Welcome to Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School Class of 2015

Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School An Exciting Time To Be A Student Here!

6th Grade Core Teachers Antoinette Cofield Cynthia Borah Patricia Feierberg Lauren Robinzine Jason Madel Phyllis Frick Marsha Turner-Reid Steve Gonsur Katie Dean Jenell Swick

Support Services and Staff Occupational Therapist Physical Therapist Vision Itinerant Hearing Itinerant 1.5 Social Workers Social Work Interns Full Time Nurse Speech/Language Pathologist English as a Second Language School Psychologist 3 Assistant Principals

Key Concepts in Middle School Philosophy School within a school Interdisciplinary team organization Exploratory/ Elective classes Common planning time for core teachers Advisory classes during school day Math leveled classes 6

Lunch Closed Campus Hot Lunch Program Lunch Period for 6th Grade Only 40 Minutes Long One Half Food…One Half Social Activity

Team Assignments Team Assignments are made during the scheduling process. Teams are balanced based upon population, ethnicity, & gender

Team Organization Core 6th GRADE TEAM NUMBER 6-1

Student Schedules 9 PERIOD DAY 4 Periods “On Team” 1 Period for Math 2 Exploratory / Elective Periods 1 PE Period 1 Lunch

Academic Standards Gwendolyn Brooks 6th GRADE PROMOTION POLICY Grade level work in Social Studies, Science, Literacy Skills, Math and Language Arts Grade Point Average of 2.0 Participate in interventions offered if GPA is less than 2.0

Three Progress Reports Academic Reports Three Report Cards Every 12 Weeks Three Progress Reports 6 Weeks Into Each Trimester

Communication Between Home and School E-Mail Voice Mail School & Teacher web pages Digital Backpack Mailings Home “What’s Happening” newsletter Messages from school office Power School Parent Portal

Elective Selection Step 1: Student Elective Sheets Distributed to Elementary Schools Students Select an Elective

Electives & Schedules Step 2: Step 3: Student Elective Sheets Returned to 5th Grade Teacher Step 3: Student’s Daily Core and Elective Schedules Distributed at Forms and Fees Night, August 14 – 15, 2012

Student Handbook Assignment Notebook Behavior Expectations Hall Pass Important School Information

Parent Handbook Policies and Procedures Behavior Expectations School Calendar Important School and Emergency Information How to Contact the School and Your Child’s Teachers Forms to Sign and Return

Registration For 6th Grade August 14th AND 15th FORMS AND INFORMATION NIGHTS Tour Building Class Schedule Student ID Pay Supervision Fee Receive Bus Pass Lunch Options Parents Join the PTO Learn About B.R.A.V.O! PE Uniforms

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