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Making a Smooth Transition. Mountain View School Orientation. Why are 5th graders in middle school and not elementary school?. Social awareness Suitable environment Perspective. How do students benefit from switching classes among different teachers?. Personalization: Advocacy
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Making a Smooth Transition • Mountain View School Orientation
Why are 5th graders in middle school and not elementary school? • Social awareness • Suitable environment • Perspective
How do students benefit from switching classes among different teachers? • Personalization: • Advocacy • Understanding • Differentiation
How do students benefit from our six-block schedule? • Variety • Resources • Attention
The schedule: Example Math Language Arts Art Lunch Science Phys. Ed. Social Studies Cartooning
Reading your child’s schedule: Finding your child’s homeroom # and teacher
Reading your child’s schedule: 2. Locker # LOCKER: ### COMBINATION: 0- 0- 0
Reading your child’s schedule: SEMESTER #3 = all year • 3. Core classes • Block 1 = period 1 • Block 2 = period 2-3 • Block 4 = period 6-7 • Block 6 = period 9-10 • EEE = period 11 • 4. Related Arts • Block 3 = period 4 • Block 5 = period 8 • “A” day vs. “B” day
Reading your child’s schedule: SEMESTER 1 & 2 • 5. Related Arts • Semester 1, A or B • Semester 2, A or B • 6. Phys. Ed. & Health • Semesters A&B = 1 • Semesters C&D = 2
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