Welcome to Grade 5!

March 4, 2015

• Courses for Grade 5• Middle School Elective

Choices• Grade 5 Schedule• Advisory• Classroom Without

Walls• Chromebooks provided

AGENDA

• English• Social Studies• Mathematics• Science• Wellness (semester only)• Physical Education• Drama (semester only)• Art (semester only)•Music (must choose one music elective semester or yearlong)

•Modern Language (Chinese, French, or Spanish) OR•EAP(English for Academic Purposes for ESL students) OR •SI (Strategy Instruction for Learning Support levels 2 and 3)

Courses for Grade 5 - everyone

ELECTIVE COURSES (semester)• Chorus • General Music• iLearn• Adventure Based Games

ELECTIVE COURSES (year long)• Band 1st year• Band 2nd year• Strings 1st year• Strings 2nd year

What courses will I get to choose?

Two semester courses(of which one MUST be Music)

OROne year long course

What will my day look like?

MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHEDULE

TIME PERIOD MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

7:30-8:40 1 Student Late Start

8:45 – 9:55 2 8:30 – 9:40

9:55 – 10:15 BREAK BREAK BREAK9:45-10:55

BREAK BREAK

10:15 – 11:25 3LUNCH

11:00 – 11:3511:30 – 12:40 4Advisory

11:40-12:1512:40 – 1:20 LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH

1:20 – 2:30 512:20 – 1:30

2:30 – 3:00 Advisory Tutorial Tutorial Advisory1:35 – 2:45

TIME PERIOD MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

7:30-8:40 1 STUDENT LATE START

8:45 – 9:55 2 8:30 – 9:40

9:55 – 10:15 BREAK BREAK BREAK9:45-10:55

BREAK BREAK

10:15 – 11:25 3LUNCH

11:00 – 11:3511:30 – 12:40 4

Advisory or Assembly11:40-12:1512:40 – 1:20 LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH

1:20 – 2:30 512:20 – 1:30

2:30 – 3:00 Advisory Tutorial Tutorial Advisoryor Assembly1:35 – 2:45

MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHEDULE

Every week consists of 24 blocks or periods. (5 blocks per day except Wednesday only 4 blocks) For the majority of you, your week will be divided as follows: • 8 blocks – Math/Science• 8 blocks – English/Social Studies• 2 blocks – Physical Education• 2 blocks – Modern Language (or EAP or SI)• 2 blocks – Compulsory Exploratory (Drama and Art)• 2 blocks – Elective

Course Diet

Adventure Based Games

• Developing cooperation, trust and communication, team challenges, cooperative games and initiatives. Team-building, problem-solving

and communication skills. • Experience being leaders, followers and observers

• One of your Core or Specialist teachers will be your Advisor

• Focuses on team building activities, service learning and other fun activities to help you make friends and get actively involved

• Explores topics relevant to being in Middle School e.g. having positive relationships, solving problems, asking for help, organisation.

Advisory Program

You will receive a letter that looks like this...

and like this….

Course Registration Online will look similar to this...

Once you are successfully registered for the next school years courses you will receive a confirmation email.

Where can I find more information about courses in Middle School?Go to ISManila.org - Middle School - Academic Program - Click on the online curriculum link in the bottom right hand side. (See next slide)

Once into this site click on Browse and use the filter on the left to find the courses and then click on the course names to access more details.

Important Dates

March 9-13On-line course registration

with MS Guidance counselors

MS Program Guide can be accessed on the MS Blog site.

Welcome to Middle School!

Mark your Calendar!