Transcript Welcome to Millard North Middle School

Welcome to Millard
North Middle School
5th to 6th Grade
Orientation Meeting
Introductions:
Mr. Scott Ingwerson, Principal
Mrs. Teresa Perkins, Assistant Principal
Mr. Eric Grandgenett, Assistant Principal
-Administrators/Counselors/Students have
visited all elementary schools this month.
-5th Graders come to NMS on May 2nd for ½ day!
Summer Dates to Remember:
-Orientation: July 31, August 1st and 5th, 8:0011:30 or 1:00-3:30 Open house format. More
information in summer mailing.
-Jump Start: July 30th, 8:00-11:00
-First day of School – August 11th, ½ day for
6th graders
The School Day is from 7:45-3:00
Supervision starts at 7:20 a.m.
Afternoon Supervision is from 3:00-3:20
8 periods each day: 43 minutes long
Homeroom each day from 7:45-8:15
6 periods are Team Classes
Math, English, Reading, Science, Social Studies, and
Guided Study
2 periods are Special Area
Physical Education/World Language (A and B days)
Music, Computers, Foods, Health, Industrial Technology,
Art
Lunch is 30 minutes each day and is during period 5
7:45-8:15
Homeroom
8:19-9:02
Team Classes
9:06-9:49
Team Classes
9:53-10:36
Team Classes
10:40-11:23
Special Area Classes
11:27-12:40
Team Classes (Lunch)
12:44-1:27
Special Area Classes
1:31-2:13
Team Classes
2:17-3:00
Team Classes
-North Middle School website
-NMS Newsletter (sent every hexter)
-NMS Stampede (sent weekly)
-School Messenger calls
-Email
-Phone calls home
-School letters: Tardy, Absence,
Registration, etc
-Twitter: #nmsstangs
Benefits of Having Teams
Teachers get to know students
Teachers have common plan time
Weekly team meetings
Team Activities
Students identify with a group of peers
Entire team has guided study at the same
time
-The entire team has Guided Study at the same time
-Teachers are available to answer questions students
have
-This is a time for students to complete work
-Within first hexter, students are grouped to meet
specific needs.
-Band, Chorus, and Orchestra students are pulled
from Guided Study and meet twice a week.
-Outdoor Education in the Fall
-Camp Kitaki
-Dances – Parties
Intramural sports are played here at NMS and students
play others students from NMS.
We offer Volleyball and Basketball for 6th graders
Art
Outdoor
Book
Stitchery
Chess
Student Council
Computer
Volunteer
Cross Country
Wits Clash
Drama
Yearbook
Engineering
Youth to Youth
Forensics
Games
International
Math Counts
Newspaper
Math placement is based off of where students were as
5th graders.
Students were placed in one of the following:
Math 6, Challenge Math, or Pre-Algebra
You should have received a letter with your student’s
math placement. If you have not received a letter,
please let me know after the meeting.
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International Education program that has been around for over
40 years.
IB is offered in 141 countries and Millard is one of only 24
school districts to offer all three levels of this program.
Focuses on the development of intellectual, personal,
emotional and social skills needed to live, learn and work in a
highly global society.
Designed to help students find a sense of belonging in an
increasingly interrelated world and to foster a positive
attitude toward learning.
Emphasis on relating the classroom content to the outside
world.
Encourages inquiry, critical thinking, metacognition and
reflection.
Information on the NMS website
(www.mpsomaha.org/nms)
-Once on our website, please look for the
heading “Parent Links”, then click on “Nurses
Info.”
-Then click on one of the three categories to
access the information you need.
You can bring completed forms to Orientation in the
Fall.
Paid After School Supervision Program here at NMS
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Students get a snack and work on homework.
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We have applications here tonight if you are
interested in signing up.
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Enrollment is limited. First come, first serve.
3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Parents/guardians pick up students on the West
side of the building.
Parents can go online, by logging into
their accounts, and see the following:
• Attendance
• Class Schedule
• Progress Reports
• Assignments and Grades
• Report Cards
• Transcripts
• Assessment data and work in process
-Go to our district’s website at:
http://www.mpsomaha.org
-On the top ribbon banner, click on “Infinite Campus”
-Scroll down to the center of the page and under
DOCUMENTS, click on one of the following PDF
documents:
MPS Infinite Campus Parent User Expectations
Parent Portal Application and Agreement
Parent Portal-How to
Parent Portal Information
Dates to Remember (cont.)
May 2nd
5th Grade Student Orientation
5th grade students come to NMS for ½ day. Students will eat
lunch, meet teachers, tour the building and make new friends!
12:00 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. (buses provided for Morton, Harvey
Oaks, and Cody)
May 16th
5th Grade Jump Start Registration due to NMS
July 30th
Jumpstart at NMS 8:00-11:00
Students come to NMS to talk with teachers, open lockers, and
ask questions to be more prepared for the first day.
July 31st
6th Grade Orientation at North Middle School
-Information to arrive by mail this summer.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to
call. We are here to make sure this is a smooth
transition and that your child is in position to be as
successful as possible!