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Welcome to

McGuire Middle School

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Dr. Joshua Alexander - Principal j oshua.alexander@isd194.org

(952) 232-2201

Mrs. Becky Erickson- Assistant Principal becky.erickson @isd194.org�(952) 232-2233�7^th Grade

McGuire Middle School

Administrative Staff

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Mrs. Robin Kessler- Assistant Principal

(952)-232-2291r94.org� 8^th Grade

Mr. Chad Klopp- Assistant Principal

chad.klopp@isd194.org�(952) 232-2232� 6^th Grade �

McGuire Middle School

Administrative Staff

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School Support Specialist

Mrs. Rezac 952-232-2211

School Success Liaison

Kathy Nida 952-232-3562

School Resource Officer Good

Christine.good@isd194.org

McGuire Middle School

Support Staff

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6th Grade

Core Curriculum

English 6
Math 6
Minnesota Studies
Science 6

Honors English 6
Honors Math 6

Honors Classes

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Yearlong, every other day

Physical Education 6
Band, Choir or Music Exploration ( every other day)

Classes every other term

Health 6
Literacy 6

6th Grade Curriculum

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Wheel Rotations ( 7 weeks of each)

Family and Consumer Science (FACS)
Intro to Spanish
Media Arts
IT/STEM
Visual Arts

6th Grade Curriculum

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SAMPLE 6th Grade Schedule

Period	Time	Class
1	8:09-8:37	Advisory
2	8:40-9:26	Science
3	9:29-10:15	English
4	10:18-11:04	Health & Literacy (alternating terms)
	11:04-11:29	Lunch 6th grade
5	11:32-12:18	MN Studies
6	12:21-1:07	Math
7	1:10-1:56	Band, Choir, Music Exploration and PE
8	1:59-2:45	Wheel classes

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McGuire PAWS

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Middle School Activities

Fall	Winter	Spring
Co-Ed Cross Country (6,7,8)	Alpine Ski (7 thru 12) High School Sport	Co-Ed Golf (7,8)
Girls Soccer (7,8) Boys Soccer (7,8)	Nordic Ski (6,7,8)	Boys Tennis (6,7,8)
Girls Tennis (6,7,8)	Girls Gymnastics (7 thru 12) High School Sport	Co-Ed Track (6,7,8)
Girls Volleyball (7,8) Girls Swimming (6-8)	Wrestling (6,7,8) Boys Swimming (6,7,8)	Various Clubs Chess Club Fitness Club Jazz Band Bravo Choir Musical Creative Writing Video Broadcasting

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Classroom/Academic Info


Infinite Campus Student and Family Portal
Link to accessing Schoology
0-60 minutes of homework Reading/Math/Review

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Helpful Information

General
Practice combination lock Academic/Gym Week at a Glance Calendar
Swimming Unit PE PE Uniforms
6th Grade has own lunch time

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Supply List will be posted on MMS website in June

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No Cell phones 8:09am - 2:45pm

iPads: School owned device

Protection plan available

Technology

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Back To School Day

Parent/Guardian Must attend

Back to School Day

Thursday, August 20^th

9:00 am to 12:30 pm

1:00-6:00 pm

Open house style- takes about an hour to complete all stations

Parent/Guardian must accompany student

*If you are unable to attend on

August 20^th, please stop by

MMS the week of August 24th for information

Picture taken for Yearbook/Student IDs
School Store (Online) purchasing will be available August 1st
Deposit lunch money, pay Wheel course suggested fee, buy PE t-shirts, purchase school planner
Meet the PTO – Info sign-up
Complete online emergency
Update immunization records, if needed (School Nurse available)
Lastly, students will receive their schedule

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6th Grade Student Orientation Jump Start

Active participation for the session

scavenger hunt
small group building tours
locker organization ideas
planner use
meeting new classmates, teachers, and MMS staff members

Mr. Sergent is Jump Start Supervisor

Adult people will receive an email to sign up for one session.

Session 1

Monday August 24

9:00 a.m. to noon

OR

Session 2

Wednesday August 25 9:00 a.m. to noon

Students Only

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McGuire Website

Thank you for coming!

We look forward to working with you.

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