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Kelly Middle School
Grades:
6-8
Enrollment:
484
Feeder Elementaries:
Howard
River Road/El Camino Del Rio
High School Region: North Eugene
Mission Statement:
We are committed to providing all students with the social and academic skills required to reason, communicate, contribute, and live cooperatively with respect and dignity in a diverse world.Program Description:
We are committed to fostering life-long learners who are prepared academically and socially for the transition to high school following the completion of three years of study at Kelly Middle School. Rigorous academic explorations tempered with socially responsible instructional practices will help students become contributors in our democratic society. Our teachers and administrators strive to educate the whole student by extending instruction from the core subject areas into required P.E., music, technology, and second language learning environments.
School Highlights:
- Small learning communities allow students and teachers to get to know each other well; to build on students' strengths and to encourage the development of new skills and abilities
- All students receive daily instruction in the core areas of science, math, language arts and social studies along with 3 other selections including Spanish, Japanese, art, technology, band and P.E.
- Our daily schedule allows teams of teachers to plan and deliver integrated, thematic units of study in the core areas; project-based learning and Middle Years IB inform our instruction
- Special programs available to all students, including: after school enrichment; homework club; multi-cultural club; Student Council, Peer Tutors, Kelly Greeters, and Peer Mediators, Adult Mentor program
- Opportunities for students to gain knowledge and understanding of the world by participating in a range of community service activities including Kelly Community Unity Day and Kelly Community Evening Celebrations
School Improvement Goals:
- We are committed to an active, engaged learning community
- We develop and maintain structures and strategies for effective, focused and direct communication
- We are committed to professional development and continually assessing and addressing the needs of our students, parents and guardians, staff and community members
- We will provide an effective, dynamic schedule with programs that promote the academic, physical and social development of every student
- We strive to increase collaboration with students, parents and guardians, and staff
Other Information:
With a strong emphasis on technology, all LA/SS block classes have a laptop computer for each student. Similarly, each math/science block class boasts a SMART Board (interactive white board). With new computer hardware in place, our efforts move toward instructional technology; the integration of technology into teaching and learning. Instructional technology is the accessing, synthesizing and presenting of student learning using the appropriate technological tool.
School Colors:
Kelly green and white
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