McCarthy Middle School Open House September 2017

Agenda 6:00-6:20- A Few Words from McCarthy Administration 6:25-7:10 Grade 6 Team Teachers Grade 5 Specialist/Arts Block Teachers 7:15-8:00 Grade 6 Specialist/Arts Block Teachers Grade 5 Team Teachers

Open House- Goals and Objectives Receive a snap shot of this year’s curriculum Hear about classroom and team expectations Not intended to be focused on individual student performance

School Culture Focused on making sure all students feel connected to school Building a sense of community Initiatives like Project 300 Social Contract Tie the community together as one “How we do business here.” Use this as a tool to help children build self-control Help guide students towards Responsible Independence

Communication Teachers will share the best mode of communicating and staying current with class information Reminder Binder Most school wide communication is electronic Check out website Make sure information is correct in X2, especially email address Having trouble with X2 account/password? Use the “Need Tech Assistance?” Tab on left side of the website All midterms and report cards are sent via X2 family portal

Help Your Child Be Successful! Get Involved! There really are still opportunities to volunteer at the middle school level Share important information Attendance is key! And on time too! Check the reminder binder and HW daily.

Contact us- Let’s Partner Up! Kurt McPhee, Principal mcpheek@chelmsford.k12.ma.us Donna Martin, Assistant Principal martind@chelmsford.k12.ma.us Elyse Seero, Guidance Counselor (Gr. 5 and Teams 6-1 & 6-2) seeroe@chelmsford.k12.ma.us Jessica Vining, Guidance Counselor (Gr. 7 and Teams 6-3 & 6-4) viningj@chelmsford.k12.ma.us Moya Charig, Guidance Counselor (Gr. 8 and Team 6-5) charigm@chelmsford.k12.ma.us If you have a specific concern regarding progress in a class, feel free to contact that teacher. If there are more global concerns, you may want to contact your child’s guidance counselor

Next on the Agenda Grade 5 with Specialist/Arts Block/Special Education Teachers Grade 6 with Team Teachers 6-1 (Ms. Klick & Ms. Lococo)- Rooms 201 & 205 6-2 (Ms. Martin & Mr. Felzani)- Rooms 202 & 203 6-3 (Ms. Moriarty & Mr. Maher)- Rooms 213 & 212 6-4 (Ms. Martines & Mrs. Guerra)- Rooms 131 & 105 6-5 (Ms. Baker & Ms. Skaff)- Rooms 216 & 224 Specialist Teachers in the Library: Health, PE, Comp, Library, Literacy Support Arts Block Teachers in Arts Wing: Band, Chorus, Orchestra, Art & General Music