March 16 - day 1 of Parent Teacher Conferences, 4pm to 8pm
March 17 - day 2 of Parent Teacher Conferences, 4pm to 8pm
March 19 - No School

March 22 - March 26 - Spring Break

April 6-8 - MAP Testing for virtual students

April 13-16 - MAP Testing for students attending school in person

April 20 - MAP make ups

April 16 - Hixson Summer Academy registration closes

May 26 - Virtual 8th grade Promotion Ceremony

With spring rapidly approaching, we know that students will want to socialize with one another outside of school. I want to reiterate the importance of mask wearing, hand sanitizing/washing, and social distancing as much as possible in the remaining months of school. This is the support we need from our school community in order to reduce quarantines and keep all students in the responsive program in school as much as possible. Additionally, there are a few points that I'd like to make today.

• There is no COVID-19 outbreak at Hixson Middle School.
• If you have questions about quarantines or other information pertaining to Hixson, the best place to get your answers is straight from the source. Please feel free to reach out to me or other staff members to get your questions answered.
• We will follow the St. Louis County Health Department's guidelines for isolations and quarantines until we are told otherwise.
• Individual schools do not set the health and safety guidelines, nor do we have the power to change the guidelines.
• We appreciate parents being kind to us when we have to call you to initiate a quarantine. Quarantines are not ideal for anyone, especially our students. We have been charged with the tremendous responsibility of keeping all students and staff safe during a global pandemic. We appreciate your patience and grace during this extremely difficult time.
• Our teachers are truly amazing. They are working very hard and appreciate your kind words whenever you can offer them.

Thank you for your continued support of Hixson Middle School!

Meal train: https://www.mealtrain.com/trains/qm581l

Go Fund Me: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-a-very-special-diemler-family?utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer

3rd Quarter grades have been updated and are now viewable on the portal.

Directions on viewing the report card may be found below, or by viewing the video at the following link: https://youtu.be/sMFJMqnlk2I

1. Visit https://sis.webster.k12.mo.us

2. Click on the “Parent” tab and log in with your username and password.

3. Click on the “Grades” button.

4. To view teacher comments and citizenship grades, click on the underlined grade for each class.

If you have any questions regarding your child's grades, please contact the classroom teacher.

Parent-teacher conferences are just around the corner and that means long days ahead for our teachers. Every year the PTO organizes an evening meal for the faculty and staff during parent-teacher conferences. This spring we will be serving tamales from the Tamale Man, beverages, snacks, and cookies for a quick meal on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. We need your help to make this all possible.

This year, due to Covid 19, the PTO will purchase all of the food and beverages for the meal. If you would like to help out, please contribute digitally through the PTO PayPal Link. We will also receive cash and check donations. Please bring any donations to the front office – folks in the office will place the money into an envelope for the PTO meal fund! Please mark your envelope "PTO Conference Meal Money".

Thank you for your generosity in supporting our teaching staff at Hixson Middle School!

With Gratitude,

Hixson Middle School PTO

Hixson’s Spring Parent/Teacher Conferences are March 16 and 17 from 4:00 to 8:00 pm via Zoom meetings. There is not as much time allotted for spring conferences as there is for fall conferences. Therefore, if you recently had a meeting with your child's teachers and/or do not have any concerns you need to discuss with your child’s teachers, we ask that you refrain from signing up for a conference at this time.

To sign up for a conference, please visit the following site:

https://ptcfast.com/schools/Hixson_Middle_School_1

https://forms.gle/chdjLSqMRdo2TQqn8

All virtual students will be spaced six feet apart during testing, and they will be required to wear masks and wash/sanitize their hands. More information is to come.

As part of our 8th Grade Celebration, we will be showing a presentation with pictures of every student. We are asking parents for help by submitting 2 pictures of your child - one from their Kindergarten year and one from their 8th grade year. These do not have to be school pictures.

Please email your pictures to hill.brian2@wgcloud.org by April 16th. To help with organizing all of these pictures, please:

1. Make sure your pictures are .png or .jpg files.

2. Name these files as:

1. LastName.FirstName-1 (Kindergarten), LastName.FirstName-2 (8th grade)

Below is a link to the technology support ticket system we are utilizing to provide our learners and families with the most efficient system for submitting technology support requests. Use this site to submit your request when you are having issues with your student's equipment/access/accounts/etc.

https://wgsd.on.spiceworks.com/portal

All Webster Groves School District students – whether in the Responsive Learning Plan or the Virtual Program -- continue to have access to FREE breakfast and FREE lunch Monday -Friday.

Meals are available for pick-up at Webster Groves High School and home delivery. Students who have opted for in person learning can choose their meal daily in the classroom.

For home delivery or meal pick up, please sign up using the below link

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfH08CJCOJnb0mqz6Cg45vKq9mllDBcKBWFJWwbBoiM96s-9A/viewform?usp=pp_url .

If you have any questions, please contact Nancy at pelant.nancy@wgmail.org .

Check out our menus at https://webster.nutrislice.com/ or download the Nutrislice app!