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 ?

Who is the typical Middle School Child?

Adolescence = Change

*Physical

*Intellectual

*Social

*Emotional

PHYSICAL

INTELLECTUAL

SOCIAL – ADULT ROLES

EMOTIONAL

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

“Typical Middle School”

DAILY SCHEDULE

TEAMING

HOME-SCHOOL COMMUNICATION

LEARNING LABS

SELECTING COURSES / EXPLORATORY / ELECTIVES*

MORE LIFE AFTER SCHOOL

Student Name Student Number Grade07 Parent/Guardian Street Phone

ELLINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL COURSE SELECTIONS 2013-14

• SUBJECTTRIMESTSER

• 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

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”

2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/150

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Gr. 8 Algebra Enrollments (2007 - 2015)

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School Year Gr. 8 Enrollment Algebra Students Percentage

2007/08 204 71 35

2008/09 203 82 40

2009/10 200 96 48

2010/11 213 112 53

2011/12 192 111 58

2012/13 230 132 57

2013/14 197 125 64

2014/15 213 142 67

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Gr. 8 World Language Enrollments 2006 - 2015

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World Language Total Enrollment Number of W.L. Students Spanish French Percentage

2005/06 195 133 99 34 68

2006/07 195 135 103 31 69

2007/08 204 142 113 32 69

2008/09 203 136 90 46 67

2009/10 200 133 109 24 67

2010/11 213 164 100 64 77

2011/12 192 162 113 49 84

2012/13 230 191 114 77 83

2013/14 197 161 113 48 89

2014/15 Projected 213 184 109 75 85

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”

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

BEYOND THE SCHOOL DAY NEWSLETTER MUSIC

SPORTS

STUDENT LEADERSHIP

ZONE

FIELD TRIPS……NYC, WASHINGTON DC

PARENT TO-DO LIST COURSE SELECTION

PHYSICALS / IMMUNIZATIONS

OPERATION ORGANIZATION:SCHOOL SUPPLIES

SUMMER READING

FINALLY…………

Course Selection/Cross-Age Activity May 9STUDENTS 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

QUESTIONS?