Welcome to Fischer Middle School’s6th Grade Orientation

Teaming and Teaming and AcademicsAcademics

•TeamingTeaming

•Team Team ActivitiesActivities

•Team Team MeetingsMeetings

•AcademicsAcademics

•Benefits of TeamingBenefits of Teaming

TeamingTeaming•Small community within a large population

A. Sense of belonging B. Team spirit and pride

The Team The Team DynamicDynamic

• Heterogeneously Grouped (Exceptions with Accelerated Math and Project Arrow Courses)

• Male/Female• Balance of Students from Each Feeder

School• Balance Accelerated Math Students

Across Grade Level Teams• Balance Students in Need of Additional

Support Across Grade Level Teams

Benefits of Benefits of Teaming:Teaming:

A. Better communication withparents, teachers, and students

B. Scheduling subject areas and team activities

66thth Grade Team Structure Grade Team Structure

• Five Teacher Team– Two Language Arts Block teachers with 2

blocks each and 1 section of social studies each

– One Science teacher with 4 sections of science and 1 section of Social Studies

– One Math teacher with 4 sections of Math and 1 section of Social Studies

– One Support Facilitator assigned to each team

Team MeetingsTeam MeetingsA. Daily Team MeetingsA. 1. Discussion of team activities

2. Coordination of homework and tests3. Integration of Curriculum

B. Weekly Student Discussion Day1. Student Services2. Counselor3. Administration

C. Grade-Level Communication

Team ActivitiesTeam Activities• Speakers• Spirit Assemblies/Field Days• Grade-Level Challenges• Cross-Curricular Activities• Falcon Feathers• Locker Checks

AcademicsAcademicsCore Classes:•Literacy block, math, science

social studies•Cross-curricular connections

Strategic ReadingStrategic Reading

•Testing in 5th Grade: December

•Provides and extra dose of reading: 2nd reading class

•Concentrates on comprehension strategies

Advisory•80 minutes per week•Time built into core

class period

3 Strands:

•Skills•Affective •Enrichment

•Basic Math Facts•Re-Teaching Concepts

•Reading Strategies

•Test Preparation

•Conflict Resolution

•Goal Setting

•Making Friends

•Exploration of Personal Interests

•Organization

•Life Skills

•Videos

•High-Interest Lessons

Sample ScheduleSample Schedule

Period 1 = LA Block (8:00-9:40)

Period 2 = LA Block Continued

Period 3 = Social Studies (9:42-10:31)

Period 4 = PE (27 wks)/Health (9 wks) (10:34-11:15)

Period 5 = Elective (11:18-11:59)

Period 6 = Computers (18 wks)/Study Skills

(9wks)/FLEX (9 wks) (12:02 - 12:43)

Period 7 = Lunch (12:48-1:18)

Period 8 = Math (1:21-2:10)

Period 9 = Science (2:12 - 3:00)