Welcome Home, Future Bulldogs

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Welcome Home, Future Bulldogs!
Still Middle School 6th Grade Orientation
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How is MIDDLE SCHOOL different from elementary
school?

• Switching classes - 10 periods per day, 3 minute
  passing periods
  
• Lockers
• Cafeteria
• Teaming

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What is TEAMING?
Small community within a large population
A. Sense of family B. Team spirit, pride, and
culture 1. Team Name 2. Team Logo 3.
Team Color C. Heterogeneously Grouped 1. Ca
refully sorted to balance groups
2. No tracking D. Family room proximity
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What are the BENEFITS of TEAMING?
A. A better vision of the student as
whole person B. Better communication with par
ents, teachers, and students C. Scheduling subje
ct areas and team activities D. Promotes posi
tive peer interactions
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Academics
I. Core Classes (Teams) A. English, reading,
math, science social studies, and connections
B. IDUs, integration 1. Using a common them
e throughout all areas. 2. Middle Ages, M
etric Olympics, ISAT terminology II. Explor
atory Classes (Mixed) A. PE, computers, health,
music, art, shop, FACS B. Enriching core class
themes
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What does the day look like?
Period 1 800-842 English Period 2 845-924
Science Period 3 927-1006 Reading Period 4
1009-1048 Math Period 5 1051-1130 Social
Studies Period 6 1133-1212 Connections/BCO
Period 7 1215-1254 Lunch Period 8 1257-13
6 PE Period 9 139-218 Computers/Health Perio
d 10 221-300 M.A.S.H.
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How do the TEAMS work?
A. Daily Team Meetings 1. Integration of curr
iculum 2. Coordination of homework and tests
3. Team activities B. Weekly Pupil Discussion D
ay 1. Student Services 2. Counselor 3. Ad
ministration C. Exploratory Communication
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How does CONNECTIONS/BCO work into the TEAM?

• Encourages academics, independence, personal
  growth, and self-worth.
  
• 80 academic enrichment/20 affective enrichment
• Connections with adults in the building
• Builds common interests among peers and adults

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What are TEAM ACTIVITIES?

• A. Field Trips
• Drury Lane Theatre
• Medieval Banquet
• Service Project
• B. Recognition
• Bulldog Badges
• Locker Lottery
• C. Team Building
• Appreciation
• Problem-solving
• D. Interdisciplinary culmination
• Team challenges
• Team projects

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What is READING IMPROVEMENT?

• A reading program for identified readers to
  receive instruction on reading strategies.
  
• Testing procedures are in place here to
  determine qualification of new placement.
  
• Parents will be contacted of any changes in
  placement.
  
• Classes meet during the Exploratory portion of
  the day.

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Homework Policy

• 1 day late 25 reduction of final grade
• 2 days late 50 reduction of final grade
• 3 days late 75 reduction of final grade

Expectations increase as students move into each
new grade-level.