LBMS 6th Grade Orientation 2019: Welcome Students & Families!

1. Welcome6th Grade Students & Families Long Branch Middle School 2019 Orientation Wednesday, August 21st @ 10am

2. Academy Teams

3. OPPORTUNITY 6th Grade Class Theme

4. Student Drop Off & Pick Up Grade 6 - Students will enter/exit from Indiana Avenue and use the entrance at the gym. LBMS

5. Start & End Time • Breakfast • Between 7:35 a.m. and 7:55 a.m. • All students will begin entering the school when the doors open at 7:35am. No students will be permitted to hang outside or leave school grounds once they arrive at school. • All students must report to homeroom no later than 8:05 a.m. • Dismissal is at 2:48 p.m.

6. Student Schedules • ELA (90 minutes every day) • Math (90 minutes every day) • Science(90 minutes every other day) • Social Studies(90 min every other day) • Elective (43 minutes every other day) • PE/Health(43 minutes every other day) • Lunch (43 minutes every day) *Schedules will only be given out after all immunization records have been received by the school.*

7. One School, One Book SUMMER READING: Harbor Me Grade 6 Summer Reading Page Google Classroom Code for Students Entering Gr 6 - bx5555k

8. Frequently Asked Questions • Provided within the Student Handbook • Attendance Policy • Tardy Policy • Uniformity of Dress

9. Health Information • Kathy Celli • School Based Youth Services/Head Nurse • Michelle Baker • School Nurse • Amy Rock • Student Assistance Counselor

10. Mr. Jason M. Corley, CMAA Athletic Administrator Mrs. Terri Roberts, Athletic Secretary 732.229.7300 ext. 41810 troberts@longbranch.k12.nj.us Ms. Kim Small, ATC, CES Ms. Jamie Hayes Mr. Jeremy Martin Athletic Trainer Asst. Equipment Manager Athletic Department Middle School Interscholastic Athletic/Intramural Activities Advisor Athletic/Intramural Activities Advisor

11. Promotion of Learning:Students should acquire new knowledge or skills that will lead to long term behavior change. This learning is not limited to the development of physical skills and should also facilitate the social, personal and psychological development of each student. Life Skills: Students should learn how to balance their life, emotional well-being, leadership, personal growth and decision-making skills. Healthy Lifestyle: Students should become committed to an addiction-free, physically active and long-term healthy lifestyle. Sportsmanship: Students should learn respect and concern for rules and officials, opponents, and the spirit and customs of sports. Citizenship: Students should acquire knowledge, attitudes, experience and skills that will prepare them to be productive and responsible members of society. Education Base Athletic Department

12. Sports By Season ***All students will TRY-OUT to make the team. Not everyone who signs up makes the team and/or plays***

13. Register online on the athletic department page Pick up a physical forms in the school nurse's office Fill out physical forms and return it back to the nurse’s office ONLY!! ***If physical forms are handed in after the deadline date you will have to take your student to your own doctor. FALL DATES May 22, 2019 - September 6, 2019 WINTER DATES October 1, 2019 - November 8, 2019 SPRING DATES January 20, 2020 - February, 21, 2020 Registration Procedures and Dates

14. The Green and White Association was created in 1935 following a Long Branch High School’s football victory over Asbury Park High School. The victory was Long Branch’s first over Asbury Park in a 20 year period. A group of PARENTS decided there was a need to have an organization to support the athletic programs. Motto: Win - Lose - Draw Each year they host a Senior Athlete Banquet for all seniors and support the department financially through fundraising. The G&W gives annually (2) $1,000 and (2) $500 scholarship to a graduating senior athletes. $10 registration fee to participate. Green & White Association

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16. The purpose of the NJHS is to create enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render service, to promote worthy leadership, and to encourage the development of character and citizenship in students of the Long Branch Middle School. Chapter Motto “Light is the Symbol of Truth” National Junior Honor Society

17. To be eligible for selection any 6th, 7th, or 8th grade candidate must have been in attendance for a period of two marking periods at the Long Branch Middle School. Candidates eligible for selection shall have a minimum average cumulative grade of 90%, with no grade lower than 84%, using the 100 point system. Upon meeting the grade level, enrollment, and GPA standards, candidates shall then be considered based on their service, leadership, character, and citizenship. National Junior Honor Society

18. The faculty council reviews the candidate information forms, faculty input, and other relevant information to determine those who fully meet the selection criteria for membership. Candidates become members when inducted at a special ceremony. National Junior Honor Society

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21. Up Next... Lunch Applications National Junior Honor Society Student Tours Nurse for Immunizations Fall Athletics Registration & Green & White 11-12P.M. BBQ in the back parking lot Summer Reading After-School Clubs