Orange Team Weekly Update
Week of 9/9-9/13
Breaking News
- Click here to purchase your Junior Statesmen gear! Deadline to purchase is October 9th!
- Author Joelle Charbonneau will visit our school on Wednesday, October 2nd to talk about her books (including her new book Verify) and her career. At the end of her appearance, she will sign books for any students who wish to purchase them. This author visit is made possible by Webster Groves’ independent bookstore THE NOVEL NEIGHBOR, and Verify (discounted, no tax) is available for this visit only through them. LINK FOR BOOK ORDER FORM
- Join our Remind: Just text @hxorange to 81010 to sign up for text reminders!
- September Reading Challenge: Read Anywhere and Everywhere! Students are challenged to take a creative picture of them reading somewhere a little out of the ordinary. In a tree, hanging upside down...the sky’s the limit! All participants will receive a prize, and the most creative picture will get to choose a book to be purchased for the classroom. Pictures can be emailed to kraushaar.katie@wgcloud.org.
- Follow Mrs. Tobey on Instagram to see what’s going on in science class! @tobey.sci
Upcoming Due Dates
Click here to see the team’s homework calendar.
Refugee Long Write is due on 9/16.
Students should be finishing their first choice book and starting their second. Check with your student to make sure he/she is spending time reading each night.
Mark Your Calendars
Friday, September 20: Hixson Band plays halftime show at WGSD football game
Thursday, September 26: Hixson Speaker Series Event 5:30-8:30pm
Classroom Happenings
ELA: Ms. Kraushaar
Science: Mrs. Tobey
Social Studies: Mr. Cahn
Our Geography unit is rolling along. This week we started with some key geography terms, a study of different map projections, and are starting to get into human settlement on earth. Ask your child about their fish. :)
Next week, we will begin to dive into what a civilization is and start to look at specific civilizations and how their particular geographic situation affected them.
Contact Us
Ms. Kraushaar: kraushaar.kaitlyn@wgmail.org
Mrs. Tobey: tobey.kelsey@wgmail.org