Yellow Team Weekly Update

Week of 1/20-1/24

Breaking News

Yearbook order forms were distributed to students last week. This is the first time orders have been accepted for 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

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.

Upcoming Due Dates

- We update our HOMEWORK page daily: website for homework

ELA:

-January: read THREE novels

Classroom Happenings

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ELA: Mrs. Day & Mrs.Goosen

PSAs were handed back to students. If students received below an 80%, they were asked to revise. Expectations are posted in Classroom.

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 spent class time this week researching a disease caused by a virus or bacteria, then created a news broadcast about the disease for their classmates. Next week we will begin learning about how the organ systems in the human body work together.