Transcript Principal’s Welcome

Principal’s Welcome
Principal Walter Willett
First Things First
1) PTO-OTIS SPUNKMEYER COOKIE
FUNDRAISER
2) BOX TOPS!
BIG THANKS TO THE PTO, and the TEF
OCTOBER 21, 2011 – TMS
PUMPKIN FESTIVAL
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6th Grade Open House
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OPEN HOUSE SCHEDULE
2010-2011
Time
Presentation
Presenter
6:30 – 7:00
Welcome Walt Willett
Where
Auditorium
Curriculum Coordinators
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7:00 – 7:40
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7:00 – 7:08
7:10 – 7:18
7:20 – 7:28
7:30 – 7:38
7:40 – 7:48
7:50 – 7:58
8:00 – 8:08
Classrooms visits on the following schedule
Period 1
Period 2
Period 3
Period 4
Period 5
Period 6
Period 7
TMS STRUCTURE
• 7 Period Day
• 5 ACADEMIC PERIODS (2 LA, 1 SS, 1 Math, 1
Science, Lunch, 1 UA)
• TEAMing
• SPORTS/ CLUBS – PAY TO PLAY
• $125 initial fee to participate + remaining amount / # of
players
TMS STAFF
745 Students (approximate)
67 Certified Staff (including Nurses)
5 Instructional Paraprofessionals
16.5 Special Education Paraprofessionals
5 Custodians
3 Secretaries
Class Size
Grade 6 - 21.4
Grade 7 - 21.4
Grade 8 - 21.4
TMS PAY TO PLAY
Sport
Date the Sport
initially begins and
tryouts occur (note:
these dates may
change)
Approximate
additional
Total (estimate) a
amount that parent can expect to
# of students typically on
Total amount must be paid, pay, for their student
the team (general
Initial Payto run the
per player,
to play, before the
For-Play Fee
sport
before the sport can commence.
estimate)
Soccer Boys
Early September (8
or 9th, 2011)
22
$125.00
$6,383.03
$166.00
$291.00
Soccer Girls
Early September (8
or 9th, 2011)
22
$125.00
$5,714.48
$138.00
$263.00
Cross
Country
Early September (8
or 9th, 2011)
50
$125.00
$7,082.00
$17.00
$142.00
Basketball Boys
Late November (29
& 30, 2011)
15
$125.00
$5,170.48
$220.00
$345.00
Basketball Girls
Baseball
Softball
Late November (29
& 30, 2011)
29-Mar-12
29-Mar-12
16
14
15
$125.00
$125.00
$125.00
$5,839.03
$5,142.48
$5,811.03
$240.00
$243.00
$263.00
$365.00
$368.00
$388.00
52
$125.00
No addtional
fee if 52+
$6,500.00 participate
$125.00
18
$125.00
$2,603.22
$145.00
Track and
Field
Cheerleading
29-Mar-12
$20.00
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TMS ANTI-BULLYING PROGRAMS
Anti-Bullying Programs at TMS – What is done at TMS to address harassment and bullying as a school?
Efforts as part of General Instruction include:
– Classroom incentive programs for good behavior as well as academics (team auction programs).
– Language Arts addresses these issues through literature, discussing what students can do to respond to
injustice, however great or small, including the devastating effects of doing nothing. This is covered in many
places, but as an example through units such as: The Devil's Arithmetic – Holocaust, Warriors Don't Cry - Civil
Rights Movement - including supplemental poems and resources, The Pearl - injustice and oppression,
The Greenies – prejudice, Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust – and during the Salem Unit with Tituba
and A Break with Charity. In addition to the conflict of society vs. the defenseless, the last novel also develops
the group of accusers as a bullying force that intimidates the main character. Flowers for Algernon, demonstrates
bullying under the guise of "just kidding around" and "he's our friend." Class projects that exhibit the lessons
learned include the creation of an acceptance chain and work on how students can respect and accept people
who are different than us. Class attention in Language Arts is also given to work with non-violent conflict
resolution. Social studies also addresses these issues from a historical/societal perspective.
Guidance Class Lessons: Guidance counselors visit classrooms regularly to present lessons. (Grades 6-8) Guidance
curriculum topics include: Interpersonal Relationships, Diversity/Celebrating Differences, Bully Proofing/Violence
Prevention, Conflict Resolution, Bully/Victim Characteristics, Respect for Others, and Peer Pressure.
PGM meetings (Principal Grade Meetings). ROPE is intended to address the concerns of children who are faced with
the transition of moving from childhood into adolescence. Topics include: increasing self-awareness, developing
positive self-confidence, learning decision-making and problem solving skills, increasing cooperation and trust, and
increasing communication skills.
Guidance Program/Mediation Services. Important functions of our school counselors with respect to improving our
school climate: deliver comprehensive counseling curriculum in a systematic manner, provide individual counseling,
assist students and parents in addressing school related problems, provide mediation services, consult with school
staff regarding student achievement, behavior, and school culture, consult with outside agencies (youth services,
clergy, mental health providers). Reconnect meetings are typically done following a suspension, the student meets with
his/her guidance counselor to review the reason for the suspension, discuss appropriate strategies for the future,
replacement behaviors, and recommend in-school or community counseling/support as needed.
School Psychologist works directly with students and parents to resolve problems. In addition, she provides counseling
and training in social skills and anger management.
Social Scene 101: 6th Grade Exploratory class focusing on survival skills, interpersonal skills, problem solving, and
conflict resolution.
TMS utilizes comprehensive Focused Monitoring and Intensive Assistance Meetings. Meeting agendas include:
Review/identify patterns of discipline history, review current grades/progress, review current in-school and out-of school
counseling/support/remediation, discuss incentive/reward strategies used at home, review Focused
Monitoring/Intensive Assistance modified discipline/demerit system (rewarding expected behavior by decreasing
demerits), and completion of Student Action Plan writing samples.
TMS will implement a Positive Behavioral Supports program beginning 2010-2011.
BOE Policy 6020: Homework
Approximate times for homework completion are as follows:
Kindergarten: up to 10 minutes per day – 2 days per week, as determined
by the teacher.
Grade 1: up to 15 minutes per day – 4 days per week, as determined by
the teacher.
Grade 2: up to 20 minutes per day – 4 days per week, as determined by
the teacher.
Grade 3: up to 30 minutes per day – 4 days per week, as determined by
the teacher.
Grades 4, 5 and 6: up to 45 minutes per day – 4 days per week, as
coordinated by the instructional team.
Grades 7 and 8: up to 90 minutes per day – 5 days per week, as
coordinated by the instructional team.
Grades 9 through 12: up to 180 minutes per day – 5 days per week,
dependent on class level and teacher’s expectations.
Tolland Middle School
Avg Class Size = 21.5
Math
Grade
6
Reading
Writing
% Reaching Goal
% Reaching Goal
Tolland
Tolland
DRG C
90
90
85
% Reaching Goal
Tolland
DRG C
State
State
85
80
80
75
65
%
70
65
50
1999
60
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009
1999
2001
% Reaching Goal
2003
2006
Tolland
State
80
80
70
75
%
60
65
60
55
60
50
55
2010
Tolland
70
65
2009
2009
75
70
2008
2007
80
%
2007
2005
85
State
85
75
%
DRG C
90
DRG C
2003
% Reaching Goal
% Reaching Goal
85
2006
2001
2008
Tolland
65
Grade
8
70
55
65
50
Grade
7
State
60
60
55
DRG C
80
75
% 75
% 70
85
DRG C
State
55
50
2006
2007
2008
2009
2006
2010
2007
2008
2009
2010
% Reaching Goal
% Reaching Goal
90
DRG C
85
State
% Reaching Goal
90
80
90
Tolland
DRG C
State
80
80
%
75
% 70
% 70
65
75
70
65
65
60
60
60
55
55
50
50
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009
State
85
85
75
55
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009
Tolland
DRG C
Tolland
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
CMT Results
% Reaching Goal
Tolland
95
DRG C
90
State
85
80
75
%
70
65
60
55
50
2006 2007 2008
Year
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011
2009 2010 2011
Tolland
DRG C
State
59.4 (254.5)
72.7
58.6 (250.7)
79.8 (270.6)
76.6 (265.1)
80.6
80.6
63.8 (257.8)
66.6 (261.0)
86.7 (279.7)
92.3 (291.9)
85.1
83.8 (280.5)
69.0 (264.5)
71.0 (267.2)
91.3 (294.4)
85.6 (284.6)
71.6 (268.1)
Grade 6 Science
• Content & Process is based on CT State
Frameworks for Science
– Content Standards:
• Three Units
– Roots of Life
– Ecology
– Weather
– Process Standards:
• Science inquiry, literacy, & numeracy
• Embedded within all units
• Science CMT is administered to all 5th & 8th graders
in March
• Carolyn Tyl, Coordinator- [email protected]
Science Is Everywhere!
Tolland Public Schools
Language Arts
Laurie Coulom
K-12 Language Arts
Curriculum Coordinator
LITERACY
Literacy is the ability to use reading and
writing, as well as listening, speaking,
viewing, and presenting, to
communicate and learn new ideas.
Did You Know…?
1. Reading and writing demands increase in
middle grades.
2. Family support often declines in middle to
high school years.
3. Students’ success in school is related to
family engagement.
4. Students in the top 5% of national reading
scores read 144 times more than students in
the bottom 5%.
What’s a Family To Do?
• Encourage your child to read for pleasure by
setting aside 20-30 minutes a day for reading.
• Help your child learn to question what is read
and heard.
• Find new words in reading and use in writing.
• Put learning to use. Ask your child what
he/she thinks about a current issue.
• Use television as a conversation starter.
LITERACY RESOURCES
• Connecticut State Dept. of Education www.sde.ct.gov
• International Reading Association
www.reading.org/resources/tools/parent.html
• The National Center for Family Literacy
www.familylit.org
• U.S. Department of Education
http://www/ed.gov/parents/read/resources.edpicks.
jhtml
TMS Mathematics
TMS
Grade 7
Pre-Algebra
Honors
Algebra
CP
Algebra 1A
Math 7
Pre-Algebra
CP
Algebra 1A
Criteria
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Work Ethic
Chapter Assessments
Benchmark Assessment data
Report Card Grades
Placement Assessments
CMT Data
Contact
• [email protected]
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Introduction of TEAMs
Team Gold
Heidi Leone, SS, Room 210
Diane Hart, Special Education, Room 206
Mary Kay Knox, SC, Room 207
Shelia Fleming, LA, Room 208
Tracy Olander, MA, Room 209
World Language Teachers
Buffy Harris-Fogarty
Michael Callahan
Allison Valli
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Team Red
Lynn Cayward, SE, Room 206
Tonya McDermott, SS, Room 203
Rosalie Rioux, MA, Room 212
Faye Sleeman, SC, Room 205
Melanie VanOstrand, LA, Room 211
Team Blue
• Michelle Campbell, MA, Room 215
•Stephanie Cassidy, SC, Room 217
•Diane Hart, SE, Room 206
•Diane Krantz, SS, Room 214
•Claire Markow, LA, Room 213
UA Teachers/PE Teachers
Gina Cohen
Lisa Ballard
Reading Specialists
Celeste Estevez
Alyse Castonguay
Lisa Matson (located in the Library)
Scott Schneider
Beth Stewart
Nancy Rosenzweig
ANY and ALL Parents
Heather Titus
of BAND STUDENTS,
Norma Marchesani
please meet with
Anastasia Lemaire
Ms. Titus at this time.
Greg Emerson, Steve Tozier, Hannah Thibodeau