MS information night '14

Parent Information EveningMiddle School 2014

• Designed to meet the particular intellectual, social and emotional needs of young adolescents !

•Period of rapid physical, emotional and intellectual development !

•Bridge between traditional primary and secondary schooling !

•Partnerships between school and home that encourages growth and change in a secure environment

Why Middle School?

• Homeroom-based !

• Challenging, integrated and innovative curriculum !

• Key person to contact with any concerns regarding your son

Why Middle School?

• Web page for every subject !

• http://teams.as.edu.au/groups/middleschool/ (accessible via the parent portal on the school website)

• overview of learning aims and assessments !

• TAS Talks !

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Staying connected

TAS Middle School Information Evening

Academic expectations

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• learning how to learn, cognitive and attitudinal !

• faster pace, challenging content, negotiated tasks !

• independence and focus !

• requires commitment and engagement

Extension

Homework

• relevant, meaningful - consolidate and develop skills and knowledge !

•Year 7 = 70 minutes !

•Homework timetables !

• please contact me if students are struggling

Assessment

• 5-6 formal assessment tasks per year !

• we recognise that at this age, students are developing study skills and we help them by providing scaffolding (providing clear steps to succeeding at tasks) and revision assistance !

• two formal examination periods T2, T4

English

• Term 1: It’s All About Me

• Term 2: Justice (The Hunger Games)

• Term 3: Introduction to Shakespeare !

•Term 4: Great Expectations, Dickens Study

HSIE: History and Geography

• Term 1: The Ancient World/Ancient Greece

• Term 2: Ancient China !

• Term 3: World Heritage !

•Term 4: Global Environments

Absences and Leave

• email middle@as.edu.au !

• Leavers form (notify House, MS Head) available on TAS website !

• New sign in book MS staff room for appointments

TAS / Presentation by Cindy Barnsley / TAS Middle School/ 12.02.2013

Co-curricular

TAS Middle School Information Evening

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Co-curricular

• excursions (Pindari Dam Term 2, Week 2)

•creative arts, debating, public speaking, junior stage band, TAS singers, Tournament of the Minds, da Vinci, Philosothon !

•sport !

•outdoor ed, Year 7 join cadet unit (C Company) !

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Service

TAS Middle School Information Evening

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• Community service (20 hours a year) !

• Round Square - IDEALS - Junior Round Square conference (NZ 2014) !

•Service Projects (Fiji Year 8, International 9+) !

•Exchanges (Year 10) !

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Service and Leadership

TAS / Presentation by Cindy Barnsley / TAS Middle School/ 12.02.2013

Thank you