Sound Bytes

Anne O’Brien reads her Math Picture Book entitled, “Les the Less Than Sign.” Mrs. Taylor’s 7th grade math classes at Hanes Middle School created math picture books to illustrate math concepts in real world situations. Students wrote and illustrated their own math picture book. This project integrated reading, writing and art into the world of […]

Seventh graders Anne, Rioghnach, and Noelle continue with #3 in their podcasts series dealing with “Strange Facts.” This is the last show in the series. It’s all about strange laws, earthquakes, the fear of vegetables, phobias, and English language paradoxes.

Clay Wash introduces listeners to our lastest project — documenting the learning adventure of two seventh grade students as they explore the world of robotics using a LEGO NXT kit. This is Day 1 of the adventure. Gilberto Canales and Brandon Washington begin building their first LEGO NXT robot. Listen in as they recount their […]

Clay Wash introduces listeners to the world of “Animal Testing.” Should it be allowed? Sometimes things go wrong. Companies claim it is for ‘the good of the people.’ But is it? Do you believe that animals should be given cancer and terminal diseases? You decide…..

Seventh graders Anne, Rioghnach, and Noelle continue with #2 in their series of “Strange Facts.” It’s all about mustaches in Alabama, rocks in Colorado, blue ducks in Kentucky, the fear of beds, apples as roses, the fear of long words, alcoholic scorpions, the connection between smoking and blindness, plastic flamingoes, and the speed of breaking […]

Sixth grade students at Hanes share their experimental results. This enhanced podcast features the following experiments: Tennis Ball Launch by Emily, Football Launch Angles by Thomas, Shoe Weight vs. Kick Speed by Duane, Airbag Filler Materials by Austin, Windmill Blade Angles vs. Power Output by Ben, Temperature and Viscosity of Liquids by Forrest, and Nozzle […]

Our Radio Drama series continues with Part Four. There are three stories by 7th grade students at Hanes Middle School in this episode: Luna and Soul by Rachel and Jenna; Mission – Planet Blue by Sharon and Caroline; and Star Wars Episode 7 by Alex and Justin.

Our Radio Drama series continues with Part Three. There are four stories by 7th grade students at Hanes Middle School in this episode:The Comet by Alex S. and Tyler H; The Spleeblog by Vipul and Chris; The Unhappy Ending by Ryan & Andrew; and, Wii and PS3 by Colton, Jonathan, and Jesse.

Seventh graders Anne, Rioghnach, and Noelle begin a new podcast series called “Strange Facts.” It’s all about your wrist, Leap Day, Mother’s Day, the post office, drought-resistant rats, graffitti on cows, sheep, English speakers, whale hunting in Oklahoma, and elephants in North Carolina.

Our Radio Drama series continues with Part Two. There are three stories by 7th grade students at Hanes Middle School in this episode: Rory and Frank’s Plot by Hannah & Kaila, Ray and Chester by Eric & Jack, and Pickles by Kasey and Sarah.

Radio Dramas was an introductory podcasting unit for 7th graders at Hanes Middle School. Following guidelines first published by Chicago’s WBEZ radio for their 2006 Third Coast Festival, students created a story that began with the sentence, “To begin with, they never got along.” In this first podcasting project students learned to write a script, […]

In March all seventh grade students at Hanes Middle School as well as across the state of North Carolina take a one hour test to evaluate their writing skills. A prompt is given at the beginning of the session and students are asked to create a two-page persuasive essay based on the topic. Students in […]

Barbara Butryn, Hanes Middle School art teacher, introduces an 8th grade art class project entitled, “Illusions.” Lines, patterns, squares, and shapes are used to create the illusion of movement. Using only a pencil to sketch the design and any medium to draw with, students created original designs.

At the Winter Concert the Hanes Orchestra performed 5 selections: “Jingle Bells,” “Pachelbels Kanon,” “St. Nick’s Canon on the Housetop,” “Ukrainian Carol,” and finally, “Trepak” from the Nutcracker.

Hanes chorus sings “Charlotte Town,” Gloria Hallejulah,” and “My Heart Sings a Melody” at the winter concert in December, 2006.

8th grade band students at Hanes perform “Felis Navidad” and the “Nutcracker” at the winter band concert in December, 2006.

7th grade band students perform “Winter Wonderland” and “Hannakah Holiday” during the December, 2006 winter band concert.

Sixth Grade Band performs “Saint Nick Salsa” and “Quantas Celebrations” during the Winter, 2006 Band Concert.

Several sixth and seventh grade students at Hanes Middle School gather around the microphone to share their thoughts on the qualities needed in an ideal teacher. By their seventh grade year in school they have had over twenty different teachers, so they are savvy consumers and have definite opinions about teacher behavior and ways of […]

In early October, Matt Talbert, band director at Hanes Middle School, led two sixth grade beginning band classes in a series of musical selections. Keep in mind that these students have never had band before. They have only been playing for a little over one month! Learning fingering positions, learning to read music, learning to […]