Welcome to

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Welcome to Cedar Drive Middle School
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Home of the Colts
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Our Goals Tonight Great Things About 6th
Grade Technology Integration A Day in the
Life Small Teams Electives
Cycles Clubs/Intramurals
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Great Things About 6th Grade

• Many teachers, many styles
• -Lockers
• -Freedom and independence
• -A year of growth
• -Clubs and after school activities
• -Seeing friends at lunch

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Challenges of Homework and Organization
-Procrastination -Distraction -Knowing when to
ask for help -Next Steps
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A Day in the Life of a 6th Grader
750 800 Homeroom 802 854 1. Language
Arts Room 11 Mrs. Katz 857 939 2.
PE/Spanish Gym Mrs. Pollak 942 1034 3.
Math Room 8 Mrs. Henbest 1037 1129 4.
Science Rom 19 Mr. Trigani 1130 1200
Lunch Cafeteria Staff 1201 1243 5.
Cycles Room 15 Ms. Sullivan 1246 128 6.
ELO Room 8 Team 131 223 8. Social
Studies Room 10 Mrs. Asaro
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World Language and Band/Chorus

• World Language Options
• Full Year Spanish
• Full Year Italian
• Electives
• Band
• Chorus

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Advantages of Small Teams

• Regular communication
• student concerns/needs
• celebration of successes

• Establish strong relationships with the students
  and colleagues

• Classroom proximity of core teachers

• Ability to coordinate lessons/activities

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1-to-1 Chromebook Initiative

• Google platform to enhance learning
• Increased teacher-to-student and
  student-to-student feedback
• Increased access to resources, assignments and
  projects
• Summer Parent Night August 25th and September
  1st at 7 p.m.

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Academic, Social, and Emotional Development

• Increased academic expectations
• ELO
• Positive behavior support
• Advisories
• Mentoring
• Taking responsibility for ones actions
• Expanding perspective

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Dont Hang Alone, Join a Club!

• -Make a Difference Club
• --Student Council
• --Intramurals
• -Visual Arts
• --All School Production
• Peer Tutoring
• -Colt and Jazz Band
• -Advanced Chorus
• Homework Improvement Club

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Other School Activities
-Sports -Sport Physicals -PTO Events -Pep
Rallies -Celebrations -Assemblies -Yearbook --Fiel
d Trips
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Some Final Thoughts

• -Growth
• -Independence
• -Time Management/Prioritizing
• -Organization
• -Self Advocacy
• Communication