1. Welcome to Lakelands Park Middle School
Incoming Sixth Grade Parent Meeting
January 28, 2014

2. Objectives
By the end of today’s meeting, parents and guardians will have:
Met key Lakelands Park Middle School staff
Received information about 6th grade course offerings, registration, and other important LPMS materials
Identified resources for questions and inquiry

3. Welcome
Building a Purposeful, Measureable & Successful Community through a Rigorous and Challenging Curriculum

4. Introduction of Staff Deborah Higdon, Principal
Cary Dimmick, Principal Intern
Edward Owusu, Visiting Principal
Carrie Reed, Assistant Principal
Karen Luensman, Resource Counselor
Latisha Nelson, 6th Grade Counselor
Katie Filano, 6th Grade Team Leader/ Science Resource Teacher
Susan Koser, 6th Grade Team Leader / Reading Specialist

5. Introduction of Staff
Melissa Brown, Resource Teacher in Special Education
Charlie Wang, ESOL and World Lang. Resource Teacher
Lisa Reed, Acting English Resource Teacher
Randy Hostetter, Math Resource Teacher
Don Reed, Social Studies Resource Teacher
Karen Flynn, Arts Resource Teacher
Stacy Azizirad, PE/Health Resource Teacher
Rui-Hung Tsai, Media Specialist

6. Parent, Teacher, Student Association
Communication
Gone are the days of “Friday Folders”
Parents need to be more proactive
Membership & Volunteering
Activities
Spirit Wear

7. Instructional Program

8. English/Language Arts Offerings
Advanced English 6
ESOL 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Advanced Reading 6
READ 180
Rewards Reading

9. English 6th Grade Unit Theme: Kaleidoscopes
Focus on the communication processes of:
Reading
Writing
Speaking
Listening, and
Viewing …through the study of language and literature.
Unit 1: Foundations
Unit 2: Adventures
Unit 3: Challenges and Barriers
Unit 4: Artistic Choices

10. Advanced Reading 6
This class focuses on how the reading process is applied to exposition and narration.
Students learn the importance of strategic reading in order to build a firm foundation for success as a reader.
Thematic Units:
“Travel the World”
Greek Mythology
“Mountains and Triumphs”

11. Specialized Reading Classes
Specialized reading classes will be:
developed to meet the individual needs of the reader; and,
guided by input from the previous year’s teacher, various reading assessments, writing samples, and overall performance.
Possible classes:
READ 180
Rewards Reading

12. READ 180
Intensive reading intervention program designed to meet the needs of students whose reading achievement is below the proficient level.
Assesses individual needs through:
adaptive and instructional software
high-interest literature, and
direct instruction in reading and writing skills

13. Rewards Reading
Reading intervention specifically designed for struggling adolescent learners.
Students learn word-reading strategies for:
Decoding multisyllabic words
Increasing fluency rates
Deepening comprehension of informational & content area texts
Students work on Writing Sentence Refinement. Focus is on:
Sharpening students word choice
Expanding ideas to increase sentence quality
Editing paragraphs

14. WORLD LANGUAGES Spanish 1A or French 1A What does full year mean?
1st semester of level 1 high school course stretched out over the course of the entire school year
Units of Study
4 Units
1 per marking period
Welcome to French/Spanish Class
Getting Acquainted
School
Food
World Language Readiness Look Fors
Intrinsic motivation
Self- advocate
Independent study skills
Solid grasp of grammatical concepts in English

15. WORLD LANGUAGES Considerations Frequency of Homework Assignments
2-3 times a week
Independent Study Requirements
Individual vocabulary practice 2-3 times a week outside of class to ensure vocabulary acquisition
Final Exams
1 county exam administered in June
High School Transcript Grade Calculation
MP1+MP2+MP3+MP4+Final Exam Grade averaged together
High School GPA information
One Final Grade reported on high school transcript and included in GPA
A= B= 3.0
C= D= 1.0

16. World Language Placement
The following criteria are used as guidelines for placement in World Languages:
A score of 437 or higher on the MSA Reading Grade 4 test
A RIT Score of 217 or higher on the fall MAP-R
A RIT Score of 219 or higher on the winter MAP-R
Reading/Foreign Language Ready by the 5th grade teacher

17. Lakelands Park Math Department

18. MATH OFFERINGS for 6th Graders
Math 6 – Common Core 2.0
Math 7
Investigations into Mathematics
Algebra 1A/B * (Common Core 2.0 & High School Credit)

20. C 2.0 IM C 2.0 Algebra I C 2.0 Math 5 C 2.0 Math 6 C 2.0 Math 7
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
C 2.0 IM
C 2.0 Algebra I
C 2.0
Math 5
C 2.0 Math 6 OR
C 2.0 Math 7
C 2.0 Math 8

21. C 2.0 Algebra I C 2.0 Math 6 C 2.0 IM Math 6 C 2.0 Math 7 C 2.0 Math 8
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Recommended
Pathway
C 2.0 Math 6
C 2.0 Algebra I
C 2.0 IM
Math 6 OR
C 2.0 Math 7
C 2.0 Math 8
Math 7

22. Math 7 IM 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 Grade 5 Grade 6
C 2.0 Algebra I
C 2.0
Hon. Geo

23. Science – Investigations in Science 6 (IS6)
Problem/project-based curriculum
Instruction is interwoven around a relevant problem/project to allow a focus for student learning.
Students engage in minds-on inquiry and hands-on explorations, productive discourse, and purposeful reading and writing.
Students engage in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in order to propose solutions to identified problems.
Unit 1: Sudden Impact
Unit 2: Butterfly Habitat
Unit 3: Going Green
Unit 4: Alternative Energy

24. Advanced Social Studies
Four Units:
Patterns of Settlement in Ancient and Modern Times (Geography)
Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome (Political Systems)
The Impact of Economics: Ancient and Modern China (Economic Systems)
Cultural Systems: The First Millennium and Today (Cultural and Social Systems)
Students will:
Deepen their understanding of the rich cultures and history from the earliest human settlements to great civilizations of the year 1000 CE.
Be challenged to develop historical thinking skills through the analysis of archaeological evidence, primary and secondary source documents.

25. Thinking Like a Historian

26. Arts and Music Electives
Arts Rotation – 9 week rotational classes
POSSIBLE COURSES: art, computers, music, technology, theater
Chorus
Band
Orchestra

27. Physical Education
Three quarters of Physical Education and one quarter of health.
Four week units
Include activities such as basketball, football, fitness, soccer, softball, track and field, and ultimate frisbee.
Students have formative and summative grades on skills, game play, tactics and a written test at the end of each unit.

28. Health Units for 6th Grade Health include: Mental health Tobacco
Personal and Consumer Health
Nutrition and Fitness
Safety and Injury Prevention
Family Life and Human Sexuality
Disease Prevention and Control

29. Library Media Program Effective information users & life-long learners
Over 25,000 books, 34 computers, 20 netbooks
Online Resources & Media Center homepages
Note taking, Internet safety & copyright
Co-plan & co-teach research projects
TV Crews & live TV shows

30. Outdoor Education 3 day/2 night educational experience
Locations are Smith Center, Skycroft, Summit Lake
Students engage in instructional courses, recreational activities, and evening entertainment

31. Student Service Learning (SSL)
The state of Maryland requires students perform75 hours of SSL to earn a high school diploma.
MCPS students may begin earning SSL hours during the summer following their 5th grade year.
Every middle and high school has a Student Service Learning Coordinator. At this school it is Resource Counselor, Karen Luensman.
All required forms as well as a list of approved organizations where service may be performed are available at:

32. Registration Form- Top

33. Registration Form

34. Registration Form Deadline
Forms are due to fifth grade teachers by Friday, January 31

35. Thank you for coming!
Please visit break out subject area tables in the gym
Take advantage of student-led building tours.