Middle School Information Night

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Middle School Information Night

• September 15, 2009

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Emotions affect the efficiency of the human brain.
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Levels of Learning1. To earn a reward2. To
please others3. To please ones self4. To learn
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PowerSchool

• Courtney Nagle
• Triad Project

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Extracurricular Activities

• 5th Grade Academy - How to be a middle school
  student.
• 6-8 for activities

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Extracurricular Activities

• Middle School Play (MANY MOONS)
• Soccer, Basketball, Softball, Etc.
• Lego League 5th Grade Team
• We would like to create more options for 5-8.
  Any ideas or suggestions?

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Before and After School

• Before 815 a.m. Cafeteria
• 815 a.m.-830a.m. Cafeteria, Locker, Commons
• 830 a.m. Block I
• 310 p.m. School day is over
• 330 p.m. Panther Club

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Questions?
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Please No private computer or cell phone use
without parent supervision until students own
their own home! Are we joking??
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Mounds Park Academy Middle School Technology Use
Agreement  At Mounds Park Academy, we believe
that technology is a vital tool communicating who
we are, what we value, and how we represent our
family, school, and community. Because our
technology choices affect our selves and others
and because the use of MPA technology is a
privilege not a right, there will be consequences
for in-and-out-of-school violations of this
agreement. While we understand that any of us can
make a mistake, we believe that living according
to these values is critically important. I
recognize that the following misuses of
technology are in direct contradiction to our
Mounds Park Academy values of respect and
integrity and violate our school policies 
Stealing someones password and identity
Spreading gossip, insults, or other unkindness
Making or forwarding sexually suggestive
photographs Sending viruses Creating or
participating in insulting websites, blogs,
Wikis, etc. Accessing any website with the
purpose of creating, viewing, or participating
in the humiliation of others Retrieving
material which is obscene, profane, violent,
discriminatory or depicts or describes illegal
activities Plagiarizing/representing the work
of others as my own Manipulating technology to
cheat Damaging MPA hardware or software,
deleting school files or those belonging to other
students, using unauthorized software, or making
modifications to system files determined to be
Damage to School Property. Accessing social
networking sites while at MPA Using any MPA
technology without prior teacher approval
Utilizing technology in other inappropriate
ways I have read and understand the terms and
conditions of this Technology Agreement. I agree
to abide by them.
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Conferences

• 5th and 6th Grade
• Students attend with parents
• 25 minute conference with advisor/homeroom
  teacher
• Long term goal setting

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Conferences

• 7th and 8th Grade
• Students attend with parents
• 10 minute conferences
• Classroom Teachers (3)

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Conferences

• Online Sign-up
• Extra-curricular schedule
• October 1 and October 2
• September 21-24 are tentative sign-up dates
• Specifics will be sent out via email later this
  week

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Student Support Services

• Middle School Student Concerns Committee
• Director, Assistant Director, Learning
  Specialist, Psychologist
• Weekly

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Questions?

• 5/6 Families Thank you for coming.
• 7/8 Families We will begin in 5 minutes.

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Seventh and Eighth Grade DevelopmentSeventh
Graders Eighth Graders

• Emotions 
• Uncertain, unhappy, and sensitive More happy and
  easy-going
• Convinced that everyone else is
  watching/judging Recognize own strengths and
  weaknesses
• Spend more time alone needs privacy Very
  anxious to be liked
• Self-esteem at a low ebb Re-emerging confidence
  and self- acceptance
• Increasingly self-reliant and self-centered Inter
  nal pressure to be the best/perfection
  issues
• Relationships
•  Social pecking order needs leap out Peer
  pressure peaks
• Belonging is power Crave respect, yet very
  judgmental
• Not as sociable with adults at home, Find many
  faults with and are embarrassed yet pleasant in
  public by parents
• Friendships tend to be group-focused Social
  circle is large and varied
• more squabbling includes friends of both
  sexes
• Very concerned with body image Interest in the
  opposite sex is strong
• Heavily influenced by media Heavily influenced
  by media

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Response-ability
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When tempted to direct, ask yourself two
questions1. Will the world come to an
irrevocable halt if I dont step in and
direct?2. Is there any possible way that this
human being will ever have to plan anything for
him/herself at sometime in the future?
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You dont need to be protected from failure
unless you are in danger of becoming one.
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PowerSchool

• Courtney Nagle
• Triad Project

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Extracurricular Activities

• Middle School Play
• Soccer, Basketball, Softball, Etc.
• 7/8 Dances - Student Council

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Before and After School

• Before 815 a.m. 7-Cafeteria 8-Hallway
• 815 a.m.-830a.m. Cafeteria, Locker, Commons
  for all MS Students
• 830 a.m. Block I
• 310 p.m. School day is over
• 330 p.m. Sign in SIGN OUT

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Questions?
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Thank You For Coming

• Courtney Nagle, Anne Atchison and Tony Reimers