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Yellow Team Weekly Update

Week of 10/21-10/25

Yellow TeamWeekly UpdateWeek of 10/21-10/25

Breaking News

  • Pumpkins of all sizes are needed for an activity in Science! Please bring pumpkins to your science classroom between Oct. 21 and Oct. 29.
  • Please click here to learn more about the PTO’s new online directory!
  • Parents-Just a reminder to check your email/spam folder for an email from Panorama Education . This is a family school relationship survey we are asking our families to complete. The data we receive will help guide our work around character education. Thank you for your participation.
  • 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

  • Families, please join us at Hixson on November 6 at 6pm for an event kicking off a community effort to crowd-source a children’s book about the incredible Black history of Webster Groves. This event features a children's author help us learn how to be story sleuths in uncovering local history, community historians and experts, packets with everything you need to get you going, and a play area for our youngest attendees. Then, you are invited to stay for a play written for young audiences based on Studs Terkel's bestseller, "Race." The 30 minute play will be most engaging for upper elementary age and older. We will provide snacks to help with dinner hour.

Upcoming Due Dates

- Check out the team website for homework


ELA:

-end of October: three novels finished total


Science:

-Permission slips for the Pig Heart Dissection at SLU Practical Anatomy Lab went home with students last week. The field trip does not take place until Feb. 28th, but SLU requires payment in advance. Please turn these in ASAP.

Classroom Happenings Classroom Happenings

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ELA: Mrs. Day & Mrs.Goosen

We are finishing up our Realistic Fiction narratives. We’ve focused on the following:

  • Creating a meaningful title

  • Economizing on the sentence and word level

  • Leads

RFN are due Wednesday, October 30.

Publishing party is Thursday, October 31.


If you would like to support our classroom library, please visit our class Amazon Wish List (Day) or Amazon Wish List (Goosen). Thank you for your support!

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Science: Mr. Geringer & Mrs. Oliver

Students completed their study of seasons and eclipses this week and took the assessment over these topics on Thursday. Next week we will use pumpkins for a fun activity focused on gravity and crater formation.

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Social Studies: Mrs. Goosen & Mr. Landolt

This week the students started learning about world religions. We will be spending time exploring each of the five major world religions and looking at how they developed from some earlier religions.

Mark Your Calendars

Friday, November 1st: Rock and Roll Bingo Fundraiser, 6pm-10pm

Friday, November 1st: No School/Teacher PD

Wednesday, November 6th: Race Play, 7pm in Auditorium

Wednesday, November 6th: Hixson PTO Meeting, 7pm in Library

Thursday, November 7th: Firenza Pizza Fundraiser, 4:30-8:30pm

Thursday, November 7th: 7th and 8th Grade Orchestra Concert, 6:30-7:30pm in Auditorium

Contact Us

Mrs. Day: day.kendra@wgmail.org

Mr. Geringer: geringer.matt@wgmail.org

Mrs. Goosen: goosen.liz@wgmail.org

Mr. Landolt: landolt.matthew@wgmail.org

Mrs. Oliver: oliver.liz@wgmail.org

Website: https://www.webster.k12.mo.us/domain/246

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