WELCOME TO

UNION VALE MIDDLE SCHOOL

The Home of the Rays

WE ARE HERE TO HELP

Mr. Scott Wood

Principal

Mrs. Lisa Roloson

Assistant Principal

Mr. Brian Hogaboom

Associate Principal

A CRUCIAL AGE

The Whole Student and Developmental Stages

Time of Transition

Exploratory Courses

Parents Partners in Education

Be Engaged

The Team Approach

Please Join our PTA

The PTA is a tremendous support to our school programs & our students

Family

School

Confident

and

successful

student

Student

WHAT CAN PARENTS DO?

Be involved. Keep your child involved. Ask questions.

Stay connected.

Kids often begin to pull away during middle school.

This is normal during middle school.

At the same time, this is when they need you the

most, just in a different way. Mistakes are ok!!

Mistakes help people learn, including children.

Check your child’s planner every night or Google

Classroom and teacher/team pages

When in doubt, contact the teacher or counselor.

ACADEMIC PROGRAM -- TEAMING

Academic Core Courses -Grade 6 Teamed Teachers

English—Double Block

Social Studies

Mathematics

Science

Special Education

ACADEMIC PROGRAM -- TEAMING

Academic Core Courses -Grade 6 Teamed Teachers

Teaming enables teachers to get to know the students and share ideas and plans. It also enables teams to plan for team events and activities.

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Physical Education – Alt days, all year

Home/Career Skills (HACS) – 1 semester in 6th

Grade

Art – 1 semester in 6th Grade

Music – Full year, every day or Alt days

Computers – Full year, Alt days

Not all of these classes may appear on schedules due to individual student programs as needed

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Academic Interventions—Part of Master

Schedule New Staff has been added to help provide AIS for students

Math and Learning Lab Every Period, students are able to get extra help during lunch or

study hall. Not all 6th graders have study hall in their schedule so

lunch is an option.

Lunch/Recess, all grades

SUPPORTS

Counseling – 845-223-8612

6th Grade Counselors:

Mrs. Marisa Pugliese A – Dav

Mrs. Olivia Delfs Daw - Law

Mr. Frank Gaetani Lax - Ram

Mrs. Gina Hertzog Ran - Z

Psychologists – Ms. Rosanne Strouth and Ms. Erika Fuller

Social Worker – Ms. Kerrie Hart

SUPPORTS

Librarian—Mrs. Sprague-Hicks

Students can/will use the library

during study hall, lunch, after-school

and with many teachers in various

subjects

Nurses

Mrs. Martyn and Ms. Shao

HOW WE COMMUNICATE WITH YOU

Web Pages

Progress Reports (5 weeks) and Report Cards (10 weeks)

SchoolTool/Parent Portal

SchoolMessenger - Emails and Attachments - Our preferred method

Meetings, Team and Individual Teachers

Phone Calls

SCHOOL SAFETY

Prevention and Response

Drills, SROs, Grace Smith House, Arlington

Resources

Bus rules

Late busses at this time are still TBD

TRANSPORTATION

TRAFFIC

Traffic can make your child late—We insist on these

protocols for safety purposes. Please do NOT use the

front of the building for pick-up or drop-off.

AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

Get involved

School clubs

Intramurals

Interscholastic sports for Grades 7

and 8

Currently, we are planning for all of

these to take place, but they may

not begin immediately

STUDENT PLANNER AND LOCKERS

Supplies, lists on website.

Teachers may add individual items at the start of the school year.

Student Planners, will be distributed when they arrive.

Lockers, will be in use within first week of school.

WALK-THROUGH DATES

August 26, 4 pm – 6 pm

August 31, 1 pm – 3 pm

September 1, 1 pm – 3 pm

THANK YOU!