1. Welcome to Meadowdale Middle Home of the VIKINGS!

2. VISION: We are committed to empowering students by creating a student-centered environment that is engaging and accessible based on rigorous standards.

3. Our Learning Model

4. Levels of Support

5. Daily Support For All ✓ Silent reading ✓ Complete homework ✓ Get extra help ✓ Complete homework ✓ Make-up tests/labs Homeroom 40 mins. Study Club 2:30-3:45

6. Levels of Support

7. The Daily Schedule 8:00 - 2:30 Mon & Wed Homeroom Period 1 Period 3 Lunch Period 5 Tues & Thurs Homeroom Period 2 Period 4 Lunch Period 6 Friday Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Lunch Period 5 Period 6

8. 1:1 Computing EVERY Meadowdale Middle School student is issued a Chromebook for the school year. Students will use their Chromebooks for a variety of purposes. They will be responsible to bring them to school, charged, every day.

9. Honors Programs ✓ Data Driven Process ✓ Honors Ready? ✓ Workload? Placement process for Honors Humanities and Advanced Math:

10. Math Placements 6th Grade Math Math 7 Typical Track Honors Math 7 Algebra 8th grade (H.S. credit earned) Geometry 8th grade (H.S. credit earned) Algebra 7th grade (H.S. credit earned) 1 Year Ahead2 Years Ahead

11. Math Placement Testing March 14 March 15 March 16 Seaview Lynndale Meadowdale Beverly Spruce Edmonds Elementary will be tested by College Place Middle MARCH 17 6:30-7:30 p.m. MMS Library “Make-ups” and out-of-district schools

12. Registration Process Materials have already been distributed to students through their 6 th grade classrooms. Registration forms are due on Friday, March 11 – TOMORROW.

13. 7 th Grade Courses Health and Fitness Science English Social Studies Math + Elective Homeroom

14. Electives You will choose 3 electives in rank order of preference.

15. Year-long Electives

16. Band (full year) Benaroya Hall,

17. Orchestra (full year)

18. Choir (full year)

19. Semester Electives You will choose combinations of:

20. Drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, graphic design and mixed media. Art (1 semester)

21. Learn useful phrases, vocabulary and culture. Conversational Spanish (1 semester)

22. Develop soundtracks and video production skills. Digital Media (1 semester)

23. Gateway to Technology (1 semester) Solve real-world problems using principles of physics. Students will build robots, racecars and rockets.

24. REMAINDER OF THE EVENING  Tour the school-Layout of School, Explore Elective Offerings  Questions related to the Honors Placement Process? Remain in the gym to meet with Ms. Kniseley  General Questions? Counselors and Admin. will be in the café/commons area  Questions about 1:1 computing with Chromebooks? Staff will be available in the library  Registration: Due Friday, March 11 (tomorrow) to 6 th grade teachers.

25. See you in August for 7 th grade W.E.B. Orientation!