Hello Dynamic Team!
Upcoming Events:
Apr. 22nd –
7th Grade Band Concert, 7 p.m.
Apr. 27th – Choir
Concert, 6:30 p.m.
Apr. 28th –
29th – MAP Testing
Important Information:
Information about Hixson’s
Summer Enrichment Program can be found here.
After school help sessions
are on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. If you need to come in before
school, you will need to make an appointment with the teacher.
English –
Susan Artkras – artkras.susan@wgmail.org
MATH
Dynamic students will take the Algebra Placement Test next Wednesday and Thursday during math classes. The following week 4/28 (English) and 4/29 (Math), students will take the state assessment (MAP) Test.
Wilma Slaughter
– slaughter.wilma@wgmail.org
Science –
In Dynamic Science this week the students continued to develop the concepts to be able to draw conclusions from cause and effect relationships concerning: parent traits and probability of offspring traits, interactions between plants and animals and the probability of successful reproduction, and humans altering genetic outcomes! The activities this week was focused on humans altering genetic outcomes. They did research on both natural methods like selective breeding, as well as more technology based interventions by altering genes by injecting bacteria, viruses, or chemicals. I suggested the students ask their family members about their opinion on genetically modified organisms, GMO’s. They were able to determine and theorize the cause and effect relationships of GMO’s!
Summative Assessment is on Tuesday, 21 April!
The students had the opportunity to have their clarifying questions answered today in class. The students have review questions posted on Google Classroom #071.
- Investigating and explaining causal relationships may predict & explain events.
- For natural & built systems, conditions of stability and/or rates of change are critical.
If you have any questions or comments please let me know.
Dynamic Systems Science – Coach Daniels - daniels.mark@wgmail.org
314-918-4603
Social Studies –
We spent this week
exploring the risks of medieval town life. Although the growth of towns
provided increased opportunities for individuals, the crowded conditions led to
the rapid spread of diseases such as the bubonic plague. Students
completed several activities about towns and The Black Death. Next week,
we will look at the connection between the Magna Carta and the U.S.
Constitution as well as the Crusades.
The students have been very creative this year and we are running out of colored pencils. If anybody would like to donate, the Social Studies classes would be very grateful.
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:
Hixson home page -http://hixson.webster.k12.mo.us/pages/Hixson
Dr. Smith's blog - http://hixsonprincipal.wordpress.com/
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