Welcome to Mills Park Middle School

Welcome to Mills Park Middle
School
BORN IN A SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION
ESTABLISHED 2010
Typical Daily Schedule for 6th Grade
● 7:45 Enter Building to Gym
● 7:55 Released to Lockers and Homeroom
(8:10 first bell, 8:15 tardy bell)
● 8:15 – 9:17 Core Period 1
● 9:20 – 10:20 Core Period 2
● 10:23 – 11:23 Core Period 3
● 11:23 – 12:10 Lunch/Leopard Time
● 12:14 – 1:14 Core Period 4
● 1:19 – 2:08 Elective Period 1
● 2:12 – 3:00 Elective Period 2
● 3:00 Dismissal
Attendance and Tardies
In your child’s best interest, attendance is expected every
day.
● Please send a note when your child is absent.
● E-mail your child’s teachers re: absence(s)
Being on time is very important. Losing just five to ten
minutes of class instruction can be detrimental to grades
and self-confidence.
● Plan for carpool lines
● Insure your child is getting proper amount of sleep
Middle School Teams Model
● 5 Teams of 4 Core Teachers
● 2 Guidance Counselors for the Grade Level
● Approximately 120 students per team
Jaguars
Pumas
Bobcats
Tigers
Lions
Core Classes
All students participate in 4 core classes each day and
we follow the Common Core and Essential
Standards.
● Language Arts
● Math
● Science
● Social Studies
Math
● Common Core Math 6 – An on grade-level math course covering 1 year of
content.
● Common Core Math 6 Plus –An accelerated math course that offers
roughly 1.3 years of content in one school year. It includes all sixth grade math
standards and roughly one-third of seventh grade math standards. To be placed
in Common Core Math 6 Plus, a student needs to have an
EVAAS Probability of 70% or higher, and an EOG Score of Level IV or higher.
● Compacted Math 6 Plus / Math 7 Plus – A highly accelerated math
course that offers roughly 2.5 years of content in one school year. It includes all
sixth grade math standards, all of the seventh grade math standards, and
roughly one-half of eighth grade math standards. To be placed in Compacted
Math 6 Plus / Math 7 Plus, a student needs to have an EVAAS Probability
of97% or higher, and an EOG Score of Level V or higher.
● Math 7 Plus will be offered only to students who successfully completed Math
6 Plus in 5th grade.
Special Education
● MPMS Special Education Department is
collaborating with Elementary Schools to support
the transition process and attend IEP transition
meetings.
● All Special Education Students receive a case
manager to support their learning throughout the
school year.
Special Education Course Offerings
● In-class resource (ICR) Language Arts
● In-class resource (ICR) Math
● Resource Literacy
● Resource Math
● Essentials Literacy
● Essentials Math
● Essentials of Science and Social Studies
● Decoding
● Curriculum Assistance (serves as an elective)
Academically and Intellectually Gifted Program
Service Delivery Options May Include…
● Appropriate classroom grouping (cluster classes)
● “Push-in” model – students are not “pulled out” for AIG
services
Content Differentiation May Include…
● Differentiated instructional projects/investigations/units
of study
● Tiered activities and assignments
● Varied questioning strategies, use of various texts and
materials
● Increased complexity and challenge
Electives
● Year-long elective:
○ Band (clarinet, flute, trombone, trumpet)
● Semester electives (half of the year - ie. 2 per year):
○ Art, Drama, Chorus, Spanish, Dance, Family and Consumer
Sciences, Computer Skills and Applications, Technology
Design and Innovation
● Additional Classes:
○ ESL I and II
Healthful Living
● All students participate in a Healthful Living Class as
one of their electives for the year
● Alternate between Health and P.E on a 2 week
rotation
● Students need to purchase their own combination
lock for use on their PE locker.
● Students DO dress out for gym – tennis shoes are
required
● No showers – use deodorant!
Character Education
● Classroom presentations by guidance counselors
focus on developmentally appropriate content.
Topics include respect, team building, time
management, study skills, self-regulation, coping
skills and emotional management, bullying
awareness and cyber bullying
● Sixth graders sponsor school-wide Service Project :
Food Drive (We CAN Make a Difference)
Positive Behavior Intervention Support (PBIS)
MPMS Sports
● School Sports are only open to 7th and 8th Graders
● 6th Grader students do have the option to be team
managers
● Football, Girls Volleyball, Boys and Girls Basketball,
Cheerleading, Boys and Girls Track and Field,
Softball, Boys and Girls Soccer
Clubs and After School Activities
● Boys Baseball (Club Sport), Battle of the Books,
CLAWE (Computer Club), Run Club, Girls and Boys
Lacrosse (Club Sports), Grow Club, Leaping Leopards,
Science Olympiad, Media Minions, Mock Trial,
Odyssey of the Mind, Minecraft Club, Coding Club,
Scrabble Club, Spot Light Theater, Student Council,
Stock Market Club, and more!
Middle School is a Time of Change!
● Change for students: physically, emotionally,
intellectually, socially
● Change for parents: developing evolving
relationships with their student, supporting their
child’s growing independence and responsibility,
interacting with a team of teachers
● Change in school experience: subject area focus with
core teachers, class changes and locker use,
interaction with a larger number of students,
evolving special talents
Helpful Hints
● Purchase a combination gym lock for your student
this summer to give them time to practice how a lock
of this sort works.
● Some students like accessories for their lockers
(mirrors, magnets, and shelves). The only shelf that
fits is the collapsible one.
● Stay up-to-date with what your child is doing in 6th
grade by checking Team/Teacher/Counselor
websites and monitoring grades on Power School
once school has started.
6th Grade Contacts
Amy Harmon
6th Grade Assistant Principal
919.466.1514
aharmon@wcpss.net
Tracy Morris
AIG Teacher
919.466.1527
tmorris@wcpss.net
Janet Webb
Special Education Department Chair
919.466.1500
jwebb@wcpss.net
Brad Hambric
6th Grade Guidance Counselor
919.466.1524
bhambric@wcpss.net
Becky McKee
6th Grade Guidance Counselor
919.466.1506
rmckee1@wcpss.net
Helpful Information
● Mills Park Website:
http://millsparkms.wcpss.net/index.html
● Middle School Math Site: http://wake-msmath.weebly.com/
● Middle School Program Information:
http://www.wcpss.net/middle-school
● MPMS AIG Website:
http://mpmsaig.weebly.com/index.html