5th-Grade Parent Night March 9, 2017

Curriculum & Registration (Auditorium) Introduction & Agenda 5:00-5:20 5:30-5:50 6:00-6:20 5:00-7:00: School tours, Meet teachers, Tech talks, PTSA (Cafeteria and Classrooms) Haley Johnson, 7th/8th-Grade Counselor Madelyn Jackson, 6th/7th-Grade Counselor Jim Wolfenbarger, 6th-Grade Principal Katie Lutton, Principal Curriculum & Registration (Auditorium)

A New Adventure “Middle school has many complex tunnels. Some are underground.” –Alexandra Contreras-Montesano

Course Catalog Mission: HMS Holston’s History Registration, Grading, & Daily Schedule Course Descriptions Course Progressions Student Life Planning a Schedule

Courses (pg. 14-20) Core Courses (including Special Education): 70 min. Related Arts: 35 min. Intervention: 30-65 min. Enrichment: 30 min.

Course Progressions (38-40) Progressions highlight the following: Honors/Accelerated Length of courses Relationship between courses

Enrichment Pathways (pg. 40)

Registration (pg. 7) Course Selection Forms will be distributed to elementary schools March 28-29 Core content class levels have been established by 5th grade teachers Choose year-long related art and enrichment options RTI2 classes may take the place of elective classes Return to 5th Grade Teacher by April 7 Schedules viewable on Aspen in mid-July

Daily Schedule (pg. 10)

Sample Student: Destiny Sample Schedule #1 Sample Student: Destiny 1st Creative Writing (Semester 1) Action News (Semester 2) 2nd Health (Quarter 1) STEM (Quarter 2) PE (Quarter 3) Art (Quarter 4) 3rd Chorus 4th/5th Honors Language Arts 6th/7th Science 8th/9th Math 10th/11th Honors Social Studies

Sample Student: Jordan Sample Schedule #2 Sample Student: Jordan 1st Tier II ELA Intervention (Reading Plus) 2nd Band 3rd General Music (Quarter 1) PE (Quarter 2) STEM (Quarter 3) Health (Quarter 4) 4th/5th Social Studies 6th/7th Honors Math 8th/9th Science 10th/11th Language Arts

Important Dates March 9, 2017: 5th-Grade Parent Night March 28, 2017: Counselors Visit Schools: Chilhowee Intermediate, East Knox, & Ritta March 29, 2017: Counselors Visit Schools: Spring Hill, Corryton, & Gibbs April 11, 2017: 5th-Graders Visit Holston: Gibbs, East Knox, & Chilhowee April 12, 2017: 5th-Graders Visit Holston: Spring Hill, Ritta, & Corryton Every Wednesday in June/July: Office is open from 9-12 for tours and questions Mid-July: Schedules will become visible in ASPEN August 4, 2017: 6th-Grade Orientation from 8:30-12:00 August 7, 2017: First Day of 6th-Grade!