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Upcoming 6Upcoming 6thth Grade Grade
Information Information NightNightWelcome to ADL!!!!Welcome to ADL!!!!
ArtsArtsFamily and Consumer Science Family and Consumer Science
Terry PotvinTerry PotvinMusicMusic
Asiat Ali - String instructionAsiat Ali - String instruction
Gary Moreau – General music and Gary Moreau – General music and choruschorus
Adam Sawyer – Band instructionAdam Sawyer – Band instructionVisual Arts Visual Arts
Tina LoganTina Logan
Physical Education and Physical Education and HealthHealth
With a focus on personal fitness and With a focus on personal fitness and personal improvement, ADL students personal improvement, ADL students work on developing skills and work on developing skills and knowledge for a lifetime of healthy knowledge for a lifetime of healthy activity.activity.
Kevin Barber, Ashley Stebbins, Kerry Kevin Barber, Ashley Stebbins, Kerry LeClairLeClair
Extracurricular ActivitiesExtracurricular Activities
Sports-Interscholastic and Sports-Interscholastic and IntramuralsIntramurals
Clubs-Before and After SchoolClubs-Before and After SchoolMusic-Band, Chorus, HandbellsMusic-Band, Chorus, Handbells
Foreign LanguageForeign Language
le françaisSusan Plunkett-DunningMary Rosner
el españolVictoria AnelliSusan Plunkett-Dunning
““Knowing how, when, and why to Knowing how, when, and why to say what to whom.” say what to whom.” (ACTFL)(ACTFL)
We listenWe listenWe speakWe speakWe readWe readWe writeWe writeWe use technologyWe use technologyWe travelWe travelForeign language is an introduction to Foreign language is an introduction to
both French and Spanish in grade six.both French and Spanish in grade six.
What is Middle School What is Middle School Philosophy?Philosophy?
Middle school philosophy cornerstone Middle school philosophy cornerstone
“… “… no other age level has so no other age level has so clear and legitimate a claim to clear and legitimate a claim to the designation of unique as the designation of unique as does this period of transition does this period of transition between childhood and full-between childhood and full-blown adolescence, roughly blown adolescence, roughly ages ten to fourteen.” ages ten to fourteen.” (NMSA, 2003, p. 4) (NMSA, 2003, p. 4)
Middle School Philosophy Middle School Philosophy ContinuedContinued
Strives to avoid specialization and Strives to avoid specialization and departmentalization of junior high departmentalization of junior high school modelschool model
Fosters programs that keep Fosters programs that keep
uniqueness of clientele at uniqueness of clientele at forefront decisionsforefront decisions
Who are Our Middle School Who are Our Middle School Students?Students?
Intellectual Characteristics:Intellectual Characteristics: Wide RangeWide Range – moving from concrete to – moving from concrete to
abstract thinkingabstract thinking Most are Most are concrete thinkersconcrete thinkers throughout throughout
time at ADL time at ADL Only some have the ability to think in the Only some have the ability to think in the
abstract abstract 5% of 11 year olds5% of 11 year olds 12% of 12 year olds12% of 12 year olds 20% of 13 year olds 20% of 13 year olds 24% of 14 year olds24% of 14 year olds
Intellectual Characteristics Intellectual Characteristics Continued:Continued:
Learn best when skills are practiced Learn best when skills are practiced around concrete, visible, memorable around concrete, visible, memorable activities, or real experiments activities, or real experiments ((learning from tangible contexts)learning from tangible contexts)
Intensely Curious Intensely Curious –love to pursue –love to pursue their own questions and interests.their own questions and interests.
Physical Characteristics:Physical Characteristics:
Growth/developmentGrowth/development more rapid than more rapid than during any other developmental stage during any other developmental stage except infancyexcept infancy
Wide range of differences around Wide range of differences around weight, height, heart size, lung weight, height, heart size, lung capacity, muscular strength and sexual capacity, muscular strength and sexual developmentdevelopment
Variations by Variations by as much as 6 inches in height, as much as 6 inches in height, and 60 – 70 pounds in weight.and 60 – 70 pounds in weight.
Physical Characteristics Physical Characteristics Continued:Continued:
Most girls mature 2 years before Most girls mature 2 years before boysboys
Bone growth may exceed muscle Bone growth may exceed muscle developmentdevelopmentResults in Results in lack of coordination and lack of coordination and
awkwardnessawkwardness
Bones may lack protection of Bones may lack protection of covering muscles and tendonscovering muscles and tendons Leads to Leads to discomfort when sitting for discomfort when sitting for
long periods of timelong periods of time
Emotional Characteristics:Emotional Characteristics:
Strong Emotions Strong Emotions – often triggered – often triggered by chemical and hormonal imbalancesby chemical and hormonal imbalances
Optimistic and hopefulOptimistic and hopefulHeightened sensitivity Heightened sensitivity to personal to personal
shortcomingsshortcomingsSelf-consciousSelf-conscious and struggle with and struggle with
self-esteem issues (everyone is self-esteem issues (everyone is watching me).watching me).
Social Characteristics:Social Characteristics:
Need frequent affirmation Need frequent affirmation that that significant adults love and accept themsignificant adults love and accept them
Challenge authority Challenge authority figures and test figures and test limitslimits
Still Still strongly dependent strongly dependent on parental on parental valuesvalues
Extremely loyal Extremely loyal to peer group valuesto peer group values
The Teams for Grades The Teams for Grades 7/87/8
• DiscoveryDiscovery• Multi-age grades 7 Multi-age grades 7 andand 8 8
• Approximately 45 studentsApproximately 45 students• Two teachersTwo teachers
• NovaNova• Looping grade 7 Looping grade 7 thenthen 8 8
• Approximately 90 studentsApproximately 90 students• Four teachersFour teachers
Students on team for two years (looping)
66thth GradeTeams GradeTeamsMs. Kinney (LA/Social Studies), Mr. Caron (Math), Mr. Swierk (Science), Mr. Ms. Kinney (LA/Social Studies), Mr. Caron (Math), Mr. Swierk (Science), Mr.
Burrell (Math/Science), Mr. Gustafson (LA/Social Studies), Mrs. Heath (Special Burrell (Math/Science), Mr. Gustafson (LA/Social Studies), Mrs. Heath (Special Education), Mr. Brosnan, Mrs. Morrett, and Mrs. Brearly (Instructional Education), Mr. Brosnan, Mrs. Morrett, and Mrs. Brearly (Instructional
Assistants)Assistants)
CommunicationCommunication
ADL’s Phone Number: 878-ADL’s Phone Number: 878-13881388
[email protected]@ccsuvt.org
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 57:45-8:05 Home Room Home Room Home Room Home Room Home Room
8:05-8:35 Activity Period Activity Period Activity Period Activity Period Activity Period
8:35 Core Time
12:00
12:00-12:25 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch
12:25-1:07 Art, Music , F & CS
Art, Music , F & CS
Art, Music , F & CS
Art, Music , F & CS
Art, Music , F & CS
1:07-1:49 PE PE PE PE PE
1:49-2:39 Foreign Language/SH
Foreign Language/SH
Foreign Language/SH
Foreign Language/SH
Foreign Language/SH
Full Day 6th Grade Schedule