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Urbana Middle School
2019-2020 Mission/Vision/Theme Mission/Vision Document
MissionThe mission of UMS is to foster academic excellence and social-emotional intelligence built on high expectations and accountability for all.
VisionThe vision of UMS is to be a leading middle school that provides an equitable, engaging, and collaborative community of learning for all.
School Theme“Building Community, Fostering Success”
#ProudofU#ProudofU116
2019-2020 Restorative Values & PBIS MatrixThrough our restorative practices framework, we believe in building community at UMS built on relationships, restoring conflict and repairing harm by committing to the following restorative values:
Respect every person
Build Relationships
Take Responsibility for your choices and actions
Repair situations quickly and honestly
Reintegrate into a routine
PBIS MatrixStudents at Urbana Middle School are expected to follow the expectations known as
Tiger PAWS:
Have PrideAre Accepting
Work TogetherAre Safe
▶ Middle school students typically have an attention span of 10-12 minutes.
▶ The brain growth that occurs between the ages of 10-15 is the greatest in human life.
▶ Teens learn best through interaction and activity.▶ Adolescents misinterpret emotions and instructions up to
40% of the time.▶ Middle Schoolers retain 5-7 bits of information at a time.▶ Adolescents need 9-13 hours of sleep per night to function
best.
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How the Mind of a Middle Schooler Works
http://blog.teacherspayteachers.com/take-a-peek-inside-the-mind-of-a-middle-schooler-part-1/
Welcome
UMS
King
Leal
Williams
Thomas Paine
Wiley
Yankee Ridge
Welcome▶ Currently over 1000 students 6-8▶ 2018 about 350 sixth graders.▶ 150+ Staff
▶ Challenging Curriculum▶ Excellent Instruction▶ Guidance and Support Services▶ Organizational Structures
What is Middle School?
▶ Key organizational components…▪ Students grouped onto interdisciplinary teams▪ Teachers with daily, common-planning time▪ Exploratory and physical education classes▪ Advisory
What is middle school?
Teams
Aviators
Stellar
Dynamic
Who is on a team?
Students (95-105)
Math
Science
Language Arts
Social Studies
Special Services
Team Classes▶ Language Arts▶ Math▶ Social Studies▶ Science▶ Reading Connections, Math
Connections, Homework Connections▶ Special Education Services
▶ 15 minutes at the beginning of the day with 10-15 students and one teacher.
▶ Goal: Every student’s personal and academic development is guided by an adult advocate.
Advisory
▶ At UMS, advisory is a place and time for students to be part of a small, supportive community of peers together with an adult advocate working to meet individual and whole-group social, emotional, and academic needs.◦ All students will have and be able to identify at least one adult who they can
go to for social, emotional, or academic support.◦ All students will be part of and be able to identify a small community of peers
who works to support social, emotional, and academic needs.◦ All students will set and monitor personal goals.◦ All students will learn skills to contribute to a positive school culture.
Advisory
1. ExploratoryOR Choir or Beginning Band or Beginning Strings
2. Physical Education / Health3. Connections
OR Band or Strings
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Off-team classes…
Exploratory
Students may select four courses for the quarter-long option OR one year-long option.
Every effort is made to give students their preferred courses, but it is possible students will have a course they did not select.
Quarter Options▶ Art▶ French▶ German▶ Spanish▶ Family & Consumer Sciences▶ Technology (Google Apps)▶ Introduction to Music▶ A Brief History of Film▶ Social Justice▶ Self Care & Mindfulness▶ Current Events
Year Long Options▶ Choir▶ Beginning Band▶ Beginning Strings▶ Continuing Band▶ Continuing Strings▶ Spanish Language Arts (Dual
Language)
*For Dual Language Programming, students may take Dual Language Science, Social Studies, and/or Language Arts
6th Grader’s Day▶ Before School Activities▶ Arrive 8:15-8:45
◦ Breakfast 8:15-8:30▶ School begins at 8:45▶ Advisory, 7 class periods, lunch▶ 4 Minute Passing Periods▶ School ends at 3:45 (2:48 on Wednesdays)
▶ After School Activities
▶ Students can be dropped off in the circle drive and enter the front of the building as early as 7:45am.◦ DO NOT PARK ALONG THE CIRCLE DRIVE NO PARKING
ZONE, YOU MUST PARK IN A PARKING SPOT▶ MTD Busses unload on Vine, students must enter the building
at that time (students cannot go to the gas startion for snacks)
▶ First Student Busses unload at Aquatic Center Lot▶ Breakfast starts at 8:15am▶ Students will report to their assigned morning areas from
8:15am - 8:45◦ 6th grade - main gym◦ 7th grade - east deck◦ 8th grade - west deck
▶
Arrival
▶ DIsmissal starts at 3:45 on M, T, Tr, F (2:48 on W)▶ Parent pick up is on Michigan St. ▶ First student picks up at the Aquatic Center▶ MTS Picks up on Vine St.▶ Students will get free bus passes teh first two weeks
of school if they lose their ID◦ After Labor Day, students get one free pass per quarter,
then they must buy a new ID Card
Dismissal
6th Grader’s Day - M, T, Tr, F Advisory1. On-Team2. On-Team3. Lunch4. Off-Team5. On-Team6. On-Team7. Off-Team8. Connections or Band/Strings
6th Grader’s Day - WNO ADVISORY1. On-Team2. On-Team6. On-Team3. Lunch4. Off-Team5. On-Team6. Off-Team7. Connections or Band/Strings
Dual Language Schedule Advisory1. On-Team - English2. On-Team - Spanish3. Lunch4. Off-Team - English5. On-Team - Spanish6. On-Team - English7. Off-Team - Spanish8. Connections or Band/Strings
Language ArtsCourse Goal Students will become competent and motivated readers, writers,
thinkers and communicators.Description Units of study include:
• Short Story• Novel Study• You Write It!• Literature Circles• Text Performance• Narrative Non-Fiction Short Story• Narrative Non-fiction Novel Study• Poetry• Independent Student Choice Novel/Research Study
Text • Elements of Literature published by Holt Rhinehart Winston
MathematicsCourse Goal Students will be able to problem solve, reason, and
communicate in the context of mathematics in the real world.
Description Units of study include:• Ratios and Proportional Relationships• The Number System• Expressions and Equations• Geometry• Statistics and Probability
Text • Ready Mathematics published by Curriculum Associates
ScienceCourse Goal Students will engage in a variety of hands-on activities and labs that
will help build their interest in science. Sixth grade students will focus on detecting cycles and patterns. They will engage in a variety of hands-on activities and labs that will help them challenge their thinking about regular and predictable patterns in the natural and material worlds.
Description Units of study include:• Introduction to Scientific Method• Ecosystems• Structures and Properties of Matter• Forces and Motion• Earth’s Movement and the Solar System• Earth’s Major Systems: Rocks and Water
Texts • Science Explorer published by Prentice Hall• Inside the Restless Earth published by Holt
Social StudiesCourse Goal Students will learn about the influence of ancient civilizations on
the modern world.Description Units of study include:
• World Geography• Early Humans• Mesopotamia• Egypt• China• Greece• Rome• Middle Ages
Texts • The Ancient World published by Prentice Hall• A Message of Ancient Days published by Houghton Mifflin
As of July 1, 2018, school districts in Illinois must provide acceleration opportunities such as:-Early entrance to Kindergarten-Single subject enrichment (within the grade/class)-Single subject skipping-Whole grade skipping
If parents/students are interested, a referral form must be completed and the school will assess and determine acceleration options with parents and the student(s) as part of the process
Acceleration Policy
▶ A student may complete an enrichment project in any and all of their courses (science, social studies, language arts, math, and/or semester-long or year-long elective or PE classes).
▶ An enrichment project should take approximately 15-20 hours to complete for any subject (about 1 hour outside of class-time per week during the semester).
Single Subject Enrichment
We do accept online learning classes for credit through accredited organizations. Illinois Virtual School is an online program that students can take. If a student passes with 80% or higher, then the student may progress to the next grade level class.
Online Class Acceleration
▶ In Class Differentiation▶ Parent-led Enrichment▶ Before and After School Activities❑ Math Extensions❑ U-STEM❑ Lego Robotics❑ Future Cities❑ Various SPLASH Activities❑ Concert Band❑ Concert Strings❑ Concert Orchestra❑ Jazz Band
Other Enrichment Opportunities
▶ Students should have homework at least daily (Monday – Friday) in at least one subject.
▶ Independent reading for 30 minutes is a nightly expectation for all students.
▶ Check Homework Blogs.
Homework
Academic Supports▶ Homework Connections▶ Math Connections▶ Reading Connections▶ Math Dimensions▶ Reading Dimensions▶ Math Extensions
Sports▶ Cross Country (coed, no cut)
▶ Baseball▶ Softball▶ Girls’ Basketball▶ Boys’ Basketball▶ Girls’ Volleyball▶ Track (coed, no cut)▶ Cheerleading (coed)▶
Activities - Optional▶ SPLASH▶ Future Cities▶ U-STEM▶ Broadway on Vine▶ Concert Band▶ Concert Orchestra▶ Concert Choir▶ Gender Sexuality Acceptance▶ Dance Team▶ Jazz Band▶ Student Council▶ Fellowship of Christian Athletes
How is M.S. different?▶ Teams▶ Lockers▶ PE Uniforms▶ Lunch options▶ Passing periods▶ Homework▶ No recess▶ Size▶ New friends▶ Expectations, Discipline & Consequences
▶ Cell phones and electronics - N0 - Will be Confiscated ▶ Dress code ▶ What is a tardy?▶ Horseplay &
Slap boxing
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Rules to know…
TIGER PAWS—PBIS
▶We Have Pride▶We Are Accepting▶We Work Together▶We Are Safe
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Support Services Teams – Per Grade▶ Principal▶ Grade Level Administrator ▶ Eight staff members who work to support students with
social emotional learning, behavior and discipline, and academic counseling and support.
▶ BehaviorFlip
▶ Check in and check out with support staff▶ Social Groups
◦ Anger Management◦ Conflict Resolution◦ Self Esteem◦ Mindfulness & Yoga◦ Coping Skills
▶ Academic Groups◦ Study skills◦ Time management
Social Emotional Interventions
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Support Services Teams – Restorative Practices
▶ PE Clothes—students do not need PE clothes on the first day of school. PE clothes consist of blue or black shorts and a grey or white t-shirt along with athletic shoes. Swimsuit generally needed.
▶ INSTRUMENTS—Band and Strings instruments are not needed on the first day of school.
▶ LOCKER and SCHEDULE—All students will get them on the first day of school (if they don’t have them already).
▶ TEAMS—Students are told of their team assignment at registration.
Other typical questions…answered
▶ 6th Grade Summer Transition Program - June▶ Centralized Registration in July▶ First day of school - August 21st, 6th grade only
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Additional Information
