Transcript KINGSWAY REGIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL

Welcome to Kingsway
Middle School
7th Grade Parent
Orientation
- Welcome & Overview Mr. Walton, Principal
Who’s who?
• Mr. Walton-Principal
• Mrs. Burton-Assistant Principal
• Mr. Stephenson-Assistant Principal for
Curriculum
• Mr. Hunt and Mrs. Kupsey-Guidance Counselors
• Mrs. Craig-School Nurse
Overview of the Orientation
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Students
Assigned to a classroom
Information presented by
the Student Council
Tour of the Building
Q&A
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Parents
Meeting in the Cafeteria
Receive/review
information folder
Self guided tour of the
building if desired
Meet your child in the
gymnasium after the
presentation
Kingsway Middle School
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Opened in September 2006
36 full size classrooms
8 small group instruction rooms
2 “computer” classrooms
4 science labs
Band/Instructional room
6,000 square foot Media Center
All rooms equipped with digital projectors
85% of the classrooms equipped with Promethean Boards
3 mobile laptop carts
Look How We Have Grown
Communication is the Key!!
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Website- http://www.kingsway.k12.nj.us
E-News- Periodic information sent via email
Phone Extensions-listed in your “Survival Guide”
Monthly Newsletter- sent home via e-news (sample in
folder)
• KCC- Kingsway Community Connection (flyer included
in folder)
School Security
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All doors are locked at all times
Buzzer system
Security cameras
Visitors must sign in at the attendance office
Student ID cards…lunch accounts and media
center
• School Resource Officer
• Global Connect
• Make sure you have a plan
Community Support
Thank You!! The 2011-2012
operating budget along with a
“second question” was passed
back in April.
What’s next?
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Health Office Mailing-Early June 2011
Self Guided Building Tours-August 2011
Summer Mailing- Late August 2011
Periodic General Information E-Mails-Sign Up for
E-News!!
• First Day of School- September 7, 2011
• Back to School Night-September 15, 2011
- Discipline & Activities Mrs. Burton, Assistant Principal
Student/Parent Handbook
• Located in student agenda and on the
district website
• Great source of helpful
information, procedures,
and rules
Student Discipline
• Behavior management begins at the
classroom level. Teacher discipline may
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Teacher Warnings
Parent Notification
Lunch Detentions
After School Detentions
Students meet with team of teachers
Student Discipline
• Administrative discipline supports the
expectations of classroom teachers, and
may include:
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Administrative Warnings
Administrative Detention
Restricted Study
External Suspension
Student Discipline
• Good Student Standing
• Mediation
• Parent contact is made with administrative
consequences
Student Discipline
• All electronic devices are to be turned off
and kept in the locker throughout the
school day.
• School wide dress code is outlined in the
student/parent handbook.
• No students are to be after school
unsupervised.
Harassment, Bullying,
Intimidation
• New law effective September 2011
• H, B, and I include written, verbal, or physical
acts, gestures, and electronic communications
that cause substantial disruption, and either
insult or demean a student, create a hostile
educational environment or severely cause
physical or emotional harm to another student.
Harassment, Bullying,
Intimidation
• Be aware of your child’s online activities:
texting, social networking sites (Facebook,
MySpace), instant messaging, etc.
• If there is an issue with another student,
print the entire dialog and have your child
bring it to an administrator.
Student Activities
• District has adopted a “pay to play” policy:
– $75 per sport
– $50 one time for unlimited attendance to clubs
and activities
– $400 maximum per family
• Fee collection process is under review
– Several payment options will be available,
including an online payment option
Activities & Clubs
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KMS News
Musical
Play
Student Council
Yearbook
Art Club
• Game Club
• Cooking Club
• Fuel Up To Play
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• Performing Arts
Club
Interscholastic Sports
BOYS
GIRLS
Soccer
Cross Country
Basketball
Wrestling
Track
Soccer
Cross Country
Field Hockey
Basketball
Track
Wellness Activities
Flag Football
Floor Hockey
Softball
Volleyball
Basketball
Track
Softball
Transportation
• PM parent pick-up line forms in the parking
lot; access road in front of school must
remain open for busses.
• Students must ride assigned bus and get on
and off bus at designated stop.
Transportation
• Late Bus
– Monday  Thursday, leaves MS at 3:55
– Rides must be here prior to busses departing
– Perimeter run
Alternate Transportation
• Students getting a ride from someone other
than their parent/guardian must have a note
from both parties involved. Notes must be
submitted to the main office.
• Busses are at capacity and cannot
accommodate additional students.
Student ID Cards
• All students are provided with a student ID card
• Students must have ID card to purchase a lunch in
the cafeteria and in the media center to check out a
book.
• Used as debit card
in the cafeteria
• Replacement ID cards
are $3.00
- Curriculum & Technology Mr. Stephenson, Assistant Principal of Curriculum
The Team Concept
• Research supports this structure
– Especially effective with this age group
• Supportive learning environment
– Relationships built on trust
– Adult teachers and mentors
– Strong peer bonds
The Current Grade 7 Structure
• Three teams – 5 teachers on each
– Math, Science, Social Studies, English & Literature
• Approximately 120 students per team
• Students randomly placed
• Heterogeneous grouping – Math is the exception
– Accelerated math program
– All math programs have increased rigor
Team Meetings
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Teachers and counselor
Initial focus on transition
Interdisciplinary planning
Action plans for individual students
Meet with students
Parent conferences (Parents, too, are team
members)
PowerSchool
Parent Portal Screen
http://204.10.63.55/public/
Kingsway Newsgroup
• Sign up through website
http://www.kingsway.k12.nj.us/MiddleSc
hool/newsgroup.html
• Messages from superintendent’s office, HS,
MS, athletics, nurse, and more
• Sign up tonight!
Guidance Counselors
Mr. Hunt & Mrs. Kupsey
SCHOOL VISITATIONS
• Parent Letter
• Elective Form
• Registration Form
- DUE DATE –
Elective Form & Registration (Demographic) Form
FRIDAY, MAY 27th
Your child should give paperwork to their
homeroom teacher 
7th GRADE CURRICULUM
OVERVIEW
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English – English, Commutations Lab
Literature – Literature, Communications Lab
Math – Honors Pre-Algebra I, Math 7, Math Lab
Science – General Science
Social Studies – Social Studies
Health / Physical Education
Exploratory Program – French, Spanish, Italian, and
Business Applications (per quarter)
• ELECTIVE(S) – Cycles (art, math plus, study skills, &
music OR orchestra/strings OR chorus OR band
MATHEMATICS
• The following math placements will be
made based on the current 6th grade math
teacher, 6th grade math average, & most
recent standardized test scores.
• MATH CLASSES:
* Honors Pre-Algebra
* Math 7
ELECTIVES
Students may choose one of the following:
• Orchestra/strings
• Chorus
• Band
OR Cycle Classes
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Art
Math plus
Study Skills
Music
LABS
In some instances, a basic skills class in math
and/or language arts may replace a chosen
elective.
Students who have not met the minimal level
of proficiency on the NJ ASK 6 will be
required to take…
Math Lab and/or Communications Lab
ACADEMIC HELP
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Power-School, Progress Reports & Report Cards
Teacher Help
Academic Tutoring
www.homeworklive.com
Agenda Book
Homework Clinic
Team Meeting
Guidance Counselor
SOCIAL HELP
7th Grade - Life Skills Training(LST)
8th Grade - Keys to Innervisions (KIV)
These programs use lecture, discussion, coaching, and practice to:
• Boost students’ self-esteem
• Foster self-confidence
• Fine-tune students’ decision-making skills
• Empower students to resist peer and media pressure
• Decrease incidence of insubordination & violence
• Increase school attendance
Things To Know…
• PE Uniform  purchase at school
• School Supplies  check website
• Combination Locks  attached to hall locker &
need one for PE locker
• 8 Classes & Lunch  student schedule
• No Recess!
• Obligations  physicals, library books, borrowed
clothes, lunch charges, textbooks
• Ineligible List  2 or more failures
SUMMER SCHOOL or
REPEATING
Summer School:
• If a student needs to repeat a class they may attend summer
school at Glassboro High School.
• During the summer, expensive, and parent transportation.
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Repeating 7th/8th grade:
• If a middle school student fails four classes he/she must
repeat the grade.
Health Office Information
Caroll Craig, RN, BSN, CSN
New Student Physical
• ALL students entering the KRSD MUST have a
new student physical completed.
• Physical must be within 365 days of entering the
school, i.e. for the 2011/12 school year the earliest
the physical date can be is September 6, 2010.
• Physicals are due by July 15, 2011.
– Forms can be mailed to the Middle School Health
Office or dropped off in the MS Main Office during the
summer months.
Sport Physicals
• The New Student Physical form can be used for sports physicals.
• The physical must have been done no longer than 365 days prior
to the first day of official practice to be eligible to play.
• When all forms have been returned to the Health Office and
your child has been approved to participate, you will be mailed
the notification of approval and instructions on the procedure to
pay the registration fee.
DO NOT SEND MONEY WITH SPORTS FORMS!!
Physicals (continued)
• An information packet with all necessary health
forms will be mailed by early June. If you do not
receive the mailing by mid-June, please contact
the Health Office so that another one can be sent
out.
– The NJ State Physical form will be in the mailing.
– THE PHYSICAL IS CONSIDERED AN
OBLIGATION. Your child will not receive their report
card, be eligible to attend any field trips, or participate
in any sports until the physical is received.
Medications at School
• NO medications are administered on school
property without a doctor’s order, including
OTC (over the counter) medications.
• Students are NOT permitted to carry any
med on them during school. If caught, they
will be subject to the discipline code.
– Exception: Inhaler, Epi-pen, insulin pump –
with written doctor’s order on file in the Health
Office
Medications (cont.)
• Medication administration forms may be
found on the district web-site.
• Medication orders, from the doctor, must
also be signed by a parent/guardian and
medication brought in its original container
by the parent/guardian of the student.
• If you are filling a Rx, ask pharmacist to
give you a second labeled bottle for the
medication to be used at school.
Cough Drop Policy
– Students are permitted to have cough
drops/throat lozenges kept in the Health Office
to be administered by the nurse.
– The student’s parent/guardian must give written
permission for the student to take them and they
must be in their original box or bag.
Red/Pink Eye Policy
• Students who present with red or pink sclera will
be evaluated and the parent will be notified of the
Health Office visit and informed to see their
family doctor if the symptoms worsen.
• Student will return to class and a follow-up
evaluation will occur the next day.
• If the student presents with exudate, crusting, or
weeping of the eye – they will be excluded from
school and will need to be seen by their family
doctor for evaluation of conjunctivitis.
– A note is required for re-admittance to school.
Physical Education Excusals
• One-day excusals
– An injury that occurs during that school day.
– Parent note requesting pe excusal for minor injury.
– Any more time needed must be accompanied by a
doctor’s note.
• Long-term excusal
– Doctor’s note required.
• No pe excusals will be given without a parent or
doctor note – no exceptions!
Absentee Policy
• Unexcused absences
– Allowed 12 per school year
– Parent call/note regarding child’s reason for
absence
• Excused absences
– Written doctor note for illness/injury
– Student sent home from Health Office for
illness/injury
Excused Absences
• Any student sent home from the Health Office is
considered excused.
• If a student calls their parent from the Main Office
to pick them up because they are not feeling well it will be considered an UNexcused absence.
• If a student texts their parent for pick-up due to
illness, not only is the absence unexcused but they
will also be subject to the discipline code.
• I have the power to send kids home UNexcused, if
I feel that the courtesy is being exploited.
Students Sent Home
• Students will be sent home if they have a
fever, serious injury, or witnessed vomiting.
• Preference of keeping students here at
school.
• My mom/dad said, “Go to the nurse and I
will come pick you up.”
– is not a free pass to leave school.
Personal Hygiene
• Deodorant (extra deodorant for pe classes),
shower daily, clean clothing-including your
PE uniform, brush teeth daily.
• First teacher/administration referral –
student called down to health office.
• Second referral – student called down and
parent notification.
Questions
• Any questions or concerns, please call the
Middle School Health office at 467-3300
ext. 3021.
• [email protected]
Thank You!!
Have a great summer and
we’ll see you in September!!