1. Welcome to Curriculum Night!
Schedule For Tonight
5:50 - 6:10
1st Elective
6:13 - 6:33
2nd Elective
6:36-6:56
1st Academic Class
6:59-7:19
2nd Academic Class
7:22-7:42
3rd Academic Class
7:45-8:05
4th Academic Class
You are HERE!

2. 1st Ac. Class
2nd Ac. Class
3rd Ac. Class
4th Ac. Class

3. Programs here at Akimel A-al
AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination)
AVID class starts in seventh grade
Support to help students with college readiness
College outlook is seen around the campus
WEB (Where Everyone Belongs)
Eighth grade students mentor groups of sixth graders
Friday the 4th will be spent mostly with WEB
Bring a packed lunch and wear appropriate attire (no skirts, dresses).
Learning Lab
Starts at 7:30 am on certain days during the week (more info will be given out later)
ZAP (Zeros Aren’t Permitted)
ZAP will happen during Wednesdays from 2:00 - 3:30pm
Teachers will put students on the list for ZAP who are missing assignments or have zeros in the gradebook

4. iClass is now Core Enrichment
Students will rotate through their core classes for more time during the time frame of fourth period
Monday is extra time with Period 1
Tuesday is extra time with Period 3
Thursday is extra time with Period 5
Friday is extra time with Period 7
All of sixth grade will have minutess of personal silent reading time at the beginning of Core Enrichment
All students will need a reading book every day

5. Discipline Policy First step -Tell student to stop
-Describe expected behavior
Second Step
-Refocus student to another teacher
-Refocus examples: minor disruptions
-Low level disrespect towards
teacherS, students, property
Lunch DT examples:
- Gum use (after warning)
- 3rd tardy (parent contacted)
- Multiple personal electronics
- policy offenses in hallways
Third step – sent to ISI
-major disruption
-higher level disrespect toward teachers, students, property
ADMINISTRATOR MANAGED
(conduct referral from teacher)
1. Repetitive and/or extreme teacher managed behavior violations
2. Bullying, aggressive language, threats, harassment of students or teachers)
3. Fighting or aggressive physical contact
4 Cheating, plagiarism, forgery, theft

6. Escalating Consequences
As the number of refocuses or timeouts increases, higher consequences such as one or more days in ISI, meetings with parents, administrators and counselor, off-campus suspension, etc. will occur.
See the Kyrene Family Handbook for more information.

7. Rewards and Consequences
PBIS (Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports)
Students earn PRIDE points which are entered into LiveSchool system
Students can use their LiveSchool points to buy rewards, access to pop-up parties, or teacher chosen activities and rewards
PRIDE tickets are given out when good behavior is seen in hallways
Parents can also see LiveSchool points and data on the app
Lunch detentions
“Oops” tickets given for misbehavior in the hallways
Served with an administrator in the lunchroom

8. Make sure to know your bus before the first day and write it down!
In boundary bus information can be found on the district website under Departments and the Transportation link.
Write bus number down for your student so they have it the first day.
If you need information about Maricopa buses, ask the front office.

9. Akimel A-al PTSO! Parent Teacher Student Organization
Meetings around once a month
Make sure to link your Fry’s card to our school (directions under fundraising link on the PTSO’s page)
Visit their page on the school’s website to get involved!
Akimel A-al PTSO!

10. WORLD HISTORY Curriculum

11. Essential Questions
How and why does the rule of law develop in civilizations?
How do religion and government exercise authority over people?
How did the earliest civilizations begin, develop, and decline?
How did geography influence civilization?
How do ancient world civilizations influence our world today?

12. Civilizations/Time Periods To Be Studied
Mayans
Aztecs
Incas
Mesopotamia
India
Egypt
China
Ancient Americas
Greece
Rome
Middles Ages
Renaissance

13. Rotations Mr. Mikesell Greece Rome Medieval Europe Renaissance
Mrs. Ryan
Historic Time
Early Humans
Stone Age
Mesopotamia
India
China
Ms. Weston
Archeology
Map Skills
Egypt
West Africa
Central and South Africa

14. The Rotation First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter
Ancient Americas
Economics
Personal
Finance
Weston
Ryan
Group 1
Mikesell
Group 2
Ryan
Mikesell
Weston
Group 3
Weston
Ryan
Mikesell

15. Supply List for World History
* 1 composition notebook
* 1 yellow pocket folder
* General supplies: pencils, eraser, red pen, crayons, etc.