1. Welcome to Hampshire Middle School
Kurt Rohlwing, Principal
Dawn Reig, Assistant Principal
Jim Herff, Assistant Principal
Niki Burkey, Assistant Principal(Interim)

2. 6th Grade Parent Orientation
OBJECTIVES FOR THIS EVENING
Introduce the middle school curriculum
Describe a typical middle school day
Share upcoming transition activities

3. Middle School Day Student Hours: 8:45 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Main Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
6th grade students have 9 class periods in a day
Passing periods are 3 minutes

4. Middle School Concept Team structure Purple/White Core subjects
Common plan time
Integrated curriculum
Better home/school
communication

5. *Accelerated course offered
Grades 6-8 Curriculum
Math*
Language Arts*
Literature*
Social Studies
Science
*Accelerated course offered

6. Assessment & Grading
Middle school student grades are based on traditional letter grades.
Students will participate in a variety of assessments to determine their grades.
Parents are encouraged to sign-up for the District 300 Parent Portal as a way to monitor your child’s progress.

7. Exploratory Education
The philosophy of the D300 Exploratory Program is to offer students a variety of experiences. In sixth grade these experiences include:
Art
Technology I
Technology II
Intro to Spanish

8. Exploratory Education
Seventh Grade Exploratory Classes Include:
Art
Technology I
Technology II
Study Skills
Eighth Grade Exploratory Classes Include:
Current Issues
* Selected students at grades 7 and 8 have the opportunity to
enroll in year-round AVID or Spanish in place of Exploratory

9. Band, Orchestra & Choir
Band, orchestra and choir students meet as a group each day.
Students may elect to be in band/choir or orchestra/choir or just one music.
Students in two music classes will have an A/B schedule.
Students will also receive small group instruction/lessons for band and orchestra.
Student participation in reading and/or math interventions may impact the number of days of music participation.

10. Physical Education
Sixth grade students receive PE every day for three of four quarters.
Students will receive Health during one of the four quarters.
PE uniforms and locks are required.

11. Extended Learning Time
More Than Just A Study Hall
Consists of academic support/enrichment, study skills, organizational skill, PBIS lessons etc.
Students will be given approximately 30 minutes to complete homework.
Students will get RTI interventions during ELT periods.
Students in Music Programs will not have an ELT.

12. A Sample 6th Grade Schedule
1st Period: Core – Language Arts
2nd Period: Core - Literature
3rd Period: Core - Science
4th Period: Lunch
5th Period: Core – Math
6th Period: Physical Education
7th Period: Exploratory
8th Period: Extended Learning Time (ELT)/Music
9th Period: Core – Social Studies
*Classes average 42 minutes in length.
*Lunch is 30 minutes long.

13. PBIS
Students are expected to respect
Peers
Academics
World
Self

14. PBIS
The expected behaviors are taught at the beginning of the school year in every class. Students are walked through examples of the behaviors
Throughout the school year the PBIS team has created “cool tool” lessons that are reminders of correct behaviors in different situations

15. Cafeteria
Cafeteria supervisors will go over specific rules the first day
No charging of meals even if the student forgets their lunch
Payments are made in the cafeteria or online

16. Lines of Communication
School Newsletter
District Newsletter
Website
Phone/Homework Hotline
Team Homework Web Page
Infinite Campus
Report Cards
Mid-Terms
School Counselor
Mrs. Forsyth *
Mr. Wier

17. Middle School Transition Activities
Elementary School Visit
5/04/15
Summer Orientations
TBA
Fall Open House
9/1/2015
Parent-Teacher Conferences
November 23 & 24, 2015

18. And Finally . . .