1. Welcome to Maywood Middle School
Incoming 6th Grade
Parent Orientation
Electives
Tuesday, March 13, 2018

2. WEB – Where Everyone Belongs
Program to help ease the transition into middle school
Late August – Date TBD 
Groups of lead by carefully selected and trained 8th graders
Students will be in WEB groups all year for in-school and after school activities:
Movie
SDR Lessons
Game Day
Check-in Lunches

3. Karen Sunmark, Band Jana Dalpez, Orchestra Robin Wood, Choir
Music electives
Karen Sunmark, Band
Jana Dalpez, Orchestra
Robin Wood, Choir

4. Full Year Music Electives
Band, Orchestra, Choir
Open to all 6th graders – No previous experience necessary
All music classes meet daily and are yearlong, progressive programs
Each year of instruction builds on the previous year

5. Music Elective Overview
We focus on building basic individual skills to prepare students for participation in instrumental and choral ensemble settings – posture, technique, tone, use of air, breath support, vowel production, diction, placement of bow or stick.

6. Exploratory Electives
John Gillingham
Samantha Veraya

7. Exploratory Electives
Exploratory Art
Survival Skills for Life
Intro to Drama
Introduction to Leadership

8. Exploratory Art – One trimester

9. Support Electives
Lexi Grow
Jane Watkins

10. Math 180
Supplemental math course offered in addition to the regular 6th grade math class
Standardized test scores, teacher recommendation and grades determine this placement
Takes the place of year long or trimester electives

11. Read 180
Supplemental reading course offered in addition to the regular 6th grade humanities classes
Standardized test scores, teacher recommendation and grades determine this placement
Takes the place of year long or trimester electives

12. ELL (English Language Learners)
Students qualify through statewide WELPA test and Home Language Survey
Class is yearlong
Class emphasizes English writing, reading, thinking skills and homework assistance.

13. 6th Grade PE, Health, TechSmart
PE Teachers:
Mike Sullivan, Carlye Hupp, Steve Eggers
Kevin Comfort, Gina Winegar, Amy Sehrer, Alicia Chon
Health Teachers: 
Dawn Graham, Lee Goldner, Denise Michel, Brook Gouge
TechSmart Teachers:
Kevin Krein, Chris May, Alicia Chon, and Ron Ciraulo
        

14. 6th Grade PE/Health Two trimesters of PE for each sixth grade student
If the student has a year long elective, one trimester of PE can be waived
Required Uniform Fee of $14
One trimester of Health for every 6th grade student

15. Health Topics Covered
-Health and Wellness -Health Risks of Tobacco Use -Respiratory System -Nutrition -Muscular/Skeletal System -FLASH -HIV/AIDS

16. District FLASH Review
The Issaquah School District will be holding a presentation of the District FLASH Curriculum at the district office on:
TENTATIVE DATES:
Thursday, October 11th  at 6:00PM  
AND
Saturday, October 13th at 9:00AM.
*If you plan to opt your child out of the FLASH Curriculum you must attend this presentation every year!

17. 6th Grade P.E. What do they need for Class?
Students attend P.E Daily for 2 full Trimesters unless they have another year long Elective
Students are Graded daily on preparedness, effort and behavior
What do they need for Class?
P.E. Uniform ($14 paid to bookkeeper, will receive 1st day of P.E.)
P.E. Shoes (athletic shoes/cross trainers but no Converse)
Inhaler if needed for exercise induced Asthma
Composition notebook/pencil

18. PE Activities Daily Warm Up, Strength Training, Run Common Assessments
Football
Soccer
Volleyball
Team Handball
Basketball
Pickleball
Badminton
Ultimate Frisbee
Frisbee Golf
Flickerball
Lawn Games
Lacrosse
Daily Warm Up, Strength Training, Run
Common Assessments
Pacer
1600m
Push Up 
Plank

19. Fitness Days
One day a week is dedicated to fitness days in P.E. The purpose of this is to get students heart rates up for 15 continuous minutes and teach them what it feels like.
Activities on these days include:
-Running activities (the mile, cross country run, on/offs, etc)
-Relays
-Circuit training

20. TechSmart
TechSmart: Students explore different technologies to develop problem-solving skills, technology literacy/fluency, and digital citizenship. This is a required trimester-long class. Upon successful completion of the course, students satisfy the high school technology graduation requirement.

21. TechSmart Units of Study
Introduction to TechSmart (cyber safety and digital citizenship)
History of Technology
Digital Story Telling
Energy Science
Scratch (programming)

22. Thank You