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WELCOME TO EMS ORENTATION NIGHT

WELCOME TO EMS ORENTATION NIGHT. Targets Tonight Who is the typical middle school child ? What’s the typical experience at the middle school ? What’s not so “typical” about EMS? Beyond the 3 R’s, what’s available at our middle school ? What are your next steps ? Questions ? .

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WELCOME TO EMS ORENTATION NIGHT

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  1. WELCOME TO EMS ORENTATION NIGHT

  2. Targets Tonight • Who is the typical middle school child ? • What’s the typical experience at the middle school ? • What’s not so “typical” about EMS? • Beyond the 3 R’s, what’s available at our middle school ? • What are your next steps ? • Questions ?

  3. Who is the typical Middle School Child?

  4. Adolescence = Change *Physical *Intellectual *Social *Emotional

  5. PHYSICAL

  6. INTELLECTUAL

  7. SOCIAL – ADULT ROLES

  8. EMOTIONAL

  9. How do we teach life skills? • Self-Esteem is Not Taught – It is EXPERIENCED • We Learn Through the Consequences of Our Choices • Let Go of Perfectionism

  10. “Typical Middle School” • DAILY SCHEDULE • TEAMING • HOME-SCHOOL COMMUNICATION • LEARNING LABS • SELECTING COURSES / EXPLORATORY / ELECTIVES* • MORE LIFE AFTER SCHOOL

  11. Student Name Student Number Grade07 Parent/Guardian Street PhoneELLINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL COURSE SELECTIONS 2013-14 • SUBJECT TRIMESTSER • 7 LANG ART ALL (3) • 7 SOC ST ALL (3) • 7 GEN SCI ALL (3) • PRE-ALGEBRA or FUNDAMENTALS OF ALGEBRA ALL (3) • 7 SPANISH or 7 FRENCH ALL (3) • 7TH BAND or CHORUS (if selected) ALL (3) • 7 PE/HEALTH/COMPUTERS ALL (3) • SEMESTER • 7 TECH ED QTR (1) • 7 ACADEMIC LITERACY QTR (1) • 7 ART QTR (1) • 7 MUSIC QTR (1) * A Learning Lab may be substituted for a class based on individual student needs

  12. What’s not so “typical” about EMS? • “How many books did you read when you were 12 years old?” • “More kids taking more rigorous courses” • “No child goes unnoticed” • “Not only are kids getting smarter, so are the classrooms ” • “What's the best way to handle a bully?” • “What’s your mindset? ….ours is about “Mastery Learning” • “Standards Based Feedback” • “College Power” • An “On Demand School”

  13. What’s not so “typical” about EMS? • “How many books did you read when you were 12 years old?” • “More kids taking more rigorous courses” • “No child goes unnoticed” • “Not only are kids getting smarter, so are the classrooms ” • “What's the best way to handle a bully?” • “What’s your mindset? ….ours is about “Mastery Learning” • “Standards Based Feedback” • “College Power” • An “On Demand School”

  14. EMS LOVES TO READ! Summer Reading • Required Reading Packets going home May 21st, sign-off due back June 4th • Book Fair    Barnes and Noble June 10th -15th EMS Vocal Ensemble Performance at Manchester Store June 10th 6:30 • Family Reading Night June 5th • Summer Book Checkout    June 9th – 12th • Reading Camp  (register online - soft deadline May 30th) August 4th – 8th

  15. BEYOND THE SCHOOL DAY • NEWSLETTER • MUSIC • SPORTS • STUDENT LEADERSHIP • ZONE • FIELD TRIPS……NYC, WASHINGTON DC

  16. PARENT TO-DO LIST • COURSE SELECTION • PHYSICALS / IMMUNIZATIONS • OPERATION ORGANIZATION:SCHOOL SUPPLIES • SUMMER READING

  17. FINALLY………… • Course Selection/Cross-Age Activity May 9 • STUDENTS VISIT EMS ON JUNE 4TH • SUMMER OFFICE HOURS FOR QUESTIONS • Monday to Friday: 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. • WATCH WEBSITE FOR UPDATES (www.ellingtonpublicschools.org) • FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL : August 27, 2014

  18. QUESTIONS?

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