Welcome to Pine Mountain Middle School · 2020. 7. 1. · Pine Mountain Middle School Engineering &...
Transcript of Welcome to Pine Mountain Middle School · 2020. 7. 1. · Pine Mountain Middle School Engineering &...
Welcome to Pine Mountain
Middle School
Home of the Mustangs!!!!
Virtual Tour
Check Out A
Special Tour
Just For You!
Meet Pine Mountain's Administration Team
Mr. Nelson
Principal
Counseling DepartmentWho Are Your Counselors??
Ms. BrooksDr. Knight
Counseling Department con't
Mission StatementOur Mission as Pine Mountain school counselors is to
provide a comprehensive counseling program that
develops the academic, career, and personal/social
potential of all students. By collaborating with students,
staff, and family, we assist students in overcoming
obstacles to achieve success.
Please visit the counseling blog for updates and important information!
Counseling Department con'tPrograms•Sources of Strength (Leadership
promoting Anti Bullying and violence)
•Iron Sharpens Iron (Leadership and
Mentoring for Boys)
•Social Skills (Taming Your Inner Queen)
•Kate’s Club (Grief)
•Academic Intervention (A.I.M)
•Mustang Mentoring (M.A.M)- Small
group for selected sixth and eighth
grade students
Services for All Students• Core Curriculum through
classroom lessons
• Academic
• Personal/ Social
Emotional
• Career
• Individual Counseling
• Conflict Resolution
• Stress Management
• Various Small Groups
• Crises ManagementAnd much more to come!!!!
Pine Mountain Middle School
ConnectionsEngineering & Technology
Teacher – Ms. Alter
Project Lead The Way
6th Grade – Computer Science for Innovators & Makers,
Exploring Engineering & Technology
7th Grade – Design & Modeling, Invention & Innovation
8th Grade – Automation & Robotics, Technological Systems
Students Creating a
solution to a real world
problem (PLTW)
Students coding an
educational game
Music Department
Check Out Our
Outstanding Music
Department!
Ms. Irwin
Orchestra
ART
• Art Teacher: Ms. Jezequel
• Learn creative problem-solving skills
through drawing, painting, ceramics, and
more!
• Learn techniques in 6th & 7th grade that will
help you to apply for the 8th Grade Advanced
Art Class that can earn you high school credit!
Physical Education
• Teachers- Coach Gibson and Coach Folsom
• Different Types of Units Covered:
• Fitnessgram Pickleball
• Floor Hockey Fast Tracks
• Flag Football Team Handball
• Indoor Soccer Badminton
• Weight Training Basketball
•PE Objectives:
• 1.To teach students teamwork and
cooperation with classmates
• 2.To teach the rules governing various
physical activities
• 3.To develop student interest in physical
activities
Language Arts 6• Meet the Team!
• What you’ll see...• Novel Reflections
• monthly (except April)
• Vocabulary Workshop• monthly
• Office 365 – Class Notebook/Word/PowerPoint/Sway• USA Test Prep• SpringBoard Digital
and there’s more…
• Ms. Carothers • Mr. Ivey • Ms. Ogle
• Check our blogs for daily postings of important information
Language Arts 6• SpringBoard 2021• Unit 1: Stories of Change
• EA #1 – Writing a Personal Narrative
• EA #2 – Writing a Short Story
• Unit 2: The Power to Change
• EA #1 – Responding to Literature
• EA #2 – Writing an Informative Essay
• Unit 3: Changing Perspectives
• EA #1 – Researching and Debating a Controversy
• EA #2 – Writing an Argumentative Letter
• Unit 4: A Change of Scene
• EA #1 – Researching and Presenting a Poet
• EA #2 – Performing a Scene Embedded Assessment
and there’s more…
Language Arts 6 - Summer Reading/Writing
Students will document their summer reading minutes from June 1 to August 1 in the program Beanstack that is available from Cobb County Public Library at cobbcat.org. If you do not have access to technology, you may document your books and
minutes on paper and submit your time sheet to the media center in August.
Pine Mountain students that complete the summer reading challenge will be invited to a celebration during Fall semester.
Media Center - Summer Reading
Math 6 & 6/7Math 6
Units to be covered: 2020 - 2021
• Unit 1: Number System
• Unit 2: Ratios and Proportional Relationships
• Unit 3: Expressions
• Unit 4: 1-Step Equations and Inequalities
• Unit 5: Area and Volume
• Unit 6: Statistics
• Unit 7: Rational Explorations
• Unit 8: Review and Extend
Accelerated Math 6/7Units to be covered: 2020 – 2021
6th Grade Units:Unit 1: Number System
Unit 2: Ratios and Proportional Relationships
Unit 3: Expressions
Unit 4: 1-Step Equations and Inequalities
Unit 5: Area and Volume
Unit 6: Statistics
Unit 7: Rational Explorations
Unit 8: Operations with Rational Numbers
7th Grade Units:Unit 9: Expressions and Equations
Unit 10: Ratios and Proportional Relationships
Unit 11: Review and Extend
Math 6 & Math 6/7Resources for Math 6:
Please have your student access and become familiar with our blogs for information, activities, and encouragement as soon as possible. We hope to engage your students in some summer fun
MATH! The following list of resources are available to your students now:
❖ Prodigy❖ Freckle
❖ Dream-Box❖ CK12
❖ Cobb Virtual❖ Legends of Learning
❖QuizletThrough the summer, we will post activities and resources to keep your student engaged and to
help them be better prepared for Math 6 and Accelerated Math 6/7.
and there’s more…
360 Degree Math Classrooms...
Math 6th and Math 6/7Ms. Cassidy and Ms. Mickus: Welcome to Math Class 2020-2021
Please have your student check out math blogs this summer for important information and assistive on-line activities for
students to prepare for 6th grade math. Go to the PMMS homepage, click on Faculty, go to Math 6 or 6/7 and click on
the word BLOG next to the teacher's name.
Science SixthUnits to be covered: 2020- - 2021
• Unit 1: Solar System and Universe
• Unit 2: Earth, Sun, Moon
• Unit 3: Climate and Weather
• Unit 4: Water on Earth
• Unit 5: Dynamic Earth
• Unit 6: Rocks, Minerals
• Unit 7: Weathering, Erosion, Soil
• Unit 8: Energy and Conservation
***Please check our blogs for more information as needed. Go to: PMMS Homepage, locate science 6th, click on the word Blog next to our names.***
Each unit in science has a
Parent Guide to assist you in
understanding the objectives
of the assignments and
activities going in class. You
may access these guides by
going to:
- Cobbk12.org
-Teaching & Learning
- Learning Areas
- Science
- 6h grade science (lower
right)***These Parent Guides will
also be posted to our blogs.***
Social Studies SixthUnits to be covered: 2020-2021
Units of Study:
1st Semester:
Map Skills and Themes
The Geography of Europe
The History of Europe
Political and Economic Systems of Europe
Canada
Click to add t2nd Semester:
Geography of Latin America and the
Caribbean
The History, Political and Economic
Systems of Latin America and
the Caribbean
Australia
Personal Finance
Review and Enrichext
***Please check our blogs for more information as needed throughout the year. Go to: PMMS Homepage, locate Social Studies 6th, click on the word Blog next to our names.***
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A login for the online
textbook will be sent out
when the year begins so
you and your student(s)
will have that resource to
use as you need.