Middle School

Middle school students are required to spend time per subject area as follows:

• Reading - 3 hours per week
• Math - 3 hours per week
• Science and Social Studies - 2 hours per week as assigned by the teacher
• Fine Arts - 1 activity per week (45-60 minutes)
• Physical Education & Health - 60 minutes per week
• World Language - 1 activity per week (45-60 minutes)
• If assigned by the teacher, 40 minutes per week on reading intervention (please see item below for details)

Families are under stress right now, with adults either working from home or leaving the home to work in essential jobs. This schedule is only meant to give families some idea of what a child's day might include, and the stress the importance of establishing a routine.

• Wake at the same time each day; continue to follow a good hygiene routine
• After breakfast, if possible, get some fresh air.
• Academic time - See 'Daily-Weekly Requirements'; if time, explore other resources provided on this page
• Creative time - art
• Lunch - Eat healthy!
• Chores - Help family with household tasks
• Quiet time - reading, listening to music
• Academic time - See 'Daily-Weekly Requirements'; if time, explore other resources provided on this page
• Afternoon exercise
• Dinner
• Free Time
• Evening routine - bed at the same time each day

Middle school intervention began April 6th.

• Students will access the Read 180 / System 44 Student Application and Reading Counts portion of their intervention program via technology. Failure Free Reading will access lessons.
• Check Google Classroom daily for any teacher assignments.
• Paper packets of Read 180 / System 44 / Failure Free Reading instruction will be distributed to those students without technology/access to the internet.

Teachers are available for instruction and  support from 8:30am until 11:30am on days when school would be in session.

• Students can email the teacher and the teacher may send a Zoom (video conferencing) link to log in.
• Teachers may share a Zoom link to a meeting that will stay open from 8:30am to 11:30am, and students can come and go as needed.
• Teachers can email students inviting them to a Zoom for small group instruction.

Additional teacher support for students with disabilities, English learners (EL), and gifted & talented (GT) students:

• EL and GT teachers continue to work with general education teachers to support EL and GT students.
• Special Education teachers:
  • continue to work with general education co-teachers, related service providers, and the special education leadership team.
  • connect weekly with families through the family's preferred method (phone or virtual).
  • continue to provide service coordination with families through the family's preferred method (phone or virtual).

Teachers have verified that these free online resources are helpful to elementary students and safe for them to use:

Over 30 Virtual Field Trips

Social Emotional Learning: Virtual Relaxation Room

Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation, Inc. offers daily lessons on their Facebook page + educational resources online

Gale Student Resources

Camp Cameron for elementary to middle school students

COVID-19 Open Access

All subjects, All Ages from Curriculum Associates

Science 

NorthBay At Home

Science News for Students

Bill Nye The Science Guy YouTube Channel

National Geographic Education

PHET Simulations - Interactive Simulation for Science & Math

National Geographic Kids

Climate Kids (Grades 3-6)

PBS Kids

PBS Science Kids

Phenomenon-based interactive STEM stories

Animal Planet

NASA Virtual Library

Virtual 4-H Space Stem Camp New experiments weekly for 3rd-5th graders

Social Studies

Social Studies Websites for Kids & Teens

Social Studies Websites for Kids

All school counselors are available by email and Google Voice (telephone) from 8:30 am - 4:00 pm. on school days.

Colonel Richardson

Tricia Bolduc
Google Voice: 628-246-1865
[email protected]

Jennifer Blunt
Google Voice: 628-246-1841
[email protected]

Lockerman 

Kia McKinney
6th Grade
Google Voice: 628-246-1883
[email protected]

Ann Ferkler
7th grade
Google Voice: 628-246-1733
[email protected]

David Gibbons
8^th Grade
Google Voice: 628 246 1852
[email protected]

We are waiting on guidance from the Maryland State Department of Education for this answer. Information will be updated as soon as we have an answer.

Revision Assistant is an online revision tool for students. It allows students to submit responses to teacher-assigned writing prompts, receive instant feedback, and share their work and revisions with teachers. Signal checks provide feedback whenever students need it and helps them understand how to improve their work before they turn it in.

Middle school students have used Revision Assistant several times this year and are familiar with this platform. This is a separate program and is being used in addition to i-Ready in middle school. While i-Ready addresses reading and vocabulary, Revision Assistant provides opportunities to work on writing skills.

Middle School Directions for Logging in to Revision Assistant

• Visit https://www.revisionassistant.com/#/login
• Scroll down to log in with Google
• Go to your ELA teacher’s classroom
• Select the writing assignment

Teachers may send students an email with a link to a Zoom meeting. To join the meeting:

• Click on the link in the email.
• A box will pop up asking if Zoom can access your computer's microphone and camera. Click 'Allow'.
• You will then be in the Zoom meeting.
• Make sure your volume is turned up on your computer.

Please note: If you click 'Cancel', you will need tech support to assist a restart. Please be sure to click 'Allow' the first time Zoom asks to access your microphone/video.

Protocols for Video Conferencing:

Zoom should be treated like a classroom! Protocols to remember:

• Be on time if you have a scheduled meeting with your teacher.
• Find a quiet place, free from distraction (siblings, pets, televisions, other devices).
• Maintain respect in both speaking, writing and appearance (school
  appropriate clothing).
• Do not eat or drink while in front of the camera.
• Do not film, record or share content.

If your child's teacher is using Google Classroom, the teacher or administrator will send you an email invitation asking if you want to receive Guardian Summaries. These summaries show your child's progress, status of assignments, and general class activity. Once signed up, you may choose how often your receive emails.

Note: Students must be signing into Google classroom with their school Gmail account in order for you to receive summaries.

1.  Go to: clever.com/in/carolinecps.

2.  Your username is your school email:
Example:  [email protected]
Be sure to use your child’s name as it is shown in PowerSchool.

3.  Your password is:
The initials of your school and your school ID# (lunch number*)
Example:  DES123456

4.  Once logged in, you are in the Clever platform which contains apps used by the student. The apps are specific to the student's skill level and need. For daily reading and math instruction, click on the iReady icon.

Please note:

*If your child does not know his or her lunch number, please log into your PowerSchool account**; your child’s lunch number will be next to their name.
Note: The PowerSchool mobile app will not provide access to the lunch number. You must use a browser such as Chrome or Firefox.

**If you have not yet created a PowerSchool account, email [email protected] with the student's name and school, and information will be emailed back as soon as possible.

Middle school students enrolled in courses that receive high school credit (Spanish I, Algebra I) will use Google Classroom and the APEX online platform.

If you do not have access to reliable internet at home, paper packets of work are available through your school.

Also, CCPS now has internet available in all school parking lots. We know this is not ideal, it is an option for now.

Due to the closure, the 3rd quarter ended on March 13th. Report cards are scheduled to be mailed from all schools on April 16.