sonya hemmings

Contact

shemmings@madisonprep.org
(480) 345-2306, Ext. 202 


Office Hours

By appointment only, either before school (7:30 to 8 a.m.) or after school (2:50 to 4 p.m.) Monday through Friday.

Classes/Duties

6th Grade Language Arts: spelling, grammar, cursive writing, memorization/recitation, and literature and composition.
7th Grade Language Arts: spelling/vocabulary, grammar, cursive writing, memorization/recitation, short research and report writing.
8th Grade Language Arts: spelling/vocabulary, grammar, cursive writing, memorization/recitation, short research and report writing.

Assignments

FIRST trimester:

Complete study guide for trimester final:
(Scroll down to see current week.)

11/7/22 to 11/11/22

6th Grade:
Spelling Workout F Lesson 10 Packet: Write list words two times each in spelling notebook. Complete pp. 42-44.
--OR--
Wordly Wise Book 6 Lesson 4 Packet: Write list words two times each in spelling notebook. Write definitions (and any related words and their definitions) one time. Complete Exercises 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, and 4e.
Packets are due Thursday, Nov. 10.
Spelling tests on Thursday, Nov. 10.

​7th Grade:
Complete Spelling/Vocabulary Study Guide for trimester final.
Practice identifying/highlighting/labeling nouns, pronouns, verbs, and adverbs in simple sentences. Cursive quotations.
Assignments due Thursday, Nov. 10.

8th Grade:
Complete Spelling/Vocabulary Study Guide for trimester final.
Practice identifying/highlighting/labeling nouns, pronouns, verbs, and adverbs in simple sentences. Cursive quotations.
Assignments due Thursday, Nov. 10.

11/14/22 to 11/18/22

6th Grade:
Complete study guide for trimester final:
  • Review spelling/definitions of 15 challenging words.
  • Fill in notes about four parts of speech (nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs), and practice identifying/
    highlighting/labeling these words in sentences.
  •  Review poems.
Study guide due Thursday, Nov. 17, for homework points. Trimester final scheduled Tuesday, Nov. 22.

​7th Grade:
Complete study guide for trimester final:
  • Review spelling/definitions of 30 challenging words.
  • Fill in notes about four parts of speech (nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs), and practice identifying/
    highlighting/labeling these words in sentences.
  •  Review poem.
  • Complete cursive packet.
Study guide due Thursday, Nov. 17, for homework points. Trimester final scheduled Tuesday, Nov. 22 (7A), and Wednesday, Nov. 23 (7B). 

8th Grade:
Complete study guide for trimester final:
  • Review spelling/definitions of 30 challenging words.
  • Fill in notes about four parts of speech (nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs), and practice identifying/
    highlighting/labeling these words in sentences.
  •  Review poem.
  • Complete cursive packet.
Study guide due Thursday, Nov. 17, for homework points. Trimester final scheduled Monday, Nov. 21 (8B), and Wednesday, Nov. 23 (8A). 
After spending a number of years observing from the outside and cheering on my children (as well as other family members and friends) while they participated in Patriot sports and extracurricular activities, I’m excited to join the stellar and steadfast JMPS staff. As the 6th-, 7th-, and 8th-grade language arts teacher, I hope to impart my love for words and the ways they work to my students. Although I come from a long line of teachers, I decided during college that I’d take a different career path. And for awhile, I did. I graduated from Northern Arizona University with a bachelor's degree in journalism, and in the decades since, I’ve written, edited, and designed for newspapers, magazines, and books. Somehow, though, I’ve almost always found myself teaching — not only my own children, whom I homeschooled, but also students from other families in learning co-ops and online classes. My husband, Shawn, and I have lived in Tempe since we were married in 1995. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, cooking, and playing the piano, as well as dabbling in photography and textile arts. Our four children have all enjoyed their time as “part-time Patriots,” playing a variety of sports. While the two oldest have graduated and moved on to college and career, the two youngest have joined me on the JMPS campus, where we are now excited to call ourselves “full-time Patriots.”