to download the 2017-2018 Incoming 6th Grade Parent Orientation Presentation.

22 Pages·2017·1 MB·English

Prairie Knolls
Middle School
Welcomes You!
INTRODUCTIONS
Welcome to PKMS!!!
◼ Mrs. Paszt (Assistant Principal)
◼ Mrs. Mulvaney (Social Worker)
◼ Mr. Hamel (Athletic Director)
◼ Mr. Piel (Music)
◼ Mrs. Aceto (PTO)
◼ Mrs. Theriault (Transitions Program)
◼ Student Ambassadors
GENERAL INFORMATION
▪Supply Lists – Available on our website. Copies
available for pick up today.
▪Lockers (practice over the summer)
▪Schedules (Available via Skyward prior to Locker
Move In Day; opportunity for students to come to
PKMS in August to set up lockers)
ARRIVING AT AND LEAVING
SCHOOL
◼ Students may enter the building at 8:00 a.m.
◼ Buses drop students at the North end of the building
◼ Walkers & Bikers may enter either front entrance or the
North entrance (with bus riders)
◼ Car riders must be dropped off/picked up at the front
entrance (not in the back parking lot)
◼ School day ends at 2:50 p.m.
◼ Bus riders, walkers and bikers will exit the north end doors
( bikes must be walked while on school property)
◼ Car riders will exit the main entrance - olease do not pick
up your students at Door #26.
COMMUNICATION
◼ Monthly Newsletter Blasts via e-mail and posted on the PKMS
website
◼ You can view Dr. Haug’s Principal’s Message weekly on the
PKMS website.
◼ Progress Grades- Grades regularly posted in Skyward
(access grades on-line)
CLASSES
CORE Classes ENCORE Wheel
▪Math ▪Music Appreciation
▪ELA ▪Living Online
▪Science ▪Exploring Technology
▪Social Studies ▪Art
▪**Task
INTERVENTION CLASSES
Purpose of Intervention Classes
◼ Targeted assistance for struggling students for Reading,
Math and Credit Recovery
Who is enrolled?
◼ NOT OPEN ENROLLMENT.
◼ Students are assigned into these courses based on
student benchmarking data, teacher recommendation
and the student services team.
***Student progress is evaluated quarterly for continuation in,
or for additions to these programs.
DISTRICT & STATE ASSESSMENTS
◼ MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) (District through 11th grade)
▪ Fall, Winter and Spring MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) for
both Reading & Math
▪ Utilized to place
◼ PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and
Careers) (State)
▪ EOY (End-of-Year Assessment)
▪ Mid April (After approximately 90% of the school year)
LUNCH PROGRAM
◼ Swipe card lunch system- Students
are responsible for the school ID’s
which are used to pay for lunch if
cash is not utilized.
◼ Add money on card at school with
cash or check
◼ Students may buy “extras” – salads,
sandwiches, ice cream, etc.
◼ Add money using credit or debit card
on-line www.myschoolbucks.com
PICTURE DAY
◼ Friday, September 1st
◼ Picture is used to create student ID
◼ ID uses:
~LMC
~Dances
~Lunch program
~CHS sporting events