Orange Team Weekly Update

Week of 1/13-1/17

Upcoming Due Dates

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

Breaking News

Yearbook order forms were distributed to students yesterday afternoon. 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 on 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

This week, we’re kicking off our argument unit by reading articles and viewing videos on both sides of an issue: Should schools control students’ eating habits? Students are collecting evidence that will be used to make a claim later on in the unit.

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Science: Mrs. Tobey

This week, we learned about cell organelles (the organs within each cell). Students started/are working on a cell analogy project (this is due Wednesday, January 22nd).

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Social Studies: Mr. Cahn

We briefly revisited the geography of Greece to understand the challenges and innovations of the place. The focus then turned toward the types of government different groups of Greeks experimented with and the pros and cons of each, as well as a comparison with the values and government of the modern US.