1. 6th Grade Parent Meeting
Monday, May 12, 2017

3. Administration
Brock Sistrunk
Jason Thomas

4. Bell Schedule Zero Block 7:30-8:15 1st Block 8:20-9:56
2nd Block 10:01-11:37
3rd Block 11:42-1:36
4th Block 1:41-3:17

5. Where do I go in the morning??
Break – Snack time (healthy schools, don’t spend money for lunch, etc. send snacks from home)

6. Typical Morning Door opens at 7:30
Report to 6th Grade POD or teacher for Zero Block
Bell will ring to go to class 8:15
Tardy Bell 8:20

7. Zero Block 7:30-8:15 Tuesday through Friday – teachers have schedules
Tutoring, redoing tests, questions

8. 6th Grade Pod

9. Locker Assignments

10. * Go to these classes everyday
Classes - A and B Day
Core Classes
Electives
Math*
Science/Social Studies*
Language Arts* PE
Music/Art
Choir
Band
Venture
Learning Strategies
Students are not allowed to participate in any athletics until 7th grade
* Go to these classes everyday

11. Physical Education Mixed Classes in 6th grade Meet every other day
Must dress out
Tennis shoes with non-marking soles
Health Education and Physical Education
Must follow school dress code

12. Food Sales
Do not sell breakfast – but we have nutritious snack cart sales in morning time

13. Please turn in all absence notes to office on day of return!!!!
MS House Bill No. 1530
Compulsory School Attendance
Average Daily Attendance and Funding
63%
Please turn in all absence notes to office on day of return!!!!

14. Car Rider Drop Off/Pick Up

15. Tardy Policy & BSD Third tardy = Before School Detention
Teachers can assign BSD to students for minor classroom discipline problems
PRIDE card

16. FMS Dismissal Procedures
Emergency card
Phone call
Identification
No Checkouts after 2:30

17. Dress Code
Shorts/skirts –no more than 6 inches above the knee and no Nike running shorts
Leggings – Overgarment must follow shorts/skirts rule
No spaghetti straps or racer back shirts
No holes/shreds in jeans
No sagging clothing
No undergarments worn as clothing or open shirts

18. Communications
School Way – - “TextAlerts” – add Florence Middle School
FMS Facebook page
School Marquee
School Webpage

19. Transportation Car Rider
Bus Rider – different route –
Walker – must be to a physical home address within short radius of school
***Changes in transportation must have a note turned into office

20. School Calendar – 1st Semester
- Under “Calendar” icon School Starts – August 8, 2017

21. Behold: The power of reading

22. By the end of a school year...
“Student A” will have read the equivalent of 60 whole school days.
“Student B” will have read only 12 school days.
Which student would you expect to have the
better vocabulary?
Which would you expect to be
more successful?

23. Reading has some very powerful effects. But so does NOT reading.

24. DID YOU KNOW?
“The link between academic failure and delinquency, violence, and crime is welded to reading failure.”
(Department of Justice)
⅔ of students who cannot read proficiently by the end of 4th grade will end up in jail or on welfare.
(National Assessment of Adult Literacy)

25. DID YOU KNOW?
Literacy rates, dropout rates, and crime reveal connection between poor reading skills and unfavorable life outcomes.
(Readingpartner.org)

26. DID YOU KNOW?
Without intervention and extra work: 78% chance of not catching up
(National Assessment of Adult Literacy)

27. AND, BELIEVE IT OR NOT Students who perform well in May can DROP
6 months to a year below their earlier performance
if they don’t continue reading during the summer.
(American Library Association)

28. But, we’re in luck! The easiest one: summer reading!
low-cost options exist to fight the “Summer slide.”
The easiest one: summer reading!
if students read 8 books or 20 achieve3000.com articles that match their reading ability and areas of interest over the summer, they can achieve growth similar to students who attended summer school.

29. 1186 to 1385 Lexile Level to be college OR career ready
Things to know
What does your child’s reading level need to be by graduation?
1186 to 1385 Lexile Level to be college OR career ready
HELPFUL WEBSITES
to aid student comprehension:

30. FLORENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Reading opportunities during the summer
Family Night
Teen Night - Grades 7-12
Kids Night - K-6
GOOGLE: Florence Public Library

31. SUMMER READING
Mythology
Over the summer, students are expected to read the assigned novel for their grade level.
Upon returning to school, students will be given a summative comprehension test
on the novel.
6th grade Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
POSSIBLE THEMES FOR THE NOVEL
standing up for what’s right when others won’t ~ finding value and worth in all individuals ~ fostering leadership qualities for the benefit of mankind ~ overcoming obstacles in tough circumstances
**Every student must have his own copy of the novel.

32. 6th Grade Orientation 2017
Monday, August 7, :00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. **Students can be dropped off as early as 7:00** Mock schedule run through, meet all teachers, get lockers and supply lists, etc. OPEN HOUSE DATES TO COME LATER IN AUGUST

33. What’s Your Motivation?

34. Questions?
Please see Elective lists (choir, band, and venture) – See Mrs. Errington or Mr. Copeland for changes or questions