WELCOME TO ICHABOD CRANE MIDDLE SCHOOL

MIDDLE SCHOOL SUPPLY LISTS POSTED FOR 2010-2011

Please note that the supply lists are for both teams at each grade level are identical. These lists also have been sent to local retail stores.

GRADE 6 SCHOOL SUPPLY LIST
GRADE 7 SCHOOL SUPPLY LIST
GRADE 8SB SCHOOL SUPPLY LIST
GRADE 8P SCHOOL SUPPLY LIST
SPECIAL AREAS SCHOOL SUPPLY LIST

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2010-2011 INSTRUCTIONAL TEAMS

The Middle School has formulated the teams for the 2010-2011 school year. Please select this link to the .pdf document with the listing of teachers for each grade level.

Please do not call and ask what team your child is on. Due to several factors (late test results from the state, staff cuts, and a complex master scedule), we cannot honor parent requests for particular teachers or teams. We appreciate your understanding.

Class lists will be finalized in late August. Homeroom lists will be posted o the front windows at the entrance to the Middle Schoola t the end of the day, Friday, September 3.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS PLAN FOR A TRIP
TO OUR NATION'S CAPITAL

Mrs. Lara Marotta, seventh grade social studies teacher at Ichabod Crane Middle School, would like to provide a unique opportunity for students in the Middle School to culminate the end of their middle school experience with a field trip to Washington, DC in the beginning of June of their eighth grade year.

Because students learn best through first hand experiences, what better way to have them learn US History, the success of representative democracy, and the importance of civic responsibility than to travel to our nation’s capital? At the beginning of the students' eighth grade year, a committee will be formed consisting of students and faculty to personalize the itinerary for the trip. The trip will consist of three full days in Washington, DC and will take place during the week in lieu of attendance at ICC Middle School. An alternative, in-house field trip will be planned for students who are unable to attend.

After a year of researching travel companies and organizations, the District has partnered with Worldstrides Student Travel Company, a company with more than 40 years of experience. Some of the offered amenities provided by the travel organization are: on-call doctors, a WorldStrides certified licensed course leader for each group, night watchman, an on-site coordinator and accidental, medical and dental insurance for each participant.

The estimated cost of this trip is $650, which includes everything except souvenirs. (Mrs. Marotta stated in her letter to parents that by planning for the trip now, it will cost only $18.05 a month!) To help defer the cost of the trip and build excitement for this opportunity, staff will be working with students to fund raise during the next three years. Many activities have already been planned that involve student service and not solicitation. (i.e., students can sign up on late bus days to run the snack table in the cafeteria.) Students will be given their own “bank account” on an Excel spreadsheet so that a portion of the fund raising they participate in goes directly into offsetting their expenses on the field trip.

At the end of the students' seventh grade year and into their eighth grade year, informational meetings will be set up to inform parents in greater detail of this event. In the meantime, if parents have questions or concerns, please E-mail Mrs. Marotta or call 758 – 7676. Parents can also access information at the Ichabod Crane Middle School Washington DC Web site.

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ABOUT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL

The Ichabod Crane Middle School houses three grade levels - sixth, seventh and eighth grades for a total of 506 students. Students in each grade level are assigned to a team of four teachers who deliver the majority of the students' instruction.

In an understanding that no two students learn in the same way, each team utilizes a variety of instructional techniques including blocked periods, lecture, cooperative learning and projects. It is not uncommon to see a variety of student projects on display in the Learning Center throughout the school year. In addition to social studies, math, science, language arts, and languages other than English, students participate in a variety of special area classes including: reading, art, music, computers, technology, home and careers, physical education, band and chorus. A number of formal and informal programs are offered to help students who have difficulty learning, as well as for those students with disabilities.

Programs at the Middle School

•  Reading in Academics (RIA) - An entire class period offered every other day dedicated to reinforcement of reading comprehension skills.

• Pullout - An entire period scheduled every day. Students may take electives (band and/or chorus), may be assigned to math or reading labs, or may be assigned to a particular teacher for extra help or make-up work.

• Acceleration/Enrichment - The district remains committed to challenging students both in and out of the academic classroom.

• Academic Intervention Services (AIS) - Assistance is provided in the areas of math and reading to those students who qualify based on the New York State test scores.

Extraclass Activites at the Middle School

Art Club
Book Club
DC Club
Modified Athletics
The Crane Acting Troupe (Grades 7 - 12)
Students Against Violating the Earth (Junior SAVE)
Kids of America (KOA)
Newspaper Club
Friends of Rachel
Future Cities
Student Council
Select Band
Sing Swing
Ski/Snowboard Club
Yearbook

For information about these, or any other programs at the Middle school, please contact the Main Office at 758-7676.

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