Class of 2028

Middle School of Plainville

Welcome to MSP!

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The Middle School of Plainville

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The Middle School of Plainville

MSP is made up of students Grades 6-8

MSP has more than 500 students

(Students from Wheeler, Toffolon, & Linden feed into MSP!)

MSP has 2 teams for each grade level

Each Academic Team has:

• 2 Language Arts Teachers
• Math Teacher
• Science Teacher
• Social Studies Teacher
• Special Education Teacher
• School Counselor
• Assistant Principal

Unified Arts Classes

• Health
• Physical Education (P.E.)
• Art
• Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS)
• Technology Education (Tech Ed)
• Music/Band/Chorus

MSP is a GREAT place to learn!

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Let’s Take a Virtual Tour of MSP!

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Important Names

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Mrs. Roberts

Mrs. Orfitelli

Coming Soon...

• Challenges with school, classes or teachers
• Unkind Peers/Bullying
• Bus Issues
• Need something to succeed: supplies, food, transportation, someone to talk to and figure it out
• Discipline/Student Intervention
• Pretty much anything & everything!

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Meet our Administrative Team!

Principal

Assistant Principal

Assistant Principal

What can Administrators help with?

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We will miss Mr. Guarino! He is retiring this year after being MSP’s Principal for 14 years!

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A Message from the Admin Team!

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Who is Mrs. Roberts?

Principal

Mrs. Roberts is MSP’s Principal. She has worked for Plainville Schools for 16 years. She has been an Assistant Principal at MSP for 9 years, but before that she was an 8th grade science teacher and Team leader as well as a coach for cheerleading and track.

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She has TWO children named Maddie (13) and Thomas (6), a dog named Mason and 2 cats named “Bellatrix LeStrange” (from the Harry Potter books) and “Anck Su Namun” (from The Mummy movies - she was rescued all the way from Egypt to join her family!). Mrs. Roberts lives with her husband Greg in Watertown, CT and loves reading, hiking, all animals and all things outdoors, especially exploring rivers, lakes and oceans!

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“Do all things with kindness”

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Who is Mrs. Orfitelli?

Assistant Principal

Mrs. Orfitelli is MSP’s Assistant Principal. She has worked for Plainville Schools for 9 years. She was a teacher in New Britain before joining Linden Street School in 2012. Mrs. Orfitelli has taught many different grade levels and loves teaching students and teachers about literacy. You may recognize her if you are coming to us from Linden Street School.

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Mrs. Orfitelli has a two year old daughter named Ella. She will be back at MSP later in the year because she is expecting a baby boy in July. Mrs. Orfitelli can’t wait to meet you!

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Mrs. Orfitelli is a big Harry Potter fan. One of her cats is named Gryffindor. However, she is a Ravenclaw!

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Let’s Meet your School Counselor!

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What are some things to be EXCITED about!?

Don’t worry we will have time to answer any of your questions!

• New teachers
• New friends
• Lockers
• Switching classes
• Making new friends
• Sports
• Clubs
• Field Trips
• P.E. Class
• A new building
• Lunch
• Bigger classes
• & much, much more!!

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So what’s different at MSP than Elementary School?!

You will switch classes at MSP!

You will have more than 1 teacher/classroom

There will be more students in your grade!

LOCKERS!

You have one teacher!

You don’t switch classes

You have recess

There are 5 grade levels

GREAT places to learn

Awesome teachers!

Awesome students!

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What are some of the common WORRIES?

• Knowing your schedule
• Getting bad grades
• Finding your way around the building
• Losing my locker combination
• Not being with my friends or making new friends
• Taking the bus
• Homework
• Bullies
• Not knowing what to do
• Missing class/work if I am absent
• Older kids picking on me
• Schoolwork being too hard
• Taking tests
• Making friends

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What to Expect!

Let’s Watch! Get comfy we have 17 minutes!

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A Typical Day!

New & Improved Schedule for next year!

Period 1 & 2 will be your Unified Arts Classes

Periods 3, 4, 5 & 6 will be Academic Classes

Unified Arts classes will be 45 minutes

Academic Classes will be 57 minutes

2 minutes to pass to each class

Enrichment = productive time!

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You will receive your schedule for 6th grade in the mail over Summer Break!

EXPLORER or ADVENTURER

In a world where you can be anything - next year you can BE an

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What are Academic Classes?

Mathematics (Math)

Language Arts (ELA)

Science

Social Studies

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Let’s Meet your Academic Teachers!

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Adventurers

Let’s review!

Mr. Criniti- Math

Mrs. Corvello- Science

Mrs. Turbett- Social Studies

Mrs. Kyle- Language Arts (ELA)

Mrs. Scafuri Language Arts (ELA)

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Explorers

Mrs. Baleshiski- Social Studies

Mr. Glover- Math

Let’s review!

Mrs. Slowik- Science

Mrs. Miller- Language Arts (ELA)

Mrs. Scafuri Language Arts (ELA)

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What are Unified Arts Classes?

Physical Education (P.E.)

Health

Technology Education (Tech Ed)

Family & Consumer Science (FACS)

Art

Band

Chorus

General Music

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Let’s Meet your UA Teachers!

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Unified Arts Teachers

Ms. Olmstead- Health

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Mr. Murphy- P.E.

Ms. Tennant- P.E.

Mrs. Meehan- Art

Mrs. Vigue- Art

Ms. Westfall- Tech Ed

Mrs. Coyle- Tech Ed

Mrs. Armistead- FACS

Mrs. Schwartz- Chorus/Music

Ms. Senatore- Band/Music

Let’s review!

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Let’s learn more about

Unified Arts (UA)!

Period(s) 1 & 2 will be your Unified Arts Classes

Unified Arts classes will be 45 minutes

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Let’s learn more about

Unified Arts (UA)!

Period(s) 1 & 2 will be your Unified Arts Classes

Unified Arts classes will be 45 minutes

We follow an A, B, C Day schedule

We have a 5 day rotation throughout the year!

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Let’s Break this down...

We have 3 Letter Days - A, B, and C

• You will have a schedule that will identify which day you have which of these classes.
• Every 3 days they rotate (for example: A, B, C, A, B, C, A, B, C...
• You do not count weekends or snow days!
• The table to the left is just an example but not your exact schedule.

This is just an example! Your schedule can be different!

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Let’s Break this down...

We will then have 5 different - 36 day rotations for the following classes:

• The following classes will rotate on a 36 day schedule.
• You will meet with one of the classes for 36 days in a row before switching to the next
• Your teachers will update you when it is time to switch!
• The table to the left is just an example but not your exact schedule.

This is just an example! Your schedule can be different!

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Remember, your schedule will be mailed home over the summer!

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Let’s Meet Some Really other AWESOME people!

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Helpful Hints!

• Keep track of all of your daily homework
• Do all of your homework
• Check your grades online
• Participate in class
• Ask questions
• Get involved in school activities
• Seek assistance from adults
• Be positive
• Make good choices
• Have fun!

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Let’s Hear From Students!

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Now is a great time to write down some questions you might have!

Take a couple minutes and think of a couple questions - You can ask all of your questions when we come and visit your school over the next two weeks!

Questions?!

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What’s next?

• MSP is coming to visit YOU at YOUR school!
• Linden - Monday, May 24th
• Toffolon - Thursday, May 27th
• Wheeler - Tuesday, June 1st
• We will answer all questions and test your knowledge with a fun game!

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We will see you soon!

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We can’t wait to meet you!

“In a world where you can be anything, be kind.”

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-Jennifer Dukes Lee