IMPORTANCE OF LEARNING A SECOND LANGUAGE

• LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE BOOSTS BRAIN POWER.

• A PERSON’S ABILITY TO MULTI-TASK IS DEVELOPED.

• MEMORY IS IMPROVED.

• THE MIND BECOMES MORE KEEN.

• POLYGLOTS ARE SEEN TO DISPLAY IMPROVED DECISION-MAKING ABILITY.

• THE FIRST LANGUAGE IS IMPROVED.

• PERFORMANCE IN OTHER ACADEMIC AREAS IS ENHANCED.

• IT MAKES A PERSON MORE FLEXIBLE AND OPEN TO OTHER CULTURES.

• FOREIGN LANGUAGE EXPANDS CAREER POTENTIALS.

• IT BUILDS SELF-CONFIDENCE.

• IT AIDS IN SELF-DISCOVERY AND SELF-ACTUALIZATION.

• LAKEVIEW WAS THE FIRST MIDDLE SCHOOL TO IMPLEMENT THE DUAL LANGUAGE ENRICHMENT PROGRAM IN ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE YEAR 2007.

• THERE ARE ONLY 3 TWO-WAY DUAL LANGUAGE ENRICHMENT PROGRAM IN OCPS AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL (LAKEVIEW, HUNTER’S CREEK MIDDLE, AND UNION PARK MIDDLE).

• LAKEVIEW IS THE ONLY MIDDLE SCHOOL WORLD LANGUAGE MAGNET IN OCPS AND THE FIRST SCHOOL TO IMPLEMENT AP SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE TO TWO-WAY DUAL LANGUAGE 8TH GRADERS.

WHAT CLASSESWOULD MY 6TH GRADER

TAKE IN THE TWO-WAY DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM?

• 6TH GRADE• SPANISH 1H.S CREDIT*• LIFE SCIENCE* • MATH• WORLD HISTORY• LANGUAGE ARTS

• *STUDENTS ARE ENTITLED TO 3 ELECTIVES. SPANISH WOULD BE ONE OF THOSE, LEAVING SPACE FOR 2 MORE.

• CHORUS• HANDBELLS• DRAMA• BAND• ORCHESTRA • STAGECRAFT• T.V PRODUCTION 7-8TH GRADERS• COMPUTER EDUCATION• PHYSICAL EDUCATION • SPANISH• STEM( PROJECT LEAD THE WAY)• FRENCH

• *P.E WAIVERS ARE AVAILABLE TO SUBSTITUTE YEARLY P.E REQUIREMENTS. DUE THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL.

Grade Course Name

6th grade Spanish 1

7th grade Spanish for Spanish Speakers 2

8th grade Advanced Placement Spanish Language and Culture

*Science is given all three years in Spanish *Gifted students receive services through their Science class, might change depending of staff availability and certification.

TEACHER:• TO TEACH THE LANGUAGE RIGOROUSLY• MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL LEARNERS• A HANDS-ON, MOTIVATING, RISK-FREE ENVIRONMENT

PARENT:• TO CONTINUE SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING AT HOME• SUPPORT AT HOME WITH SCHOOLWORK/PROJECTS/HOMEWORK• FULL UNDERSTANDING AND COMMITMENT TO THE PROGRAM• OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH BOTH TEACHERS

STUDENT:• 100% EFFORT AND MOTIVATION EVERYDAY• TO BE PREPARED AND READY TO LEARN• TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN CLASS.• COMPLETE ALL ASSIGNMENTS• GOOD BEHAVIOR

SPORTS

• UNIFIED SPORTS AND SPECIAL OLYMPICS ARE OTHER EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE SPORTS PORTION OFFERED HERE AT LAKEVIEW MIDDLE.

• 1ST NINE WEEKS• SOCCER

• 2ND NINE WEEKS• VOLLEYBALL

• 3RD NINE WEEKS• BASKETBALL

• 4TH NINE WEEKS• TRACK AND FIELD

•BEGINNING THE1ST WEEK OF SCHOOL, LAKEVIEW OFFERS MEGA MORNING STARTING AT 7:30 AM. ($72 MONTHLY FEE)

•TEACHERS OFFER INDIVIDUAL TUTORING BASED ON THEIR AVAILABILITY.

•BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB IS A FREE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM WHERE STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES AND IT IS AVAILABLE UNTIL 6:00PM.

•CLUB OFFERINGS HAPPEN BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL.

•LAKEVIEW HAS A VARIETY OF CLUBS, SUCH AS:•NJHS•BETA•DRAMA CLUB•FCA•STUDENT COUNCIL•SHA-CLUB DE LA AMISTAD*•FRENCH CLUB

•*MORE CLUBS CAN BE CREATED BASE ON STUDENT INTEREST AND LEADERSHIP.

MAGNET APPLICATION

• APPLICATIONS FOR ALL MAGNET PROGRAMS OPENED NOVEMBER 1ST AND WILL BE AVAILABLE UNTIL FEBRUARY 15TH 2019.

• TO APPLY TO LAKEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL'S WORLD LANGUAGE ACADEMY (TWO-WAY DUAL LANGUAGE) YOU WILL NEED TO GO TO WWW.SCHOOLCHOICE.OCPS.NET AND PRESS THE APPLY BUTTON ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.

LAKEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL CONTACT INFORMATION:• MRS. LAURANETTE RAMOS

• WORLD LANGUAGE ACADEMY COORDINATOR AND TEACHER • 407-877-5010 EXT 5122305 • EMAIL- LAURANETTE.RAMOSROBLES@OCPS.NET

• MRS. ARNETTA HEIDELBERG • ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND WORLD LANGUAGE ACADEMY SUPERVISOR • EXT 5122221 • EMAIL ARNETTA.HEIDELBERG@OCPS.NET

• MS. KIARA SALTOS• REGISTRAR• EXT 5122259 • EMAIL- KIARA.SALTOS@OCPS.NET

• MRS. GRACEMARIE HOWLAND• PRINCIPAL• EXT 5122223• GRACEMARIE.HOWLAND@OCPS.NET

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