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 . . .