Red Team Weekly Update
Week of 12/9-12/13
Breaking News
- After-School Activities will not meet next week (December 17-19). We will resume the week of January 13th. If your student is interested in joining an activity second semester, please send us an email with the name of your student and which activity they would like to join. Information on available activities can be found here.
- Save the Date for the Winter Mixer on Friday, January 31, 2020 from 6:30-8:00pm! The theme will be Snow Ball. There will be a DJ, open gym, and snacks available for purchase. No cost to attend with suggested $5+ donation for Webster Rock Hill Ministries.
Parents-If you and/or your spouse were active duty military, employed by the federal government or otherwise worked on federal property on 9/25/2019, we need your help! Additional federal funding is available to school districts when at least 3% of the student population is from homes with parents/guardians employed by the federal government or working on federal property. Please see the attachments below for more information!
Upcoming Due Dates
SS - Virtual Museum due 12/18
Science - Cells Goals 1 & 2 Summative on 12/19
Classroom Happenings
ELA- Mr. Jones
We have finished up reading our Non-fiction books this week. Next week’s summative for this unit will be creating a PSA (public service announcement) concerning an issue from our book club books. Students will create the PSA using a form of media including video or Google Slides or a digital poster or even physically drawing on a poster board. Students will be able to choose how they will create their PSA.
Science- Mrs. Creath
We have been working on learning about the Characteristics of Living Things. Students completed a flipbook on the information about these common characteristics. Next week we will learn about Levels of Organization in Organisms. Students will have a summative test on Thursday, 12/19.
Social Studies- Mrs. Pettid
Students wrapped up their look at Islam and began their in-depth summative assignment. The template and directions for the Virtual Museum are located in the Religion section of my website.
After School Help
Mark Your Calendars
Tomorrow: Hixson School Play, 6:30-7:30pm in the auditorium
Wednesday, December 18th: Sounds of Hixson, 6:30-7:30pm in the auditorium
Monday, December 23rd-Friday, January 3rd: Winter Break
Monday, January 6th: School resumes
Contact Us
Mr. Jones: jones.jarrod@wgmail.org
Mrs. Pettid: pettid.lisa@wgmail.org