1. JAY M. ROBINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL “Charging Into the Future” 2015 - 2016 2015 - 2016

2. Awards and Distinctions  National “School to Watch”  Academically Excellent  Developmentally Responsive  Socially Equitable  NC Honor School of Excellence with High Growth – top 1% of all middle schools in the STATE  Since opening in 2002, we have EXCEEDED all local, state and national goals  Highest performing in CMS  School Report Card Grade : Triple A’s!

3. Awesome Achievements 2014  MATHCOUNTS – Regional Winner National History Day – Regional Winner  Science Olympiad – 3 rd in the Region  NCASA State Winners: Challenge Cup  Art Showcase-State Competition: First Place  Quill-State Competition: Second Place  Quiz Bowl-State Champions  Twelve-State Champions  Show Choir-State Champions 2015  Encore Singers  Quiz Bowl  Shakespeare Recitation  National History Day  Science Olympiad  CPCC Invitational Tournament  JV Team-2 nd place  JV Team-4 th place  Varsity team-3 rd place  And MORE TO COME!

4. Student Clubs and Activities:  Battle of the Books  Geography Bee  MATHCOUNTS Team  Science Olympiad  Shakespeare Recitation Competition  Spelling Bee  In the Middle Players  Youth Commission International  Speech and Debate  Quiz Bowl  Future Business Leaders of America  Yearbook  Fine Arts Performances  Band/Orchestra  Odyssey of the Mind  Yogarteens  Girls on the Track  Peer Buddies  Club Field Hockey Team  Show Choir  Art Showcase  Quill  Twelve  National History Day Competition  National Junior Honor Society  BETA Club

5. Band and Orchestra Mr. Moore and Ms. Chandler  If your child is interested and did not sign up on their registration card or you have questions please email:  Chip Moore-Band  (walter.moore@cms.k12.nc.us)  Deb Chandler-Orchestra  (deborah.chandler@cms.k12.nc.us)  Alison Fisch-Scheduling  (alison.fisch@cms.k12.nc.us)

6. Safe Schools  Safety is our top priority  We earned a 100% CMS Safety Audit for the 14- 15 school year  Orderly, supervised transitions (each grade level on separate hallways)

7. A Positive Environment  Our students have more freedom and responsibility than in elementary school – we teach, model, and expect superb behavior we teach, model, and expect superb behavior  A staff of caring adults that focus on building relationships with students.

8. Purpose of Middle School Our purpose is to prepare students for:  Collaboration with peers  Global Economy  Life in 21 st Century

9. Middle School Philosophy  Teaming  Limit movement throughout the building  Exemplary effort leads to excellent performance  Expect students to take greater responsibility

10. Coursework is Rigorous Academic Rigor equals…  Critical Thinking and Reasoning Skills  Problem Solving Skills  Expecting Students to Analyze, Evaluate, Critique, Synthesize, Communicate and Create New Knowledge

11. Instructional Initiatives  1:1-Digital Learning  Bring Your Own Technology  Common Core Essential Standards  Differentiation  Reading Apprenticeship

12. Block Schedule  Students take 4 core classes per year: Language Arts, Math, with Science & Language Arts, Math, with Science & Social Studies (on A/B day rotation) Social Studies (on A/B day rotation)

13. Elective Options  Students take 2 semesters of electives per year on an A/B day rotation  Band or Orchestra (year long)  Exploring Foreign Language (Spanish)  Career and Technical Education  Cultural Arts (Art, Dance, and Drama)  Journalism * PE / Health is required by the state of North Carolina

14. A Sample Day in the Life of a 6 th Grader  Homeroom (7:45-8:10)  1 st block: Language Arts  Recharge  2 nd block: Math  3 rd block: Lunch,  Social Studies (A day)  Science (B day)  4 th block: Electives  PE (A Day)  Cultural Arts (B Day)  Dismissal begins at 3:15 PM

15. Serving Our Gifted Students Our school practices inclusion Gifted students are grouped within the core classrooms Our Academic Facilitator works with the core teachers to push, stretch, and extend the curriculum for our gifted students

16. Serving our EC Students  We use a co-teaching model to serve some of our students in the Exceptional Children’s program  We have 2 self-contained autistic class and 1 self-contained Specialized Academic Curriculum (SAC) class  Buddy Program – students should listen to announcements for application period

17. Parent Information  Grades are found on the Parent Portal - Teachers have 10 days to enter grades following an assignment’s due date - Teachers have 10 days to enter grades following an assignment’s due date  Tutoring: All teachers offer at least one session per week  Contacts:  Teachers are the first point of contact for questions or concerns  Grade level administrators and counselors are the second point of contact

18. Communication  “Charger Chatter”-Weekly newsletter emailed (must have a current phone number)  Student Planner  Email, Staff Wikis, Connect Ed  Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter How can I schedule a parent conference?  Wednesdays are specifically designated for parent conferences. Please contact the 6 th grade counselor, Ms. Jenouri for an appointment.

19. Preparing for Middle School  Check out our website, Facebook page, and the teachers’ wiki pages  Learn to be self-advocators  Get in the habit of having your student pull up PowerSchool once a week and show you their progress  Teach them how to send an email to their teacher if they have questions/concerns  Summer Reading Project, Practice Multiplication Facts, work on organization, practice using planner

20. Summer Reading Assignment  Students are getting information about this tonight!  Read 1 of 2 books with written component  Details will be posted on our website in June

21. Parent Teacher Association  They do GREAT work for our students and staff!  We encourage you to join!  Two big events during the year:  Rocktoberfest  Rec for Tech

22. Please join us in August for our Open House to learn more about the 6 th grade curriculum! This presentation will be available on our website for your reference!

23. Welcome to the Robinson family!

24. Student Pick Up!