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WELCOME RISING 6th GRADERS

Band / Chorus Presentation

Sixth Grade Students Present

• Mrs. Gotlib

6th Grade - Mrs. Beery 7th Grade - Ms. Goodwin 8th Grade – Dr. Nash

6th Grade - Ms. Brown 7th Grade/ESE - Mrs. Kelty 8th Grade - Mrs. Galan

Front Desk Bookkeeper Attendance Registrar Principal Secretary

6th Grade

BUILDING 5

7th Grade (down) 8th Grade (up)

BUILDING 3

Learning Commons

BUILDING 4

Cafeteria

BUILDING 2

Main Office

BUILDING 1

GYM

BUILDING 6

Students must have a pass to enter any grade level house

 To ensure that all students have a

successful transition emotionally, socially, and academically into middle school.

 To start preparing students for college in

the 6th grade by providing rigorous and relevant course work and opportunities to enroll in advanced and high school classes during middle school.

 See Program of Studies for scope and

sequence of classes. Think ahead now!

 S.A.C.- School Advisory Council  V.I.P.S.- Volunteers in Education  Business Partners  Mentoring Programs  Guest Speakers Bureau

Classrooms are equipped with : * Data Projectors * Audio Enhancement System * Interactive Smart Boards * STEM Maker Space in Learning Commons * Laptop Carts-Student Computers * Wireless Connection * BYOT

No students are permitted on campus prior to 9:00 am.

Parent Pick up is in front of the school. School lunch = $2.00 Nurse on duty daily – located in front office Bldg. 1 School Resource Deputy on duty daily 2 Campus Advisors 32 security cameras Listing of clubs will be provided

AVENUES FOR INFORMATION

 School Web Site  Connect Ed - Principal  SAC (see sign up table)  Twitter  School Facebook Page  Be a VOLUNTEER! (complete online)

Schedule Pickup Days: August 6th & 7th Supply lists and bus information will be available during schedule pick up in August. Hallway Lockers are $5.00 and will be available for purchase (can also be purchased online). PE Lockers are $5.00 and will be available for purchase (can also be purchased online). PE Uniforms are $20.00 and will be available for purchase (can also be purchased online).

Please refer to the District Website for detailed information about the Dress Code

River Springs Shirt colors:

• Hunter Green
• White
• Grey
• Black

River Springs Pants, Shorts, and Skirt Colors:

• Black -Grey
• Khaki -Denim
• Navy Blue

IF THIS SHOULD HAPPEN….. OR YOU FEEL LIKE….

COMMUNICATION IS THE ANSWER!

 PLANNER  EMAIL  TWITTER  PHONE CONFERENCE  CONFERENCE (MORNINGS)  ONLINE GRADEBOOK

PLANNERS

Each student receives a planner the first week of school. DAILY COMMUNICATION TOOL CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES HOMEWORK SPECIAL PROJECT DUE DATES SPECIAL NOTICES

CREDITS

The Florida Legislature states that 6th grade students must successfully complete the following by the end of 8th grade in order to be promoted to high school: 3 credits in English/LA 3 credits in Math 3 credits in Social Studies

(must include a Civics course)

3 credits in Science

CREDITS

Successful completion is defined as a grade of D or

• better. Courses that are not successfully completed

must be re-taken. Students are evaluated each quarter: A=4pts B=3pts C=2pts D=1pt Students who fail a course could be:

• 1. Retained in 6th grade
• 2. Required to attend summer school
• 3. Required to re-take the course in

place of an elective class

6th GRADE Course Offerings

The required courses, based on FSA scores and teacher recommendations, are: Math Science Social Studies Language Arts (Reading is NOT required for students who are proficient

• n the ELA FSA. i.e. Scores of 3 or better)

Students will be placed into an Intensive Reading 1 or 2 class in lieu of an elective or PE course based on previous FSA scores. ALL students will take the IC3 Sparks class. It will introduce computer skills and digital citizenship.

REGISTRATION

 Mrs. Beery and Ms. Brown visited 5th graders

and reviewed electives.

 Students were given their elective form to

complete and sign with their parents.

 Completed form must be returned to your

student’s 5th grade teacher by their set due date.

6th GRADE ELECTIVE FORM

CAUTION!

CHOOSE YOUR ELECTIVES WISELY! Only academic changes will be made. Do not choose electives based on what your friends are choosing. It is very unlikely that you would have the same class together.

Elective choices are not guaranteed and are subject to availability. They may change based

• n enrollment, allocations, or interest.

River Springs Middle School

• f Technology & Innovation

6th Grade Academy

• Ms. Robertson – Science
• Ms. Smoleroff – ELA
• Ms. Nieves – Math
• Mrs. Porter – World History
• Ms. Barrios – ESE Support

River Springs Middle School of Technology & Innovation 6th Grade Academy

• All FSA Levels of learning are welcome

Honors Advanced Regular ESE/Gifted/ELL(2+)

• All Learning Styles are welcome

Kinesthetic (movement) Tactile (hands-on) Visual (seeing content) Auditory (hearing content)

Examples of Projects...

• The majority of the projects are done in school.
• Forensic Science
• Coding and Processing
• Building structures
• Technology and Innovative Problem Solving
• Robotics
• Debating
• Escape Room Activities
• Young Author Printing
• Microscope Investigations
• School Security Resolutions
• And many more along with student choice ...

Electives/Lu Lunch/PE

• Lunch with ALL 6th

graders

• PE all year or 1

Elective outside of the Academy along with another elective within the Academy!

• SPACES ARE LIMITED.
• Please submit applications to

RSMS by May 1st.

River Springs Middle School

• f Technology & Innovation

Project Based Learning Academy

Applying Project-Based Learning Through Technology in Science, Math, Social Studies and English Language Arts

Please submit application by May 1, 2019 to River Springs Middle School front office.

APPLICATION FOR 6th GRADE ADMISSION

• Mrs. Stacy Gotlib, Principal
• Dr. Curtis Nash, Assistant Principal
• Ms. Jennifer Goodwin, Assistant Principal
• Mrs. Brenda Beery, Assistant Principal

900 W. Ohio Ave. Orange City, Florida 32763 Telephone (386) 968-0011 Email: proberts@volusia.k12.fl.us

GREAT GATORS…

COLLEGE READY = LIMITLESS FUTURE SCHEDULE PICK UP WILL BE: Tuesday, August 6th 6:00 PM TO 8:00 PM GYM Information will be posted on school’s website and a Connect-Ed message will be sent out notifying you of this event.

WEB (Welcome Every Body)

(A-M) Wednesday, July 31st (N-Z) Thursday, August 1st 9:00-11:00 AM Parents will report to the media center Students will report to the cafeteria

Self-Tour

Please take a self-guided tour and check out

• ur campus!

Building 2 – café Building 4 – Learning Commons Building 5 – 6th Grade Classrooms Building 6 - Gym

QUESTIONS???

If you still have a question, please come to the front of the stage at the end of the presentation. We are happy to help!

River Springs Middle School of Technology & Innovation is committed to making your transition into middle school a smooth and exciting experience! 