1. We are excited to Welcome you to Park View Middle School!
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2. 6th grade Class of 2016-2017. We are excited to Welcome you to Park View Middle School!
We hope we can answer some
questions for you here!
AVID Instructional Focus
Explore Mini YHS Pathways.
We are parent friendly.
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3. Before and After School
Mountain Bike
Intramurals
Wrestling
Band
Math Support
Open Library
Yoga
Saturday School
Community Service Club
Cross-Country
Math Support
Creative Club

4. AVID Trained Teachers 4 out of every 5 teachers has been AVID Trained
AVID’s Goal: Get Students to College
AVID Strategies: Cornell Notes, Socratic Seminars, Student-Led Tutorials, Marking-the-Text.

5. High Expectations!
Park View has the highest API of
our Secondary Schools and four
years of consecutive growth:
PVMS API Scores
Schoolwide
819
800
787
761
Hispanic
790
779
747
708
White
835
818
811
792
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged
756
730
703
English Learners
693
652
Students with Disabilities
664
572
585

6. Items at the forefront Gates open at 7:15 a.m.
We do have before school and after school care through the city STARS.
6th Grade only quad
6th grade only nutrition (2nd Breakfast)
6th Grade only lunch
2:50 p.m. dismissal
Next Year our 8th grade will have been here 3 years.

7. Physical Education Class
You don’t have to dress out!
But kids will want to; they will have the option.
Students report to the blacktop for roll.
Adult supervision at every moment.
PE Classes will be heavy 6th and when possible we will have only 6th grade.

8. 6th Grade Sample Schedule
Per 1: English 8:20-9:15
Nutrition Break (2nd Chance Breakfast)
Per 2: PE 9:30-10:20
Per 3: Social Studies 10:25- 11:15
Per 4: Elective 11:20-11:45
Lunch 11:45-12:15
Per 4: Continued Same Elective Class continued 12:20-12:45
Per 5: Math 12:50-1:45
Per 6: Science 1:50 to 2:50

9. 6th Grade Market Day

10. High Expectations!
Park View will have 90% of our teachers trained in AVID Strategies.
We are not here to replicate the high school. We are here to teach kids to have their sights set on doing well in High School through a connection to their school.
Math Honors Pathway
Find a way to connect to your school
Honors Option Project
Pathway Through 6th Grade Electives

11. Math Pathways Honors Math 6 Honors Math 7 Math 6 Math 1 (In 8th Grade)
How do you get honors?
End of Year Math Assessment in 5th Grade
State Testing Scores
Parent/Teacher Recommendation

12. Honors Option
Year long project centered on the interests of your child.
Benchmarks throughout the school year
Interpretive Essay and Speech
Formal Essay on a topic chosen by students
Presentation
Students must qualify

13. Electives Pathway Example
6th Band
7th Beginning Band
8th Advanced Band
AVID 6, 7 & 8
6th STEM
7th STEM PLTW
8th STEM PTLW
Spanish
Intro to Spanish
Spanish 1
Computers
Computers Year Long
Digital Media

14. Interventions/Electives
Math Support
English Support
Study Skills
Art
Band (Year Long)
Choir
Leadership = Community Service+Speech

15. Sussical Jr.

16. Choose Your Path California Junior Scholastic Federation
Alive Builders Club Intramurals Lunch Friendship Club
Dances Relay for Life
Music in the quad Odyssey of the Mind
Girls Math Science Field Trip Cross-Country
Renaissance Fair Mountain Bike
School Plays Community Service
AVID College Trips Zero Period Band

17. Biggest Worry for Parents: Safety
1. We have had a very low number of suspensions.
2. Cameras throughout campus.
3. Campus Monitors circulating at all times during the school day.
4. Visibility is top priority for Administration.
5. After school options with adult supervision.

18. 6th Grade Band

19. “What happens if my child is bullied?”
We are a Clean Sweep school.
Student Empowerment:
Reporting
Verbalizing with adult support
Positive Behavior Support
One to one meetings
Student Surveys
Morning “Shout outs!”
There is a bullying reporting address

20. Questions From Students
Can you PLEASE put me in a class with my best friend?
Are the 6th graders going to have class with the 7th graders?
Are the 7th graders going to have class with the 8th graders ?
Do we have homework every single night? How many teachers are we going to have?
Are the bathrooms clean?
Are the classes going to be fun?
Are the kids allowed to look at their phones for math?
Are we going to see the 6th graders at all?

21. Questions From Students
Do they have good food? Do we get to have computer lab and how long is our lunch?
Also, what are our electives?
Do we get lockers? Do we get to go on field trips?
How long are the Periods? How long is the lunch? How long do we have to get to other periods?

22. “Is there help to find your classes?”
There will be plenty of adults around to ask for help to find your class.
The adults here really do care about kids! We will help you. 

23. Scaffolds: ABI/School Fusion/ Agenda Binders
We provide them to each student. We may ask for a small donation for the agenda binder next year.
They help with a common language between teachers for students.
Help students stay organized.
Keeps parents informed.
It is a common thing that all stakeholders can refer to.

24. How does the transition move on from here?
I plan to visit each 5th grade classroom from our feeder schools.
We will have a student visit day to Park View later this year for Ridgeview, Dunlap and Chapman Heights! (In May)
Students walked the campus, asked questions and meet with staff/students.
6th Grade only Dance during the summer
6th Grade only BTSN

25. “Can we circulate around campus today ?”
Please walk around and familiarize yourself with the school.
Exit through the front gates.
Library
Cafeteria
Bathrooms
Computer Labs

26. Creating a Sense of Belonging
“Do I belong?” This is one of the biggest concerns students have in almost every grade level. The adults at Park View are here to give students proof every day that this is the right place for them.

27. Thank you for being here!
Visit the school website
PTSA April 14th 3:15 p.m. in Library