Happy Friday Dynamic Team!
Coach Daniels is collecting the last day, Friday, 23 May, Incredible Pizza field trip forms and money. Please turn those in as soon as you are able!
Coach Daniels is collecting the last day, Friday, 23 May, Incredible Pizza field trip forms and money. Please turn those in as soon as you are able!
Upcoming Events:
Apr. 22nd – 6th – 8th Choir
Concert
Apr. 23rd – 7th Grade
Band Concert
Apr. 24th – 8th Grade Band
Concert
Important Information:
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
On Monday, students visited the library and took advantage of extra reading time. Students were reminded to check their Google email account for a letter from the library with information about library fees, checked out books, and overdue books.
This week students began a new writing project "This I Believe," modeled after the NPR show that shared personal essays by people from all walks of life. The students read model essays and have had a chance also to listen to some of the essays. On Thursday, students began with a pre-writing activity to get them thinking about how personal stories can provided evidence for beliefs in action.
On Friday, students will be guided through a second pre-writing activity to help them become aware of a personal belief they hold, which might become the main idea for their own "This I believe" personal essay, which we will begin drafting next week.
Math-
Wilma Slaughter – slaughter.wilma@wgmail.org
Science –
This week in Dynamic Science students had a tremendous learning experience at the Practical Anatomy Lab at SLU! Please ask your student about the Wednesday pig heart dissection field trip! Dr. Ray Vollmer reported to the students that now doctors are seeing the rapid increase in high cholesterol and atherosclerosis in children as young as 10 years old. We have completed the circulatory and respiratory systems and finished up this week talking about how to keep a healthy circulatory system! The emphasis has been on aerobic exercise and great nutrition, including “super-foods.”
On Monday, 21 April the students will take their summative circulatory and respiratory systems test.
Thank you to the 13 parents who supervised the pig heart dissection field trip on Monday!
The students have been encouraged to continue to take the Quia quiz to check their understanding of the unit concepts! At this point they should be scoring at least a 90% without using any of their notes. www.quia.com/web - “Circulatory/Respiratory Systems Formative Quiz.”
If you have any questions or comments please let me know.
Dynamic Systems Science – Coach Daniels
314-918-4603
Social Studies –
Students
have been working on the project this week – called the Middle Ages
R.A.F.T. The initials stand for Role,
Audience, Format, and Topic. Students
were allowed to choose their own path from a grid and develop a project that
suits their interests. I am really
looking forward to seeing the projects on Monday. Next week, we will continue looking at the
Medieval Period – particularly the Crusades and The Black Death.
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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