Willow Weekly 1/27/17

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Please remind your students to charge their Chromebook every night! We have had many students come to class with dead Chromebooks, which slows down instruction. Thank you!

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.

Want to know more about the counselor's Mindfulness group? Check out this letter from them!

English –

We're moving forward with writing about our reading! Students chose books that they've read before and enjoyed and will be delving more deeply into analyzing them in the coming weeks.

Students also received feedback on their narrative writing post-assessment. Anyone can make revisions to their post-assessment for a higher grade. Writers must:
1. Listen to my feedback and make changes accordingly.
2. Answer the question on Google Classroom with the revisions that they made and the new score they feel they now deserve and why.


Don't forget to stay updated with what's going on in ELA by visiting Ms. K's blog.

Social Studies –

This week in Social Studies students we finished up our look at the geography of China and moved to looking at ancient Chinese culture.  Our primary focus has been on the three Chinese philosophies of Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism - and the effect these philosophies are still having.  Next week, we will wrap up our look at China and students will receive the study guide for their summative over India and China.

 www.hixson.webster.k12.mo.us/pages/Hixson/Classes/pettid

Lisa Pettid – pettid.lisa@wgmail.org

314-918-4602

Math- 

Ashley Porter 

porter.ashley@wgmail.org

mathrm214.blogspot.com

Science –

I’ve enjoyed being back at school since Tuesday!been out all week, for I had an appendectomy on Sunday, 15 January. I will return to school early next week. Mr. Daniels

Here are suggested conversation starters for your young engineer:

• In science did your group research the appendix, gallbladder or stem cells?
• Was it the structure, the tissues, or the functions you researched? What did you find?

1. Goal 1: I understand that living organisms are systems of interacting subsystems composed, on the most basic level, of cells.
2. Goal 2:  I am able to develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.
1. See Proficiency Scales for these goals below.

The cross-cutting concept have been:

1. Scale, Proportion, and Quantity: Changes in scale, proportion, or quantity affect a system’s structure and/or performance.
2. Systems and System Models: Defining systems and system models are ways to understand & test ideas.
3. Structure and Function: The way in which an object or living thing is shaped & its substructures determine many of its properties and functions.

Activities students participated in this week:

1. Monday - www.newsela.com “Study uses stem cells from umbilical cords to fight rare heart defect,” and “No lame brains: Mini replicas may offer clues into some of worst diseases.”  
2. Tuesday - Review cell concepts, and Structure and Function Research groups: gallbladder, appendix, and stem cells.
3. Wednesday - Formative and oral research presentations.
4. Thursday - Disease Prevention class discussion and notes.
5. Friday - Microscope parts and how to use a microscope.

Emphasis this week:

1. }Structure and Function of the cell parts and what defines something as “LIVING.”
2. Vocabulary: Cell membrane, Cell wall, Chloroplasts, Chromosomes, Cytoplasm, Mitochondria, Nucleus, Organelle

NEXT WEEK the students will be working with microscopes to examine different types of cells. Summative Cell project will be distributed the end of next week or the start of the next.

Goal 1:    I understand that living organisms are systems of interacting subsystems composed, on the most basic level, of cells.  (Scale/Proportion) (Systems) (Structure & Function)

4	I demonstrate innovation, in depth inference(s), or advanced application(s) with the learning goal. In addition to level 3 I will be able to: predict the effect(s) on an organism if a specific subsystem or cell does not function properly or does not exist OR demonstrate additional understanding of cells.
3	I use both cell theory and levels of organization to show that an organism is living.

Goal 2:  I am able to develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.   (Scale/Proportion) (Systems) (Structure & Function)

4	I demonstrate innovation, in depth inference(s), or advanced application(s) with the learning goal. In addition to level 3 I will be able to: create an analogy between cell and non-cell OR demonstrate additional understanding of cells.
3	I am able to develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole. describe the function that each organelle contributes in the cell.  (cell wall, nucleus, chloroplast, mitochondria, cell membrane).

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 Dr. Smith's blog - http://hixsonprincipal.wordpress.com/