Friday, October 18, 2013

Dynamic Dialogue 10/18/13

Happy Friday Dynamic Team!

Upcoming Events:      Oct. 21 – 25:  Red Ribbon Week
                                     Oct. 25:  Hixson All-School Party, 3:30 – 5:00
                                    


Important Information:    If you would like to activate your Edline account, please contact Mr. Daniels or Mrs. Pettid for your activation code.


English –
STudents are busy working on the final project-- research based essay-- of the unit What Behind the Name? Alongside this work, students are working on Anchor activities. The anchor activities focus on discrete reading & writing skills such as reading and coding text, summarizing text which includes identifying the main idea, sentence combining/editing, and editing text. 

Susan Artkras – artkras.susan@wgmail.org


Math


Wilma Slaughter – slaughter.wilma@wgmail.org

Science –
In Dynamic Systems Science the students have completed the Scientific Method Unit and have begun the Universe Unit. There are 5 learning goals for this unit. The students will be focusing on Goal #1for the first part of this unit. After they finish Goal #1 they will take the summative assessment.
1.    
Goal 1:  Student will analyze and interpret data to compare and contrast objects in the universe.
2.    Goal 2:  Student will develop and use models to describe the role of gravity.
3.    Goal 3:  Student will develop and use models to describe cyclic patterns of lunar phases.
4.    Goal 4:  Student will develop and use models to describe cyclic patterns of Earth’s seasons.
5.    Goal 5:  Student will develop and use models to describe cyclic patterns of eclipses.


Goal 1:  Student will analyze and interpret data to compare and contrast objects in the universe.
4
Student demonstrates innovation, in depth inference(s), or advanced application(s) with the learning goal.  In addition to level 3 the student will be able to:
  • use ratios/scales to relate objects in the universe.  
3
Student will be able to:
  • analyze and interpret data to compare and contrast objects in the universe; such as, sizes of objects, habitable properties, layers of the crust and atmosphere, surface features, orbital radius, etc.
2
Student will able to:
  • analyze and interpret data to relate objects in the universe to Earth.
1
The student able to:
  • collect and organize data about objects in the universe.

The students are working on a research project, see below. Please as your student what universe objects they are researching. Select the link below to see the project details.

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

Dynamic Science Course Website

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

314-918-4603


Social Studies –

We have spent most of the week focused on Hammurabi’s Law Code.  This is the world’s earliest example of a written law code.  Students have been comparing and contrasting this law code with both modern day laws and the Hixson Handbook.  Next week, we will wrap up Mesopotamia with a look at some primary source materials. 

I have posted the notes for Mesopotamia on Edline.  They are available for students to make certain that they have everything they need.

Grades have been updated and are posted on the Parent/Student Portal.

After school help is available in my room every Tuesday until 4:00 


Dynamic Social Studies Course Website:

Lisa Pettid – pettid.lisa@wgmail.org
314-918-4602

Please visit the following links for more information:


Dr. Heisserer's blog - http://hixsonprincipal.wordpress.com/



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