Getting Comfortable in your new school

• Homeroom begins at 8:00 a.m. The tardy bell will ring at 8:15 a.m. and 1st period will begin at 8:30 a.m.

• All 6th grade lockers are located in the 600 hallway.

• All 6th grade core classrooms are in the 600 hallway.

• 6th graders take all of their classes with 6th graders only.

• 6th graders have lunch together and have designated tables.

• All students will have the same four academic team of teachers throughout the school year. There are three teams in 6th grade.

• All 6^th graders will be taken on a familiarization walk through the school during the first couple of days of school to meet the Principal, Assistant Principals, Counselors, Admin and the location of Connection classes.

Subjects

• There are 6 class periods each day

• The following classes are considered your core subjects:

  • Language Arts/Literature

  • Social Studies

  • Math

  • Science

• The other two class periods are connections classes which include:

  • Band

  • Chorus

  • P.E./Health

  • Personal Fitness

  • Computer Science

  • Art

  • Spanish

  • Science Enrichment

  • Business Management

  • Bulldog TV (8th grade only)

• Students can sign up for Band and/or Chorus for the year.

• All students rotate through connections classes during the school year