Orange Team Weekly Update

Week of 3/9-3/13

Upcoming Due Dates

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Breaking News

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.

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 parent survey: http://bit.ly/MSMathSurveyWG.
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

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Classroom Happenings

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ELA: Ms. Kraushaar

Students continued working on their literary analysis writing (companion books) this week. The final piece will be due after break. Don’t forget to read over break; 2 books are due at the end of March!

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Science: Mrs. Tobey

This week, students completed a group project that helped them learn how organ systems work together for the body. When we get back from break, students will gather information from the other projects and discuss the different ways our organ systems help our body function properly.

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Social Studies: Mr. Cahn

Students wrapped up their summative projects this week. In our last two days before break, students learned about the Byzantine Empire and its lasting cultural legacy. They created portraits in the style of Byzantine icons, which are quite delightful and will make a striking display.

After Break we’ll begin the Middle Ages.