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Welcome New Highlanders to Hewes Middle School! An AVID and California Distinguished School

Welcome New Highlanders to Hewes Middle School! An AVID and California Distinguished School. Hewes PTA. Invest in Our Hewes Students $20 Includes Directory !. Sign-up in Registration Packet. Magazine Drive ASB, Yearbook & Hewes Faculty Support Fine Arts(Choir & Drama) Programs

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Welcome New Highlanders to Hewes Middle School! An AVID and California Distinguished School

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  1. Welcome New Highlandersto Hewes Middle School!An AVID and California Distinguished School

  2. Hewes PTA Invest in Our Hewes Students $20 Includes Directory! Sign-up in Registration Packet Magazine Drive ASB, Yearbook & Hewes Faculty Support Fine Arts(Choir & Drama) Programs Home Economics Equipment Honor Roll Support Intramural Sports International, Career & Health Weeks Instrumental Music program Junior Great Boos P.E. Equipment Science Equipment Technology Equipment Woodshop

  3. Respect, Responsibility = Results • Positive Behavioral Intervention Systems • Focus is on teaching students the Right behavior!! • Positive behavior = positive incentives • PBIS student store • RRR Cards • Early lunch release Ms. Males

  4. How is Middle School Different? Mrs. Motter – Counselor • A time of transition • More teachers, more students and more choices • Celebrations • Resources Mrs. Motter

  5. Student Schedule

  6. Course Selection Sheet

  7. Electives--Exploratory Wheel May Include: Art AVID (All 6th Graders) Drama Foreign Language Home Economics Music Woodshop Full Year Electives- Advanced Band, Advanced Chorus Mrs. Motter

  8. Academic Schedule • Core Honors • Language Arts, Reading, Social Studies • Mathematics • Math 6 (AB) • Math 6 • Math 7 • Earth Science • Physical Education • Elective Wheel Books On iPad Mrs. Motter

  9. What Are the NEW Math COURSES? Math 7 Math 6 Math 8 Algebra 1 Math 7 (5) Alg. II (15) Math 6 (20 standards) 6 completely new standards! Math 7 (24 standards) AP Stats (6) Prob. & Stats (5) Algebra 1 (26 standards) Calc./Pre-Calc (3) Trigonometry (3) Math 7 (3) Algebra 1 (60 standards) Math 6 (5 standards) Geometry (11 standards) 19 completely new standards!

  10. Earth Science Lab • Science 6 Curriculum • Processing Skills • Investigating • Interpreting • Questioning • Organizational Skills • Science Interactive Notebook End product

  11. Language Arts • Reading (RtI) • Selections from the Literature Anthology • Literature, Nonfictional text, Lanugage • Core Novels & Junior Great Books • Language Arts • Common Core Curriculum • Informational text • Nonfictional reading • Expository writing • Depth of Knowledge • Social Studies • Traveling through Ancient Civilizations: Early Man, Mesopotamia, India, China, Israel, Greece, and Rome!

  12. Physical Education • Learning basic skills • Grade level curriculum • Circus unit • Demonstration • Locks and PE clothes • replacement locks--$7.00 • shirts and shorts--$10.00 each if purchased from Hewes or blue shorts and gray shirt Ms. Roper

  13. Enrichment Programs • Book Club • CJSF • Dance • FOR Club • Garden Club • Jazz Band • Media Club • Speak Up Ms. Males

  14. Library and Computer Labs • Over 8000 books • Ibooks available • Hours 7:30-4:00 • Book Club • Research Support • Computer labs • Internet Access Ms. Males

  15. Just the Facts—Schedule M,T,Th,Fri Wednesday • Students on campus 7:30 8:35 • Warning Bell 7:45 8:50 • Tardy Bell 7:50 8:55 • Dismissal 2:28 2:28 - 3 minute passing periods - 17 minute snack - 33 minute lunch Ms. Males

  16. Just the Facts – H.E.R.E. bell schedule • Period 1 7:50 – 8:33 • Period 2 8:36 – 9:19 • Period 3 9:22 – 10:05 • Tutorial 10:10 – 10:35 • Recess 10:38 – 10:51 • Period 4 10:54 – 11:37 • Period 5 11:40 – 12:23 • Period 6 12:59 – 1:42 • Period 7 1:45 - 2:28

  17. H.E.R.E • Program runs on Tuesday and Thursday of every week • Choices in program • Teacher led instruction • Closed session (Reteaching, Enrichment opportunities) • Open session (For all students who seek teacher support in academic rigor) • Library (research opportunities, study center, reading center) Ms. Males

  18. Just the Facts—Student Store(not for profit) • Open at Lunchtime • Operated by PTA • School Supplies Ms. Males

  19. What are the Next Steps? • - Elementary school visitations for registration (Week of April 7 -9) • - Fifth grade visitation – May 21 at 9:15 – 11:15 a.m. • - Supplies for Success – June 19, 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. • August 26 & 27 turn in all back to school paperwork, take school photos, get books and supplies. • September 3, 2014 is the first day of school! Mrs. Boudreaux

  20. Enjoy your 6th grade experience!

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