Purple Team Weekly Update

Week of 2/10-2/14

Breaking News

To schedule a conference with your child(ren)’s teachers, please visit the link below.

https://www.ptcfast.com/schools/Hixson_Middle_School_1

PLEASE NOTE:

Math and elective teachers will be meeting separately from team conferences. Please make sure to schedule an additional conference with these teachers.

Purple team will not be meeting as a team and will be holding individual conferences. If your child is on the Purple team, please schedule individual conferences with your child's ELA, Social Studies, and Science teachers.

7th grade team conferences are student-led conferences. Please sign up for a time when your child is able to join you.

Dr. Lee, Dr. Vogt and Mr. Hazelton would appreciate any parent feedback by completing the following surveys. Thank you!
Dr. Lee: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GLeeParentGuardian1920
Dr. Vogt: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Vogt-1920-Parent-Guardian
Mr. Hazelton: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MHazeltonParentGuardian1920
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.
The Middle School Math Program Evaluation Team is interested in parent feedback regarding MS Math. Please visit the following link to complete the survey: http://bit.ly/MSMathSurveyWG.
Purple Team Social Studies Driven Field Trip to Springfield, Illinois April 28th. Here is the form if you have not received one from your student. Field Trip Permission Slip.
This trip will take students to several historic sites on a coach bus; as well as a buffet pizza lunch at Pizza Ranch. Several chaperones are needed for the trip. Please read the form carefully to sign up to be a volunteer. This trip will be an all day trip leaving at 6:45 AM and returning around 6:00 PM. We look forward to spending the day with your students. Permission slips due in the office by March 27th.
Yearbook order forms have been distributed to students. This is the first time orders have been accepted this school year. Yearbooks are $18.00 and orders are due by Friday, February 28th. You can place your order online at https://sales.yearbookmarket.com/stores/hixsonmiddleschool/products/773?pidx=0 or your student can turn in their envelope with payment to Ms. Baker in the main office.

Upcoming Due Dates

Homework and due dates found here: https://www.webster.k12.mo.us/Page/19268

Classroom Happenings

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ELA- Mrs. Wells

For ELA with Mrs. Wells, we examined the difference between prose and poetry. As we explored poetry form and structure through mentor texts, students created free verse poems in their THINKBOOKS. Students have been practicing the 30 poetry terms on quizlet. We also used song lyrics to find theme and meaning. Novels are due next Friday, Feb. 21st.

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Science- Mr. Hayes & Mr. Geringer

In science this week, students flew their hot air balloons. It was a great day of flying with many traveling long distances. Final write-ups are due as we assess the overall projects.

Students are now moving into a focus on heat and energy. We began with some work on terms and ideas around heat and energy and are gradually adding in lab explorations to reinforce the ideas.

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Social Studies- Dr. Rachal

In Dr. Rachal’s Social Studies classes this week students learned about investing and saving for their future, reading stocks, credit scores and how education affects earnings. Students took a quiz on Thursday over what was covered on Monday and Tuesday. Students will receive the study guide to complete on Tuesday and Wednesday next week. The Personal Finance final will be on February 28th. Students will begin the culminating project for the unit (Career Research and presentation) on February 20th. The project is due on March 2nd.

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ELA- Mr. Gasparovic

In Mr. Gasparovic’s class, students engaged in the beginning of the Poetry Unit. Students spent a day working on their creative writing skills; also, students wrote their Six Word Memoir, emphasizing the importance of every single word in writing. Towards the end of the week, students studied fundamental vocabulary for Poetry in preparation for the remainder of the unit. Six signpost/novels (2) are due 3/2.

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Social Studies- Mr. Gasparovic

In Mr. Gasparovic’s class, students turned their attention towards using credit cards and understanding the advantages and disadvantages of credit. Towards the end of the week, students learned about the basics and ins and outs of a monthly budget. After the four-day weekend, students will turn their attention towards careers and personal finance, as well as preparation for the Personal Finance Unit Test.