Orange Team Weekly Update

Week of 10/7-10/11

Breaking News

October Reading Challenge: Make a Meme! Students are challenged to make a creative meme that relates to ELA! Memes can be emailed to kraushaar.katie@wgcloud.org.
Join our Remind: Just text @hxorange to 81010 to sign up for text reminders!

Follow Mrs. Tobey on Instagram to see what’s going on in science class! @tobey.sci

Red Ribbon Week:

Monday 10/28– Ink out drugs Day! – wear a tattoo! Step Team will be selling tattoos at lunch for 50 cents each.

Tuesday 10/29 – Blow Out Drugs Day! – Purchase a blow pop for 25 cents from a Step Team Member.

Wednesday 10/30 – Don’t sleep on drugs, be aware! - Wear your favorite PJ bottoms to school for 50 cents!

Thursday 10/31 Keep drugs out of your face! -Two student’s per lunch shift will be drawn to throw a pie in a staff member’s face!

We will also have a Halloween Contest with gift cards for the winners!

All proceeds from the sale of tattoos, blow pops, etc will be used to fund performance uniforms for the step team. Thanks for your support!

WGSD Parent Safety Information Night

What: The Webster Groves School District will provide families with information about district safety initiatives, including:

· WGSD School Resource Officers will present an overview of 4E (intruder) training that we conduct with district staff and preview an elementary student presentation

· WGSD Superintendent Dr. John Simpson will provide updates on Prop E safety, accessibility, and space measures

When: Wednesday, October 30th at 7:00

Where: Steger Auditorium

701 N. Rock Hill Road

Upcoming Due Dates

Click here to see the team’s homework calendar.

Realistic fiction stories will be due on 10/30.

October reading will be due on 10/31. Students will read and finish 3 books in the month of October!

Classroom Happenings

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ELA: Ms. Kraushaar

This week, we continued developing our realistic fiction stories by weaving in details. On the reading front, students should be finishing up their first book for October and starting their second.

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Science: Mrs. Tobey

This week and next week, students are learning why we see eclipses! Expect a quiz on Thursday.

Science conversation starters (ask your student): What's the difference between a solar and lunar eclipse? Or when's the next solar eclipse in the U.S.?

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Social Studies: Mr. Cahn

Students had all class periods this week to work on their summative geography project, which was due before they left class Thursday, October 10. Next Monday, students will have a gallery walk of all of their classmates’ presentations. We’ll also be starting our new unit next week--Religion.