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Welcome to Stone Hill

Rising 6th Grade Parent Night

Welcome & Introductions

Principal

Mrs. Rohini Tohan

Assistant Principal

Ms. Tamara Morgan

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Assistant Principal

Mrs. Jaclyn Royster

Welcome & Introductions

6th Grade Counselor

Ms. Jennifer Alberth

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6th Grade Dean

Mr. Danny Breece

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Principal’s Core Beliefs

Principal’s 3 Pillars

• High Quality Instruction
• The Work of Collaborative Teams
• Positive & Productive School Culture

People

Positivity

Perseverance

Meet Principal Tohan

Elementary Feeder Schools

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Welcome to the #1 Middle School in LCPS!!!

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Diversity is Our Strength

At Stone Hill we SWIM

Support, Welcome, Innovate, and Motivate

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Collaborative Learning Teams

Inter-disciplinary

Teams

UMHT

(Unified Mental Health Team)

Admin, deans, counselors, social worker, school psychologist

Instructional Practices & Deeper Learning at Stone Hill

• Authentic Learning Experiences
• Project-Based Learning (PBL)
• Deeper Learning/Rigor
• Community Partnerships/“Stone Hill Connects”
• Personalized Learning

“Rigor does not simply mean giving students more or harder work. Instead, it’s the result of work that challenges students’ thinking in new and different ways.” - Edutopia (2015)

Meet Splash the Stingray!

RAYS are

Respectful, Responsible, & Ready

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The Teaming Model

• 4 Core Teachers
• English
• Math
• Science
• Social Studies
• We aim to match student’s resource block with their teacher’s planning
• Academic vs. Honors

Required Classes

• Advisory
• English (every day)
• US History
• Math (Math 6 or Math 7)
• Science
• Health and PE
• Introduction to Computer Applications (ICA) & Art (one semester each)
• Music (45 mins)
• Resource/Spectrum (45 mins)

Music Electives

• Band
• Strings
• Chorus
• Guitar 6/Music Lab

Advisory

• Goal 1: Connect every student with at least one adult in the building

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• Goal 2: Create a sense of community

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• Goal 3: Increase academic achievement

Students will be with the same Advisory teacher for all 3 years.

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Advisory is listed as Block 9 on schedules, but is at the start of every day from 8:50-9:10am.

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Activities/lessons include SHMS info, Second Step, team building games, academic skills lessons, and much more!

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Bell Schedule

Lunch Block

Block Scheduling

• 4 Classes Per Day
• 90 Minute Blocks
• Alternating A and B Days
• Fixed calendar
• Language Arts Meets Daily

Sample Schedule

Resource/Spectrum

Technology

• Students will transition from elementary to middle school with their LCPS issued Chromebook
• Students use their Chromebook to access digital resources. We no longer rely on textbooks.
• Some students choose to bring their phones to school, but they are not required for educational use.
• We ask students to keep their phones in their lockers during the day

Library

• Visit with your English class and on your own time.

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• Check out new books that weren’t available at your elementary school.

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• Participate in crafts, activities, and play games during lunch.

Clubs and Activities

• Club interest is generated by students!
• All clubs have a school faculty sponsor

2024-2025’s Clubs

Programming Club

Knitting/Crocheting

Board Game Club

Video Game Club

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Fellowship of Christian Athletes

FCCLA

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Intramural Sports- 1 per Quarter-

Football, Volleyball, Basketball & Soccer

Activity Buses

• Activity Buses run on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays starting in late September/early October
• These are regional stops and only 3 buses for the entire school.
• Can take up to an hour to get home.
• Students may need to walk up to a mile from the drop off point.

Skill on the Hill

• Who: Rising 6^th Grade Students
• What: Camp to assist with Middle school transition
• When: August 5th, 2025
• Where: Stone Hill Middle School

Communication

• Parent Conferences/Teacher Communication
• ParentVue/Schoology
• Weekly Message (Principal Tohan’s Sunday Stingray Scoop)
• Bi-weekly Stingray Reports
• SHMS Website

SHMS Parent Information Night

Additional Information

6th Grade Student

Q&A Panel in Auditorium

Meet SHMS faculty and learn about middle school curriculum in the cafeteria

School Tour - Meet student tour guides by the main office

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