March 6 - Faculty Meeting, 3:35 pm to 4:35 pm

March 8 - 3rd quarter grading window opens

March 10 - 3rd quarter ends
March 14-15 - Parent Teacher Conferences, 4pm to 8pm

March 15 - 3rd quarter grading window closes

March 17-24 - No School due to Spring Break

March 27 - School resumes, Late Start Day

Please click the link below to sign up for a PD session during our Faculty Meeting on Monday, March 6, 2023. The sessions will start at 3:35 pm and end at 4:35 pm.

Session Sign Up - March 6, 2023

Would you like to spring into some SEL strategies with our Hixson Counselors? They will be tailoring a staff PD day for you on April 21 around SEL in the classroom. Optional sessions will be offered during each period of the day for you to attend. Please take a moment to complete this survey to let them know what you are looking for around this topic.

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March 9

March 10

The third and final round of Assistant Principal interviews will be held on Wednesday, March 8 from 4:00 pm to 6:40 pm. Teacher panelists have already been contacted. If all goes as planned, we will have a candidate to submit to the BOE on Thursday, March 9.

Our open Counseling position will post on March 10 and it will close on March 17. The new Assistant Principal will have an opportunity to participate in hiring their new counseling partner.

We will have Hacienda on Tuesday, March 14 and Panera Bread on Wednesday, March 15. Also, you can complete your conferences from home on March 15 since that is our virtual day.

We’re excited to invite you to our upcoming Scholastic Book Fair. Hosted by our librarian, Mrs. Haddock, this event is an opportunity for students of all ages to build their home libraries and further their love of reading. As always, all purchases benefit our school.

The Book Fair will take place from Monday, March 6 through Thursday, March 16 in the Hixson Library. Students will visit the book fair initially with their ELA teacher and then they can come back on pass.

Our Book Fair offers eWallet, a safe and secure alternative to cash. Simply create a free account to add funds and/or invite family and friends to contribute so your child can select their own books. Any unused funds can be spent at The Scholastic Store Online or to fund a future eWallet. You can watch a quick clip about eWallet below. Students can also make purchases with cash, check (made out to Hixson Middle School), Apple Pay, and credit card.

You can check out some cool book trailers of titles featured at this spring’s fair below.

If you can’t make it to the Fair, then shop at our school’s Online Book Fair. All orders ship directly to your home, and shipping is free for book orders over $25. Your online orders will also benefit our school.

We’re excited to celebrate our love of books together at the Book Fair. We look forward to seeing your child there! If you have any questions, please reach out to Mrs. Haddock at Haddock.Jordan@wgmail.org

Yearbook sales has been extended to March 28, 2023! They will be $20 each this year! Click the image to place your order!

Welcome back to second semester! Your PTO is continuing the "Getting to Know You" series on Facebook, and we need your help! We only have a few more posts before we will be out of information to share. These posts are typically some of the most loved posts by our parents! Can you please take a moment to answer some of the questions on the Google form so we can
create a post for you? Do not feel like you need to answer every question....just a few so that we can write a little biography about you. And send a picture because everyone loves putting a face to the names we hear about over the dinner table. Thank you so much!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd-hPdR98I-mZHgtAN44dbc7Bi2v40FWzomG9o-TSpuAlO_4Q/viewform

Please read the budget timeline below. Please note, department purchasing will be closed in April. Contact Dr. Mayes with any questions.

If you are planning a field trip, please make sure that you are mindful of the building's field trip procedures. To minimize classroom disruptions, students should not be leaving and/or returning to classes in the middle of the class period.

We will begin the collection of the Chromebooks on May 11th and will finish up collections by May 19th. Below is the schedule for collection. This year's collection will take place during ELA classes. More detailed information will be rolled out closer to the time of collection. We wanted to share this information with you now so you can make plans for the second semester.

If you have a need for Chromebooks in your class after collection has begun please submit a technology request well before the month of May so Jason Heisel can plan accordingly. The request should have a minimum and max need.

Example: Need at least 3 Chromebooks and would love to have 15 Chromebooks available for the following dates: May 12-May 15th to allow learners to finish up submitting late work

Please keep in mind that a team of people worked to create this schedule based on feedback from last year and this year as well as working around major events that are on the calendar and testing schedules.

If you have any questions please let Jason P. Heisel, our building technology specialist, know via email.

Please see the information from Mrs. Hunter, our head custodian, for how to prepare your classroom for summer break.

• Please clear your teacher desk of everything, including drawers and surfaces.
• Remove all personal belongings from the classroom.
• Mark all things that are trash with a noticeable, legible sign.
• If your classroom has a tile floor, then the bookshelves have to be emptied. We will have boxes available. Please be mindful of how heavy you make the boxes. The saran wrap idea at the end of last year didn't work as well as I thought it would.
• We will be using the 6th grade wing for summer school.

Please don't hesitate to reach out should you have any questions.

Email: mayes.shenita@wgmail.org
Website: https://www.webster.k12.mo.us/Hixson
Location: 630 South Elm Avenue, St. Louis, MO, USA
Phone: 314-963-6450