WELCOME! 6th Grade Open House Principal - Christine Ziemann - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

WELCOME! 6th Grade Open House

Principal - Christine Ziemann Associate Principal - Michele Armentrout Associate Principal - Sean Stout

WE are SO excited to have you here at Beaver Dam Middle School.

Agenda

• Introductions
• Daily Schedule
• Lockers
• Honor-Level System
• Grading
• Bullying
• Attendance
• Self-Guided Tour

Meet the Offjce Stafg

Offjce Secretaries

Anne Clark Pam Neuman Barb Ruenger

Student Offjce Secretary Main

Amanda Gehl

Christine Ziemann - Principal Michele Armentrout Associate Principal Sean Stout Associate Principal

Student Services

• Mrs. Connaughty- School Social Worker
• Mrs. Minnig- School Psychologist
• Mrs. Guenther- School Counselor (L-Z)
• Ms. Janes- School Counselor (A-K)

Assistance with: 1. Academic questions 2. Friendship/peer issues 3. Personal issues 4. Stress/anxiety 5. If you just need to talk! Parent Social Media Tips Link

Where to Find Information

https://www.bdusd.org/ Family Handbook

Daily Schedule

Doors Open - 7:20 AM (Report to Auditorium or Cafe) 1st Period - 7:40 AM to 8:21 AM 2nd Period - 8:24 AM to 9:05 AM 3rd Period - 9:08 AM to 9:49 AM 4th Period - 9:52 AM to 10:33 AM 5th Period - 10:36 AM to 11:17 AM 6th Period - 11:20 AM to 12:01 PM LUNCH - 12:01 PM to 12:31 PM Advisory - 12:34 PM to 12:48 PM 7th Period - 12:51 PM to 1:32 PM 8th Period - 1:35 PM to 2:16 PM 9th Period - 2:19 PM to 3:00 PM Students/Buses Depart - 3:05 PM

Classes

Core Classes:

• Math & English Language Arts (85 min. blocks)
• Science, and Social Studies (41 min. periods)

Encore Classes (41 min. periods):

• Music (Band/Choir/Orchestra, or General Music)
• Physical Education
• The WHEEL:

○ Art & Design ○ Health ○ Flight and Space ○ Design & Modeling

Lockers!

• EVERYONE struggles with their locker
• Students will have practice time
• DO NOT SHARE lockers or combinations
• Coats, backpacks, and cell phones stay in your locker
• Right--Left (past the 1st number)--Right

How to Open a Combination Lock Handout

Hey, what’s cool about Middle School? Every student gets their own Chromebook for the year!

• Use in school and at home to

do assignments

• You are responsible for

charging at home each night

• You are responsible if it gets

damaged

• It should be put away and

charging when you go to bed

• It is not a toy! Use responsibly
• Securly

Chromebooks

Lunch and Recess

• 30 minutes for lunch
• Separated by grade
• Last 10-15 minutes you

can go outside

• Lunch menu online and

announced every morning

• Regular line and Sandwich

line

• Snack and drink options

available for extra charge

Lunch Payment Box in Main Offjce

Honor Level System

Rewards & Incentives Students who have received NO major referrals during a term (9 weeks) have access to all school privileges and recognition:

• Weekly Drawings
• Monthly/Quarterly Incentives
• After School Activities
• Athletic Competition
• Clubs
• Dances

Honor Level System

Progressive Consequence Discipline will always include teaching to help students improve their

• behavior. Students that receive multiple disciplinary referrals during a

term (9 weeks) will have limited or no access to school privileges depending on the number and/or severity of the infraction. Typical consequence sequence is:

○ 1st Major - Lunch Detention ○ 2nd Major - 30 min. after school detention ○ 3rd Major - 45 min. after school detention

○

4th Major - Restricted day (with an after school detention) ○ 5th Major - In-school Suspension ○ 6th Major - Out of School Suspension ○ 7th Major - Administrative Action

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Grading

Standards-based grading and reporting:

• Reports student’s performance on grade-level skills
• Measures a students understanding over time
• Uses the greatest amount of evidence on a given skill to

determine proficiency level

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• Grading

Professionalism

• How well your child

demonstrates BEHAVIORS that lead to success in school

• 5% of overall grade

Performance

• How well your

child demonstrates an ACADEMIC SKILL

• 95% of overall

grade

Professionalism

• On time
• Prepared
• Follows directives
• On task
• Respectful
• Appropriate

Language Reported weekly in the gradebook as a grade.

Advanced Proficient Basic Minimal No Evidence

A B C D F

BEYOND

grade-level expectations

AT

grade-level expectations

BELOW

grade-level expectations

WELL BELOW

grade-level expectations

No evidence

Skill Performance

will be symbolized by a grade for each focus standard.

Michael Wood

Activities/Athletics Director

Phone: 920-885-7365, ext. 3131

Activities: Student Council Drama Club Builders Club Talent Show Cooking Club Forensics FFA Jazz Choir Jazz Band 6th-Grade Sports: Cross Country Wrestling

Link to: PARENT-PARTICIPANT HANDBOOK

• It is NOT “snitching” to tell!
• Defining Bullying/Harassment

○ An imbalance of power ○ Repetitive

• Process/Reporting/Responding (confidential)

○ Online (coming) ○ Forms (in the offjce)

• We will not stop until it stops
• Parent Resource to talk to your child about Bullying:

PACER Website

Bullying

Attendance Missing just one to two days per month has a negative impact on achievement for ALL students!

*Prevent absences whenever possible *Keep track of your child’s absences

Parents/guardians are to call the school by 8:30 am on the day of the absence to explain the reason for their child's absence. Include your child's full name, the reason for the absence, and the date(s) you are excusing.

Attendance Information

Questions/Concerns

Schedule Changes Any request to add/drop a course or to otherwise change a schedule should be made to a counselor within the first five (5) days of the course, unless there are extenuating circumstances and must be approved by an administrator.

Touring the Building Note the “UP” and “DOWN” Staircases First Floor Second Floor Third Floor

Math, Music, Cafe, Offjces, Gym Social Studies, Science, Arts, Tech Ed, PLTW, Library English Language Arts, Foreign Language, Science, Art