Located in the heart of beautiful of Alexandria, Virginia, Francis C. Hammond Middle School was built in 1956. The building has housed a variety of grade levels over the course of its storied history. It served as a high school from 1956 until 1971. Hammond High School gained a reputation for being one of the finest schools in the state. As a two-year school (grades 9-10) Hammond was in the forefront of racial desegregation (1971-1979). In the fall of 1979, Francis C. Hammond Junior High School opened (grades 7-9). In the fall of 1993 it was reorganized into a middle school. The latest evolution for Francis C. Hammond was its reorganization in the fall of 2009 as a campus of three middle schools (FCH1, FCH2 and FCH3).

The K-12 Web Archiving Program has been a great addition to the curriculum offered at the School. The Program fits perfectly into Mr. Hewlett’s PACE course on Digital Citizenship. Through the course students spend time each week selecting objects to include in the School’s collections and learning about the creation & preservation of digital information. The students in the course have also had the opportunity to visit the Library of Congress and National Archives to better understand what makes a strong, archival collection. The K-12 Web Archiving Program is helping Hammond students to better understand how to use primary sources and digital content. The students love the sense of making a lasting contribution to history and appreciate being able to share what they are working on with friends, teachers, and parents. The success of the K-12 Web Archiving Program at Hammond is a true source of pride for the School.

Francis C. Hammond Middle School's Collections

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Country Collection

Our students are a diverse group and this collection represents sites from some of the countries we represent.

• http://fslactivities.ca/
  

  This website has online activities for kids on french topics. It also includes fun games and kids crafts.

• http://info.china.alibaba.com/news/detail/v5004179...
  

  Learn about the biggest tourists attractions in China.

• http://www.elsalvador.com/mwedh/
  

  You can come here and see news from El Salvador. You can translate it if you can not understand it. You can see what kind of sports they play. You can see their what kind of entertainment the have.

• http://www.gocurrency.com/
  

  Find out how much your US money is worth in other countries!

• http://www.japantimes.co.jp/
  

  People in Japan use this website to find out news that's happening in their country.

• http://www.lonelyplanet.com/china
  

  Tourist Info and history about China.

• http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/default.asp
  

  The official website for the Prime Minister of Canada.

• http://www.presidencia.gob.sv/
  

  Here you can come and see information about the president of El Salvador. You can see where he was born. You can see who he is married to. So come here if you want to see information about the President of El Salvador.

• http://www.uncg.edu/rom/courses/dafein/civ/timeline.htm
  

  This website shows you a timeline of some of the most important events that happened through out french history

• http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/
  

  The currency in England is pound sterling.they have both coins and banknotes.

Student Favorites

A collection of our students favorite websites

• http://www.alexandria.lib.va.us/
  

  This is the website for the Alexandria Library in Alexandria, Virginia. We have a branch across from our school on Seminary Road. You can use the catalog to find books, movies, and music.

• http://www.fanfiction.net/
  

  People use Fan Fiction to talk about their favorite books and characters. On fan fiction there are discussion boards to discuss books. Sometimes people post their own writing using characters from books already published. People post writing, movies, and audio clips they make.

• http://www.formspring.me/
  

  This is a social networking website where you ask a question and other people answer it. You can answer other peoples questions and see what your friends ask.

• http://www.freeonlinegames.com/
  

  Fun and addicting games that you can play on your laptop at home or at school.

• http://www.girlsgames24.com/
  

  This website has tons of games just for girls. They have dress up games, baby games, make-up games and others that girls like.

• http://www.healthy-eating.com/
  

  This site is a great resource for vegetarians. You can find recipes, tips, and order vegan food.

• http://www.jamglue.com/
  

  Jam Glue is a site where you can create music mixes online. You can save them and share them with other people. You can also listen to mixes other people made.

• http://www.juegos.com/
  

  This site has tons of Flash games in Spanish.

• http://www.jumptvlatino.com/
  

  This site has video from TV shows in South America. Most of them are in Spanish.

• http://www.maxi-juegos.com/
  

  This site has games in Spanish for middle and high school students.

• http://www.mediatakeout.com/
  

  This website is about famous celebrities and what's going on with them and their life right now. It has funny outtakes and pictures of them out in public.

• http://www.miniclip.com/
  

  Mini Clip is like an online arcade. There are hundreds of different types of games. There are action, sports, puzzle and other types of games.

• http://www.minijuegos.com/
  

  This site has games for elementary school kids. The games are in Spanish.

• http://www.oovoo.com/
  

  This is a website where you video chat with your friends. You can do one on one chats or group chats.

• http://www.pixton.com/
  

  This is a web comic creator. You can create cool looking cartoons using this site. We used this in Mr. Hewlett's class.

• http://www.shockwave.com/
  

  This site has racing, puzzle and logic games.

• http://www.univision.com/
  

  This is the website for the TV network Univision. You can watch their shows on here and find information about the cast and characters.

• http://www.whatsherface.com/
  

  This is a fun website for girls. It has a mall, fashion tips, and games.

• http://www.y8.com/
  

  This is a really good game site. It loads quick and the games are fun. There are not a lot of ads on the page which is nice.

• http://bellasara.com/
  

  This site is an online world where you adopt a horse that you can use to play games, complete adventures, and other fun tasks.

• http://chitchat.com/
  

  With Chit Chat you can have all your social networking info on your phone. You can also instant message other people.

• http://www.discoverygirls.com/
  

  Discovery Girls is an online magazine that covers issues that teenage girls are interested in. Many of the articles are written by the people who read it. The articles are about topics such as school, friends, sports, parents, relationships, etc...

• http://www.matthaywood.com/
  

  Matt Haywood is an artist that we like. He is friends with our teacher and is a teacher himself.

Tools for School

A collection of the tools that we use at school. Everything from citation generators to encyclopedias.

• http://acps.blackboard.com/
  

• http://criterion28.ets.org/cwe/
  

• http://worldbookonline.com/student/home
  

• http://www.bibme.org/
  

• http://www.brainpop.com/
  

• http://www.firstinmath.com/
  

• http://www.netsmartz.org/index.aspx
  

• http://www.solpass.org/
  

• http://community.discoveryeducation.com/