sonya hemmingsContactshemmings@madisonprep.org
(480) 345-2306, Ext. 202 Office HoursBy appointment only, either before school (7:30 to 8 a.m.) or after school (2:50 to 4 p.m.) Monday through Friday.
Classes/Duties9th Grade English (all year): grammar, poetry, and literature and composition.
9th Grade World Geography (2nd and 3rd trimesters): landforms, countries, capitals, and cultures. 10th, 11th, and 12th Grade Latin: vocabulary, grammar, translation, history, mythology, and culture. 11th Grade Visual Arts: history of art and artists, including significant movements and works. AssignmentsSECOND trimester:4/22/24 to 4/26/24
9th Grade English: Read Chapters 1 through 10 of To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee. Take notes for each chapter (characters, vocabulary words, summary/highlights, quotations). In class, we are listening to the audiobook read by Sissy Spacek. At home, students can listen while they read to a free version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0dqmLoMJ3PZV-ESo5qXoSPBsnZqcD_-U 9th Grade Geography: Study Africa countries/capitals/maps, as well as terms. Unit 5 test Monday, May 6. Final draft (including corrections and citations) and poster for country report due Thursday, May 2. 10th Grade Latin: Complete Unit 3 Reading. Due Friday, 4/26/23. 11th Grade Latin: Complete exercises and translation for Chapter 18. 12th Grade Latin: Complete exercises for Chapter 7. |
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 was excited last year to join the stellar and steadfast JMPS staff As the 6th-, 7th-, and 8th-grade language arts teacher. This year, I hope to continue to impart my love for words and images and the ways they work to my high school 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.”
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