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- Ms. Kurposka Mr. Fauth
- Mrs. Flynn
Teachers
Assistants
Team Chairs School Psych
SLIDE 2 Responsibility Expectations Communication I n t e r e s t s ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ↓ MIDDLE SCHOOL T e a c h e r s Nurse A d m i n i s t r a t i
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Staff Activities Special Events K i n d n e s s I n t e g r i t y
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CHOICES…CHOICES…CHOICES
French or Spanish? Academic Support?
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s e c u t i v e D a y s
C y c l e s i n Y e a r
PE is 2 of the 7 cycles during the school year
SLIDE 6 Band or Chorus? Enrichment? OR
Enrichment of Art, Physical Education, Health, Computer Ed, STEM
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Clubs & Activities Lunch New Friends
SLIDE 8 Plan Ahead for the
Eighth Grade Trip!
Grafton Middle School
Grade 8 Washington DC Field Trip
Our Nation’s Capital
June 2018, June 2019, June 2020, etc.
SLIDE 9 Breakfast Program
Breakfast is available in the cafeteria beginning at 7:00am each morning. Cost Full Price $1.45/Reduced $0.30
Choice of hot or cold foods: Bacon, Egg & Cheese Sandwich French Toast Sticks Muffin Meal Cereal Meal
If you qualify for free/reduced lunch, you also qualify for free/reduced breakfast.
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Breakfast Program
SLIDE 11 Message from Nurse Davis!
Before beginning 7th grade, students must have the following documentation in our office:
- Physical Exam (dated within a year of entering the grade)
- Tetanus Booster
- 2nd Chicken Pox/Varicella
FYI...
- SBIRT: Screening, Brief Intervention,
and Referral to Treatment (Begins in 7th Gr)
For more details: http://www.masbirt.org/schools
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Visit our website for more information☺
SLIDE 13 YOUR HOMEWORK
❏ Bus Pass Application ❏ Physical and Vaccines ❏ Principal’s Emails ❏ PowerSchool Access ❏ Transition Information
End of Year Tours Wed, June 21-9:00am Thurs, June 22-9:00am Summer Tours Tues, August 22-9:00am Wed, August 23-6:30pm Thurs, August 24-9:00am
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Important PowerSchool Message
Please Update Your Demographics Including Phone Numbers, Emails, Emergency Contacts, Address, etc.
SLIDE 15 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Pre Algebra Algebra Geometry Adv.Algebra & Geo Algebra 2 Grade 6 Intro to Pre Algebra Accelerated Intro to Algebra Intro to Algebra Algebra 1 Level 1 or Level 2
Math Performance MCAS Scores Placement Test Teacher Recommendation
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PowerSchool : Class Registration
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PowerSchool : Class Registration, cont’d
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Step Up Day
When? Tuesday, June 13th Where? Grafton Middle School Time? 9:45am - 11:20am Arrive at GMS Auditorium for presentation & tour of the building. Question & Answer with 8th Graders
SLIDE 19 Roseanne Kurposka-Principal kurposkar@grafton.k12.ma.us Tim Fauth-Assistant Principal fautht@grafton.k12.ma.us Jackie Davis- Nurse davisj@grafton.k12.ma.us Julie Flynn- Adjustment Counselor flynnj@grafton.k12.ma.us
SLIDE 20 Cognitive Development
THE BRAIN DOES NOT FULLY DEVELOP UNTIL THE AGE 25
- A growing capacity of abstract thinking
- Mostly interested in the present with limited
thought of the future
Understanding Adolescence:
SLIDE 21 Social and Emotional
- Struggles with sense of identity
- Desire for independence
- Feels awkward about one’s self and worries
about being normal
- Moodiness
- Tests rules and limits
- Great interest in privacy
- Realization that parents are not perfect
- Peer pressure
Feels all in a few minutes!
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Expect The Unexpected
★ Social Media ★ Sexting ….UMMMM. EXCUSE ME?? ★ Inappropriate Pictures ★ Swearing ★ “Dating” ★ Very short fuse! ★ Sometimes they lie about whether they did their homework or not :)
SLIDE 23 HELPFUL HINT...
Watch what your child is doing
media
SLIDE 24 Helpful Information
- Set specific goals with your
child before the year begins
- Increase of homework
- Grades may slip a bit
- Children thrive on limit-setting and rules
- This makes them feel secure and loved
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Helpful Hint
MONITOR YOUR CHILD’S SOCIAL MEDIA!!!!!!
We have been through a lot already, so please ask us for guidance! We are a team!
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