Good afternoon, Dynamic Team!
Upcoming Events:
Feb. 24th – Incoming 7th Grade
Parent Orientation
Student-Lead conferences are March 11th and 12th 4-8 PM.
Important Information:
Important Information:
Dynamic will be having “Student-Lead Conferences” this spring!
Your student will
have a portfolio of their work to present to their parents/guardians and must be present at the conference. The
students will have a working agenda to guide them. They will be sharing the skills they have been developing and their goals as they move forward. The Dynamic Faculty will
be nearby to help the students or answer questions that may come up. The link
to sign-up is below.
English –
This week began with a
visit to our library. Next, we began a new reading/writing unit— “Do the Right
Thing.” The unit began with a reading of “After Twenty Years,” an O. Henry
short story. During this unit, students will be working more with test-like reading
comprehension questions to prepare them for future standardized tests. I will
also continue emphasizing high quality written responses. As always, students are encouraged to work on their writing assignments at home. Students may also submit revisions for regrading. All English assignments and updates are available on 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 genetics. I enjoy teaching this unit so much because the
students are full of questions!
Goal 1: Student describes factors that impact reproduction.
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Student demonstrates innovation, in depth inference(s), or
advanced application(s) with the learning goal. In addition to level 3 the
student will be able to:
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Student will be able to draw conclusions from cause and effect
relationships concerning:
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Student describes cause and effect of an event for:
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The vocabulary words for this unit
are
Allele
Asexual reproduction
Chromosomes/Genes/DNA
Dominant
Genotype
Heredity
Heterozygous
Homozygous
Phenotype
Recessive
and Sexual reproduction.
They are working with Punnett
squares to be able to describe the probability of offspring. Students were
surprised to learn trees, flowers, grass, strawberries, corn, etc. reproduce
sexually. Please ask your child about what they have been learning about
genetics. J
If you have any
questions or comments please let me know.
Dynamic Systems
Science – Coach Daniels
314-918-4603
Social Studies –
This week we began our look at Ancient
Rome. Students began by exploring the
geography of the region using both regular and Google map activities. They also took a short video tour of the
ancient city with CGI reconstructions.
Next week, we will begin looking at the government in Rome, focusing on
the Roman Republic. There will be a
vocabulary activity next week that you may see coming home.
The notes for the unit are available on
my website. I have been urging students
to copy two slides every night into their social studies notebooks. This will keep the task from becoming
overwhelming as the quiz nears.
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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