Happy Weekend, Dynamic Team!
Upcoming Events:
Jan. 19 – MLK Day, No School
Feb. 7 –
Adult Trivia Night (see below)
Important Information: Hixson's Adult Trivia Night is coming up in February. Click here for a link to all the details. We are asking parents to contribute items for two baskets to be auctioned off per team. Dynamic’s theme is
FYI: Many students are coming to school without fully charging their laptops the night before. Help with this would be appreciated.
English –
This week students were introduced to a writing assignment that also offers them in opportunity to enter a nationwide writing contest and to win prizes such as a laptop computer. The "Breaking Barriers in Sports and Life" encourages students to tell their story of overcoming a barrier with the help of one or more of Jackie Robinson's Nine Values. The contest writing combines two types of curricular essays-- narrative and explanatory. Students began their writing by examining winning essay models, generating topics, analyzing the overall structure of the writing and reviewing ways to get their ideas down into a first draft.
For students who are absent, details of the day's work and necessary documents or links are being posted to their ELA Google Classroom.
For students who are absent, details of the day's work and necessary documents or links are being posted to their ELA Google Classroom.
Susan Artkras – artkras.susan@wgmail.org
Math-
Wilma Slaughter – slaughter.wilma@wgmail.org
Science –
This week in Dynamic Science students
have been working on Levels of Organization and Cells. 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
I have enjoyed being
back to work this week. I had a total knee surgery on my right knee over the winter
break. My knee is healing very well and I’m about 2 weeks ahead of schedule! J Ms. Krueger did a
great job as the guest teacher and the students are made very good progress in
the cell unit while I was out on medical leave.
This semester you will see more assignments
scores posted on the portal. “Summative assessment” scores are the only grades with are used to calculate the
semester grade.
If you have any
questions or comments please let me know.
Dynamic Systems
Science – Coach Daniels
314-918-4603
Social Studies –
Students have continued exploring the
differences between Athens and Sparta this week. They completed both Reading Notes 27 and a
Venn Diagram comparing the two cities.
Towards the end of the week, we began to look at the war with Persia and
the Golden Age of Athens. Next week, we
will begin work on the Greek Myth Project.
The directions are posted on my website it you would like a preview.
After school help is available in my room every Thursday 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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