Orange Team Weekly Update
Week of 10/14-10/18
Breaking News
- Attention Parents! Wagner Portrait Group will be at school Wed, October 23rd, for Absentee and Retake School Picture Day. If your student was absent on original picture day, please send the order form back to school with your student or you can go online to www.WagnerPortraitGroup.com and use the password: HIX to place your order or click on this direct link https://bit.ly/2JbLGlF . If your student would like a retake, please return the original package in its entirety to the photographer at school. See you on School Picture Day!
- Please click here to learn more about the PTO’s new online directory!
- October Reading Challenge: Make a Meme! Students are challenged to make a creative meme that relates to ELA! Memes can be emailed to kraushaar.katie@wgcloud.org.
- 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
- Red Ribbon Week:
Tuesday 10/29 – Blow Out Drugs Day! – Purchase a blow pop for 25 cents from a Step Team Member.
Wednesday 10/30 – Don’t sleep on drugs, be aware! - Wear your favorite PJ bottoms to school for 50 cents!
Thursday 10/31 Keep drugs out of your face! -Two student’s per lunch shift will be drawn to throw a pie in a staff member’s face!
We will also have a Halloween Contest with gift cards for the winners!
All proceeds from the sale of tattoos, blow pops, etc will be used to fund performance uniforms for the step team. Thanks for your support!
- WGSD Parent Safety Information Night
What: The Webster Groves School District will provide families with information about district safety initiatives, including:
· WGSD School Resource Officers will present an overview of 4E (intruder) training that we conduct with district staff and preview an elementary student presentation
· WGSD Superintendent Dr. John Simpson will provide updates on Prop E safety, accessibility, and space measures
When: Wednesday, October 30th at 7:00
Where: Steger Auditorium
701 N. Rock Hill Road
Upcoming Due Dates
Click here to see the team’s homework calendar.
Science: Turn in SLU field trip forms & $15 ASAP!
ELA: The final copy of realistic fiction stories will be due on 10/30.
October reading will be due on 10/31. Students will read and finish 3 books in the month of October!
Classroom Happenings
ELA: Ms. Kraushaar
Science: Mrs. Tobey
Social Studies: Mr. Cahn
We started the week with a gallery walk of Geography projects. The rest of the week has been a start to our Religion unit. Students have gotten a brief overview of five major world religions and an introduction to mythology. Our focus early in the unit will continue to be mythology and early human religions. Students will look at how polytheistic religions were influenced by their geography.
Mark Your Calendars
Tonight: Hixson Student Trivia, 6:30pm in the cafeteria
Monday, October 21st: Hixson NJHS Induction Ceremony 7pm in cafeteria
Wednesday, October 23rd: Picture Retake Day
Friday, November 1st: Rock and Roll Bingo Fundraiser, 6pm-10pm
Friday, November 1st: No School/Teacher PD
Contact Us
Ms. Kraushaar: kraushaar.kaitlyn@wgmail.org
Mrs. Tobey: tobey.kelsey@wgmail.org