WILL NOT BE UPDATING THIS BLOG. IT IS MY SMALL WAY OF PROTESTING THE WAY THE WALTHAM EDUCATORS' ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN UNFAIRLY TREATED BY THE ELECTED SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF WALTHAM. THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE HAS CHOSEN NOT TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE W.E.A. THIS IS UNFAIR TO THE TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND VOTERS OF WALTHAM. IF YOU WISH TO VOICE YOUR OPINION TO THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE, PLEASE EMAIL THEM DIRECTLY. YOU MAY FIND THEIR EMAILS AT THIS WEBSITE:
http://www.walthampublicschools.org/sc.cfm
THANK YOU,
JOHN HACKER
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Week of January 17, 2012
Midterms for all students are this week.
We will continue with all of our novels at the end of the week/beginning of next week.
Thanks,
Mr. Hacker
We will continue with all of our novels at the end of the week/beginning of next week.
Thanks,
Mr. Hacker
Friday, January 6, 2012
Week of January 9, 2012
Happy New Year Everyone!
I hope you all celebrated the holidays with loved ones and enjoyed the company of family and friends.
Sophomore C-1 classes have started reading JD Salinger's classic The Catcher in the Rye, the story of Holden Caulfield, an angst ridden teenager deaing with his emotional issues. Students will be finished with the first third of the novel (Ch. 1-7) by Monday and will have a quiz either Tuesday or Wednesday depending on the class period. Students should also be tracking Holden's "symptoms" as they prepare to write a paper titled "Diagnosing Holden."
Sophomore Honors are reading John Steinbeck's classic Of Mice and Men and will be finishing at the end of this week.
Freshmen finished reading The Hobbit over vacation and will begin review work for their test this week. They will also be preparing to complete a project on the novel, which is included in each student's novel packet.
Mr. Hacker
I hope you all celebrated the holidays with loved ones and enjoyed the company of family and friends.
Sophomore C-1 classes have started reading JD Salinger's classic The Catcher in the Rye, the story of Holden Caulfield, an angst ridden teenager deaing with his emotional issues. Students will be finished with the first third of the novel (Ch. 1-7) by Monday and will have a quiz either Tuesday or Wednesday depending on the class period. Students should also be tracking Holden's "symptoms" as they prepare to write a paper titled "Diagnosing Holden."
Sophomore Honors are reading John Steinbeck's classic Of Mice and Men and will be finishing at the end of this week.
Freshmen finished reading The Hobbit over vacation and will begin review work for their test this week. They will also be preparing to complete a project on the novel, which is included in each student's novel packet.
Mr. Hacker
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