Wayne Carle Middle School

1. Wayne CarleMiddle School 5th Grade Student and Family Interest Night

2. Note! This presentation and all registration resources, including the FAQ document you should take with you tonight, will also be found on the Wayne Carle web site.

3. Another Note! We ask that students stay with their parents/guardians throughout our Interest Night.

4. One Final Note! We’re expecting a full house tonight. Please skip as few seats as possible. Thanks.

5. Home of the Eagles

6. Exemplary Faculty & Staff • 23 Faculty Members • 3 Counselors/SELS • Instructional Coach • School Psychologist • Full Time Librarian • Speech/Language Therapist • School Resource Officer • Clinic Aide • Paraprofessional(s) • Financial Secretary • Principal’s Secretary • Facility Manager • Custodial Staff • Cafeteria Staff • Assistant Principal • Principal

7. Best Mindset forMiddle School Success • I belong in this community. • My ability and competency grow with my effort. • I can succeed at this. • This work has value for me.

8. From “The Forgotten Middle” The level of academic achievement that students attain by 8th grade has a larger impact on their college and career readiness by the time they graduate high school than anything that happens academically in high school.

9. Technology:Supporting Student Achievement • Laptop computers • Chromebooks • Computer Lab • Projectors • Smart Boards • Wireless Environment • Document Cameras • And thank you parents and PTO!!!

10. What is the role of a counselor? • Student advocate • Support person • Life skills teacher • Conflict mediator • Academic advisor • Career Fair • Program coordinator • Orientation • Registration • Team Building • ICAP • Careers • Social/Emotional Activities

11. What else is different from elementary school? • Fresh baked cookies every day! • The number of students in each grade! • We don’t line up very often! • Lockers! • Lunch! • 8:25-3:21! • 7 classes, different rooms and teachers! • Your child!!!!!

12. Speaking of Your Child… • 6th grade team of five teachers with Reading, Writing, Math, Science and Social Studies (“school within a school”). • Most of those classes in the same pod. • Most if not all of those lockers in the same pod. • 6th grade only lunch. • Separate 6th grade entry in the morning. • First day of school will be 6th grade only. • Other safe and orderly school practices.

13. Required 7th Grade Core Courses • Science • Social Studies • Language Arts • Mathematics • Math 6 • Math 6/7 • Math 7/8?

14. Full Year (36 weeks): Concert Band 6 Orchestra 6 Semester (18 weeks): Art * PE * (Required Elective) Technical Education* Family & Consumer Science* World Languages & Cultures? Theater Arts 6 Choir 6 (By choice only) All courses dependent on enrollment and other factors. 7th Grade Elective Courses

15. Intervention Courses We often “double dose” students in Math by enrolling them in grade level Math plus a period of intervention Math called “Math Seminar.” This Intervention class takes the place of one of the three elective classes. We similarly use a “Learning Strategies” class to provide additional support for some students. Both of these are designed to help students “keep up and catch up.”

16. After School Activities Program • Sponsored by the City of Westminster • Taught by WC teachers and Westminster P&R staff • On-site and off-site activities • Offered Monday-Thursday • Fall and Spring offerings • Activity Examples: • Volleyball • Basketball • Track • Bowling • Golf • Cross Country Running • Running/Bolder Boulder Training • Fee based programs with scholarship available

17. Recognition and Opportunities • Honor Roll • SOAR Awards • Outdoor Lab (6th Grade) • International Towne (7th Grade) • SS Wyoming Trip (8th Grade) • Summer Travel

18. Recognition and Opportunities • FCCLA Club • Thespian Club • Tech Tuesdays • Geography and Spelling Bees • Junior Honor Society • Access Class to provide additional time with teachers.

19. Parent Involvement • PTO • Accountability • Healthy Schools Team • Others based on suggestion/interest

20. Wayne’s Welcome:Fall Registration/Orientation Day Date to be determined. Includes… • Proof of immunization • Confirm contact info in Jeffco Connect • School bus schedule • Lunch accounts • School picture and photo ID • Student Schedule • Locker Also, our first full day of classes will be a 6th grade only day. Students go through a shortened version of their schedule and have a variety of orientation activities.

21. Choice Enrollment • If you live outside the elementary attendance area of . . . • Lukas • Meiklejohn • Witt • ….you may pick up a choice enrollment form at the registration information table in the back of the room. Round 1 is from January 8-31. • Also, see Ms. Cancellieri or Ms. Chandler near the main office if you have questions.

22. Six Months to Sixth Grade! Nov:  Interest Nights on 28th and 30th Dec:Caroling  with elementary students in the Lukas and Witt neighborhoods on Monday, Dec 18. • Winter Fandango Concert with elementary band and orchestra students on Tuesday, Dec 19. Jan:  Outdoor Lab presentation by 6th grade teachers from feeder elementary schools (date TBD) Feb:  Counselors go to elementary classrooms for registration presentation (date TBD) March:  Evening panel presentations (date TBD) April:  WC visits for 5th and 6th graders during the school day (dates TBD) May:  Morning Coffees with Counselors at feeder elementary schools (dates TBD) And final decisions regarding WC Summer Academy and the first days of school will be made soon.

23. FAQ Document The FAQ document provides the best information we have. We expect to update this document through August 2018. Make sure you pick up a copy tonight!

24. What/Who to See Tonight! • Student led tours. • Core teachers together in a pod or room. • Elective teachers in their rooms. • Librarian in the library. • Other staff available throughout. • Transition Committee Parent Reps in the lower main hall.

25. Thanks for being here tonight. Our staff is available tonight until 7:45.