Upcoming 6 th Grade Information Night Welcome to ADL!!!!

Upcoming 6Upcoming 6thth Grade Grade

Information Information NightNightWelcome to ADL!!!!Welcome to ADL!!!!

ALPHA TeamALPHA Team

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

FOOD FOR THOUGHTFOOD FOR THOUGHT

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)

Assignment BooksAssignment Books

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

Literacy Literacy AssessmentsAssessments

Star ReaderStar ReaderAccelerated ReaderAccelerated Reader

SafetySafetyDrop off and Pick UpDrop off and Pick UpBicycling/Skateboards/ScootersBicycling/Skateboards/ScootersBullying/HarassmentBullying/Harassment