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Welcome to Hampshire Middle School
Kurt Rohlwing, PrincipalDawn Reig, Assistant PrincipalJim Herff, Assistant Principal
Niki Burkey, Assistant Principal(Interim)
6th Grade Parent Orientation
OBJECTIVES FOR THIS EVENING
Introduce the middle school curriculum
Describe a typical middle school day Share upcoming transition activities
Middle School Day
Student Hours: 8:45 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Main Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
6th grade students have 9 class periods in a day
Passing periods are 3 minutes
Middle School Concept Team structure Purple/White
Core subjects
Common plan time
Integrated curriculum
Better home/school communication
Grades 6-8 Curriculum
Math* Language Arts*
Literature* Social Studies
Science*Accelerated course offered
Assessment & Grading
Middle school student grades are based on traditional letter grades.
Students will participate in a variety of assessments to determine their grades.
Parents are encouraged to sign-up for the District 300 Parent Portal as a way to monitor your child’s progress.
Exploratory Education The philosophy of the D300 Exploratory Program is to
offer students a variety of experiences. In sixth grade these experiences include:
Art Technology I Technology II
Intro to Spanish
Exploratory Education Seventh Grade Exploratory Classes Include:
Art Technology I Technology II Study Skills
Eighth Grade Exploratory Classes Include: Art
Technology I Technology II
Current Issues
* Selected students at grades 7 and 8 have the opportunity to enroll in year-round AVID or Spanish in place of Exploratory
Band, Orchestra & Choir Band, orchestra and choir students meet as a group each
day.
Students may elect to be in band/choir or orchestra/choir or just one music.
Students in two music classes will have an A/B schedule.
Students will also receive small group instruction/lessons for band and orchestra.
Student participation in reading and/or math interventions may impact the number of days of music participation.
Physical Education
Sixth grade students receive PE every day for three of four quarters.
Students will receive Health during one of the four quarters.
PE uniforms and locks are required.
Extended Learning Time
More Than Just A Study Hall Consists of academic support/enrichment,
study skills, organizational skill, PBIS lessons etc.
Students will be given approximately 30 minutes to complete homework.
Students will get RTI interventions during ELT periods.
Students in Music Programs will not have an ELT.
A Sample 6th Grade Schedule
1st Period: Core – Language Arts2nd Period: Core - Literature3rd Period: Core - Science4th Period: Lunch 5th Period: Core – Math6th Period: Physical Education7th Period: Exploratory8th Period: Extended Learning Time
(ELT)/Music9th Period: Core – Social Studies
*Classes average 42 minutes in length.*Lunch is 30 minutes long.
PBIS
Students are expected to respect
•Peers
•Academics
•World
•Self
PBIS
The expected behaviors are taught at the beginning of the school year in every class. Students are walked through examples of the behaviors
Throughout the school year the PBIS team has created “cool tool” lessons that are reminders of correct behaviors in different situations
Cafeteria
Cafeteria supervisors will go over specific rules the first day
No charging of meals even if the student forgets their lunch
Payments are made in the cafeteria or online
Lines of Communication School Newsletter District Newsletter Website Phone/Homework
Hotline Team Homework
Web Page
Infinite Campus Report Cards Mid-Terms School Counselor
• Mrs. Forsyth *• Mr. Wier
Middle School Transition Activities
Elementary School Visit5/04/15
Summer OrientationsTBA
Fall Open House9/1/2015
Parent-Teacher ConferencesNovember 23 & 24, 2015
And Finally . . .