Incoming 6th Grade Parents Presentation
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WELCOME TO
NEELSVILLE
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Feb, 9 th
2016
WHAT’S DIFFERENT ABOUT MIDDLE
SCHOOL?
Daily Schedule
Supplies
Lockers
Physical Education
Lunch (not by grade level)
After School Activities
Outdoor Education
Middle Years Program
DAILY SCHEDULE
School day begins at 8:15 and ends at
3:00
4 Periods a Day
Odd Day and Even Day
SAMPLE
8:15-9:40
9:45-11:10
ODD DAY
Period 1- Science
Period 3- Math
EVEN DAY
Period 2- English
Period 4- LCL!
12:05-1:30
1:35-3:00
Period 5- Reading
Period 7- Music
Period 6- Social Studies
Period 8- P.E.
SUPPLIES
Three-ring binder
Dividers for 8 class periods
Pencils
Pens
Paper
Agenda Book will be provided
LOCKERS
All students are assigned 2 lockers
1 Hallway locker and 1 P.E. locker
Use in morning and
afternoon only
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
You will have Physical Education for 3 marking
periods every other day
You will have Health for 1 marking period.
Students are expected to change into P.E.
clothes to participate.
AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
Activity Bus leaves school at 4:30
Bus will drop you off at or near your regular
bus stop
Possible After School Activities:
Intramural Sports, SGA, Art Club, Yearbook
Club, Drama Club, Homework Club,
Cheerleading, etc…
Some teachers are also available for extra help
Excel Beyond the Bell- Monday-Thursday
OUTDOOR EDUCATION
3 day/2 night residential program
Dates announced in the summer.
(one group goes M-W and the other group goes W -F)
Stay in cabins
Continue with curriculum, but do it
outdoors
MIDDLE YEARS PROGRAM
Is a program for students ages 11 – 16
years old (6 th – 10 th graders).
The program encourages students to
understand the connections between
their school subjects and the real world.
Students strive to become internationally
minded critical and reflective thinkers.
HOW PARENTS CAN HELP
Stay Involved! – Teenagers need your
involvement (even if they won’t tell you)
Managers and Coaches – new roles for
parents
Edline / Agenda Books – Help them
Monitor and keep track of grades and
assignments
PTSA / Outdoor Ed / Fieldtrips – The
school needs you. Find an opportunity to
commit to volunteering at least once a year.
QUESTIONS?
What questions do you have about Neelsville
Middle School?