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 – [email protected]