Orange Team Weekly Update

Week of 1/20-1/24

Upcoming Due Dates

Click here to see the team’s homework calendar!

ELA- 3 choice books for January are due on Monday, February 3rd

Soc.St. - Vocab Quiz on Tuesday Jan. 28.

Soc.St. - Summative Constructed Response Thursday Jan. 30.

Breaking News

Yearbook order forms were distributed to students last week. 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.
OPUS (Orchestra Parents United for Students), the parent booster organization for the WGSD middle and high school orchestras, is hosting a trivia night and silent auction to be held on February 1 at Shrewsbury Community Center. The event is a fundraiser for general orchestra program needs and orchestra trips. Details and a registration link are at
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f45aeab2aa3fb6-3rdannual
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
The Hixson Winter Mixer will be next Friday, January 31, 2020 from 6:30-8:00pm! See the flyer below for more information. Please also consider volunteering to chaperone. You can sign up at this link.

Classroom Happenings

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ELA: Ms. Kraushaar

We took a pause on our argumentative writing unit to take our benchmark NWEA test. 3 books are due on 2/3/20!

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Science: Mrs. Tobey

Students finished their cell analogy project (due Wednesday, January 22nd). We also started preparing for our summative test over Cells. Study guide due Monday 1-27 and Test on Tuesday 1-28.

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Social Studies: Mr. Cahn

In our short week together, we explored how home field advantage and cooperation helped the Greeks defeat the Persians. And then we talked about what makes a leader great, specifically looking at Alexander the Great (or Alexander the not-so-great depending on your perspective).

Students had Career Day today (rescheduled from last Friday due to Snow Day) with our counselors Mr. Pelloquin and Dr. Peterson.