1. Welcome to Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School Class of 2015

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

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

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

8. Team Organization Core
6th GRADE
TEAM NUMBER
6-1

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

10. 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

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

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

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

14. 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

15. Student Handbook Assignment Notebook Behavior Expectations Hall Pass
Important School Information

16. 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

17. 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

18. Get Involved

19. SOAR WITH THE EAGLES
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