1. Welcome to highland Middle school

2. HMS Counselors April West: Last names A-l Mirna cano: Last names M-z
Allison fond: Intervention counselor

4. HMS Website is a resource

5. Hms Schedule pick-up Wednesday, August 16th : 8am-7pm
Thursday, August 17th: 8am-7pm
Friday, August 18th: 8am-noon

6. Student Schedules English or PAP English Literature or PAP Literature
Math or PAP Math
Social Studies or GT/PAP Social Studies
Science
Advisory Class or AVID Class
Pre-Athletics or PE Lifetime fitness …These classes meet the same periods but divide into different gyms. Students will not see a difference on their schedule

7. PRE-Ap Pre-AP IS… Pre-AP IS NOT… for all students.
limited to a certain student group.
structured to introduce, scaffold, and reinforce skills.
expecting students to arrive with all skills at a proficient level.
preparation for all students to choose increasingly rigorous courses.
a track.
to equip students for college and career readiness with 21st century skills
expecting students to already be prepared for college and career success.
for intentional development of critical thinking skills and habits of mind necessary for success in AP courses.
a course that discriminately makes content, products, and processes more complex and/or inaccessible to any student group.
a course that requires teachers to differentiate by adding depth and complexity to content area according to the student’s readiness interest and learning profile.
a course that automatically meets students’ needs because of its title.
differentiated according to students’ needs.
Just faster, more work, or tied to a different book.

8. 6th grade electives
Band Girls Choir Boys Choir Theatre Art Mixed Choir *Students who fail any part of the STAAR test or measure “High Risk” on screeners may lose their elective choice and be placed in an accelerated Reading or Math Class.

9. Students should be checking their grades at least twice a week.
Skyward
Students should be checking their grades at least twice a week.
All parents should have access. An was sent out mid-July with username login. If you did not receive it, please your child’s counselor.

10. What is the #1 question parents ask their children when they get home from school?
“Do you have homework?”

11. Middle School students Study time should be something students do every night of the week.
Read 15 minutes- Some students need to read out loud
Organize binder ( Binders go home everyday!)
Study notes
Check grades
Finish any incomplete assignment
Correct papers
Repack backpack and set in same place for tomorrow

12. Student planner:

13. Encourage your child to use their planner
Setting goals

14. Offered every morning from 7:45am – 8:20am
tutoring
Offered every morning from 7:45am – 8:20am

15. Technology and school use
Cell phones
Password: EX: AW
Capital letter of First Name
Lower letter of last name
eight number birthday
Help your child use their phone for school not just social media!
Set up their so they can check it on their phone.
Encourage them to their teachers and counselors instead of just guessing or waiting
Help them set up their calendars on their phones so they can put due dates and alerts in their phones
Invite them on events in your phone calendars such as doctor, dentist, appointments….
Set up the skyward App on their phone

16. Staar scores
In order to check your child’s STAAR scores you will need your child’s access code. This code was mailed to you this summer. However, You can also find the code on the bottom of any previous STAAR testing. If you don’t have your child’s code please your child’s counselor.

17. Career cruising
A self-exploration and planning program that helps students achieve their potential in school, career and life.

18. Coffee with the counselor
First topic: Social media What other topics would you like for us to cover?
September 19, 2017
7:50am – 8:20am
Library

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