Welcome
New Highlanders
to Hewes Middle School!
An AVID and California Distinguished
School
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Sign-up in
Registration
Packet
Magazine Drive
ASB, Yearbook & Hewes
Faculty Support
Fine Arts(Choir & Drama) Programs
Home Economics Equipment
Honor Roll Support
Intramural Sports
International, Career & Health Weeks
Instrumental Music program
Junior Great Boos
P.E. Equipment
Science Equipment
Technology Equipment
Woodshop
Invest in
Our
Hewes
Students
$20
Includes
Directory!
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Respect, Responsibility = Results
• Positive Behavioral
Intervention
Systems
– Focus is on teaching
students the Right
behavior!!
• Positive behavior =
positive incentives
– PBIS student store
– RRR Cards
– Early lunch release
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Ms. Males
How is Middle School Different?
Mrs. Motter – Counselor
• A time of transition
• More teachers, more
students and more choices
• Celebrations
• Resources
Mrs. Motter 4
Student Schedule
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Course Selection Sheet
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Electives--Exploratory Wheel May Include:
Art
AVID (All 6th Graders)
Drama
Foreign Language
Home Economics
Music
Woodshop
Full Year ElectivesAdvanced Band,
Advanced Chorus
Mrs. Motter
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Academic Schedule
• Core Honors
– Language Arts,
Reading, Social
Studies
• Mathematics
– Math 6 (AB)
– Math 6
– Math 7
• Earth Science
• Physical
Education
• Elective Wheel
Mrs. Motter
Books
On iPad
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Math 6
Math 6
(20
standards)
Math 7
Math 7
(24
standards)
Math 8
Math 7
(5)
6 completely
new
standards!
Algebra
1
(26
standards)
Math 7 (3)
Math 6
(5
standards)
Geometry
(11
standards)
Algebra 1
Alg. II
(15)
AP Stats (6)
Prob. & Stats
(5)
Calc./Pre-Calc
(3)
Trigonometry
(3)
Algebra 1
(60
standards)
19
completely
new
standards!
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Earth Science
Lab
• Science 6 Curriculum
• Processing Skills
– Investigating
– Interpreting
– Questioning
• Organizational Skills
– Science Interactive
Notebook
End product
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Language Arts
• Reading (RtI)
– Selections from the Literature Anthology
– Literature, Nonfictional text, Lanugage
– Core Novels & Junior Great Books
• Language Arts
– Common Core Curriculum
• Informational text
– Nonfictional reading
– Expository writing
– Depth of Knowledge
• Social Studies
– Traveling through Ancient Civilizations: Early Man,
Mesopotamia, India, China, Israel, Greece, and Rome!
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Physical Education
• Learning basic skills
• Grade level curriculum
– Circus unit
• Demonstration
• Locks and PE clothes
– replacement locks--$7.00
– shirts and shorts--$10.00 each
if purchased from Hewes or
blue shorts and gray shirt
Ms. Roper
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Enrichment Programs
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Book Club
CJSF
Dance
FOR Club
Garden Club
Jazz Band
Media Club
Speak Up
Ms. Males
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Library and Computer Labs
• Over 8000 books
– Ibooks available
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Hours 7:30-4:00
Book Club
Research Support
Computer labs
Internet Access
Ms. Males
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Just the Facts—Schedule
M,T,Th,Fri
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Students on campus
Warning Bell
Tardy Bell
Dismissal
Wednesday
7:30
7:45
7:50
2:28
8:35
8:50
8:55
2:28
- 3 minute passing periods
- 17 minute snack
- 33 minute lunch
Ms. Males
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Just the Facts – H.E.R.E. bell schedule
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Period 1
Period 2
Period 3
Tutorial
Recess
Period 4
Period 5
Period 6
Period 7
7:50 – 8:33
8:36 – 9:19
9:22 – 10:05
10:10 – 10:35
10:38 – 10:51
10:54 – 11:37
11:40 – 12:23
12:59 – 1:42
1:45 - 2:28
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H.E.R.E
• Program runs on Tuesday and
Thursday of every week
• Choices in program
– Teacher led instruction
• Closed session (Reteaching, Enrichment
opportunities)
• Open session (For all students who seek
teacher support in academic rigor)
– Library (research opportunities, study
center, reading center)
Ms. Males
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Just the Facts—Student Store
(not for profit)
• Open at
Lunchtime
• Operated by
PTA
• School
Supplies
Ms. Males
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What are the Next Steps?
• - Elementary school visitations for registration
(Week of April 7 -9)
• - Fifth grade visitation – May 21 at 9:15 –
11:15 a.m.
• - Supplies for Success – June 19, 3:00 – 6:00
p.m.
- August 26 & 27 turn in all back to school
paperwork, take school photos, get books
and supplies.
- September 3, 2014 is the first day of school!
Mrs. Boudreaux
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Enjoy your 6th grade experience!
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