Red Team Weekly Update

Week of 3/2-3/6

Letter from the District

Dear Webster Groves Families,

School Districts across the state have been asked by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop plans for e-learning/remote learning should there be a need to close schools for an extended period of time due to weather or illness.

In an effort to assess the computing needs of all of our families, we ask that you fill out this short survey to determine what, if any, support the district can help provide should the decision to close schools for an extended period of time be made.

Our sincere hope is that we will not have to use any plan that is put in place.

Please fill out a separate survey for each school-aged child and respond to this survey by Thursday, March 12th.

https://forms.gle/8TttuTg619bZncQXA

Webster Groves School District

Breaking News

There will not be after-school activities next week due to conferences. Activities will resume after spring break.
Don't forget that parent/teacher conferences are next week! To schedule a conference with your child(ren)'s teachers, please visit https://ptcfast.com/schools/Hixson_Middle_School_1. Due to conferences, students have a noon dismissal on Wednesday, March 11th. We hope to see many of you next week!
To help contribute to the PTO Conference Meal, please visit this link.
MAP testing will be taking place on the following dates in April and May. Please try to schedule appointments outside of these testing dates. Thank you!

April 29 & 30: 8th Grade Science

May 4-7: 7th & 8th Grade ELA

May 8-12: 7th & 8th Grade Math

Next year students will be using the Oak Bend Branch of the St. Louis County Library as one of their main sources for library books. Each team will take a field trip to the Oak Bend Branch once a month with both their ELA teacher and Mrs. Tumminello. Please complete the application for a St. Louis County Library card and return it to your 7th Grade ELA teacher the library, or the front office as soon as possible. If you already have a SLCL card please send back the application with your child's card number so we can have it on file.

The Middle School Math Program Evaluation Team is interested in parent feedback regarding MS Math. Please visit the following link to complete the parent survey: http://bit.ly/MSMathSurveyWG.
We're looking for local businesses and professionals to partner with for our career fair on April 17th. The time commitment would be from 7:30am to 11am.
We are hoping to find local businesses to speak to our kids about their career fields and professionals who are able to offer insight to our students about resume building, soft skills, and interviews.
If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Emily Bardot at bardot.emily@wgmail.org or 918-4655.

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Upcoming Due Dates

Student led Conferences are March 9th and March 11th. Students MUST be present for these conferences.

Classroom Happenings

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ELA- Mr. Jones

We have started our first two chapters for our book analysis (Companion Book) this week. By Monday of next week, students should have the chapter on Author’s Craft and the chapter on Characterization completed in their Graphic Organizer. We will then proceed with chapters on Symbolism and Theme next week.

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Science- Mrs. Creath

We have finished learning about body systems and are now looking at how these body systems work together to keep the human body functioning. The students started a project on this topic today. They will have until Monday night to complete their research, which is on Google Classroom. They will then be making a poster to share with the rest of the class. The poster is due Thursday, March 12th.

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Social Studies- Mrs. Pettid

We have been focusing on the transition between Republic and Empire in Ancient Rome. Why would a civilization give up self-determination? What societal problems existed that led to this choice?

On Thursday, students began looking at daily life in Ancient Rome, and next week they will be creating a brochure about that topic. Notebooks will be graded next Thursday.