Quakertown Community School

District

Quakertown Community School

District

Welcome to Middle School!

April 2014

Our Goal for Your ChildOur Goal for Your Child

• Provide opportunities for your child to learn in a rigorous and flexible learning environment

• Provide flexibility for your child to enrich, remediate and learn in different modalities

by offering many options• Support your child socially and emotionally as

he/she transitions to our middle school setting

Middle School Schedule for 2014-15Traditional Face-to-Face Format

Middle School Schedule for 2014-15Traditional Face-to-Face Format

• 7 period day—6 day cycle• 4 marking periods• 3 Teams—Honor, Valor, Courage• Related Studies classes

-6th grade---Art and Computer Literacy

(90 days each)

-7th grade---Engineering By Design (TEd) and Health (90 days each)

-8th grade---Futures (45 days), 3 Electives (45 days each)

Middle School Schedule for 2014-2015

Middle School Schedule for 2014-2015

• Band and Chorus opportunities• 6 day cycle allows Band or Chorus students to

have an Extension period• Band sectionals occur approx. one time every 8

days

• Band student—3 Band, 2 PE, 1 Extension• Chorus student—3 Chorus, 2 PE, 1 Extension• Combo student---2 Chorus, 2 Band, 1 PE,

and 1 Extension

Middle School Schedule for 2014-2015

Middle School Schedule for 2014-2015

• Opportunities for non-Band/Chorus students include:

-6th grade (Pd B)---2 PE, 2 Extensions, 1 General Music, 1 Library Research Skills (LRS)

• All students will have Related Arts, unless assigned to intervention courses (Reading 101, Reading Plus)

Cyber HybridCyber Hybrid

• Increased opportunities for enrichment, acceleration and remediation

• Increased options in terms of pacing, differentiation, targeted instruction and consideration of different learning styles

• Offers multiple learning environments-digital and traditional

• Allows for flexibility based on individualized needs

Full-Time CyberFull-Time Cyber

• Students complete their cyber courses from home

• Students are supported in their cyber courses by QCSD teachers

• Full-Time QCSD cyber students may participate in middle school sports and activities

• Offers a flexible learning environment for both students and their families

Characteristics of the Successful Cyber Student

Characteristics of the Successful Cyber Student

• Be open-minded about sharing work, educational experiences, and life as part of the learning process.

• Be able to communicate through writing.

• Be self-motivated and self-disciplined.

• Be willing to "speak up" if problems arise.

• Be willing and able to commit to 7 to 8 hours per week per course. .

• Accept critical thinking and decision making as part of the learning process. 

• Have access to a computer and the internet. 

• Be able to think ideas through before responding. 

• Feel that high quality learning can take place without going to a traditional classroom. 

How To Enroll in a QCSD Cyber Course

How To Enroll in a QCSD Cyber Course

• Review the course selection sheet that will come home with your child

• Check the box in front of Cyber for the course(s) your child wants to take in a cyber format

• We ask that you also include a brief notation on the form stating the reason for selecting a cyber class(es)

• Sign the bottom of the sheet and return it to your child’s teacher by the due date

• You and your child will be invited to attend a cyber orientation meeting in the spring

Academic InterventionsAcademic Interventions

Help for students who may be struggling with academics IST Reading Plus (Title I support) Reading 101 ELL support

Course Selection ProcessCourse Selection Process

• Current 5th graders--- Course selection, supported by teachers and guidance counselors—beginning April 11 with school visitations by middle school counselors

Course Selection ProcessCourse Selection Process

Orientation ProcessOrientation Process

• In April--- Strayer Guidance Counselors and a student panel will visit each elementary school sharing information about life at the middle level

• May 14 9:00 AM-Noon--- 5th graders will visit Strayer for their Student Orientation

• August 26, 6:30-8:30 PM--- Student

and Parent Orientation

Grade 6 Summer Reading OverviewGrade 6 Summer Reading Overview

Goal: Continue to grow as learners and a community of readers

Assignment:

1. Choose a book to read from the list of 5.

2. Read the book.

3. Use the graphic organizer/sticky notes to complete the chosen task (T-shirt, Filmstrip, Book Jacket)

4. Bring project to school to share in September.

•We are looking forward to 3 remarkable years with you and your child!

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