Everything you want to know about''''''

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Everything you want to know about......
Yorktown Middle School
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• Office hours and contact info
• How can I contact my childs teachers?
• Accessing email and phone numbers of staff
  members
• How can I keep track of what my student is doing
  in class and monitor grades?
• Power School info
• How can I access teacher web pages?
• Twenty-first Century Scholars Program
• ISTEP testing
• Athletic Physical Form (required to participate
  in athletics at YMS)
• How can I find out about cancellations of school
  and/or athletic events?
• What athletics are available for 6th grade
  students?
• What athletics are available for 7th and 8th
  grade students?
• What are the academic requirements to participate
  in athletics?

• What is the dress code policy at YMS?
• What is the cell phone and electronic device
  policy?
• What is the Interventions and Extensions class?

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Office Hours

• 700 a.m.- 330 p.m.
• Phone- 759-2660
• Web address- http//www.yorktown.k12.in.us/yms/yms
  main.htm

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How can I contact my childs teachers?

• Request a meeting during collaboration time
  (730-815)
• Phone (s available on the website)
• Email (addresses available on school website)
• http//www.yorktown.k12.in.us/YMS/YMSstafflist.htm
  

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Accessing email and phone numbers of staff members

• http//www.yorktown.k12.in.us/YMS/YMSstafflist.htm
  
• Click directly on email address to send email.
  Phone s listed.

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How can I keep track of what my student is doing
in class and monitor grades?

• The best way to keep track of your students
  nightly homework requirements is to monitor their
  student agenda. The agenda provides a calendar
  area where students are encouraged to list
  homework and other important reminders for their
  (and yours) organizational benefit. If you have
  difficulty in convincing your child to fill in
  their agenda, set up a consequence and rewards
  system and hold to your expectations. It is not
  difficult for students to take 30 seconds during
  class to write their assignments down.
• Access information of upcoming quizzes/tests,
  deadlines, and important announcements by
  visiting the team/teacher individual web page and
  access the Weekly Planner/Flyer.
• Special Note Planners/Flyers will normally
  NOT list daily assignments. This is the
  beginning of your student taking responsibility
  of organizing deadlines and completion dates.
  Great to assist with organization.
• Accessing Weekly Flyers information the following
  page.

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How can I keep track of what my student is doing
in class and monitor grades?

• Weekly planners are posted on teacher websites
  and generally include all core subjects for the
  particular team. WebPages are accessible from
  the staff list page by clicking on the teachers
  name. These give good information for upcoming
  tests/quizzes etc. They do not necessarily list
  specific nightly homework assignments. Student
  agendas should be used for daily homework
  listings. http//www.yorktown.k12.in.us/YMS/YMSsta
  fflist.htm

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How can I track my students grades?

• PowerSchool provides you an easy way to track
  your students grades. Teachers are expected to
  update grades a minimum of every 10 days (most
  update more frequently).
• You are provided with a user name and password.
• Email notification can be subscribed to through
  PowerSchool.
• Your student is given a separate user name and
  password to allow access. Do not give your
  child your log in information!
• Attendance, lunch money balances, etc are also
  easily monitored on PowerSchool.
• Additional information concerning PowerSchool on
  the following pages.

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PowerSchool

• Internet address http//ps.yorktown.k12.in.us/pu
  blic/
• Enter username and password (provided by school)
• Click Enter
• Once logged in you may search for info by
  clicking on various icons and blue hyperlinks.
• For grades broken down by individual assignment,
  click on the letter grade/percentage hyperlink.
• PowerSchool visuals and instructions on the
  following (2) pages.

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Sign up for instant email notification of student
grades, lunch balance, etc
Click on icons for additional info
Click on letter grade for individual assignment
breakdown
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How can I access teacher web pages?

• Access the staff list webpage on the YMS site.
  http//www.yorktown.k12.in.us/YMS/YMSstafflist.htm
  
• Click on the teachers name to visit their
  webpage.

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Twenty-first Century Scholars Program

• The Twenty-first Century Scholars Program began
  in 1990 as Indiana's way of raising the
  educational aspirations of low and
  moderate-income families. The program aims to
  ensure that all Indiana families can afford a
  college education for their children.
• If you would like to discuss 21st Century
  Scholars contact Katie Preston, YMS counselor.
• Additional information may also be found at
  http//www.in.gov/ssaci/2345.htm

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ISTEP testing

• Testing will be in the spring (Early March-
  Writing Late April- Progress)
• You will be mailed your students results after
  they are received by the school. You may request
  a meeting with your childs teachers to review
  these scores if you chose.
• Please review the following handout created to
  assist you in better understanding the ISTEP and
  possible ways to assist with improvement on the
  ISTEP How to use the new Indiana ISTEP Parent
  Network Website PDF version

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My child needs an athletic physical. Where can I
find this?

• IHSAA physical forms must be used for athletic
  participation at YMS.
• Forms are available in the lobby of the main
  office at YMS.
• Forms can also be downloaded at the following
  address. http//www.yorktown.k12.in.us/YMS/YMSAthl
  etics/IHSAA_Athletic_Physical_Form1.pdf

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How can I find out about cancellations of school
and/or athletic events?

• Check the corporation website www.yorktown.k12.in.
  us
• Listen to WLBC 104.1
• Watch WISH TV, WTHR TV, WRTV TV (major
  cancellations only)

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6th grade athletic teams

• Boys
• Cross Country- Fall
• Basketball- Winter
• Wrestling- Winter
• Swimming- Winter
• Golf- Spring
• Track- Spring

• Girls
• Cross Country- Fall
• Volleyball- Fall
• Swimming- Winter
• Cheerleading- Winter
• Basketball- Winter
• Golf- Spring
• Track- Spring

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7th and 8th grade athletic teams

• Boys
• Cross Country- Fall
• Football- Fall
• Basketball- Winter
• Wrestling- Winter
• Swimming- Winter
• Golf- Spring
• Track- Spring

• Girls
• Cross Country- Fall
• Volleyball- Fall
• Swimming- Winter
• Cheerleading- Winter
• Basketball- Winter
• Golf- Spring
• Track- Spring

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Academic requirements for athletics

• An athlete must have passing grades of D- or
  above in all classes. Students may gain or lose
  eligibility at both midterm reports and report
  cards however, students may regain eligibility
  pending a two-week grade check following
  mid-terms and report cards.
• Please review the student handbook for complete
  athletic guidelines.

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Dress Code Policy- Major Points

• For a complete listing of the dress code, please
  review your childs handbook or view the handbook
  online.
• Shirts must have sleeves
• No tank tops no spaghetti straps shirts cannot
  be backless.
• Shorts and skirts cannot be shorter than
  finger-tip length.
• No sagging of pants/shorts no pajama
  bottoms/outfits no house shoes or slippers.
• Students are not permitted to skate with their
  shoes in school.

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Cell Phone and Electronic Device Policy- Major
Points

• For a complete listing of the cell phone and
  electronic device policy, please review your
  childs handbook or view the handbook online.
• All electronic devices must be turned off and
  stored in the students locker at all times..NO
  EXCEPTIONS.
• If confiscated, it is the students
  responsibility to notify parents, and parents
  must come in and pick up the electronic
  device..NO EXCEPTIONS.

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What is the Interventions and Extensions class?

• This class has been created to serve all students
  at their individual reading levels and to
  extend and push their progress in this area.
  Brain development, behavioral objectives, goal
  setting and organizational skills are also a part
  of this curriculum.
• Student reading comprehension and fluency is
  assessed through MAZE assessments, STAR testing,
  and other local assessments.
• Click next slide for more info

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What is the Interventions and Extensions
class?...cont

• Students are expected to read books at their
  appropriate Zone of Proximal Development. Book
  conferences are then conducted with teachers to
  check comprehension of materials.
• Brain Gym activities are used to encourage use of
  both sides of the brain.
• Regular monitoring of agendas are used to help
  organization strategies and skills.
• Regularly scheduled visits to the library will
  allow all students access to multiple reading
  materials on their appropriate level. All books
  in our library have been labeled for the students
  and students have been taught how to identify
  these books. Also, these books are included in
  our Accelerate Reader program.
• Regularly scheduled locker clean out days will
  assist in properly organizing student materials.
• non traditional class setting with an
  individual teacher creates an advisor/advisee
  type setting that includes little academic
  pressure. The focus is truly on self improvement.

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Please see the Parent Help Sheet at the back of
this packet for additional information. (6th
grade orientation only)