Why Lufkin Yearround schedule Academic rigor and success

Why Lufkin? • Year-round schedule • Academic rigor and success • Social skills and character development • Safety • Only Wake County school to have a Low Ropes Course • Staff, students, and parents!

Lufkin’s Mission and Vision Mission Statement Wake County Public School System will provide a relevant and engaging education and will graduate students who are collaborative, creative, effective communicators and critical thinkers. Vision Statement Lufkin Road Middle School is a community of caring stakeholders that will work collaboratively to ensure that every student is prepared for the evolving future

Year Round Vocabulary • Tracking In – when students are attending school • Tracking Out – when students are out of school, usually tracking consists of 45 days in and then 15 days off (due to calendar and track those do vary) • Teams/Tracks - each team at each grade level has a team name and track (Example: 6/4 Toucans are 6 th grade students who are on Track 4 and their ‘team’ name is the Toucans) • Pods - the area outside each grade level group of classrooms where students gather for meetings, etc.

6 th Grade Schedule 1 st Period (Lightning Time) 8: 15 - 8: 45 2 nd Period HR 8: 48 - 8: 51 3 rd Period 8: 52 - 9: 42 4 th Period 9: 45 - 10: 35 5 th Period 10: 38 - 11: 28 6 th Period 11: 31 - 12: 21 Lunch/Team Time 12: 24 – 12: 49 12: 50 - 1: 14 8 th Period 1: 17 - 2: 07 9 th Period 2: 10 - 3: 00

Parent/Guardian Information • Students may not dropped off before 7: 45 AM, nor be picked up after 2: 30 PM • Notes should be sent with student when they return to school following an absence. The note should be taken to the front office. • Get involved in our PTA - we need our parents/guardians. • We LOVE having parents involved in our school. • Sign up to be a volunteer in July 2018

6 th Grade Electives Required Year-long Electives: • PE/Health/Fitness Choice Elective: 1 st choice - Band (Year long) or 2 nd choice • Digital Literacy/Keyboarding (semester) and • The Elective Wheel (choose 2 for other semester) • Visual Arts • Spanish • Music • Technology: Invention and Innovation • Interpersonal Relationships- Childcare Course Offerings Subject to Change

7 th Grade Electives Required Electives: • PE/Health/Fitness Choice Elective: 2 Semesters • Visual Composition (Art) • Introduction to Office Productivity • Exploring Business and Entrepreneurship • Spanish • Chorus • Dramatics • Personal Finance, Hospitality, Apparel, and Interior Design • Technological Issues and Impacts OR Year Long: Intermediate Band Course Offerings Subject to Change

8 th Grade Electives Semester Electives: • Painting • Business & Marketing • Exploring Computer Science • Dramatics • Spanish • Personal Finance, Hospitality, Apparel, and Interior Design • Technological Systems Year-Long Electives: • Advanced Band • Chorus • PE/Health/Fitness • Spanish Course Offerings Subject to Change

Extracurricular Activities • Art Club • Battle of the Books • Geography Bee • Spelling Bee • Spring Musical • Technology Student Association (TSA) • Yearbook • Creative Writing Club • Rubik’s Cube Club • Dance Club • Science Olympiad Subject to Change • Video Club • Math Counts • Robotics Club • Running Club • Chess Club • LRMS TV • NJHS • FCA

Extracurricular Sports Grades 7 & 8 Fall • Girls Volleyball • Girls Soccer • Football • Cheerleading Winter • Girls Basketball • Boys Basketball • Cheerleading Spring • Girls Track • Girls Softball • Boys Track • Boys Soccer NOTE: 6 th grade students may be team managers for sports