Orange Team Weekly Update
Week of 1/27-1/31
Upcoming Due Dates
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ELA- 3 choice books for January are due on Monday, February 3rd
Breaking News
- The Middle School Math Program Evaluation Team is interested in parent feedback regarding MS Math. Please visit the following link to complete the parent survey: http://bit.ly/MSMathSurveyWG.
- Yearbook order forms have been distributed to students. This is the first time orders have been accepted this school year. 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 tomorrow 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 is tonight 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
ELA: Ms. Kraushaar
Students are finishing up their argumentative writing unit by completing a writing piece that expresses their point of view on schools and their control over students’ eating. The summative piece is due at the end of class on Monday, February 3rd.
Three choice books are also due on Monday, February 3rd.
Science: Mrs. Tobey
Social Studies: Mr. Cahn
We wrapped up Ancient Greece this week with a focus on Greece’s legacy, particularly its relation to our government today.
Students took their government/politics vocabulary quiz on Tuesday and their summative constructed response on types of government on Thursday.
Next week we’ll be in Ancient Rome.
Mark Your Calendars
Tonight: Hixson PTO Winter Mixer, 6:30-8pm
Thursday, February 6: Firenza Pizza Fundraiser 4:30-8:30pm
Wednesday, February 12: Orchestra Pops Concert 7-8:30pm at WGHS
Friday, February 14: No School/Professional Development Day
Monday, February 17: No School/President's Day
Contact Us
Ms. Kraushaar: kraushaar.kaitlyn@wgmail.org
Mrs. Tobey: tobey.kelsey@wgmail.org