School Day: 7:30 AM – 2:35 PM

Founded in 1961

Home of the Gentry Jaguars!

Every 6th Grade Student Is NewNotes• 14 of the 19 Elementary

Schools will be represented next year.

• With such a large representation from our district, our students have the opportunity to form new relationships with the incoming class.

• Important – All incoming students are “new” to Gentry Middle SchoolGentry

Our Secondary Cluster Schools

• Slide: Notes:• Gentry’s cluster schools are

Jefferson Middle and Rock Bridge.

• We join Jefferson Middle in programing when applicable.

• Gentry MS and Jefferson MS students enter RBHS.

Gentry Middle School

Jefferson Middle School

Rock Bridge High School

6th Grade at a GlanceNotes:• Sixth grade maintains a team

structure and approach.• The day for a 6th grade student

is divided up between Core Classes, Electives, PE/Health, RtI/EEE, and Advisory

• Advisory is made up of equal students from each grade. Builds relationships across grade levels. Students remain with their Advisory Family for all three years at Gentry MS.

Slide:• Two Academic Core

Teams– Team A – Team B

• Core Classes• Electives• PE/Health• RtI/EEE Advisory (7:30)

Electives Slide:Daily – 12 Weeks• Art• Computers• FACS• Performing Arts• Music• Technology Education

Alternating Day Electives (Full Year)• How Things Work

• Band/Orchestra

• World Languages (French/Spanish)

Notes:• 6th grade Electives focus on

Exploration. The design is structured so students have the opportunity to participate in several Elective courses.

• Each rotation is based on 12 weeks. During each 12 week rotation, a student will have 2 electives

• For a student who is in Instrumental Music, World Language or How Things Work - the student would have 1 elective rotation.

• Instrumental Music, World Language, and How Things Work are alternating day classes scheduled for a year.

Day of a 6th Grade StudentSlide:• Advisory (18 minutes)• 1st Core Class• 2nd Core Class• Elective• 3rd Core Class• Lunch

– 25 minutes to eat– Lunch starts 11:24 a.m.

• 4th Core Class• Elective• PE/Health/RtI/EEE

Notes:• Core Classes are:

– English Language Arts– Math– Science– Social Studies

• Each class is 50 min.• Students dress out for Physical

Education• PE alternates with Health/RtI on a

quarterly basis. PE alternates with RtI- 3 quarters and Health 1 quarter.

• PE/RtI—PE/RtI—PE/RtI—PE/Health• For a EEE student; PE will alternate

with EEE. The Health curriculum will be incorporated into the EEE program.

Before the School Day Begins

Slide:Before School:7:05-7:15 AM - Buses

Unload & Students May Be Dropped Off– Students report to Gym

or Eat Breakfast – Dismiss at 7:22

**7:30 AM - Classes Begin**

Notes:• School start time is 7:30 AM• Monitoring of late to school

occurrences will be a tighter process.

• Advisory is a scheduled class and the expectation is for students to be on time each morning.

• Students can be dropped off earlier than 7:05, but will wait outside. During inclement weather, we bring students inside the building prior to 7:05.

Communication

Slide:• New Webserver – Coming

Soon– Gentry Web Design

• Building Calendar– Updates – School

Information• Faculty Links

– Class Information – Easy Access to

Resources

• Parent Link

Notes:• One of our building focus areas is

Communication – creating a communication scheme that provides greater efficiency for our parents, students and teachers.

• We will have a new look to our Website- give parents easier access to teacher contact, instructional sources, and school information or updates.

• We use Parent Link as our primary communication source- if you do not have an email address in eSchool, please provide an email or notify the main office requesting a paper copy be sent home with your child.

Lockers

• Combination Locks

• Specific Locker

• Locker Breaks• Most Important–Do not share your Combination

• Students will be issued a locker w/a partner.

• Sharing a locker requires respect and trust between the students.

• Students will have a hallway locker and a PE locker.

• Instrumental Music students will be issued a locker to store their instrument.

• Potentially, a student could have 3 separate combination locks.

Lunch

Slide• 6th Graders eat lunch

together• Lots of choices • Money on Account– Before School–On-line

Notes:• Parents can monitor

their child’s lunch account and add money as necessary.

• We ask that students add money to their account during Breakfast- not during lunch.

End of DaySlide:• Classes Dismissed at

2:35

• Car Pick-up Area / One Way

• Buses Pull Out at 2:42

• Walkers/Bike Riders

Notes:• Please follow our drop

off/pick up design:– Pick up/drop off must

happen at the curb– Students are not allowed

to cross between cars to the drive through lane

• Walkers/Bike Riders, cross at the crosswalk with supervision

Steps to help your student be successful

• Read the Gentry/Team Updates/Newsletter

• Check agenda/planner daily

• Create a school calendar at home for assignment due dates, school activities, etc.

• Encourage your student to get involved with intramural sports and after-school clubs

• Reinforce Building-Wide Behavior Expectations

• Be Involved - Get to know your child’s teachers

Final Items

Slide:• Bring Your Own Device

(BYOD)• School Supplies• Schedule Pickup – August 13th

• 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM• Jump Start Day

– August 18th (1/2 Day)

Notes:• School Supplies – Information will be included

in the summer information packet – Electronic, sent through Parent Link

• Please delay supply purchases until we can send the list. The list will have exactly what is needed, helping to reduce unnecessary purchases.

• BYOD – Since teachers use a wide variety of applications and programs, we make available instructional devices to our students. Students, can however use their own device when teacher permission is given to take notes, or document assignments.

• Please note Schedule Pickup Day. Wednesday, Aug. 13th. Be watching for the Parent Link with information near the end of July.

• Jump Start Day is a time for incoming 6th grade students to get acclimated to Gentry, meet their teachers, begin the relationship building process, and have fun. We will have several activities planned for August 18th

Parent Support

• Please call the main office early in the day if your child won’t be at school

• Call with questions before they are concerns – engage in open communication

Summer Communication• Information about Jump Start Day• Nutrition Services• Health Form• Schedule Pick up Information• Technology Form• PTSA Membership – Sportswear

__________• Parents – Please contact your

Elementary School with contact information/address confirmation.

Contact Information• Main Office – (573) 214-3240

• Dr. Jeff Beiswinger Principal• jbeiswin@columbia.k12.mo.us• Mrs. Linda Garner Assistant Principal• lgarner@columbia.k12.mo.us• Mr. David Laughlin Admin. Assistant• dlaughli@columbia.k12.mo.us• Mr. Brian Clayton Home School Communicator• bclayton@columbia.k12.mo.us