The document provides information for middle school students about orientation, schedules, programs, field trips, homeroom expectations, and house programs. Key details include a schedule that includes passing periods, Fab 5, and seminar, volunteer opportunities such as in the library and for Friday folders, the use of planners to record homework, communication methods like newsletters and folders, special 5th grade programs including D.A.R.E. and Biz Town, planned field trips to locations like Cahokia Mounds and Shaw Nature Reserve, and expectations for students to be prepared, polite, punctual, positive, and productive.

1. Middle School Orientation
2012-13
WELCOME! 

2. Homeroom
Schedule
 Passing periods (3 min.) for you tonight…2

 Fab 5
 Seminar

3. Homeroom
Morning Routine
 Check in and lunch count
Lockers
Volunteers
 Library
 Friday Folders (done on Thursday)
 D.A.R.E. graduation
 Field Trips

4. Homeroom
Planners
 Carried with them to each class
 Homework assignments written at the
beginning of each period

5. Communication
 Weekly newsletter on the
website
 Friday folders
 Planners
 Best way to contact me:
eshidner@stjstl.net

6. Programs just for 5th
 D.A.R.E.
 Junior
Achievement –
Biz Town

7. Field Trips
 Cahokia Mounds – Oct.
 Hidden Valley ? – Jan.
 JA/Biz Town
 Shaw Nature Reservation (Th-Fr) –
May (need a male and female
chaperone)
 Monsanto?

8. Prepared Polite Punctual
Positive Productive

9. House
Wednesdays after Chapel
Astera Prohinon (Morning Star)
mentors: Miss Shidner & Mr. Jacklin
Goals: Spiritual growth, community
building, service & mission work, bible
study
Positive and negative house points

10. Math

11. Science

12. 6th Grade Science
Block Schedule
2 -80 minute classes (Monday/
Thursday or Tuesday/ Friday)
1- 40 minute class on Wednesday
Science Fair