Friday, May 4, 2018

Willow Weekly 4/30 to 5/4


Welcome to the Willow Weekly.  Here you will find all of your Team Willow news and information.  Please sign up for automatic updates and you will be notified whenever an update is made.

    Important Information:  
    • As a connection to the ELA curriculum, we are holding a In-Kind Drive in support of the International Institute, which helps out refugees in crisis. Check out the flyer for what you can donate!
    • Friday, May 11th is a half day
    • On Wednesday, May 23rd, we are going to Six Flags, please make sure your student has paid and turned in their permission slip. They may bring extra money for food or games
    • Last day of school is May 24th. School dismisses at noon.
    • The Jim Schoemehl run is coming up on Saturday, May 5th. You can find information on this flyer.
    Seventh grade science classes are in need of a LARGE amount of cardboard for our final Engineering Design Process experience (details will be shared next week). If you have access to cardboard that would be useful to us, we would LOVE to take it off your hands and repurpose it prior to recycling.

    We are looking for:
    ·         Corrugated cardboard – the thicker the better. (Thin, flimsy cardboard and cereal box-type cardboard are not needed for this project.)
    ·         Large pieces – the bigger the better. Medium-sized pieces are useful as well.
    ·         Non-waxed, plain cardboard. (if the outside is white/printed/has large labels on it, but the inside is brown/plain, we can still use it)

    If you are able to send in cardboard next week (May 7-11), it would be greatly appreciated! We will begin building with these materials on Monday, May 14th, so we will need to have it gathered by the end of next week.

    Thanks in advance for any help you can offer!

    ELA –

    We're continuing to read Refugee by Alan Gratz and studying the book's themes as they change and develop. It's been really fun to read the same book at the same time and focus in on one skill! By next Friday, 5/11, students should be on page 224.

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

    Social Studies –
    Students have been exploring the early Middle Ages.  We have been looking at the Germanic Tribes aka The Barbarians.  Were they REALLY barbarians?  Or were they refugees with technology and ideas that would have benefitted Rome?

    Next week students will begin their summative folder project on Medieval Africa and Europe.  All of the research materials and directions are located in the Middle Ages section of my website.



    www.hixson.webster.k12.mo.us/pages/Hixson/Classes/pettid
    Lisa Pettid – pettid.lisa@wgmail.org
    314-918-4602


    Math- 

    Algebra- Students should begin studying for their final

    7th grade math- Students are working on their last unit, Statistics and probability.

    Ashley Porter 
    porter.ashley@wgmail.org


    Science
    Students have focused on the differences and similarities between climate and weather this week as well as the different types of climates that occur here on Earth.

    We end our weather unit next week focusing on both natural and human caused climate change.

    Our end of the year engineering design project begins next Thursday.  Please see the note at the top of the blog.  WE NEED CARDBOARD!



    geringer.matt@wgmail.org

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    Thursday, May 3, 2018

    Willow Weekly 4/16 to 4/20


    Welcome to the Willow Weekly.  Here you will find all of your Team Willow news and information.  Please sign up for automatic updates and you will be notified whenever an update is made.

      Important Information:
      Chromebook Collection
      Usually in early May, our technology team collects all Chromebooks and chargers for the summer. This year, we will be collecting the Chromebooks a few weeks early.

      On Monday, April 16th, students will check back in their Chromebooks and chargers to their 4th hour class.  Once they are collected, they will not be going back and forth from school to home.  The reason for the earlier collection is to ensure that each device has been assessed and checked to make sure it is in working condition for the MAP test.  Beginning Friday, April 27th, all of Hixson will be testing, similar to our practice MAP test schedule from January.  Therefore, it is important that our technology department has the time to assess each machine to make sure they are in satisfactory working condition for our testing days.

      Students will have access to technology in their classrooms.  Students may also bring their own device from home.

      Please be mindful of the following for the three testing days:
      • Please make sure your child comes to school with headphones or earbuds.  The listening portion of the test requires it.
      •  Please make sure your child comes to school with a book to read after they are done testing.
      • Please know that cell phones ARE NOT ALLOWED in the testing rooms.  If you need to reach your child, please call the main office.  Students will be asked to place their phones in their lockers.  If a phone is in the classroom, the teacher will collect the phone and it will be returned after testing is completed.

      Our testing days are April 27th and April 30th. 
      Thank you for your understanding while we prepare for the building wide MAP test.

      ELA –

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

      Social Studies –

      Students took their Classical World test this Friday.  They have until April 26th to complete their work.

      Next week we will be visiting the Middle Ages in both Europe and Africa.  Students will be working on a digital interactive notebook that is due Thursday.  We will also be exploring The Black Death, and the causes and effects of The Crusades.


       www.hixson.webster.k12.mo.us/pages/Hixson/Classes/pettid
      Lisa Pettid – pettid.lisa@wgmail.org
      314-918-4602


      Math- 

      Algebra- We are working on chapter 11 and MAP prep

      7th grade math- Students worked on LT3, we will be testing next week. Our MAP test will start Friday.

      Ashley Porter 
      porter.ashley@wgmail.org


      Science

      Students worked on goal 3 and 4 of our Growth, Development, and Reproduction unit.  These two sections deal with Natural and Artificial Selection of traits.  Specifically students did research on Genetic Engineering, Genetic Mutations, or Cloning and presented their findings to small groups on Friday.

      Next week students will have a summative exam on this unit.  A study guide was worked on in class on Friday and we will be going over it at the end of class on Monday.

      geringer.matt@wgmail.org

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