What changes in middle school?
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Welcome to Langston Hughes Middle School Rising 7th Grade Orientation
Aimee Monticchio, Principal Dr. Fabio Zuluaga, Assistant Superintendent Cluster VIII
What changes in middle school?
• Teams • Block schedules• Variety of course offerings • The next level of instructional challenge • Increase in homework • Change in friendships • Locker stress • Hormonal chaos
Sample Student Schedule 1. Language A - English 72. Math 73. US History 7 4. Science 75. Health and P.E. 76. World Language (French or Spanish)7. Elective – 1 full year or 2 semester
Block Scheduling
Blue Days 1st Period 3rd Period
Connections 5th Period 7th Period
Grey Days 2nd Period 3rd Period
Connections 4th Period 6th Period
• Student Government• National Junior Honor
Society• Drama Production • Builders Club• College Partnership• GEMS • GRACE• Animé• Dance • Strategic Games
• Science and Technology Club• Chess Club• Math Counts• Cinema Club• Theatre Sports• Soccer Club • BOND • Photography Club • Knitting Club • Cooking Club• Hughes Afterschool
Hughes After School Clubs and activities
After school support from teachers Approaches to Learning (ATL)
FCPS 24/7 (Blackboard)
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An International Baccalaureate World School offering the
Middle Years Program
Language Arts • Reading and analyzing literature • Vocabulary building • Grammar • Understanding the writing process
United States History • A survey of American History • Geography • Modern America: 1877 to the Early 1900’s • Turmoil and Change: 1890 to 1945 • The U.S. since World War II
Life Science • Focus on understanding the nature of science.• Explore the cellular organization and classification of organisms.
• Relationships of organism, populations, communities and the ecosystem.
• Develop inquiry skills.
Mathematics
Math 7 Math 7 Honors
Algebra 1 Honors
Health/Physical Education • Physical Fitness• Wellness-related testing • Fitness Planning • Application of skills in selected games and sports.
* PE uniforms and lockers
AVID – Advancement Via Individual Determination*
Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced BandIntermediate and Advanced OrchestraBeginning Mixed Chorus, Intermediate ChorusBasic Skills*Spanish Immersion World Languages (French 1A and Spanish 1A)
High school level class * By Recommendation
AVID Advancement Via Individual Determination
World Languages
French 1 ASpanish 1A
Spanish Immersion
Music • Band
• Beginning Intermediate and Advanced Band • Choir
• Beginning Mixed, Women’s Chorus and Choir • Orchestra
• Intermediate and Advanced • Music Participation Lab (semester)
Art Foundations
3D Art
Computers in Art
Speech and Theatre Arts (Drama)
Technology Explorations 7
Family & Consumer Sciences 7
Music Participation Lab 1
Computer Solutions (Keyboarding)
Career Search and Investigation
Speech and Theatre Arts
•Develop and appreciation of theatre •Basic concepts of acting
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Art Electives Foundations in Art
3D Art Computers In Arts
USGS Art Show and Exhibit - April 1- 30th Reception April 4, 2013
7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Family and Consumer Science
• Basic Skills • Sewing • Clothing care• Food Management • Care of others and management of space and self
Computers• Computer Solutions • Digital Input Technology • Career Search Investigations
Technology Exploration
Exploratory in nature and stresses safety, planning and creativity, and constructions through the use of technology.
Scheduling Visits to Elementary Schools
•Terraset Elementary School – February 28 @12:00•Lake Anne Elementary School – March 1 @1:00 pm•Forest Edge Elementary School – March 4 @11:45 am.•Hunters Woods Elementary School – March 4@10:00 •Sunrise Valley Elementary School – March 5@ 9:30 am•Dogwood Elementary School - March 6 @ 10:00 am•Crossfield Elementary School - March 6 @12:00 noon