The Willow Weekly: May 2013

Friday, May 17, 2013

Dynamic Dialogue 5/17/13

Good afternoon Dynamic Team!

Upcoming Events: Hixson POPs concert, May 21^st, 6 – 8:30 p.m. Moss Field

Final Day of Student Attendance, May 23^rd.

Important Information: If you are interested in enrolling your student Hixson’s Summer School program, please click here for a registration form.

Permission slips have been sent home for the end of the year pool party. If you need another copy, please click here.

English –

Susan Artkras – artkras.susan@wgmail.org

Math –

Wilma Slaughter – slaughter.wilma@wgmail.org

Science –

This week in Dynamic Science students have been working on the Cell Unit. They will have an assessment on Wednesday, 22 May. The learning goals and vocabulary are listed below. Several of the learning goals they came into this unit with most of the skills in place.

1. I am able to describe how cells are the smallest unit of living organisms.

2. I am able to describe each of the jobs of these organelles: cell membrane, cell wall, chloroplasts, chromosomes, cytoplasm, mitochondria, & nucleus.

3. I am able to compare and contrast photosynthesis and cellular respiration.

4. I am able to describe the levels of organization within complex organisms.

5. I am able to recognize & identify organisms as unicellular or multicellular.

Cell membrane

Cell wall

Chloroplasts

Chromosomes

Cytoplasm

Mitochondria

Nucleus

Organelle

If you have any questions or comments please let me know.

Dynamic Systems Science – Coach Daniels

daniels.mark@wgmail.org

314-918-4603

Social Studies –

Students have focused this week on the medieval West African kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay. The final day to turn in missing work will be May 17^th. The Middle Ages test will be May 21^st. Study guides were handed out on Wednesday and students have been given the entire class on Thursday and Friday to work on Geo Challenge – Africa, missing work and their study guides. I will post the answers to the study guides on Edline and Edmodo on Sunday. We will go over the study guides on Monday. All of the notes for the Middle Ages unit are on Edline and Edmodo.

The links for the course websites are listed below.

Course Websites:

4^th Period - http://www.edline.net/pages/Hixson/Classes/M340001

5^th Period - http://www.edline.net/pages/Hixson/Classes/M340002

6^th Period - http://www.edline.net/pages/Hixson/Classes/M400002

7^th Period - http://www.edline.net/pages/Hixson/Classes/M400004

Lisa Pettid – pettid.lisa@wgmail.org

314-918-4602

Please visit the following links for more information:
Hixson home page - http://schools.webster.k12.mo.us/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectionid=7
Dr. Heisserer's blog - http://hixsonprincipal.wordpress.com/

Friday, May 10, 2013

Dynamic Dialogue 5/10/13

Happy Friday Dynamic Team!

Upcoming Events: Hixson POPs concert, May 21^st, 6 – 8:30 p.m. Moss Field

Final Day of Student Attendance, May 23^rd.

Important Information: After school activities have ended for the year. If your child would like to stay after school with a teacher next week, they will need to discuss this with the individual teacher to check their availability.

If you are interested in enrolling your student Hixson’s Summer School program, please click here for a registration form.

Permission slips have been sent home for the end of the year pool party. If you need another copy, please click here.

English –

Susan Artkras – artkras.susan@wgmail.org

Math –

Wilma Slaughter – slaughter.wilma@wgmail.org

Science –

This week in Dynamic Science students have completed the Genetics unit activities. They have the study guide and a copy of it e-mailed to them. The unit test is on Monday, 13 May 2013. The terms are:

Allele

Asexual reproduction

Chromosomes/ Genes/DNA

Dominant

Genotype

Heredity

Heterozygous

Homozygous

Phenotype

Recessive

Sexual reproduction

Next 2 weeks we will be doing cell activities and human body activities. They will have a 2 day scientific method test next Thursday and Friday.

The links for the course websites are listed below.

Course Websites:

4^th Period - http://www.edline.net/pages/Hixson/Classes/M330004

5^th Period - http://www.edline.net/pages/Hixson/Classes/M330001

6^th Period - http://www.edline.net/pages/Hixson/Classes/M330002

7^th Period - http://www.edline.net/pages/Hixson/Classes/M330003

If you have any questions or comments please let me know

Dynamic Systems Science – Coach Daniels daniels.mark@wgmail.org

314-918-4603

Social Studies –

Students have been wrapping up their look at the middle ages in Europe by focusing on The Crusades. The week was ended with a symposium that examined The Crusades from the point of view of several different participants. Next week we will examine the kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai.

The final day to turn in late or missing work in Social Studies is May 17th.

The links for the course websites are listed below.

Course Websites:

4^th Period - http://www.edline.net/pages/Hixson/Classes/M340001

5^th Period - http://www.edline.net/pages/Hixson/Classes/M340002

6^th Period - http://www.edline.net/pages/Hixson/Classes/M400002

7^th Period - http://www.edline.net/pages/Hixson/Classes/M400004

Lisa Pettid – pettid.lisa@wgmail.org

314-918-4602

Friday, May 3, 2013

Dynamic Dialogue 5/3/13

Good afternoon Dynamic Team!

Upcoming Events: Hixson Orchestra Concert, May 8^th, 7 – 8:30 p.m.

Steiger Auditorium

Important Information: If you are interested in enrolling your student Hixson’s Summer School program, please click here for a registration form.

Permission slips have been sent home for the end of the year pool party. If you need another copy, please click here.

English –

This week students have been working on an interdisciplinary project with mathematics-- The Car Project. Students are learning how to organize, format and write professional reports. Most of the writing in the report allows students to hone their skills of summary writing which has been focus for us. Alongside the writing, students are applying their reading skills by skimming and scanning web-based information to use in developing their report.

Susan Artkras – artkras.susan@wgmail.org

Math –

Wilma Slaughter – slaughter.wilma@wgmail.org

Science –

The links for the course websites are listed below.

Course Websites:

4^th Period - http://www.edline.net/pages/Hixson/Classes/M330004

5^th Period - http://www.edline.net/pages/Hixson/Classes/M330001

6^th Period - http://www.edline.net/pages/Hixson/Classes/M330002

7^th Period - http://www.edline.net/pages/Hixson/Classes/M330003

If you have any questions or comments please let me know

Dynamic Systems Science – Coach Daniels daniels.mark@wgmail.org

314-918-4603

Social Studies –

Students focused this week on the economic, social, and political causes of the Crusades. We will continue with the Crusades next week. The final day to turn in missing work will be May 17^th. The Middle Ages test will be May 21^st.

I am available for after school help every Thursday until 4:00 p.m.

The links for the course websites are listed below.

Course Websites:

4^th Period - http://www.edline.net/pages/Hixson/Classes/M340001

5^th Period - http://www.edline.net/pages/Hixson/Classes/M340002

6^th Period - http://www.edline.net/pages/Hixson/Classes/M400002

7^th Period - http://www.edline.net/pages/Hixson/Classes/M400004

Lisa Pettid – pettid.lisa@wgmail.org

314-918-4602