Middle School Daily Schedule

The student day begins at 8:30 and the afternoon dismissal is at 3:30. There are eight 40-minute periods each day.  Middle School students have a fifteen-minute break in the morning and a forty-minute lunch period. Class schedules for 2008-2009 vary in length of instructional periods to meet both students' needs and the requirements of curriculum and instruction.  For example, Physical Education/Health classes meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays for 80 minutes each of those days whereas World language classes meet every day for 40 minutes to give students regular practice in acquiring language skills.

Every other Monday all Middle School students assemble in the theater for Assembly. Student leaders, in partnership with the Student Council advisors, establish a weekly assembly agenda. Student leaders conduct the assembly, and announcements are made regarding upcoming events. Special performances, recognitions, and celebrations of accomplishments are acknowledged and shared at assemblies.   Alternate Mondays are designated for a tutorial period in which students can, for example, seek help from teachers, use computers in the lab or library, and/or work on group projects. 

The Core Team teachers (Humanities, Math, and Science)  are encouraged to make adjustments to the Core Team class periods in order to match time (class minutes) to various learning objectives and a variety of instructional strategies.