One of the reasons for identifying our school as a middle school is because the students are in the middle of many aspects of their lives. They are in the middle ages of their school lives (between 12 and 15 years of age). They are moving towards adolescence - between depending upon adults for everything and making more of their own decisions. They are also between childhood and adulthood in their physical and emotional growth.

ADVISORY: A small group of 10-15 students meeting with an adult who serves as their advisor. During advisory time each morning you will prepare for your day, get to know a few other students on your team and participate in activities planned by your team.

BLOCK (or flexible) SCHEDULING: Your core classes are as often as possible arranged one after another, in a block. This arrangement allows your teachers to plan lessons and projects which can take different amounts of time. This is why there are no bells or tones between classes. Your unified arts classes may also be arranged in a block to allow for special projects.

CORE SUBJECTS: Your core subjects are: Math, Science, English and Social Studies.

UNIFIED ARTS: Your unified arts classes include: Art, Computers, Foreign Language, Family & Consumer Sciences, Music (including Band), Physical Education, and Technology.

HETEROGENEOUS: Used in the school setting, this is the way of grouping students by mixing them as much as possible - by town and by ability levels. This is done so that each student can appreciate what others have to offer, as in the real world. When groups are formed on the basis of what they have in common, they are called "homogeneous."

INTERDISCIPLINARY: Frequently, your middle school teachers will plan activities and projects which connect their subjects so that they relate to each other and to your life. Rather than going from one class to another to study individual subjects, you may study a theme which requires you to learn and apply new skills. For example, you might read a novel about a certain period of history, while you research the scientific discoveries of that time. This is interdisciplinary learning.

REGIONAL: You will be attending KRMS with students from five other towns (Brookfield, Effingham, New Durham, Ossipee, Tuftonboro or Wolfeboro). This is, therefore, a regional school. It is like a large community made up of people from all of the other communities.

TEAM: A middle school team is a school within a school. Often referred to as a community, most teams are made up of approximately 100 students, four core subject teachers and one specialist. Each team has its own set of classrooms, its own schedule and its own area of student lockers. Teaming is a way to give everyone a smaller group to be a part of for learning.

Guidance and Counseling: The guidance counselors will help you solve problems and resolve conflicts with your friends, teachers, or parents. The counselor also works with teachers on student and group concerns. The Guidance Office takes care of your records, class schedules, private school applications and working papers. Many novels and resources are available for parents and students on such topics as: step-families, relationships, study skill improvement, parent-child relationships, divorce, early adolescence, death and dying, as well as drugs and alcohol.

Health: The school nurse monitors students' health by maintaining growth charts as well as routine vision and hearing tests. The nurse works closely with students, parents and teachers on a referral basis for evaluation and sharing of health-related information. In addition, the nurse acts as a resource person by suggesting, gathering and supplying materials to be used in the classroom for health-related issues. All medicines (prescription or non-prescription) must be kept in the nurse's office with a note from your parent or guardian.

Library and Media Center: The library and media center provides the resources and environment to help you in your transition to high school. Students are encouraged to develop a positive approach to learning through varying methods of inquiry, self-directed study and the gathering and application of information. Library skills are an important part of the middle school curriculum.

English

Geography

Mathematics

Science

Band and Chorus

Healthy Self

Physical Education

Technology

Reading

Intro. A French or Spanish

Computer Applications

English

Social Studies

Math / Algebra

Science

Band and Chorus

Art

Family & Consumer Sciences

World Language (French or Spanish)

Music

Technology

Physical Education

Reading