Good afternoon Dynamic Team!
Upcoming Events:
Apr. 1st – 3rd - MAP
testing
Apr. 8th – 9th – MAP
testing
Apr. 4th – Student Trivia Night
3:30 – 5:30
Apr. 4th – Term 5 ends
Important Information:
The Hixson student trivia
night is on April 4th! Students may sign up to play as a single
participant or in groups of 2, 4, or 6. The cost is $5 per student and includes
bottled water, hot dog, chips, and a dessert. Students interested in
participating in trivia night should complete the registration form and turn it
into the main office by April 2nd. Registration forms may be
found in the office or by clicking on the following link: http://goo.gl/0YUjLA.
Hixson Baseball Day at the Ballpark
Sunday, April 26th, Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates at 1:15 p.m.
Tickets are on sale now through Friday, April 11th.
Can purchase tickets in the Hixson office for $25 each
Seats are in the Left field Loge sec 268 & 269
For more details please contact Dr. Alice MIller
The
Hixson Summer School Program offers academic courses and workshops that meet
the special interests and needs of students. We hope you will find the Summer
Program offers an opportunity for students to grow intellectually and
personally. Summer learning maintains skills, takes a step beyond, and
stretches the imagination. The journey begins with registration.
When:
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June 2- July 3, 2014
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Where:
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Hixson Middle School
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Classes:
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Communication Arts
Reading Mathematics
Makers Space (elective)
So,
This Is Middle School? (This
transition class runs from 8-12:00 on June 25th only) Contact Dr. Alice
Miller (918-4567) for this one day class
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Transportation:
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Full bus transportation provided
for VTS Students, transportation for local students provided at 12:30.
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Please contact Melissa Hellwig, at 963-6450 or hellwig.melissa@wgmail.org, if you have any further questions regarding the Hixson Summer School Program. Click here to register.
If you would like to activate your
Edline account, please contact Mr. Daniels or Mrs. Pettid for your activation
code.
English –
Susan Artkras – artkras.susan@wgmail.org
Math-
The Dynamic students have worked really hard this year and I feel that they will be ready to take the math portion of the MAP test in two weeks. Students will be allowed to use a calculator on a portion of the MAP test, but I only have a classroom set of calculator which isn't enough for the team, because everyone will take the test at the same time. I highly recommend that each student bring a calculator to school Monday and leave it here for the test (dollar store calculator is fine).
The Dynamic students have worked really hard this year and I feel that they will be ready to take the math portion of the MAP test in two weeks. Students will be allowed to use a calculator on a portion of the MAP test, but I only have a classroom set of calculator which isn't enough for the team, because everyone will take the test at the same time. I highly recommend that each student bring a calculator to school Monday and leave it here for the test (dollar store calculator is fine).
Wilma Slaughter – slaughter.wilma@wgmail.org
Science –
This week in Dynamic Science students
did the pretest, What Do You Know about the Circulatory and Respiratory Systems,
setting up vocabulary templates, vocabulary tracking, goal tracking, textbook
reading, note-taking, video segment notes, and answering questions about the
circulatory and respiratory system. Most of the students are feeling there are
lots of parts to the heart and are working to be able to describe the path of
the blood. The concept of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood is coming into
their vocabulary!
The students received the results of their Weather Unit goal #1 test and those scores will be posted on the portal this weekend. Please ask you child about what they learned about weather.
This unit will prepare them for the Dynamic field trip to the Practical Anatomy and Surgical Education Lab at St. Louis University to participate in the ADVENTURES IN MEDICINE and SCIENCE (AIMS) program to do a pig heart dissection. This is a top notch, state of the art dissection lab! The students will also see a comparison of a healthy human heart compared to a diseased human heart. There are 3 permission slips required for this field trip; one for Webster Groves School District and two for St. Louis University Practical Anatomy Lab which were due today, Friday, 28 March. Below are the links to those permission slips.
Some of the students had homework this weekend to finish answering questions over their textbook research.
Webster Groves permission form:
https://docs.google.com/a/wgcloud.org/file/d/0B7lOsIXyNVFsTEpxbDBjaVpIN0k/edit
The students received the results of their Weather Unit goal #1 test and those scores will be posted on the portal this weekend. Please ask you child about what they learned about weather.
This unit will prepare them for the Dynamic field trip to the Practical Anatomy and Surgical Education Lab at St. Louis University to participate in the ADVENTURES IN MEDICINE and SCIENCE (AIMS) program to do a pig heart dissection. This is a top notch, state of the art dissection lab! The students will also see a comparison of a healthy human heart compared to a diseased human heart. There are 3 permission slips required for this field trip; one for Webster Groves School District and two for St. Louis University Practical Anatomy Lab which were due today, Friday, 28 March. Below are the links to those permission slips.
Some of the students had homework this weekend to finish answering questions over their textbook research.
Webster Groves permission form:
SLU permission forms:
If you have any questions or comments please let me know.
Dynamic Science Course Website
Dynamic Systems Science – Coach Daniels - daniels.mark@wgmail.org
Social Studies –
We
began the week with a great class discussion about the functions of
governments. I asked students to imagine
what would happen if our government just left.
This is what happened to former Roman colonies at the beginning of the
Dark Ages. It led to an entirely new
social structure called Feudalism. We
have also spent time this week with the geography of the region. Next week we will further explore the early
middle ages with a particular emphasis on the emerging social structures and
the beginnings of nation states.
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:
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