Lio ionvil ille le Mi Midd ddle le Sc School Admin inis istra trati tive ve Team: Mr. Jonathan than Ross- Building ding Principa ncipal Mr. David Wiedl dlich ich- Assist stant nt Principa ncipal
O The LMS school community is very proud of the curricular, co-curricular, and extracurricular programs that are afforded to our 7th and 8th grade students. O Based on SchoolDigger Rankings, LMS has ranked in the top 5% of Pennsylvania middle schools since 2012. In 2015- 20th out of 833- top 3% In 2016- 30th out of 861- top 3.5%
Pupil Services Personnel School Counseling Team O Mrs. Kristina Carter O Mr. Robert Wells O Ms. Katrina Magaard O Ms. Regina Gaffney- Prevention Specialist Academic Advisor O Mr. George Phillips School Psychologist O Mrs. Erin Gibbons
Teacher Representatives Representing…. Teacher Mr. Ken Burke Mathematics Mr.Scot Selcher Social Studies Ms. Deb Hoover Science Mrs. Deb Kearney English and Writing Courses Mrs. Jennifer Meyer World Languages Mrs. Sallie Seidel Special Education Mrs. Deb Cowherd and Ms. Karen Guidas Art Mrs. Courtney Taylor and Mrs. Terri McCloskey Music Ms. Catherine Edwards Technology Education Mrs. Tammy Marroletti and Mrs. Beth DePalma Family and Consumer Science Mr. Thomas Creighton and Mrs. Peggy Hopton Health and Physical Education
Time Schedule
Course of Studies O For more information on the courses offered at Lionville Middle School, please refer to our Course of Studies found on the LMS webpage. www.dasd.org/lms
Cycle Days Core classes (1.0 credits) meet daily, A-F days. Encore classes meet on a cyclical basis depending on credit value: a .66 course meets 4 out of 6 days a .33 course meets 2 out of 6 days 2 day cycle rotation: A-D; B-E; C-F 4 day cycle rotation: varies
LMS Credit Requirement LMS Students udents must ust carry y 6.98/6.99 6.99 credits dits Those se credits its should ld be compri rised sed of 5.0 core credit dits s and 1.98/1 /1.9 .99 9 encore re credit dits (some excepti tions ns apply) y)
Core Classes asses Credit its English 1.0 Science 1.0 Social Studies 1.0 Mathematics 1.0 World Language or Reading 1.0 (WL) 1.0 or 2.0 (R)
Core Classes 7th grade 8th grade English: Accelerated ; Grade Level English: Accelerated ; Grade Level Math: Direct; Pre-Algebra; Algebra I Math: Direct; Algebra IA; Algebra I; Algebra II History: American History (1760’s - History: American History (1840’s - 1840’s) 1920’s) Science: Biology and Physics Science: Biology and Chemistry World Language or Reading World Language or Reading
8 th grade student chosen electives 7 th grade student chosen electives .33 .33 7th Grade Comprehensive Art 8 th Grade Comprehensive Art .33 7th Grade 3-Dimensional Art .33 8 th Grade 3-Dimensional Art .33 .33 7th Grade iArt 8 th Grade iArt .33 .33 Chorus General Music .33 .33 Chorus Physical Education .33 .33 Physical Education Health .33 .33 Health First Aid Athletic Training .33 .33 Science in Technology Design and Modeling .33 .33 Automation and Robotics Energy and the Environment .33 .33 Family and Consumer Science Family and Consumer Science Advanced Writing .66 .66 Advanced Writing Contemporary Writing .66 Contemporary Writing .66
Student-Chosen Electives We believe that students should have the opportunity to develop an elective course plan based on interest and future goals. A short video presentation link will follow this student-chosen elective slides.
Art The following offerings are available for students to request in 7th and 8th grade. General Art - 3-Dimensional Art (new for 17-18) - iArt (new for 17-18) -
Music The following offerings are available for students to request in 7th and 8th grade. General Music- different curriculums in 7th and 8th. - Chorus- different curriculums in 7th and 8th - Additional offerings for students are based on performance tryouts and teacher recommendations; Vocal Ensemble, Band, Wind Ensemble, and Strings.
Health and PE The following offerings are available for students to request in 7th and 8th grade. Physical Education- curriculum varies based on grade - level; 7th and 8th Health Education- curriculum varies based on grade - level; 7th and 8th First Aid-CPR/Athletic Training- only offered in 8th - grade. Prerequisite of 7th grade Health OR Corequisite of 8th grade Health ** Students must take at least 1 year of Health and 1 year of PE before leaving LMS
Technology Education Students at LMS are able to select varied courses in Technology Education. 7th grade 8th grade Science of Technology Design and Modeling Energy and the Environment Automation and Robotics Upcoming 8th grade students have the opportunity to apply for our Future Cities Competition Based Course. This course is 1.0 credits.
Family and Consumer Science Family and Consumer Science is available for students to request in 7th and 8th grade, respectively.
Elective Writing Courses The following offerings are available for students to request in 7th and 8th grade. Advanced Writing (criteria based) - Contemporary Writing -
Student-Chosen Electives video link Video Link: LMS Student-Chosen Electives
T eacher Recommended Courses/ Academic Intervention Courses ● A teacher recommended course is one in which the current subject area teacher/academic advisor/ building administrator(s) recommends a student to take based on performance data (classroom or standardized). ● An academic intervention course is designed to help students build fluency in a set of academic skills, and assist students to apply newly learned strategies in a specific general education course. .
7 th grade Teacher/Admin 8 th grade Teacher/Admin Recommended Electives Recommended Electives .33 .33 Vocal Ensemble Chorus and/or Vocal Ensemble .33 .33 Band Band .33 .33 Wind Ensemble Wind Ensemble .33 .33 Strings Strings .33 .33 Math Extensions Math Extensions .33 Contemporary Writing Extensions .33 Contemporary Writing Extensions .33 .33 Curriculum Support Organize Curriculum Support Organize .33 .33 Curriculum Support Writing Curriculum Support Writing .33 .33 Curriculum Support Math Curriculum Support Math .33 .33 Functional Strategies Functional Strategies .33 .33 Social Dynamics Social Dynamics
Music- Performance Based Upon auditioning, students in both 7th and 8th grade can elect to take the following courses: Vocal Ensemble - Wind Ensemble (8th grade) - Strings -
General Education Intervention Courses General Education students, who meet criteria standards based on performance data, may rostered to take one or both of the following courses 2 or 4 times a cycle: Math Extensions - Contemporary Writing Extensions - Students may be selected to exit based on performance during the year.
Students with Identified Need(s) Students with identified learning needs (IEP driven) may be scheduled for one (or more) of the following classes based on recommendation from IEP team/case manager. Frequency of the course(s) varies based on student(s). Curriculum varies in 7th and 8th grades, respectively: Curriculum Support Organization - Curriculum Support Mathematics - Curriculum Support Writing - Functional Strategies - Social Dynamics -
Students with Gifted Goals S tudents identified as gifted and have GIEP’s will have their respective goals met in the general education setting through enrichment and extension activities.
Course Selection Sheets - Incoming 7th graders will receive course selection sheets from MC on 2-6 - Current LMS 7th graders will receive course selection sheets on 2-6
Sample Schedules
● Question and Answers ● Course description gallery walk ● Meet and Greet with teacher representatives from curricular departments
Contact information Building Administrators Mr. Jonathan Ross- jross@dasd.org Mr. David Wiedlich- dwiedlich@dasd.org Academic Advisor Mr. George Phillips- gphillips@dasd.org School Counseling Department Leader Mrs. Kristina Carter- kcarter@dasd.org 610-524-6300
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