Good afternoon Dynamic Team!
Upcoming Events: Sept. 22nd
Term 2 begins
Sept.
26th Term 1 grades mailed
Important Information:
Important Information:
Fall conferences this year will be held during the following dates and times:
- October 7, 4pm – 8pm
- October 8, 1pm – 5pm
- October 9, 4pm – 8pm
You may schedule a conference with your child’s teachers by clicking on the link below. Before doing so, however, please read the following:
You will need to know the name of your child’s team to sign up.
- Your student in on DYNAMIC.
- Please sign up for an available time to meet with your child’s team. In most cases, this will include your child’s English/Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies teachers.
- If you would like to meet with your child’s elective teachers, you will need to schedule a conference separate from the team conference. This may require going back to the address below and logging into the website a second time.
- Conferences are ten minutes in length. Please be respectful of everyone’s time by being prompt and conscious of keeping your conference to ten minutes. Teachers will be happy to continue the conversation at a later time, if necessary.
Hixson Middle School Conference Scheduler: http://www.ptcfast.com/schools/Hixson_Middle_School_1
English –
Susan Artkras – artkras.susan@wgmail.org
This week students visited the library and were invited to
participate in the Truman Awards Program and/or the Mark Twain Program: http://www.maslonline.org/?1415FinalNoms
Also this week students worked on revising their selected
paragraph response. We began the week by introducing the scoring guide for the
writing. Next, we concentrated our revision efforts on our topic sentence and
the use of a formal voice in academic writing. Finally, we revised the
supporting details for cohesiveness.
Tips for helping your growing writing:
- Ask him to read the paper aloud, or read the paper aloud to him
- Encourage use of the checklist and the other reference documents provided
- Concentrate efforts on revision, not editing (spelling, punctuation, etc.) at this time
- if a new word or phrase is needed, offer choices of words or phrases and allow the student to choose their own words
Math-
I have a deal with students that if they do extra math assignments Monday through Thursday, then I would rarely assign homework over the weekend. The assignments should only take an hour or less. However, if your student is spending more than an hour, please discontinue the assignment.
I am still entering term grades on the portal (which will come out next Friday). Dynamic students' earned a lot of (A's) this term because they were allowed to redo assessments; I wanted to show them how starting out with an (A) in a class is easier to maintain a high grade, then starting off with a low grade and trying to raise it to an (A).
Wilma Slaughter – slaughter.wilma@wgmail.org
I have a deal with students that if they do extra math assignments Monday through Thursday, then I would rarely assign homework over the weekend. The assignments should only take an hour or less. However, if your student is spending more than an hour, please discontinue the assignment.
I am still entering term grades on the portal (which will come out next Friday). Dynamic students' earned a lot of (A's) this term because they were allowed to redo assessments; I wanted to show them how starting out with an (A) in a class is easier to maintain a high grade, then starting off with a low grade and trying to raise it to an (A).
Wilma Slaughter – slaughter.wilma@wgmail.org
Science –
In Dynamic Systems Science the students have finished
the Scientific Inquiry. The students have been practicing all the details of observing,
recording, and managing data in data tables, and graphs. This week they have
finished their Dish Soap Bubble lab report, did an introductory hands-on GPS
geocache activity, and taken a Formative Quiz Exit slip over Scientific Inquiry
which will be reflected in their progress report.
Next week we will finish
preparation for the Summative Assessment over the Scientific Inquiry Unit and continue
activities building understanding of Global Positioning, latitude, and
longitude.
Progress reports are a mile marker indicator of where the
student is at on becoming “Proficient” = 3 or “B” which means they can do all
the aspects of the skill independently, and successfully! The Semester grade is
cumulative of the three grading terms.
The three learning goals are below:
- I am able to contrast and make observations using qualitative and quantitative data.
- I am able to question and investigate to find answers using the scientific method.
- I am able to clearly communicate using data tables and graphs.
“Forces of Nature” Multimedia Symphony Field Trip – Powell Hall
Tuesday, 11 November 9:00 am
Pairing planet images and information with symphony music,
audiences will be in awe at how the power of nature and various phenomena on
Planet Earth and Beyond have inspired famous works. Just added
to this awesome line-up is the Theme from Star Wars!
Tuesday, November 11 at 9:30 am
If you have any questions
or comments please let me know.
Dynamic Systems Science –
Coach Daniels
314-918-4603
Social Studies –
We have continued looking at Mesopotamia. Working with partners, students were given a
variety of legal scenarios and asked to determine if the outcome was just. Students then examined several examples of
Hammurabi’s Law Code and decided if his laws were just or unjust. Finally, students examined the U.S.
Constitution and created a Venn diagram to compare and contrast both primary
source documents. Next week, we will
wrap up our look at Mesopotamia and conclude with an open-note quiz on Tuesday. The notes are available in the Unit Resources
section of my website if students missed any notes or need to clarify what they have
already written.
Dynamic Social Studies Course Website:
Lisa Pettid – pettid.lisa@wgmail.org
314-918-4602
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