Red 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
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- Mr. Jones
As of today, we are finished with our Refugee/Investigating Characterization Unit. We are completing the unit with our first writing assessment today. Next week we will be taking the reading portion of the NWEA District Assessment and start the beginning of our first writing unit: Realistic Fiction. Also, the first ELA Blog is on our class website. You can access it here. If you would like to receive updates to have new monthly blogs come to your email, click here for instructions.
Science- Mrs. Creath
This past week students worked on a poster of the solar system in which they determined the size and scale of the planets. Next week we will be analyzing data of objects in the universe to find similarities and differences.
Social Studies- Mrs. Pettid
This week students have been looking at the Agricultural Revolution and the beginnings of civilization. We are examining how settlements became communities that became cities that became civilizations.
Next week we will continue looking at River Valley Civilizations in general and begin to look at time.
Contact Us
Mrs. Creath: creath.leslie@wgmail.org
Mr. Jones: jones.jarrod@wgmail.org
Mrs. Pettid: pettid.lisa@wgmail.org