Classroom Community
Other Things to Know:
Arrival
- Our classroom is a community. In our community, we have rules to help us get along with each other. Our rules are centered around the six pillars of Character Counts!
- The six pillars are: Citizenship, Respect, Trustworthiness, Fairness, Caring and Responsibility
- Drop off and Pick up
- Lockers
- Lunch
- The “Big” Kids
- School starts at 7:45 A.M.
- If you arrive to school after the tardy bell, please check in at the school office before coming to class.
- If students are tardy or absent excessively, the school will contact the parents.
Technology
- Benjamin is going to a one-to-one device for grades 4-8
Welcome to the Benjamin family tree!
Art
- Tooling Tin
- Watercolor
- Krimpart
- Scupley Clay
- & so much more
Summer Math Program
Science
Physical Education
- Team Sports
- Sportsmanship
- Physical Fitness
- Cooperative Games
- Science Fusion-Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Digital curriculum-virtual labs
- Builds inquiry, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics), and 21st Century skills.
- Incorporates math and writing in each lesson.
- All Benjamin Middle School students are required to participate in summer math.
- Each grade level has identified specific skills students should retain over the summer.
- All students will receive a summer math packet with specific directions on how to complete each requirement.
- All students will use the web based program IXL Math to complete their requirements.
Math
- Whole Number Computation and Application
- Volume
- Fraction Computation and Applications
- Decimal Computation and Applications
- 2-Dimensional Geometry
- Coordinate Geometry
Social Studies
- World Cultures/ World Geography
- Earth’s landforms
- Earth’s bodies of water
- Earth’s patterns of life
- Canada
- Middle America and South America
- Western Europe
- Eastern Europe
- D.O.G.
- News Currents
Tours:
- Mrs. Wheaton A – E
- Mrs. Falkos F - J
- Mrs. Fernandez K – O
- Ms. Westlund P - S
- Mrs. LaMantia T – Z
Music
ILAR
Study Skills
Subject Areas:
Summer Reading
- Set Goals
- Organize
- Ask questions
- Record your progress
- Reading-Story Town Series: Focusing on essential components like fluency, vocabulary and comprehension strategies.
- Writing-Cornerstone Assessments: Informative, Narrative, and Opinion
- ILAR-Think Central, Literature Circles,Grammar, D.O.L., Spelling, Novel Studies, Accelerated Reader
- Music Theory
- Music History
- Recorders/ Instruments
- Singing
- Performing
- ILAR
- Math
- Science
- Social Studies
- Specials: Music, Art, Study Skills and Tech Literacy
- All Benjamin Middle School students are required to participate in summer reading.
- Each grade level has a predetermined amount of time that each student must read.
- The required time is 500 minutes with a required log.
Homework
Meet the people who will help your students grow!!!
Thank you for coming, and we look forward to seeing you next year!
- On average, there will be 30-60 minutes of homework each night.
- Late work will result in a lower grade.
- We use assignment notebooks everyday so you will know of all assignments.
- Parent access to Power School
- Mr. Salmieri, Principal
- Mrs. LaMantia, Assistant to the Principal and Music Teacher
- Mrs. Wheaton, ILAR and Social Studies
- Mrs. Falkos, Science and ILAR
- Mrs. Fernandez, Math and Social Studies
- Ms. Westlund, Special Education Facilitator
- Mr. Droste, Tech Literacy
- Mrs. Wright, Art and PE
- Mrs. Vidic, PE
Extra Curricular
Questions?
- Band
- Student Council
- Game Club
- Theater Club
- Intramurals
- Newspaper Club
- Book Club
- Choir
- Talent Show
- Art Club
- Chess