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Welcome/Introduction of Staff

A Little Game!

School Information

Middle School Teaming

The Block Schedule

6th Grade Course Information

Next Steps

Agenda

Brenda Patton, Assistant Principal

Mitch Seipt, Assistant Principal

Sheila Steen, Dean

Evita Wilson, School Counselor

Lisa Lynch, School Counselor

Administrative Team

Build relationships

Empower all students

Value learning as a lifelong process

Goals for Seneca Ridge Middle School

4 Core Teachers

Language Arts

Math

Science

Social Science

150 – 175 students per team

Teachers have common planning during students’ resource block

The Teaming ModelGrade

Level

Dean,

Counselor,

and Secretary

Team

Purpose of Grade Level Teams

• To meet the needs of all students

• To serve as a professional growth group

• To build positive relationships

• To connect concepts and skills across the curriculum

• To establish common expectations and procedures

• To speak as “one voice” with parents

90 Minute Blocks

A and B Days

4 Classes Per Day

Language Arts Meets Daily

Block Schedule

Sample Block ScheduleA Day B Day

Block 1Math

Block 5Resource / Music

Block 2PE

Block 6S1Art /

S2 Keyboarding

Block 3History

Block 7Science

Block 4Language Arts

Block 8Language Arts

Question/concern about a specific class: contact teacher

Additional questions/support: grade level dean or counselor

Dean: Questions about discipline, attendance, school structure

Counselor: Questions about grades, peer relations, emotional/social well-being, course selection, scheduling a parent/teacher conference

If the information is serious in nature, one of the assistant principals or the principal would then intervene.

Communication Plan

Seneca Ridge Advisory Group Goals: Increase the academic achievement of the students

Increase the number of students who feel comfortable approaching an adult in the building

Create an atmosphere of school unity

Academic Goal Setting in STORM: Interims and Report Cards

Block 9 on Schedule = Advisory

STORM

6th Grade Counselor

Evita Wilson

7th Grade Counselor

Lisa Lynch

People to help the transition

Course Overview Language Arts (Honors or Grade Level)

History (Honors or Grade Level)

Science (Honors or Grade Level)

Math (Accelerated Math 6/7 or Grade Level)

PE

Art / Keyboarding (1 per semester)

Music (student choice) / Resource (each 45 minutes, all year)

Course Selection Process Teacher recommendations will be loaded into ParentVue

Music selections (band, strings, chorus) will be made through StudentVue at ES

SRMS staff will continue to look at course selections and assess (using SOL scores, final grades, Math assessment scores) to determine best placement

View Program of Studies on SRMS website Our School > School Counseling Tab > Middle School Program of Studies http://www.lcps.org/domain/4117

Course Selection Process

After February 22nd, reach out to MS counselor with any requests or changes concerning course selection

Audrey Douts ([email protected])

CC Lisa Lynch ([email protected])

All changes must be made by MAY 26TH, 2017 by contacting Audrey Douts (CC Lisa Lynch)

Child Studies

IEPs

Case manager communication

Teacher Access to documents/information

Special Education, 504, Child Study

PBIS at Seneca RidgePBIS is a framework for teaching students appropriate behavior and providing the supports necessary to sustain that behavior.

After School Activities

Act

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•Drama

•Soccer

•Dance

•Student Government Association (SGA)

•Basketball

•Yearbook

•Running

•Ultimate Frisbee

•Volleyball

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•Club Explore

•Student Tech Team

•Jazz Band

•Select Chorus

•Debate

•Craftsman Club

•Math Olympiad

•Sign Language

•Mythology Club

•Book Club

•Odyssey of the Mind

Ser

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•Thunder Buddies

•Community Service

•Public Arts Club

Community Involvement

SRMS Staff will visit your child’s elementary school class (April)

Your child will visit SRMS on March 13th, 9:30 am – 11:30 am

“Summer Transition Program”… to be named soon! August 3rd & 4th

SRMS Thunder Day (Open House): August 22nd

9:00 am – 11:00 am drop in

Transition Continues

All will be at SRMS, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

February 7th Lowes Island ES

February 9th Sugarland & Horizon ES

February 15th Meadowland ES

Make Up Night: March 14th, 6:00 pm

All sessions are open to all parents regardless of feeder school.

Instrument Nights

Parent Coffee with SRMS Principal, Katy Garvey

April 3, 7:45 am Meadowland ES

April 4, 7:45 am: Sugarland ES

April 5, 7:45 am: Lowes Island ES

All sessions are open to all parents regardless of feeder school.

Horizon ES may attend any session.

Parent Coffees

Volunteers/PTO

Opportunities for Business Partnerships

If possible, attend to Tdap immunization prior to the end of the school year

Involvement

What We Need From You

Visit our school’s website

Follow us on Twitter@SRMS_Official

Like us on FacebookSeneca Ridge Middle SRMS_Official

Select to follow SRMS on the FREE LCPS App

Contact your child’s current teacher

Contact the SRMS staff. We are here to help!

More Information!

The Most Important Thing!