KYRENE DEL PUEBLO:

A SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE!

Welcome to Pueblo!

Welcome to Pueblo (video)

Time to Celebrate!

Named an A+ School of Excellence by the

Arizona Educational Foundation in Spring of

2015.

Partnership with ASU “iTeachAZ” program.

ASU Engineering Program Partner.

Tempe Diablos “Excellence in Education” Teacher

of the Year and other recipients of leadership

awards.

All About Pueblo

Kyrene del Pueblo was built in 1987

We have 826 students in 6th, 7th and 8th grades

We currently have 10 core teachers in 6th grade

Our sixth teachers have many years of experience working with sixth grade students and they truly LOVE nurturing the students through their transition into Middle School

There are 11 electives classes offered at Pueblo

Our administrative staff is comprised of a Principal, an Assistant Principal, Academic Behavior Specialist, a Psychologist and a Counselor.

Our feeder elementary schools are Paloma, Mirada, Manitas and Mariposa

Our school hours are 8:30-3:30 M, T, Th, F and 8:30-2:00 on W

Arts Integrated Campus

K-8 experience at Paloma and Pueblo campuses

Opportunities to explore interests in visual,

performing and media arts

Teachers integrate arts instruction in the lessons in

core content when it makes sense

Increase elective learning opportunities in the arts

Increased club opportunities in the arts

Increased experiences in Project Based Learning

Middle School Philosophy

There are 3 focus areas in our middle schools:

Academic Excellence- to increase achievement and

interests needs of students.

Responsive Instruction and Support- for all students at

all levels.

Student Agency- emphasizes and encourages a growth

mind-set, adaptation, and self-advocacy in students.

A Day At Middle School

Teams- 6th grade students receive their core

instruction from a team of teachers who share the

same group of students.

4 core subjects

2 exploratory classes

4th period enrichment/re-teach rotation- iClass

30-minute advisory period once a week

30 minutes for lunch

Classes offered at Pueblo

English Language Arts

Math

Science

Social Studies

Art Theatre

PE Orchestra

Choir Culinary Arts

Band Guitar

Spanish Leadership

Multimedia

Core Classes Electives

Sixth Grade Enrichment and Extracurricular

Activities:

Student Council

ACE Club

Leaders in Broadcasting

Show Choir

Jazz Band

Recycling Club

Courage Retreats

W.E.B. Club

Archery Club

Rubic’s Cube Club

Critter Club

Yearbook

Bulldog Bells

Bulldog Players

Special Needs Olympics

Spike Camp

Interscholastic Athletics

Leaders in Sign Language

Native American Club

Quarterly field trips/celebrations

After Hours Program

Kyrene After Hours is an on-site, safe, affordable program for middle schoolers!

Before School & After School: 5 day, 3 day, 1 day options

Experienced and background checked staff

Field trips, sports, homework, games, community service, career exploration

VEX Robotics, nutrition, Teen Council, Road Crew, weekly special on-site events and activities

Summer, Fall and Spring Break options

www.kyrene.org/CommunityEd

Elective Course Selection Process

6th Grade Elective Interest Sheet for 2017-18 will be sent out by your elementary teachers in the next couple of weeks.

Families will rank order their elective choices and return completed sheets to the elementary school by April 5th.

NEW - Sometime during April, students will participate in online course selection. Students will engage in this process with the support of their teacher and the signed paper selection sheets.

Paper selection sheets will be sent to middle schools for their reference in the scheduling process.

Drop Off and Pick Up

**South Gate in front of school is the main entrance and exit gate for students. It is opened for arrival procedures at 8:30.

**Opened by a staff member at 7:45 and 8:00 for Learning Lab

SG

Please Pull Forward

Drop Off and Pick Up

**South Gate

in front of

school is the

main entrance

and exit gate

for students.

It is opened

for arrival

procedures at

8:30.

SG

School Resource Officer

School Resource Officer (SRO) is a certified

law enforcement officer who is permanently

assigned to provide coverage to a school or a

set of schools.

The SRO is specifically trained to perform three

roles: law enforcement officer; law-related

counselor; and law-related education teacher.

HOW TO SURVIVE MIDDLE SCHOOL

AHHHH!!! Don’t worry, we will take great care of them!

Communication

Boundaries

Peer Pressure

Lack of Organization

Idle time

Getting/Staying involved

Working together to ensure success!

Foster independence

Teach our students to advocate for themselves

Offer academic supports

Parent VUE

Conferences held when needed and 2 special

nights each year

E-mail, phone, note, stop by the office

WEB Program for 6th Graders

Where Everybody Belongs, is a middle school

orientation and program that welcomes sixth

graders and makes them feel comfortable

throughout the first year of their middle school

experience.

Students are teamed with 8th graders for

orientation activities in the summer.

Communication

Sign up for Pueblo’s listserv

http://www.kyrene.org/Page/2790

Newsletters

Remind 101

Twitter, Facebook, Instagram

PTO meetings

Pueblo Showcase

Last Name A-L begin with Exploratories

Visual Arts Rm D3

Culinary Arts D2

Performing Arts D4-D5

Spanish H7

Chorus/Guitar C1

PE Gym

Band J10

Leadership A8

Orchestra G7

Last Name M-Z begin with Core

ELA Rm B3

Math Rm B4

Science Rm B9

Social Studies Rm B10

Kyrene del Pueblo Middle School:

A School of EXCELLENCE!