Katherine L. Albiani Middle School Our mission is to ensure a safe, orderly dynamic learning environment that provides all levels of learners universal access to a rigorous curriculum that promotes high standards of scholarship and citizenship.
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Katherine L. Albiani
Middle School
Our mission is to ensure a safe, orderly dynamic
learning environment that provides all levels of learners
universal access to a rigorous curriculum that promotes
high standards of scholarship and citizenship.
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Introduction of Speakers
■ Brie Bajar, Principal
■ Kristen Couchot, Vice Principal
■ Guidance Counseling Team■ Amy Freeman & Rodolfo Mendez
■ Donna McNeel, Activities Co-Director
■ Kristen Couchot, Athletic Co-Director
School Performance
■ California Gold Ribbon School
■ National “School to Watch”■ Only 3% of California middle schools have received this honor
■ CAASPP(California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress)
• SBAC (Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium)
• Math and Language Arts, Science
PGHS/KAMS 7-12 Program
● Setting the stage for academic success
● 6-year partnership
● Seamless transitions
● Academic counseling and support services
● 7-12 professional articulation for staff
● Extensive variety of enrichment and
co-curricular opportunities
● Rigorous academic climate
● Safe learning environment established through clear behavioral expectations
Joint Use Library Facility■ PGHS/KAMS Library
■ Our library supports students from both Albiani Middle School and
Pleasant Grove High School.
■ We are open for student access from 7:30 a.m. to 3:20 p.m. -
before school, during lunch breaks, and after-school.
■ Our library staff includes a full-time credentialed Middle School and
High School Teacher Librarian, full-time High School Library
Technician, and a half-time Middle School Library Technician.
■ Students have access to over 35,000 print books, a variety of on-line
resources including EBSCO Databases, and 60 networked
computers.
■ Our library distributes all required school textbooks and core novels,
provides instruction to students to support curricular assignments,
provides a library web portal of educational resources available
24/7, encourages students to read a variety of genres, and
challenges students to learn something new through monthly library promotions.
A Typical 7th Grade Day
Period 1: 8:05 – 9:01
Period 2: 9:06 – 10:02
BREAK: 10 Minutes
Period 3: 10:17 – 11:22
Lunch: 11:22 – 11:57
Period 4: 12:02 – 12:58
Period 5: 1:03 – 1:59
Period 6: 2:04 – 3:00
■ 56 minute classes
■ Thursdays are “Late Start” which means
school starts at 9:00 am
for staff development
■ Classes are 49 minutes on
Thursday; dismissal is 3:00
pm
KAMS Honors Opportunities■ Voluntary program – prepares students for Honors and
AP (Advanced Placement) classes at the high school by
providing the skills and strategies for success
■ High school AP classes may count towards college
credits potentially saving both time and money
■ Studies show students who take Honors/AP classes are
more likely than peers to complete bachelor’s degree in
4-years or less
■ Students should have a sense of balance but also be
challenged in their coursework - You know your child!
Advice from a Falcon
Updated GATE Identification Criteria
EGUSD has developed new identification criteria for the Gifted
and Talented Education (GATE) Program. GATE identification
is based on students exhibiting exceptional ability in one of the
following areas:
■ Creative Ability
■ Leadership Ability
■ Visual and Performing Arts Ability
■ Academic Ability
■ Cognitive Ability
Implementation of the new criteria for identification will
continue into the 2019-2020 school year. KAMS GATE
Coordinator is Shannon Richardson.
Albiani Middle School
Academic Program
Overview
English DepartmentKate Malone & Shannon Richardson
Department Co-Chairs
7th Grade Courses:
■ ELA Literacy (intensive intervention, other
program curriculum used)
■ English 7 Lab (2 period intervention
course, core curriculum used)
■ English 7
■ Honors English 7
Course Placement:
◻ Teacher Recommendation
◻ Parent and Student Requests
◻ Diagnostic Testing
■ Students are regularly assessed to
confirm appropriate placement and
changes are made when needed.
Social Science Department
Sherry Marchant – Department Chair
7th Grade Courses:
■ Social Science 7
■ Honors Social Science 7
Should I sign up for Honors?
■ Are you interested in the
challenge?
■ Are you motivated to learn?
■ Are you an independent worker
and reader?
■ Do you enjoy learning from the
past?
■ Will you seek help from home or
your teacher when needed?
World History
• Covers the period from the Fall
of the Roman Empire through
Enlightenment
-500 AD to 1789 AD
• Fall of Rome
• Middle Ages of Europe
• Medieval Arabian Peninsula
• Medieval Africa
• Medieval China
• Medieval Japan
• Renaissance
• Reformation/ Scientific
Revolution
• The Americas
• Age of Exploration/
Enlightenment
Mathematics DepartmentErin Gress – Department Chair
Initial Course Placement:
▪ Student/Parent request
▪ Grades / Readiness Exam
▪ Teacher Recommendation
■ Goal is to give students the
skills and strategies they need
to be successful in the grade-
level math class.
7th Grade Courses:
❖ Math 7 Covers 7th grade content standards
❖ Math 7 Accelerated Covers 7th grade AND 8th grade
content standards in 1 year.
❖ Math 7 with Support
❖ 2-period class
Covers 7th grade content standards
Support class takes place of elective.
Reinforces elementary concepts
8th grade
7th grade
Math 7
Math 8
Math 7
Support
2 period class
Math 7
Accelerated
Math I
Science DepartmentWill Carlton
Department Chair
■ 7th Grade Life Science
◻ The Scientific Method, The Metric System, The Electromagnetic
Spectrum, Cells, Genetics, Earth and Life History, Evolution, Plants, and
Human Body
■ 8th Grade Physical Science
◻ Matter, Atoms, Chemical Reactions,
Motion & Forces, and Astronomy
Physical Education
Diane McEntee,
Department Chair7th Grade Units of Instruction
■ Bowling
■ Folk Dance
■ Disc Sports
■ Fitness testing
■ Pickle Ball
■ Team Handball
■ Set for Success
■ Speedball/ Soccer
■ Track and Field
■ Tumbling
■ Recreation Games
■ Typical week:
Cardio workouts Monday and
Thursday, Unit instruction
Tuesday, Wednesday and
Friday
■ PE clothes can be purchased
at the Student Store during
lunch, through the online web
store, or in PE class during the
first few days of school.
■ Teachers work with students
with a medical condition to
perform modified exercises or
book studies related to the unit.
Academic Intervention
DepartmentJulie Metesser & Jessica Miller
Department Co-Chairs
Courses available to students who have an IEP:
■ELA Literacy (2 periods) – available for students who require
intensive intervention in the areas of reading and writing
■Math Foundations – available for students who require intensive
intervention in math
■MSAT (Multiple Strategies for Academics and Transitions) –
Students are given time/support in work from other classes and
are explicitly taught the soft skills needed for academic success.
AVID ProgramAmy Freeman & Kate Malone
Co-Coordinators
■ AVID stands for Advancement
Via Individual Determination
■ AVID Information &
Applications will be available
online in October 2020
■ Begins in January 2021
JumpStart
■August 4 – 6, 2020
■ Information will be mailed home this spring
★Adjustment to Middle School
★Crisis/Conflict Management
★Time Management/Organization
★Career/College Exploration
★Course Preferences & Scheduling
School Counselors
Course Preference Form
Please sign and return
to your child’s 6th
grade teacher by the
due date written on
the form.
Enrichment Course Offerings
kams.egusd.net
New Enrichment 20-21
★Film Studies - SEMESTER (half the year)
★Public Speaking (spoken word poetry) -SEMESTER (half the year)
★Exploring Ag Sci - YEAR LONG (ALL year)Taught at PGHS
★Intro to Ag Sci - YEAR LONG (ALL year)Taught at PGHS
★Exploring Science I/II - SEMESTER (half a year)
★Music I - SEMESTER (half a year)
IMPORTANT NOTES
re: Enrichment
✓ All preferences represent possible placement in courses.
✓ No enrichment course is guaranteed.
✓ Enrichment courses will not be changed.
★ Yearbook applications at kams.egusd.net
★ Leadership applications at kams.egusd.net
★ KAMS TV applications at kams.egusd.net
★ Student Assistant Applications in Student
Services Office or kams.egusd.net
★ AVID Applications come out in October at
kams.egusd.net
Applications
Date School
Wednesday, January 22, 2020 Batey (Tracks A & D)
Thursday, January 23, 2020 McGarvey & Sunrise (Tracks A & D)
Friday, January 31, 2020 Adreani
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 Cosumnes River & C.W. Dillard
Friday, February 7, 2020 Batey (Tracks B & C)
Wednesday, February 12, 2020 McGarvey & Sunrise (Tracks B & C)
Friday, February 14, 2020 Sierra Enterprise
Friday, February 21, 2020 Pleasant Grove
Climate and Culture at
KAMS
Clubs,
School-Wide Activities,
Student Recognition, & Incentives
Welcome to Your New Home, Falcons
BE Safe
BE Respectful
BE Responsible
“Be Your Best!”
Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports
(PBIS)
■ PBIS is a school-wide program at
KAMS promoting a positive
environment by explicitly teaching
our behavior expectations through■ PBIS Kickoff & Refresh
■ Advocacy Lessons
■ Assemblies
■ Activities
■ Parents are encouraged to join
our PBIS Team
Clubs on Campus
Clubs will be determined by student interest and advisor
availability. At Albiani we are proud to have a wide variety of clubs which
to choose from. Clubs we have currently include:
Anime Club Teen Library Advisory Club
Wyldlife Club
Albiani All Stars Club Chinese Lion Dance Club Anime Club
Diversity Club Albiani Mentors Club Drama Club
Club Live Reach One Alliance Club Star Wars Club
School Wide Activities■ Kindness Revolution Movement■ Lunch time activities■ Rallies■ Dances■ Fundraisers■ S.O.A.R. Fieldtrip
◻ 8th grade Disneyland
■ 8th grade Promotion BBQ■ Community Service Projects■ Sports on Campus (S.O.C.)■ #KAMS SPAMS KINDNESS Week- Digital
Citizenship #Iwillhelp■ Screenagers/Angst/Like■ Great Kindness Challenge Week■ Celebrate KAMS ~ Multi Cultural Week
■ Spirit Days■ Spirit Competitions■ Assemblies■ Spring Carnival■ Red Ribbon Week■ Library Challenges/Contests■ Leadership – 7th & 8th
opportunities■ Book Faire■ Student of the Month Recognition■ Student Incentives■ The Today Show with Jimmy
Falcon ■ Variety of Clubs■ Sports on Campus (S.O.C.)■ Gift of Love ~ Shriners Hospital
■ All volunteers who help out under both the direct and indirect
supervision of a EGUSD employee, need to be fingerprinted.
■ Examples of volunteer assistance include (but are not limited to):
• Regularly scheduled classroom support
• Day field trip chaperone
• Overnight field trip chaperone
• After‐School program supervisors
• Club Sponsors
• Athletic Coaches
• Student Interns
Fingerprinting is available in room 103-A at the Robert L. Trigg Education
Center located at 9510 Elk Grove-Florin Road
■ Mondays & Wednesdays 8:30-10:30 a.m. and Tuesdays & Thursdays 2:30-
4:30 p.m.
■ No cost
Climate and Culture at
KAMS
Athletics
Sports - OfferingsFall
★ Volleyball – 7/8 girls
★ Cross Country – 7/8, boys/girls
Winter
★ Basketball – 7/8, boys/girls
★ Wrestling – 7/8, boys/girls
Spring
★ Track and Field – 7/8, boys/girls
Sports –
Important Deadlines
✓ NEED a completed Athletic Clearance Packet
- every year
- includes physical by a doctor
- NOT UNTIL MAY 1
✓ Due at least ONE SCHOOL DAY BEFORE tryouts/ practice starts by 3:30pm
✓ Pick up in Student Services Office or at kams.egusd.net
Last Important Items
Requirement: Tdap/Whooping
Cough■ 7th-12th graders are required to get a whooping
cough shot.
■ The required vaccine protects against:◻ Tetanus◻ Diphtheria◻ Pertussis-“Tdap”
■ Students will NOT be allowed to begin school without showing proof of the vaccine.
■ T-dap must be submitted to the student’s current school. If the student receives the shot during the summer, please bring the paperwork to KAMS.
Teachers will notify students of any other special materials for their specific classroom during the first day of school.
Things your student will DEFINITELY NEED for school, and can be purchased at the Albiani Student Store during Falcon Fiesta, through the online store, or during school hours:•PE T-Shirt - $10.00•PE Shorts - $10.00•PE Lock- $6.00Tee shirts/shorts are required to be either a solid navy blue or solid gray. The PE lock can also be purchased elsewhere.===================================
Things your student will PROBABLY WANT, and can be purchased at the Albiani Student Store during Falcon Fiesta and beyond:•ASB sticker (students get discounted admission to school activities) - $25.00•Spirit T-Shirts - $10.00•Spirit sweatshirt - $25.00•Yearbook: engraved - $45.00 not engraved - $40.00===================================
The following listing is a sample of things your students will PROBABLY USE that can be purchased at the Albiani Student Store during Falcon Fiesta or during school hours, or elsewhere. Items suggested include the following:
# 2 Pencils Mechanical Pencils Pens (blue, black & red)Highlighters White Board Markers [dry erase] Index Cards Set of Binder Dividers Sheet Protectors Composition Book Binder Paper Graph Paper Spiral Notebook 3 – Ring Binder 3-Prong Portfolio Metric RulerGlue Stick White Out Tape Pencil Pouch
KATHERINE L. ALBIANI MIDDLE SCHOOL2020-2021Suggested Supplies
■ Online learning community offering communication tool and access to grades and assignments.
■ Check out www.kams.egusd.netfor a demonstration of the program
■ Our first Parent University in August will be a Synergy ParentVue training
Parent Involvement*
■ Join School Site Council or PBIS committee
■ Volunteer for Sports on Campus
■ Volunteer at student activities (dances, etc)
■ Attend Back to School Night & Open House
■ Monitor Synergy ParentVue daily
■ Explore KAMS website
■ Attend “Bring Your Parent/Guardian to
School Day” or “Family Lunch on the Quad
“Adopt Our Falcons” Program
❑ Donors will be recognized on our
school website, in the KAMS
newsletter, and our “Wall of
Fame.”
❑ Donors also receive a certificate
of appreciation.
❑ This program has helped us to
purchase many items of need:
-Projectors ($500)
-Chromebooks ($300)
-Projector Bulbs ($300)
-Professional development
■ Red Falcon $25
■ White Falcon $50
■ Blue Falcon $100
■ Golden Falcon $200
Redirection at KAMS
■ KAMS redirects all new enrollments to Kerr or
Smedberg Middle School.
■ In the past, all 6th graders residing within our
boundary rolled right into KAMS; this is no longer the
case.
■ Any student who moved into our attendance area
after January 1, 2019, will be redirected.
■ This includes current 6th grade students.
Mark Your Calendar!
✓ April 1st Ice Cream Social; 4:00 – 5:00 pm
✓ July 2020 Detailed Newsletter Mailed Home
✓ August 4th – 6th JumpStart Program (applications mailed)
✓ August 10th Falcon Fiesta; 4:00 – 6:00 pm
✓ August 13th First Day of School
*Late Start Thursday, schedule pick up beginning at 8:00 am
Website: http://www.kams.egusd.net
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