1. Welcome to Imagine School at Broward

2. Purpose of Open House  Meet the Administration and Teachers  Learn your child’s schedule  Review available electives  Get informed about our extracurricular activities  View the types of technology and communication used  Get educated on our grading policies

3. Your Child’s Schedule  8:30 – 9:15 – Study Hall for Students with Elementary School Siblings ONLY  8:55 – 9:15 – Study Hall for all other Middle School Students  9:15 - 10:00 – Period 1 Morning Electives  10:00 – 11:00 – Period 2 Core Classes  11:00- 12:00 – Period 3 Core Classes  12:00– 1:00 – Period 4 Core Classes  1:00 – 1:30 6 th Grade Lunch  1:30 – 1:45 6 th Grade Homeroom - Reading  1:45 – 2:45 - Period 5 Core Classes  2:45 – 3:45 Period 6 Afternoon Electives

4. 6 th Grade Core Courses  LANGUAGE ARTS (Reading and Writing)  SCIENCE - EARTH AND SPACE  WORLD HISTORY  MATHEMATICS  6 th Grade Math – Go Math  GEM – pre-algebra

5. Electives FULL YEAR ELECTIVES:  Peer Counseling (AM)  Drama/Musical Theatre (PM) HALF YEAR PE ELECTIVES:  Physical Education (AM) – satisfy state PE requirement  Yoga (AM) – satisfy state PE requirement  Team Sports (PM) – satisfy state PE requirement

6. Electives HALF YEAR ELECTIVES:  2D Art (AM)  Chorus (AM)  Computer Technology (AM)  Graphic Design/Yearbook (PM)  Debate (PM)  Marine Science (PM)  Environmental Science (PM)

7. MS Extracurricular Activities  Sports – Soccer, Basketball, Track, Flag Football and Cheerleading  Drama Club  Chess Club  Debate Team  Math Club - MathCounts and county math competitions  First Priority – faith based club  ACT - Animal Care Team  Dance Committee – approx. 3 – 4 MS dances a year  Volunteer Opportunities (Front Office, Media, Teacher)  National Junior Honor Society

8. Technology  All 6 th grade classrooms are equipped with a Smart Board, projector and a document camera.  In addition, each room has 6 desktop computers and a printer.  The Middle School shares 2 laptop carts, a netbook cart and 2 iPad carts.  Parents and students must sign and return a Policy for Use of Technology in School form before students will be allowed to use Middle School technology.

9. Online Resources  Students will be given usernames and passwords for the following resources:  Math or Pre-Algebra textbook  Science textbook  World History textbook  Language Arts Florida Collections  MobyMax  Typing Web  Engrade – online grading system and communication tool

10. Communication Forms of communication to stay connected:  www.engrade.com – online grading system www.engrade.com  www.imaginebroward.org – school website www.imaginebroward.org  Weekly school parent updates via email  Teacher school email  Parent teacher conferences  Telephone

11. Imagine Middle School at Broward’s Uniform Grading Scale A90-100% B+87-89% B80-86% C+77-79% C70-76% D+67-69% D60-66% F59% or below

12. Thank you for attending! Please pick up your child’s course selection card at the tables in the front of the Great Room. Tables are organized alphabetically by last name. Course selection cards are due May 15 th to your homeroom teacher.