1. Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy

2. We Have Fun Things to Do At Our School! Do You Like Space? Do you want to learn from Astronauts and Engineers? Do you like to play an instrument? Do you like computers? Robots?

3. What Will You Learn? Arts and Exploratory Classes

4. Science, Language Arts, Math and Social Studies

5. Cool Fieldtrips!

6. Every Student Has a Netbook

7. Great Teachers!

8. Example Schedule 1 st period: Reading 2 nd period: Physical Education 3 rd period: Math LUNCH/RECESS 4 th period: Science 5 th period: Social Studies 6 th period: Orchestra/ MAC Computer Lab 7 th period: Language Arts

9. A Day at Our School 7 periods in a day, switch classes after each period 5 Core Classes – Reading, Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, Math Same teacher, same period all year for these classes 2 Exploratory Classes – Keyboarding, Gateway to Technology, Orchestra, Band, Art, Physical Education, ESL, Tutorials Typically each quarter (4 times a year), new class and new teacher Orchestra, Band, ESL, Tutorials – Typically yearlong classes

10. The Space Foundation! MARS YARD

11. The Space Foundation! AGI Mission Lab

12. Sports/Clubs/ Activities

13. Sports and Intramurals Volleyball Basketball Track (boys and girls) Wrestling Soccer Kickball

14. Clubs / Activities Student Council Band Orchestra Botball Newspaper- Titan Times Yearbook Frisbee Golf Flight and Rocketry Drama MESA Choir

15. Judo

20. Possible Questions? Do 6 th graders have any classes or lunch with 7 th and 8 th graders? Do we have to take showers when we have PE? Has a 6 th grader ever been stuffed into a locker? How big are the lockers? Do you have to wear a uniform? What does the uniform look like? What is the best thing about middle school? How long do you have to get from one period to the next?

21. Questions? Is it hard to find your classes? Do you get lost? Is it scary? What happens if I get bullied? What’s the food like at lunch time? Is there an activity bus? Are the teachers nice? Do we get awards for doing well? What are they?