1. Welcome to Fischer Middle School’s 6 th Grade Orientation

2. Teaming and Academics TeamingTeaming Team ActivitiesTeam Activities Team MeetingsTeam Meetings AcademicsAcademics Benefits of TeamingBenefits of Teaming

3. Teaming Small community within a large population A. Sense of belonging B. Team spirit and pride

4. The Team Dynamic Heterogeneously Grouped (Exceptions with Accelerated Math and Project Arrow Courses) Male/Female Balance of Students from Each Feeder School Balance Accelerated Math Students Across Grade Level Teams Balance Students in Need of Additional Support Across Grade Level Teams

5. Benefits of Teaming: A. Better communication with parents, teachers, and students B. Scheduling subject areas and team activities

6. 6 th Grade Team Structure Five Teacher Team –Two Language Arts Block teachers with 2 blocks each and 1 section of social studies each –One Science teacher with 4 sections of science and 1 section of Social Studies –One Math teacher with 4 sections of Math and 1 section of Social Studies –One Support Facilitator assigned to each team

7. Team Meetings A.Daily Team Meetings A. 1. Discussion of team activities 2. Coordination of homework and tests 3. Integration of Curriculum B. Weekly Student Discussion Day 1. Student Services 2. Counselor 3. Administration C. Grade-Level Communication

8. Team Activities Speakers Spirit Assemblies/Field Days Grade-Level Challenges Cross-Curricular Activities Falcon Feathers Locker Checks

9. Academics Core Classes: Literacy block, math, science social studies Cross-curricular connections

10. Strategic Reading Testing in 5th Grade: December Provides and extra dose of reading: 2nd reading class Concentrates on comprehension strategies

11. Advisory 80 minutes per week Time built into core class period 3 Strands: Skills Affective Enrichment

12. Basic Math Facts Re-Teaching Concepts Reading Strategies Test Preparation

13. Conflict Resolution Goal Setting Making Friends Exploration of Personal Interests Organization Life Skills

14. Videos High-Interest Lessons

15. Sample Schedule Period 1 = LA Block (8:00-9:40) Period 2 = LA Block Continued Period 3 = Social Studies (9:42-10:31) Period 4 = PE (27 wks)/ Health (9 wks) (10:34-11:15) Period 5 = Elective (11:18-11:59) Period 6 = Computers (18 wks)/Study Skills (9wks)/FLEX (9 wks) (12:02 - 12:43) Period 7 = Lunch (12:48-1:18) Period 8 = Math (1:21-2:10) Period 9 = Science (2:12 - 3:00)