WELCOME TO NORTHVIEW JUNIOR ACADEMY NORTHVIEW JUNIOR ACADEMY

WELCOME TO NORTHVIEW JUNIOR ACADEMY

NORTHVIEW JUNIOR ACADEMY GRADES 7, 8, 9 PRINCIPAL KEVIN DEBOW ASSITANT PRINCIPAL DR. STACY PLEMONS

NORTHVIEW SENIOR ACADEMY GRADES 10 & 11 PRINCIPAL GREG CLARK ASSISSTANT PRINCIPAL ADRIAN WATSON

WILL THE SCHOOLS BE SEPERATED? Ø 7 TH AND 8 TH GRADE CLASSROOMS UPSTAIRS Ø 9 TH, 10 TH, 11 TH DOWNSTAIRS

• TWO DIFFERENT SCHEDULES: • JUNIOR ACAD: 8: 00 – 3: 00 • SENIOR ACAD: 8: 10 – 3: 10 • ASSIGNED DIFFERENT AREAS OF BUILDING (LUNCHROOM)

NORTHVIEW’S FUTURE • 12 CLASSROOM ADDITION IN TH BACK OF SCHOOL – 7 AND TH 8 MOVE INTO FALL 2016 • FRESHMAN ACADEMY UPSTAIRS

ACADEMIC CHANGES • TNREADY – ACADEMICALLY CHALLENGING CURRICULUM ADOPTED BY STATE OF TN • NEW TESTING FORMAT – ONLINE TESTING ü MULTIPLE CHOICE ü MULTIPLE RESPONSES ü INTERACTIVE QUESTIONS –MOVE COMPONETS ON DIAGRAMS, ORDER, ETC ü OPEN ENDED WRITTEN RESPONSES

https: //www. tn. gov/education/topic/t nready

RTI? • RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION • THIS IS A 45 MINUTE BLOCK EACH DAY THAT WE WORK WITH ALL STUDENTS – INCLUDING WORKING INTENSELY IN SMALL GROUPS WITH THOSE STUDENTS WHO HAVE FALLEN BEHIND THEIR PEERS ACADEMICALLY

COUGAR CONNECTION? • NO COUGAR CONNECTION – WE WILL HAVE SOME SUPERVISED PEER TUTORING IN THE MORNING DURING BUS DUTY • SOME STUDENTS HAVE RELIED ON COUGAR CONNECTION IN THE PASTTO MAKE UP MISSING ASSIGNMENTS – WATCH FOR MISSING ASSIGNMENTS ON GRADEBOOK WIZARD

GRADEBOOK WIZARD • ONLINE GRADING SYSTEM WITH PARENT ACCESS • LOOK FOR PASSWORDS TO COME HOME FIRST WEEK • MONITOR CLOSELY WITH YOUR CHILD TO WATCH FOR LOW GRADES AND MISSING ASSIGNMENTS

HOW CAN I HELP MY CHILD? ü GRADEBOOK WIZARD – LOOK FOR MISSING ASSIGNMENTS , LOW GRADES, ETC. ü COMMUNICATE CONCERNS TO TEACHER – EASIEST WAY IS BY EMAIL WHICH IS TEACHER’S FIRSTLASTNAME@SEVIER. ORG ü MIDTERMS AND REPORTCARDS ü TEACHER PARENT CONFERENCES ü CELEBRATE ACHIEVEMENTS

ATTENDANCE ØFIVE PARENT NOTES PER SEMESTER ØONE PARENT NOTE CAN COVER UP TO 3 CONSECITIVE DAYS ABSENCE ØDOCTORS EXCUSES ALWAYS EXCUSED ØATTENDANCE COURT AFTER 5 UNEXCUSED ABSENCES

DRESS CODE • NO COLORED HAIR • NO SHORT DRESSES OR SHORTS • NO TANKTOPS • NO PIERCINGS (EXCEPT EARS) • CLEAR OR MESH BACKPACKS

DISCIPLINE § ISS § ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER § SUSPENSION

MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS §FOOTBALL §CHEERLEADING §VOLLEYBALL §BASKETBALL

• • • THEN IN 9 TH GRADE. . SPORTS FOOTBALL SOCCER BASKETBALL CHEERLEADING CROSS COUNTRY TRACK WRESTLING GOLF VOLLEYBALL SOFTBALL BASEBALL

DROP OFF & PICK UP • DROP OFF AT FRONT OF BUILDING • PICK UP IN FRONT OF SIDEWALK OR IN PARKING LOT

CELLPHONES? • MUST BE TURNED OFF BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS AND STAY OFF UNTIL BUSES HAVE LEFT • PLEASE DO NOT TEXT YOUR CHILD DURING THE DAY • CELLPHONES TAKEN UP WILL HAVE TO BE PICKED UP BY PARENTS • 2 ND OFFENSE WILL BE ISS

ELECTRONICS? • NO IPODS OR MP 3 PLAYERS • NO HEADPHONES • NO IPADS • KINDLES? • WHY? ? ? THEY BREAK AND DISAPPEAR OCCASIONALY!

LOCKERS? ? ? • EVERYONE WILL BE ISSUED A LOCKER • EVERYONE NEEDS A LOCK FOR THEIR LOCKER • WHY A LOCK? “I DON’T HAVE ANYTHING IN THERE EXCEPT MY BOOKS” • BOOKS COST BETWEEN $60 AND $95 AND YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEM

TITLE 1 SCHOOL • THIS MEANS THAT WE RECEIVE FEDERAL FUNDING BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF FREE AND REDUCED STUDENTS • THE MORE FREE AND REDUCED STUDENTS THE MORE MONEY WE RECEIVE TO IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS • IT WILL HELP OUR SCHOOL IF YOU THINK THAT YOU WILL QUALIFY PLEASE APPLY!

LUNCH! LUNCH PRICES: BREAKFAST GRADE BREAKFAST $1. 65 LUNCH $2. 25 CHOICES: HOT BAR, SALAD BAR, SANDWICH BAR • SNACK MACHINES CAN ONLY BE USED BEFORE SCHOOL AND AFTER SCHOOL BY MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS • • •

ONLINE PAYMENTS – MY PAYMENT PLUS • https: //www. mypaymentsplus. com/

LETS GO! • FIND YOUR CHILD’S HOMEROOM THAT IS POSTED DOWN HALLWAY • REPORT TO HOMEROOM TO GET PAPERWORK TO TAKE HOME AND STUDENT SCHEULES HAVE A GREAT YEAR!