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Hidden Valley Middle School

Hidden Valley Middle School. Helping Students Find Their Wings Since 1972. Academic Excellence (challenge students to meet high standards) Developmental Responsiveness (we understand students at this stage of life) Social Equity (opportunity & individuality within the community).

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Hidden Valley Middle School

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  1. Hidden Valley Middle School Helping Students Find Their Wings Since 1972

  2. Academic Excellence (challenge students to meet high standards) Developmental Responsiveness (we understand students at this stage of life) Social Equity (opportunity & individuality within the community) Hidden Valley Middle School Helping Students Find Their WingsSince 1972

  3. A school to be proud of! HVM nationally recognized as a 2009 School to Watch! Earned Virginia (VIP) Excellence Award for 2010 Recognized by Virginia Holocaust Museum for study of tolerance HVM students performed over 4,000 hours of community service and raised over $5,000 for various charities last year

  4. A school to be proud of! Robotics Team won “best robot design” award in first ever regional competition Math Counts Team was 3rd in Virginia Of 240 Golden Apple teacher nominees in RCPS, 27 were from HVM Roanoke Co. Education Foundation awarded grants to 14 HVM teachers

  5. A school to be proud of ! Strong SOL Scores Overall Math= 90% Pass advanced = 51% Overall Reading = 97% Pass advanced = 57% Science = 98% Social Studies = 92% Writing = 98%

  6. FEDERAL AYP REQUIREMENTS • Benchmarks increase 4% each year toward the goal of 100% in 2014 • Require that schools meet the benchmark for all students as well as for individual subgroups

  7. Our goal:Help all students (from advanced to struggling) reach their potential Helping Students Find Their WingsSince 1972 TARGETED INTERVENTIONS • double block math classes • small group classes • developmental reading class • in-class remediation • extra help sessions • balanced within challenging, well-rounded curriculum and broad spectrum of elective choices for all students

  8. We’re all on the same team: Your child’s team! Helping Students Find Their WingsSince 1972 We value your help with • Excellent attendance • Homework completion • Positive attitudes(especially about getting extra help) • Effective communication • Volunteering

  9. Parenting is a tough job! The Roanoke County Prevention Council is great resource for support

  10. Administrative StaffPrincipalMr. Ken NicelyAssistant Principal / scheduling8th grade and ½ 7th gradeMr. Mike RileyAssistant Principal / athletics6th grade and ½ 7th gradeMrs. Beth Mast

  11. Counselors • Lisa Childress, Coordinator Students A – F, Si-Z • Rennie Bruno Students G – Sh • Tim Hayes Student Assistance Program (SAP)

  12. School Hours • 8:25am – 3:10pm • Students may arrive at 7:45 am and will be supervised in the cafeteria until 8:15am. • Office Hours are: 8:00am – 4:30pm

  13. ATTENDANCE • Please call school when your child will be absent. • All students must bring a note after an absence. Students turn in their notes to the first period teacher. • For illness requiring a visit to the doctor, please bring a note from the doctor’s office.

  14. The “Note” (Bad example) HVMS, Please excuse my child, Jimmy, from school yesterday he was absent. Sincerely, Mom

  15. The “Note” (good example) 8/27/08 HVMS, Please excuse Lauryn Childress (8th grade) from school Monday, 8/26/08. She was very ill, so I kept her home. Sincerely, Lisa Childress

  16. MAKE-UP WORK • Make-up work is the student’s responsibility and should be requested from teachers the first day back in school. • If students are out two days, work can be requested by 9:00 am of the second day. • This can be picked up in the office after 3:15 pm in the front office. • Make up work must be made up within 10 days for full credit if the absence is excused. Highest grade for unexcused absence is 69.

  17. LATE ARRIVALS • Doctor and dentist appointments or illnesses are considered excused tardies • Bring note from doctor’s or dentist’s office • Parents must sign students in • Three or more unexcused tardies per semester will result in assignments to the silent table at lunch or after-school detention

  18. EARLY DISMISSALS • In the morning, student should bring a note from home to the attendance window • Parent should present photo ID and sign out the student at the time of dismissal and wait in the lobby • If returning from a doctor or dentist visit, student should bring a note from the doctor’s or dentist’s office

  19. ATTENDANCE IS IMPORTANT • 5 DAYS, LETTER • 10 DAYS, LETTER AND FOLLOW-UP BY HVMS STAFF • 15 DAYS, CHILD STUDY REFERRAL • NEXT STEP IS REFERRAL TO THE COURT SYSTEM

  20. Messages, Deliveries & Dominos • We do not interrupt instructional time to make student deliveries. • We will, of course, contact a student during class in the case of an emergency. • Please do not send flowers, balloons, etc. to a student at school. • Sorry, we cannot accommodate “lunch parties”… please do not bring in lunch for groups of students.

  21. Dress Code • Student appearance may not be disruptive to classroom activities • Let’s work together to make sure all clothing follows the RCPS dress code • Please monitor what your child wears to school to avoid “the phone call” • Despite what you may hear at home (“but everybody’s wearing that!”), most students follow the dress code and those that don’t are issued warning letters or have to change clothes

  22. Dress CodeExamples…

  23. Medicine • Mrs. Johnson, school nurse, can administer Tylenol, and certain other medications if you return the appropriate card which comes home the first day. • This will prevent calls home or to your work for a headache. • All medication, prescription and OTC, must be brought to school by the parent in the original container and the permission forms completed. • All medicines must be taken in the nurses office or the front office if the nurse is unavailable.

  24. Athletics • 7th and 8th grade students participate in the following team sports: • Football, basketball, wrestling, soccer, baseball, and track for boys • Volleyball, basketball, soccer, track, softball, and cheerleading for girls. • Team sports require a physical dated after May 1 of the preceding year.

  25. Lunch • Each grade level will eat during separate lunch times (11:10 for 6th grade) • Students can pack or purchase lunch • Lunch is $2 • Students have an individual account which is accessed by their pin number • Federal regulations prohibit competition with the school lunch program; please do not bring in outside food for groups of students

  26. Discipline • Team Work – School and Parents Working Together • Teachers can assign: after-school detention • Principals assign: silent lunch table, after-school detention, In-School Detention (ISD), Community Service, Suspension, and may recommend Expulsion • Resource Officer – Supports the staff whenever his services are needed.

  27. Emergency Closings • Please discuss plans with your children prior to event • County Information Line 562-6000 • Update your information in RCPS Instant Alert System

  28. Communication • We value your involvement! • School website including Parent Connection resources www.rcs.k12.va.us/hvms • Parent Email Connection (this is our primary way of sending out information) • Be proactive; help us help your child

  29. Please review, with your child, the student handbook and Roanoke County Student Conduct Code. Should you have any questions, please call an administrator or counselor.

  30. The Characteristics of the Middle School Student

  31. Adolescent Growth and Development • The three main areas: • physical, • intellectual, • and social.

  32. Growth In All Areas Varies • Individual variation is seen among the different areas. • For example, early physical growth does not mean early intellectual or social development • Let’s look at growth in each grade level.

  33. Is there a typical Sixth Grader? • NO! But there are similarities • Usually enthusiastic about school activities and willing to try things. Want to please teachers and other adults. • Anxious about how peers see them! Peers play a bigger and bigger role in their lives. • Girls begin to become very critical of each other, tend to loose self-confidence. • Boys are usually still pretty immature. Spend a lot of free time playing. Will still bring “toys” to school. • Girls are more aggressive in boy/girl relationships.

  34. How about that Seventh Grader? • Some are more mature and some are less mature. Sometimes it depends on the day of the week or the phase of the moon. • Girls are generally in the midst of hormonal angst. • Guys are definitely starting to notice girls in a more physical/sexual way. • As a whole, this year tends to be the most traumatic for everyone – especially the counselor. • Difficult year academically as well as the social/emotional.

  35. Moving into Eighth as a Teenager. • Start to become much more independent. Almost like when they were in the fifth grade. • Seem to handle social situations more maturely. • Girls still have group/friend issues. • Boys have their crowd they hang with. Testosterone is taking over their lives. Music, video games, Facebook, and girls. Cognitively, they are developing very quickly.

  36. What role do school counselors play in the middle school? • Resource for students, parents, and teachers • Academic, social, and emotional support • Classroom, group, and individual

  37. Enjoy the Ride! This is an incredibly exciting time.

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