WELCOME TO WALL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL Tonight’s agenda • Introductions • The Transition Program for Wall Intermediate School’s CLASS OF 2022 • Elementary School Vs. Intermediate School • The 6th Grade Schedule for 2015-2016 • Elective Choices • Advanced Classes
INTRODUCTIONS Mr. John Higham – Assistant Principal Mrs. Kristen Scott – Acting Assistant Principal Mrs. Laura Kurmin – STEM Supervisor Dr. Tracy Skinner– ELA Supervisor Mrs. Eliza Willms– 6th Grade Guidance Counselor
THE TRANSITION PROGRAM WIS - CLASS OF 2022 The Academics of 6th Grade (Parent Night) – February 18th 5th to 6th Transition – Academics (Coffee Hour) – February 19th 5th to 6th Transition – Advanced Classes (Parent Night) – April 15th 5th to 6th Transition – Advanced Classes (Coffee Hour) – April 16th Principal/Counselor Visits to Elementary Schools – May 7th and 8th Advanced Classes Placement Testing – Week of May 27th 5th to 6th Transition – Orientation & Activities Fair for Students and Parents – May 28th
Students visit Wall Intermediate School – Week of June 1st The DAY BEFORE Pizza Party – TBD (The day before the 1st day) Knights in Training - August 2015 Red – Student Events
Blue – Parent Events
ELEMENTARY VS. INTERMEDIATE K-5 1 teacher 1 classroom a desk PE 2-3 days per week • Short lunch with recess • Daily Schedule • • • •
6-8 7 teachers 7 classrooms a locker PE 5 days per week Longer lunch period with no recess • Modified A/B schedule • • • • •
6TH GRADE COURSES ELA 6 or ELA 6A – 74 minutes – Daily Math 6 or 6th Grade Pre-Algebra – 74 minutes – Daily Science 6– 76 minutes – Bi-Daily (A/B Rotation) Social Studies 6 – 76 minutes – Bi-Daily (A/B Rotation) PE/Health 5– 38 minutes – Daily Elective Trimester Rotation– 38 minutes – Daily Computers – Geography – General Music OR Band/Chorus and/or Orchestra World Language – 38 minutes – Daily Spanish A or French A or Latin A Lunch – 37 minutes - Daily
CHOICES FOR 6TH GRADERS Elective Choice Elective Rotation (Trimester) General Music/Computers/Geography OR Band/Chorus/Orchestra(Full Year) Band or Orchestra Band/Chorus or Orchestra/Chorus Band/Chorus/Orchestra World Language Spanish A OR French A OR Latin A Elective Forms are due to your child’s teacher by March 13, 2015 *Forms are available here tonight, on website and in elementary buildings.
ADVANCED COURSES FOR 6TH GRADE ELA (ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS) – ADVANCED • Higher Expectations for all types of writing Narrative, Argumentative, Informational/Explanatory • Increased Independent Reading • Text selections at higher Lexile levels PRE-ALGEBRA 6 • Combines skills from 6th Grade Common Core Standards and PreAlgebra Topics necessary for Algebra 1 • •
Moves through topics at a much quicker pace Compacted curriculum – 2 years of math standards in one year
CRITERIA FOR PLACEMENT MATH
ELA
Average Grade in Math for MP1, MP2, & MP3
Average Grade in ELA for MP1, MP2, & MP3
Pre-Algebra Procedures Assessment
Placement Test (Reading Comp. & Grammar)
Analytical Reasoning Assessment
Writing Sample
Benchmark 4 Math Grade
Teacher Recommendation
Teacher Recommendation
LEXILE Score – Achieve
COURSE SEQUENCES – ELA
ELA 6
ELA 7
ELA 8
ELA 6A
ELA 7A
ELA 8A
COURSE SEQUENCES – MATH MATH 6 MATH 6 PreAlgebra 6
MATH 7 MATH 7
Algebra 7
MATH 8 Algebra 1 Geometry Honors
COURSE SEQUENCES – SCIENCE
Science 6
Science 7
Science 8A
Science 6
Science 7
Science 8
SAMPLE GRADE 6 SCHEDULE A DAY
B DAY
Period Course
Period
Course
1,2
ELA 6
1,2
ELA 6
3,4
Science
3,4
Social Studies
5
Lunch
5
Lunch
6,7
Pre-Algebra 6
6,7
Pre-Algebra 6
8
PE/Health
8
PE/Health
9
French
9
French
10
Tri 1– Computers
10
Tri 1– Computers
Tri 2 - Music
Tri 2 - Music
Tri 3– Geography
Tri 3– Geography
IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES FOR 5TH GRADE PARENTS February 24, 2015 Ryan’s Story Parent Presentation WIS Auditorium – 7 PM March 13, 2015 Elective and World Language Choice Form due to your child’s 5th Grade Teacher April 15, 2015 Advanced & Accelerated Information Night WIS Auditorium- 7PM May 28, 2015 WIS Culture Presentation and Activities Fair WIS Cafeteria – 7PM Students should come to this as well!
STAY IN THE LOOP!! Website – www.wall.k12.nj.us/in Side menu – 5th to 6th Grade Transition Email questions – Student Life: Eliza Willms –
[email protected] Math Placement: Laura Kurmin –
[email protected] ELA Placement: Tracy Skinner –
[email protected] Discipline or Bullying Issues: Kristen Scott –
[email protected] Security, Bus or Building Issues: John Higham –
[email protected] Academics or anything else: Erin Embon –
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