Franklin Regional Middle School

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Franklin Regional Middle School

• An Introduction to the
• Middle School
• and Scheduling Information
• for Grade 6
• Spring, 2005
• Shelley Shaneyfelt Christopher Kelly
• Principal Assistant Principal

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Overview

• This meeting will provide you with information
  about the Middle School program as well as
  helping you make schedule choices.

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Our Middle School will...

• Provide every child with a caring adult mentor
• This is a partnership with parents during this
  critical time in a young persons life
• Provide a flexible, challenging curriculum
• Use varied teaching and learning approaches
• Use assessment and evaluation that promote
  learning

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Middle School Layout
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Students will ride buses that are exclusively
for the Middle School.

• The buses will run from about 720AM until our
  start time at 805AM.
• The student day will be from 805AM until 253
  PM.
• The three grades will be on separate schedules
  for most of the day.

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Some Facts about the Middle School Day...

• All students will start the day with a short
  homeroom period.
• Our student-produced cable news show, Primetime
  5, will give daily announcements and present
  features.
• At this point, each grade level will begin its
  own schedule.

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Some Facts about the Middle School Day...

• The 6th grade hall will have only 6th grade
  classes in it while the 6th grade is in academic
  core time.
• None of the grade levels will mix with each other
  when they are in the shared special areas for
  Middle Core classes.

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Some Facts about the Middle School Day...

• Even though there will be about 950 students in
  the building, most of the time students will feel
  like they are in a smaller building because of
  the House system.
• House teachers will work together to meet the
  needs of the students they share.
• There are 4 Houses in Grade 6.

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Some Facts about the 6th Grade Day...

• The same counselor will stay with a group of
  students as they move through the grade levels.
• Mr. Brian Coiner will be your childs counselor.
• 6th grade students will move from homeroom into
  the Middle Core portion of their day.

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Some Facts about the 6th Grade Day...

• The 6th grade Middle Core facts
• This will be the equivalent of 2, 45 minute
  periods each day.
• During the Middle Core part of the day, sixth
  grade students from every house will mix.
• Middle Core courses will last for 12 weeks, 1
  trimester each.
• This means you have room for the equivalent of 6
  trimesters.

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Scheduling the 6th Grade Middle Core...

• Please look at the Selection sheet and your 6th
  grade pie charts. We are looking at the

Green
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Middle Core
Middle Core
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Scheduling the 6th Grade Middle Core...

• Note that all students are required to schedule
  one Physical Education course each year.
• This takes 1 trimester.
• Every student will schedule 6 trimesters.

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Scheduling the 6th Grade Middle Core...

• The Performance Music courses each require 3
  trimesters.
• The following are the Performance Music courses
• Chorus
• Band
• Chorus/ Band

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Scheduling the 6th Grade Middle Core...

• The other Middle Core classes require 1 trimester
  each
• The following are the grade 6 Middle Core
  choices
• Visual Arts 6 2D / 3D
• Principles of Technology 6
• FACS- Young Living
• Physical Education (required for all students)
• Multi Media 6

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Scheduling the 6th Grade Middle Core...

• The following are the grade 6 Middle Core
  choices
• Music 6 - Music Ace/ Guitar
• Business Sampler
• Keyboarding
• FitKids

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Scheduling the 6th Grade Middle Core...

• Please fill all 6 blank lines, two for each of
  your pie charts.
• Remember that you must put Band, Chorus and
  Band/Chorus in 3 pies if you are taking these
  courses.
• Do you have any general questions about the
  Middle Core?

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Some Facts about the 6th Grade Day...

• 6th grade students will move from the Middle Core
  portion of their day into the first Academic Core
  part of the day at 950 AM.

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Middle SchoolAcademic Core
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Some Facts about the Academic Core...

• The Academic Core is the major part of each day.
• You do not need to mark anything in the Academic
  Core at this time.
• Academic Core is the

Red
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Some Facts about the Academic Core...

• During the Academic Core, students will be in
  their houses.
• Houses consist of three or four teachers and
  about 75 students (three teacher houses) to 100
  students (four teacher house).
• House teachers have their classrooms in close
  proximity to each other in the first floor main
  hall.

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Some Facts about the Academic Core...

• Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies and
  Science are taught in the Academic Core
• Teachers decide how to divide the approximately
  5, 45-minute instructional periods each day.
  This is what they currently do.

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Scheduling the 6th Grade Academic Core...

• You do not need to schedule anything in the
  academic core at this time.
• Specific groupings such as those in math, will be
  made at a later date.
• Do you have any questions about the Academic Core?

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Some Facts about the 6th Grade Day...

• Exploratory period will run from approximately
  1115 until 1200.

Exploratory is Yellow
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Some Facts about the 6th Grade Exploratory...

• 6th graders will mix with other houses during
  Exploratory.
• Academic Core teachers will teach the exploratory
  offerings.

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Some Facts about the 6th Grade Exploratory...

• Exploratory will consist of three components
• A World Language
• French
• Spanish
• Academic Extensions such as
• Stock Market SAL Creative Writing Geo
  Puzzlers Math Bogglers Ready, Set, Internet
  Debate and Persuasion Ext. math Ext. reading
  Critical/Creative Thinking Study Skills etc.
• Playing By the Rules
• games and recreation, conflict resolution

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Exploratory Components

• World Language -(Sept-Nov)
• One trimester(all 6 days)
• Playing by the Rules (Dec-March)
• One trimester (all 6 days)
• Academic Extensions (Mar-June)
• 2 -30 days each (Days 1-3, Days 4-6) One
  trimester total

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Scheduling the 6th Grade Exploratory...

• Everyone takes Playing By the Rules
• This is marked for you on the first pie

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Scheduling the 6th Grade Exploratory...

• You need to schedule the World Language that your
  child would like to take at this time.
• This language will be the language that your
  child continues to study in 7th and 8th grade.
• Please mark your language choice on the blank
  line in the second pie (2nd trimester)

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Scheduling the 6th Grade Exploratory...

• You need to write 2 choices for academic
  extensions on the blank lines in the third pie
  (3rd trimester)
• Each of these courses will last for 30 days.
• The first 15 minutes of each class will be
  Sustained Silent Reading.
• Do you have any questions about Exploratory?

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Some Facts about the 6th Grade Day...

• 6th grade students will eat the last lunch (it is
  late!)
• So that you are all productive and happy, 6th
  grade teachers schedule a time for a snack at
  about 1030
• 6th graders will all eat together from
  approximately 1245 until 115.

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Some Facts about the 6th Grade Day...

• Lunch

Lunch is Blue
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Some Facts about the 6th Grade Day...

• The Academic Core teachers will decide how to
  divide Academic Core time each day.
• There will be no standard class change times
• Nothing from the rest of the program can
  interfere with instruction in the Academic Core.
• Sixth grade students have all of their academic
  core classes in the sixth grade wing.

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Some Facts about the 6th Grade Day...

• What questions can I answer?

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Coming Soon...

• You will receive confirmation of your selections
  in May.
• Special placements (math) will be made in May
• Schedules will be mailed in July
• You will be getting more information about future
  orientation and information meetings throughout
  the rest of the school year and in the summer
• June 2nd is our first orientation for all
  incoming 5th graders
• Our summer orientation is August 17 -1000AM

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Thank you for coming!

• If you think of questions, please give us a call.
• You are welcome to visit at your convenience.
  Please give us a call so that we can help arrange
  your visit.

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Thank You