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Parent Information Evening

Middle School 2014
Why Middle School?
• 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
Staying connected
• 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
!
TAS Middle School Information Evening

Academic
expectations

TAS / TAS Middle School / 13.02.2014
Extension
• learning how to learn, cognitive and attitudinal
!

• faster pace, challenging content, negotiated
tasks 
!

• independence and focus
!

• requires commitment and engagement
TAS / Presentation by Cindy Barnsley / TAS Middle School/ 12.02.2013
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
TAS Middle School Information Evening

Co-curricular

TAS / TAS Middle School / 13.02.2014
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) 
!
TAS Middle School Information Evening

Service

TAS / TAS Middle School / 13.02.2014
Service and Leadership
• 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)
!
TAS / Presentation by Cindy Barnsley / TAS Middle School/ 12.02.2013

!
Thank you

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MS information night '14

  • 2. Why Middle School? • 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
  • 3. Why Middle School? • Homeroom-based ! • Challenging, integrated and innovative curriculum ! • Key person to contact with any concerns regarding your son
  • 4. Staying connected • 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 !
  • 5. TAS Middle School Information Evening Academic expectations TAS / TAS Middle School / 13.02.2014
  • 6. Extension • learning how to learn, cognitive and attitudinal ! • faster pace, challenging content, negotiated tasks ! • independence and focus ! • requires commitment and engagement TAS / Presentation by Cindy Barnsley / TAS Middle School/ 12.02.2013
  • 7. Homework • relevant, meaningful - consolidate and develop skills and knowledge ! •Year 7 = 70 minutes ! •Homework timetables ! • please contact me if students are struggling
  • 8. 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
  • 9. 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
  • 10. HSIE: History and Geography • Term 1: The Ancient World/Ancient Greece
 • Term 2: Ancient China ! • Term 3: World Heritage ! •Term 4: Global Environments
  • 11. 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
  • 12. TAS Middle School Information Evening Co-curricular TAS / TAS Middle School / 13.02.2014
  • 13. 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) !
  • 14. TAS Middle School Information Evening Service TAS / TAS Middle School / 13.02.2014
  • 15. Service and Leadership • 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) ! TAS / Presentation by Cindy Barnsley / TAS Middle School/ 12.02.2013 !