Good afternoon Dynamic Team!
Upcoming Events: May 20th – Pops
Concert, Moss Field 6 pm
May 22nd – Last Student
Attendance Day
The "Incredible Pizza" field trip forms are due! Please turn them into Coach Daniels before Wednesday of next week. The forms were mailed home with the 5th grading term Progress reports. If you need another form you may pick one up in the office.
Important Information:
Afterschool Activities ended
on May 8th
Join the
Zumba party on Saturday, May 17th!
Where:
Hixson’s Blacktop
Time: 9:00am
– 10:30am
Cost:
minimum $10 donation
This is the
perfect opportunity for those looking to try Zumba in a low-pressure, high-fun
atmosphere. Bring your family! ALL ages and experiences are welcome!
From the
Library
An e-mail notice was
sent to parents and students regarding unpaid library fines and fees for lost
books. While all library fines should be paid as soon as possible, the wording of
the notice is confusing, indicating that all students who receive the e-mail
have lost books. If a student has a book which is so overdue that it has been
marked lost, it will be designated Library LM (Lost Material) and the cost of
the book will be given. Lines marked Overdue indicate the book is back, but it
had been brought back late and was accessed a fine. Please e-mail or contact
Mrs. Williams (918-4568) or Mrs. Hartmann (918-4649) in the library if
you have questions. Thank you.
Summer School
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.
English –
Susan Artkras – artkras.susan@wgmail.org
Math- Students are working on a Car Buying Project which will be their final grade for the school year. This project was assigned so students can see how math is applied in a real-life situation.
Wilma Slaughter – slaughter.wilma@wgmail.org
Science –
This week in Dynamic Science students completed the
Genetics Unit Test on Thursday. Friday they took the “What Do You Know about
Cells.” The next two weeks they will be working on Levels of Organization and
Cells. They will have a summative assessment on Wednesday, 21 May. The learning
goals, targets, and vocabulary are listed below. Some aspects of the target
skills are already in place.
Goal
1: I am able to describe that living organisms are systems of
interacting subsystems composed, on the most basic level, of cells.
Goal 2: I am able to develop and use models to describe the
function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the
function.
Targets
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 compare and contrast plant cells and animal cells.
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
Dynamic Systems Science –
Coach Daniels - daniels.mark@wgmail.org
Social Studies –
We
are have finished up with the Crusades and moved on to Medieval Africa. We are looking at the medieval kingdoms of
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai. The Study Guide
for the Middle Ages Unit is posted on my website. Students have also received a hard copy. We will go over the Study Guide on May 16th,
after which I will post the answers on my website. The test will be May 20th.
All
late work for Social Studies will be accepted until May 16th at
3:15.
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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