New Student Orientation-2019

1. New Student Orientation-2019 Dr. Miller, principal Mr. Milano, assistant principal Field Middle School

2. Purpose of New Student Orientation • Welcome you to Field Middle School 👋 • Answer some questions ❓ • Opportunity to practice using locks 🔒

3. Field Family Fest Tuesday, August 20, 5:30-7:30 Sixth Grade • 5:30-Welcome presentation from advisors in the auditorium • 6:00-7:30-Lock/schedule pickup, chromebook pickup Seventh/Eighth Grade • 5:30-7:30-Lock/schedule pickup, chromebook pickup Events: • Schedule/lock /bus pass pickup 🚌 • Pre-ordered school supply pick-up 📚 • Chromebook pickup 💻 • Order spiritwear 👕 • Set up locker 🔓 • Walk your schedule 📚 • Meet teachers 🙋 • Have a free dinner (5:30-6:30) 🍔 • Get info about clubs, sports, activities 📣 • Get assistance from office and nurse 😷

4. First Day of School • Extended AM and PM advisory to focus on orientation activities and organization • Abbreviated schedule walk through to find rooms and meet teachers • All school cookout (free), hot dogs, chips, watermelon • All-school assembly Students will have extended advisory time all week for orientation purposes

5. Arrival and Departure 8:05-Supervision begins for before school activities. Open library begins after Labor Day • Students who arrive by bus will enter through the District Entrance • Students who are dropped off before 8:25 should enter by the Game Entrance • Students who arrive after 8:30 will enter through main school entrance 8:30-First Bell 🔔 8:35-Warning Bell ⏰ 8:37-Students need to be in their first period class. 😃 ______ 3:30-Students dismissed 🕞 3:40-Buses leave, supervision ends 🚍

6. Early Dismissal • Every Monday students are dismissed at 2:30 pm • 3 options • Head home (bus, parent pickup, walk/bike) • Stay for Homework Hub • 2:30-3:30, No Cost • Sign up for a program through a vendor • C2 Education • Code Ninjas • Noggin Builders • Burn Boot Camp

7. Typical Day 10 periods in a day Approx 40 min per period 2 periods: ELA 📖 1.5 periods: Math 📊 0.5 periods: Advisory 🙋 1 period: Social studies 🎩 1 period: Science 🔬 1 period: PE 🏃 1 period: Lunch/recess 🍎🍗 2 periods: other • Spanish • Arts Rotation (FACS 🍞, STEM 🤖, Art 🎨, Music🎸) • Resource 📓 • Intervention🎒

8. Extracurricular Activities Sports (tryouts/commitment) • Co-ed Soccer (fall) ⚽ • Girls Volleyball (fall)🏐 • Girls/Boys Basketball (winter) 🏀 • Boys Volleyball (late winter) 🏐 • Co-ed Track (spring) ᛞ🏃 Musical (tryout for role/commitment)-Fall 🎭 Choir-commitment, Mr. Carvell🎼 Band-Contact Mr. Miller 🎺 Student Council-All students can participate, before school Drop-in Clubs-Will begin in mid September • 3:30-4:25 • Late bus available • No commitment needed

9. Other Information Communication 💬 • Skyward Gradebook • Google Classroom • Friday Principal Emails • Skylerts • Conferences • Twitter- #Field31 Gym Uniforms 🎽 • Students will receive the basic uniform in class • Additional uniforms and sweatpants available for purchase Executive Functioning 📂 • All students will get an organization system and planner that they are required to use. Technology 💻 • All students will get a Chromebook to use for school

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