1. Carlisle Middle School Parent/Student 6th Grade Informational Meeting

2. Let’s Meet the 6th Grade Teachers
Welcome!
Let’s Meet the 6th Grade Teachers

3. Overview Teacher Websites Infinite Campus Contacting Teachers
Materials
Grading Policies
WIN
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4. Teacher Websites How to subscribe http://www.carlislecsd.org/
Find the teacher, click subscribe, and you will receive notifications and updates from this specific teacher
Google Calendar
All 6th grade core teachers will use the same calendar
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5. Infinite Campus
Infinite Campus is a resource to help students, parents, and teachers with a variety of tasks. It is one of the primary means that grades will be communicated.
Access from the website:
Find
On the district web page, you will find a heading labeled “Resources”
Hold your cursor on the word “Resources” to find the drop down menu that lists Infinite Campus
Access from an App:
Find Infinite Campus Mobile Portal in either Apple’s App Store or the Play Store on Androids
Download the app
Use district code: NJHZZC

6. Infinite Campus
Once you are in the Infinite Campus portal, you will be able to gain to access to:
Letter Grades
Employability Rubric
Ongoing work status (missing or incomplete)
Lunch Accounts
Attendance
If you have not had access to Infinite Campus in the past, please provide your information as you leave this session.
If you have accessed Infinite Campus in the past, but no longer have your password, please provide your information so that a temporary password can be sent to you.
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7. Contacting Teachers
Encourage your child to contact their teacher with any questions they may have before you contact the teacher. Hopefully this will help the students take ownership of their own learning.
If extra clarification is needed, contact is often the best way to contact your child’s teacher. ( addresses can be found at
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8. Materials for Classes
6th Grade Students will need to bring the following items to all classes:
*Pencils (if parents would like to donate pencils, please feel free throughout the year!)
*Pen
*Free reading book
*Specific folder for each class (organized by color)
*Planners (used for organization, communication, and to sign out)
Students are graded on coming to class prepared as a part of our Employability Rubric
Do we need to add anything about lockers or cell phones?

9. Textbooks for most classes are kept in that specific classroom
Materials for Classes
Certain classes may also require students to bring other materials:
*Notebooks
*Binders
*Specific Items (colored pencils, scissors, etc.) will be communicated in advance and posted in the hallway
*Math (textbook)
Textbooks for most classes are kept in that specific classroom
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10. Grades at Carlisle Middle School
CMS has a letter grade system that is outlined below. All grades at CMS are 80% summative and 20% formative. Summative is anything that is final learning on a concept. It could be tests or projects to show mastery on a given unit. Formative is practice. It could include homework, quizzes, in-class work, and smaller projects to check for understanding.

11. Grades at Carlisle Middle School

12. Report Cards at Carlisle Middle School
Report cards will be mailed out quarterly (every 9 weeks) for a total of 4 times.
On that report card, you will see your child’s letter grade and a spot for the Employability Rubric.

13. Employability Rubric

14. Make-Up Policy
Students have 2 days (per each day gone) to make up the work that they missed
It is the responsibility of the student to communicate with their teachers to see what work/lessons/etc. they missed
All planned absences should be communicated in advance with the office

15. Late Work
Students can turn in late assignments, without penalty, until the end of that specific unit
Students who are missing assignments are subject to before/after school sessions with their teachers, tutorial during WIN time, etc.

16. Extra Credit/Retakes
Extra credit will not be given in the middle school. Teachers may add a bonus question that is related to the unit that shows exemplary skills. This bonus question will not count against any student, but will allow a student to potentially increase their grade on the assessment.
Even though extra credit is not given, all students are able to correct/retake formative and summative assessments for 100% credit. Formative assessments must be corrected/retaken before the summative assessment of that unit.

17. Incomplete Grades
If your child has not completed a formative or summative item for a grade, the teacher will input an “I” into the gradebook. This “I” represents an incomplete. Once an incomplete grade is given, you will no longer be able to see your child’s letter grade for that class on Infinite Campus until that assignment/project is completed. This is to help you as a parent know when your child has not turned something in.

18. WIN (Whatever I Need)
WIN time is time embedded into the regular school day (except Wednesday).
During this time, teachers have the opportunity to connect with students who may be struggling with a concept covered in class.
Students are able to take advantage of this opportunity to learn and to stay current with the class.
Students not needing extra assistance (it varies every week) rotate to various extension activities throughout the building.
Students are notified of their WIN assignments every Wednesday morning during their advisory time.
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