CASCADE MIDDLE SCHOOL “Where Love is Shown Daily”

7th GRADE CORE SUBJECT TEACHERS Math – Mrs. Turner ELA – Mrs. White ELA – Mrs. Thompson Science – Mrs. Turrentine Social Studies – Mr. Abbott Sped – LeAndra Denney

SCHOOL DAY Starts 7:55 Ends 2:55 Car Riders Picked up and dropped off in paved parking lot. (Not the front entrance to the school) All students will report to the gym or cafeteria in the mornings until 7:45 bell rings to go to first period class. All students must be picked up by 3:15

ABSENCES Students will turn in all absence notes to the front office on the morning they return to school. Parents will be notified when a student has been absent seven or more times. Three unexcused absences or tardies will result in an absence for that particular class.

VISITORS Students are not allowed to have visitors during the school day. Parents or other family members must report to the main office before seeing their child or checking them out of school. Most parental business can be handled in the office.

Please notify the office of any change of address or phone numbers so that our information is accurate.

ELECTRONICS AND VIDEO GAMES The school is not responsible if items are lost or stolen. Improper use of electrics may result in the item being confiscated. It is your choice!!

AGENDA Each student will be given an agenda. The agenda will be used to communicate with the parents as well as a place for all students to write their homework in. It is the students responsibility to keep up with their agenda and take it to EACH class.

BASICS TO REMEMBER 1.Any color collard shirt 2.School approved T-Shirts or college T shirt 3.Hoodies of any kind 4.No holes in the jeans 5.If you have to ask its probably not dress code.

The entire dress code can be accessed at the Bedford County Board of Education website: Just select the “School Board” link on the left side of the page to access the entire policy

“Separate but equal”! Many attempts are made to separate the middle school students from the high school students. There are shared spaces in the building but…  class changes are separate  clubs and groups are separate  sports calendars are separate  dances and after school activities are separate

Who’s Who at Cascade Middle School Cindy Vasquez, Copy Room and ISS

Elaine Morton and Terry Niles, Business Office

Beth Thomas, Librarian

Bookkeeper, Barbie Parker

Nurse Kathy Obara

Mrs. JoJo Hill, Art

Mr. David Lucich, Music/Band

Mr. David Parker, Principal

Dr. Janolyn Jones King, Assistant Principal

Coach Brenda Ayers

Mr. Charlie Pope, Middle School Guidance Counselor

NEW IMMUNIZATION RULES 7 TH GRADE ONLY Certificate MUST be completed by medical providers prior to entering 7 th grade New shot records due at school by Sept. 8 th New requirements – Tetanus-Diptheria-Pertussis – Verification of immunity tp varicella: 2 doses or history of chicken pox disease

CELL PHONE POLICY Phones can only be on during class changes and lunch. All other times during the day they must be turned OFF.

Please feel free to call or contact us at any time. Mr. Pope’s is The middle school guidance telephone number is ext.

TN Ready Math & ELA New TCAP Test Winter Part I February 8 – March 4 – In reading and writing students will read from texts and provide written responses to support their answers. – In math students will solve multi-step problems, many without the use of a calculator, to show what they know. – Part I will all be administered on-line

TN Ready Math & ELA Spring Part II April 18 – May 13 – Multiple Choice and selected response items

SOCIAL STUDIES Will also have NEW STANDARDS – Test will be administered in the same way as TNReady format

SCIENCE TCAP Achievement will measure current content standards and be administered during Part II on paper forms. Same as the “old TCAP”

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