Stepping Up Night: Transitioning from 7 th to 8 th -grade -- Ernest - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Stepping Up Night: Transitioning from 7 th to 8 th -grade -- Ernest Everett Just Middle School Principal, Dr. Maryam Thomas Website: https://www.pgcps.org/ernesteverettjust/ Presenters Mrs. Greer Curry Instructional Lead Teacher
Website: https://www.pgcps.org/ernesteverettjust/
Instructional Lead Teacher Greer.Curry@pgcps.org
Assistant Principal Mykia.Cadet@pgcps.org
Ernest Everett Just Middle School’s Vision and Mission
Vision: EEJMS, in collaboration with all stakeholders, will provide a safe and supportive learning environment that fosters the socio-emotional well being of all students while promoting academic success, creativity, and social responsibility. Mission: We aim to create a nurturing and respectful environment that provides a rigorous and relevant education that equips students for high school success.
qTransitioning Overview qCurriculum Shifts qTesting Schedule qPSAT Preparation qCTE Programs qSpecialty Programs qHow Can I Support…?
“The ability to read, write, and analyze; the confidence to stand up and demand justice and equality; the qualifications and connections to get your foot in that door and take your seat at that table – all of that starts with education” - Former First Lady,
Michelle Obama
CURRICULUM SHIFTS TESTING PROGRAM OFFERINGS
Apply and extend previous understandings of addition and subtraction to add and subtract rational numbers; represent addition and subtraction on a horizontal or vertical number line diagram. versus
Know that numbers that are not rational are called irrational. Understand informally that every number has a decimal expansion; for rational numbers show that the decimal expansion repeats eventually, and convert a decimal expansion which repeats eventually into a rational number.
Who?
8th and 9th-grade students
What?
Baseline of college readiness – reading, writing and language, math
Where?
Online or in person (TBD)
When?
December
How?
2 hours and 25 minutes: Studying, accessing resources Additional Information: psat.org/8-9
WHAT IS IT?
graders in the spring.
educators, and others with data on student progress towards science literacy.
concepts covered in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
which are based on scientific phenomena; six questions per unit -- 1 constructed response and 5 other types
problem, which may contain a simulation.
Tourism
Resources
Technology
Practical skills, technical knowledge, academic foundation, and real-world experiences ????
Technology @ DuVal High School
High School
to utilize the academic resources for building content skills.
Curriculum Shifts
be available in the fall.
Testing
the CTE website to begin identifying programs that peak your child’s interest.
Program Offerings
While the AVID Elective Class is for selected students, all students at EEJMS will receive AVID based instruction and strategies! EEJMS Students are JUST Amazing! They show their school pride and enjoy making good decisions.
Art Club ASL Band Basketball Baseball Chorus Cheerleading & Dance Drama Club Math Club National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) STEM Orchestra Student Government Association (SGA) Soccer
RESOURCE: WEBSITE/URL: PSAT Practice via Khan Academy
https://www.khanacademy.org/sat
Content Resources
https://clever.pgcps.org
CTE program resources
https://www.pgcps.org/career-technical-education/
Specialty program resources
https://www.pgcps.org/specialty-public-charters- applications/
Parent Academy
Check our website for announcements (https://www.pgcps.org/ernesteverettjust/)