5th to 6th Grade Orientation

Meeting

Welcome to Millard North Middle School

Welcome!

Introductions:

Mr. Scott Ingwerson, Principal

Mrs. Teresa Perkins, Assistant Principal

Mr. Eric Grandgenett, Assistant Principal

The Orientation Process

-Administrators/Counselors/Students have visited all elementary schools this month.

-5th Graders come to NMS on May 2nd for ½ day!

Summer Dates to Remember:

-Orientation: July 31, August 1st and 5th, 8:00-11:30 or 1:00-3:30 Open house format. More information in summer mailing.

-Jump Start: July 30th, 8:00-11:00

-First day of School – August 11th, ½ day for 6th graders

Life as a Mustang…

The School Day is from 7:45-3:00

Supervision starts at 7:20 a.m.

Afternoon Supervision is from 3:00-3:20

8 periods each day: 43 minutes long

Homeroom each day from 7:45-8:15

6 periods are Team Classes

Math, English, Reading, Science, Social Studies, and Guided Study

2 periods are Special Area

Physical Education/World Language (A and B days)

Music, Computers, Foods, Health, Industrial Technology, ArtLunch is 30 minutes each day and is during period 5

6th Grade Daily

Schedule7:45-8:15 Homeroom

8:19-9:02 Team Classes

9:06-9:49 Team Classes

9:53-10:36 Team Classes

10:40-11:23 Special Area Classes

11:27-12:40 Team Classes (Lunch)

12:44-1:27 Special Area Classes

1:31-2:13 Team Classes

2:17-3:00 Team Classes

NMS Communication

-North Middle School website

-NMS Newsletter (sent every hexter)

-NMS Stampede (sent weekly)

-School Messenger calls

-Email

-Phone calls home

-School letters: Tardy, Absence, Registration, etc

-Twitter: #nmsstangs

Teams

Benefits of Having Teams

Teachers get to know students

Teachers have common plan time

Weekly team meetings

Team Activities

Students identify with a group of peers

Entire team has guided study at the same time

Guided Study-The entire team has Guided Study at the same time

-Teachers are available to answer questions students have

-This is a time for students to complete work

-Within first hexter, students are grouped to meet specific needs.

-Band, Chorus, and Orchestra students are pulled from Guided Study and meet twice a week.

Activities

-Outdoor Education in the Fall

-Camp Kitaki

-Dances – Parties

Intramural Sports

Intramural sports are played here at NMS and students play others students from NMS.

We offer Volleyball and Basketball for 6th graders

Clubs (these are examples, and clubs can vary annually)

Art Outdoor

Book Stitchery

Chess Student Council

Computer Volunteer

Cross Country Wits Clash

Drama Yearbook

Engineering Youth to Youth

Forensics

Games

International

Math Counts

Newspaper

Math Math placement is based off of where students

were as 5th graders.

Students were placed in one of the following:

Math 6, Challenge Math, or Pre-Algebra

You should have received a letter with your student’s math placement. If you have not

received a letter, please let me know after the meeting.

International Baccalaureate

• International Education program that has been around for over 40 years.

• IB is offered in 141 countries and Millard is one of only 24 school districts to offer all three levels of this program.

• Focuses on the development of intellectual, personal, emotional and social skills needed to live, learn and work in a highly global society.

• Designed to help students find a sense of belonging in an increasingly interrelated world and to foster a positive attitude toward learning.

• Emphasis on relating the classroom content to the outside world.

• Encourages inquiry, critical thinking, metacognition and reflection.

Notes from the Nurse

Information on the NMS website

(www.mpsomaha.org/nms)

-Once on our website, please look for the heading “Parent Links”, then click on

“Nurses Info.”

-Then click on one of the three categories to access the information you need.

You can bring completed forms to Orientation in the Fall.

Paid After School Supervision Program here at NMS

• Students get a snack and work on homework.

• 3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

• Parents/guardians pick up students on the West side of the building.

• We have applications here tonight if you are interested in signing up.

• Enrollment is limited. First come, first serve.

Mustang Scholar Retreat

Parent Portal Accounts

Parents can go online, by logging into their accounts, and see the following:

• Attendance

• Class Schedule

• Progress Reports

• Assignments and Grades

• Report Cards

• Transcripts

• Assessment data and work in process

Signing up for a Parent Portal Account

-Go to our district’s website at: http://www.mpsomaha.org

-On the top ribbon banner, click on “Infinite Campus”

-Scroll down to the center of the page and under DOCUMENTS, click on one of the following PDF documents:

MPS Infinite Campus Parent User Expectations

Parent Portal Application and Agreement

Parent Portal-How to

Parent Portal Information

Dates to Remember (cont.)

May 2nd 5th Grade Student Orientation

5th grade students come to NMS for ½ day. Students will eat lunch, meet teachers, tour the building and make new friends!

12:00 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. (buses provided for Morton, Harvey Oaks, and Cody)

May 16th 5th Grade Jump Start Registration due to NMS

July 30th Jumpstart at NMS 8:00-11:00

Students come to NMS to talk with teachers, open lockers, and ask questions to be more prepared for the first day.

July 31st 6th Grade Orientation at North Middle School

-Information to arrive by mail this summer.

QUESTIONS?

Thank you for coming!

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call. We are here to make sure this is a smooth transition and that your child is in position to be as successful as possible!