Math Teacher: Open, Up Power Schools & Smart Block

Science Teacher: BYOD & Bell Schedule, Supply List

Language Arts Teacher: EL Curriculum, PBIS & Locks

Social Studies Teacher: Behavior Cards, Grading,

Arrival/Dismissal

WELCOME TO AFMS

CLASS OF 2026

A Little About Me!

Grading Weights

▶Major Grades (Tests, projects, etc): 50%Minor Grades (Varies by department): 40%Homework/Skills: 10%

A is 90% - 100%B is 80% - 89%C is 70% - 79%D is 60% - 69% F is 59% and below

HONOR ROLL

A Honor Roll- All A’s

A/B Honor Roll- An average of 3.0 or

higher GPA

We have a celebration at the end of each quarter to honor this accomplishment

Grade Recovery

A way for students to be re-assessed on their learning in order to demonstrate mastery of the content

Grade recovery can be accomplished by:

Giving students the opportunity to retest/re-assess with a new test that covers the same content

AND/OR

Giving students the opportunity to complete test corrections

Late Work (not due to illness or extenuating circumstances)

Late work is defined as any work that was not turned in during the class period on the day it was due. Late work can be submitted up to two weeks after the assignment due date.

Assignments submitted late will receive an 11% deduction, leaving students with the maximum potential grade of 89%.

Any work not submitted within two weeks of the original due date will remain a zero with no further opportunity to regain credit.

Late Work (not due to illness or extenuating circumstances)

For absences of one to three days, the student will have one day for each day absent.

For absences exceeding three days, the student may have two days for each absence to make up work.

Please remember that educational absences MUST be approved BEFORE leaving.

There is no academic penalty for make-up work completed in the time frame stated in the grading policy (above).

Behavior Cards- Attached to agenda

Disruptive Behavior Plan/ Per quarter

1. Warning2. Parent Notification3. Silent Lunch, Parent

Notification4. Administrator and

Parent Notification5. Administrator Referral

Tardy Policyper quarter

Will be implemented 10 days after school starts…1. Warning2. Parent Notification3. Silent Lunch/Parent

Notification4. Admin. Referral

ARRIVAL

Doors open at 7:45 am

If students are eating breakfast, they will go right to the cafeteria.

Students will then proceed to their homerooms.

1st core bell rings at 8:15

DISMISSAL

3:00 pm

All 6th graders will return to their 4th core at the end of the day for dismissal.

Buses will be broadcast on the monitors.

After School Activities

*Details on the back of parent/student itinerary.

6th graders cannot play sports. They do have the option of being managers.

Clubs are available to 6th graders. Please visit the media center to see what clubs we have to offer. These will not start until the 3-4th week of school, so please encourage students to look for information being shared.

*We will have 2 after school activity buses.

FIELD TRIPWe will take a field trip as a 6th grade team on April 21st.

This year we will travel to the Outer Banks. The total price will be around $100. More information as well as payment options will come home the first month of school.

It is important to sign up to be a volunteer. You can do this today in the media center (yes, you need to do it every year).

Handbook•AFMS 2019-2020 Handbook covers AFMS school policies regarding a variety of topics including dress code, grading, use of electronic devices, behavior code of conduct and more. •Be sure to check it out on our website.