Middle School Redesign 200809 School Year

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Middle School Redesign2008-09 School Year

• Tuesday, April 15th,2008

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School-Wide Changes

• 740 Starting Time
• Common Grade Advisory before lunch

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Grade 6 Changes

• Scott Foresman Reading Street Series
• Common Advisory/Lunch
• New Social Studies Curriculum

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Grade 6 Class Schedule

• Period 1 740-831 (51 minutes)
• Period 2 834-922 (48 minutes)
• Period 3 925-1013 (48 minutes)
• Period 4 1016-1104 (48 minutes)
• Period 5 1107-1155 (48 minutes)
• Period 6 1158-1246 (Advisory / Lunch) - 15
  minute Advisory from 1158 1213- 30 minute
  Lunch from 1216 - 1246
• Period 7 1249-137 (48 minutes)
• Period 8 140-230 (50 minutes)

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Grade 7 Changes

• 21st Century Integrated Technology to replace
  Computer Literacy
• New Social Studies Curriculum
• New English Curriculum
• Replace Musical Roots/Classroom Music with Study
  Skills Class
• Common Advisory/Lunch

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7th Grade Study Skills Class

• Organizational Skills
• Test-taking Skills
• Reading Strategies
• Note-taking Skills
• Goal Setting
• Mapping/Tracking Skills
• Grade Calculating/Tracking Skills

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Grade 7 Schedule
Period 1 740-831 (51 minutes) Period 2
834-922 (48 minutes) Period 3 925-1013 (48
minutes) Period 4 1016-1104 (48
minutes) Period 5 1107-1155 (Advisory /
Lunch)- 15 minute Advisory from 1107 1122-
30 minute Lunch from 1125 - 1155 Period 6
1158-1246 (48 minutes) Period 7 1249-137
(48 minutes) Period 8 140-230 (50 minutes)
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Grade 8

• Algebra I as the standard course
• New Social Studies Curriculum
• New English Curriculum
• Common Advisory/Lunch

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Grade 8 Schedule
Period 1 740-831 (51 minutes) Period 2
834-922 (48 minutes) Period 3 925-1013 (48
minutes) Period 4 1016-1104 (Advisory /
Lunch)- 15 minute Advisory from 1016 1031-
30 minute Lunch from 1034 - 1104 Period 5
1107-1155 (48 minutes) Period 6 1158-1246
(48 minutes) Period 7 1249-137 (48
minutes) Period 8 140-230 (51 minutes)