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Upcoming Events:
No after school Tuesday, December 21
Winter break December 21- January 3rd
Students return January 4th
Winter break December 21- January 3rd
Students return January 4th
Important Information:
After school help sessions and activities are after school Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday until 4:00. At least one teacher from Willow will be available for help on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays until 4:00. A list of other after school opportunities can be found here.
Check out the counselor's newsletter for December. There is a lot of great information and reminders on there. Check it out here.
Check out the counselor's newsletter for December. There is a lot of great information and reminders on there. Check it out here.
English –
Our publishing party is MONDAY!
Students should come with printed covers if they designed them on Canva or with finished paper covers from home. Some students finished and turned in their stories today, so just check with your child to make sure!
For the publishing party, I'll be providing hot chocolate (made with water). Students are welcome to bring snacks, marshmallows, peppermint sticks, etc for our celebration. Our stories are AWESOME, and I'm so excited for us to share our writing!
Students should come with printed covers if they designed them on Canva or with finished paper covers from home. Some students finished and turned in their stories today, so just check with your child to make sure!
For the publishing party, I'll be providing hot chocolate (made with water). Students are welcome to bring snacks, marshmallows, peppermint sticks, etc for our celebration. Our stories are AWESOME, and I'm so excited for us to share our writing!
Don't forget to stay updated with what's going on in ELA by visiting blog.katiekraushaar.com
Social Studies –
Students are continuing to explore Hinduism and The Caste System. Working in groups this week, students explored the Origins, Beliefs, Practices, and The Caste System, creating word webs to illustrate their thinking.All missing work is due by the end of the day next Tuesday.
Lisa Pettid – pettid.lisa@wgmail.org
314-918-4602
Math-
7th grade students had a test- if they did not finish in class they will have some time on Monday. They will be making any corrections for points on Monday.algebra is taking their final and have their animal project for chapter 5 due next Tuesday before break.
I found a nice website, check it out! Sign up for Table Talk Math here! The goal of this site is to provide clarity for what students could be doing to increase their math fluency and also provide prompts to discuss around the dinner table (or anywhere, for that matter).
To sign up for math homework updates message @math7port to 81010
algebra homework updates- message @a493a to 81010
Ashley Porter
porter.ashley@wgmail.org
Science –
Here are suggested conversation starters for you young engineer:
- What were the questions like on your science summative?
- What question did you find the most challenging?
The targets this week have been:
- Goal 4: I am able to develop and use models to describe cyclic patterns of Earth’s seasons.
- Goal 5: I am able to develop and use models to describe cyclic patterns of eclipses.
The cross-cutting concept have been:
- Patterns: Observing patterns & events guides organization and classification & leads to understanding of relationships.
- Cause and Effect: Investigating and explaining causal relationships may predict & explain events.
Activities students participated in this week:
- Monday - Students either finished and corrected late assignments or worked on the review questions.
- Tuesday - Corrected review questions and studied for the summative assessment.
- Wednesday - Summative Assessment on Seasons and Eclipses.
- Thursday - Began watching a BBC documentary about the challenges facing the NASA Mission to Mars. Class discussion regarding some of those challenges.
- Friday - Innovation Hour started our day. Finished watching the BBC documentary about the challenges facing the NASA Mission to Mars.
Vocabulary Emphasis this week:
- }Axial Tilt with orbital position and sunlight intensity Cause & Effect = Explain why we have seasons.
- Vocabulary: Length of shadows, Axis, Sunlight intensity, Direct and Indirect Sunlight, Angle of sun rays.
NEXT WEEK the students will be working on understanding the complicated requirements for a save manned mission to Mars.
If you have any questions or concerns please email me!
Team Willow Science – Mr. Daniels - daniels.mark@wgmail.org
Please visit the following links for more information:
Hixson home page -http://hixson.webster.k12.mo.us/pages/Hixson
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