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Prairie Knolls Middle School
Welcomes You!
TeamingTask /Band /Choir (registration sheet)Good to Know…Assignment notebookBack-to-School NightHomework WebsiteOn-line grade access Grades: “It’s not about the grade, it’s about the tools!”
TRANSITION TO MIDDLE SCHOOL
Supply Lists – Sent home and posted on our website
Lockers (practice over the summer)Schedules (Available via PowerSchool in mid-July; opportunity for students to come to PKMS in August to set up lockers)
TRANSITION TO MIDDLE SCHOOL
School begins at 7:43 am Students may enter the building at 7:30 amBuses drop students at the North end of
the buildingWalkers & Bikers may enter either front
entrance or the North entrance (with bus riders)
Car riders must be dropped off/picked up at the front entrance (not in the back parking lot)
ARRIVING AT SCHOOL
School day ends at 2:35 pm
Bus riders, walkers & bike riders will exit the North end doors– bikes must be walked while on school property
Car riders will exit the main entrance
LEAVING SCHOOL
Monthly Newsletter Blasts via e-mail and posted on the PKMS website
Progress Grades Update Notice via E-mail (access grades on-line)
Report Cards for quarters 1-3 will be mailed home. Students will receive their fourth quarter report card at school on the last day.
COMMUNICATION
CORE ClassesMathEnglishScienceSocial StudiesLiterature **Task
ENCORE WheelGeneral MusicLiving SkillsArtComputersWorld LanguagesPE/Health**Chorus/Band (in place of Task)
CLASSES
6th & 7th Grade – Quarterly Encore Wheel6th - Living Skills, Computers, General Music, Art7th - Living skills, Computers, Art, World Languages
8th Grade – Semester Encore/Foreign Language CoursePlacement Policy for Foreign Language Courses
Attain a grade of “B” or better in Language Arts classes in 6th & 7th grades
Attain a grade of “C” or better as a cumulative average in all subjects in 6 th & 7th grades.
MIDDLE SCHOOL ENCORE WHEEL
Students change into a uniform for class each day.
Uniforms will be sold in the students’ PE classes – cost is $18.00 ($11 for shirts and $7 for shorts).
Same uniforms can be used for 8 th grade & high school.Please do not send students with money the
first day.Health rotation during 2nd and 3rd quarters.
PE AND HEALTH
MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) (District through 11 t h grade) Fall & Spring MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) for both Reading &
Math
PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) (State ) PBA (Performance Based Assessment)
Early March (After approximately 75% of the school year) EOA (End-of-Year Assessment)
End of April-Early May (After approximately 90% of the school year)
EXPLORE (EPAS System: EXPLORE, PLAN, ACT) (District) Eighth-grade academic achievement displays a stronger relationship with
college and career readiness than does any other factor (beyond family background, high school coursework, or high school GPA).
8 th: EXPLORE (November) 9 th: EXPLORE (November) 10 th: PLAN 11 th : ACT
DISTRICT & STATE ASSESSMENTS
Swipe card lunch systemPicture & name on cash
register Add money on card at
school with cash or checkStudents may buy “extras”
– salads, sandwiches, ice cream, etc.
Add money using credit or debit card on-line www.myschoolbucks.com
LUNCH PROGRAM
Cross Country (information sent home with report cards)
WrestlingScholastic BowlSchool PlayStudent CouncilS.T.A.R.
PentathlonMinute to Win It, Fear Factor & Survivor
Teacher-Sponsored Clubs
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Friday, August 29 th Picture is used to create
student IDID uses:
~LMC~Dances~Lunch program~CHS sporting events
PICTURE DAY
Prevention STAR Character Education Program (Students That
Accept Responsibility) Health Curriculum Administrative beginning of the year talk, as well as a
mid-year activity Monthly information made available to students
If Bullying occurs… Bully Box in the offi ce and LMC with forms Inform a teacher or contact the offi ce Website – “PKMS Stamps Out Bullying” – click and an email
will be generated
Levels of Intervention
BULLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM
Students may bring their devices to school to use in the classroom with teacher permission
We don’t recommend a specifi c device, just what the student is comfortable and familiar with. The majority of the technology resources teachers use are web-based and can be accessed on any technology with Internet access. So, it is best for the student to bring what they typically use, as this encourages the transfer of skil ls outside of the classroom
BRING YOUR OWN DEVICE
Some policies to know before you do any back to school clothes shopping:
Avoid strappy tank tops or racer-back tops
Be aware of the fingertip rule for shorts and skirts
Avoid ripped pants/shorts that have see-through holes above the knees
BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING
The PTO is looking for additional volunteers
The next meeting is May 6 at 7:00 A.M. at CMS
There is a link to the PTO’s website on the PKMS home page if you are interested in learning more
PKMS/CMS PTO
QUESTIONS???
We are looking forward to partnering with you next year for your child’s education at PKMS. Please feel free to contact us with any questions.
Christopher Testone: [email protected] Paszt: [email protected] Lewis: [email protected]
It’s a great day to be a Falcon!
