Staff
Families
Students
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Welcome to Loiederman MS!
February, 2011
Agenda
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Introductions
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Snapshot
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After School
Opportunities
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Transportation
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Courses and
Registration
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Questions
Uniqueness
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Supports
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Changes from
Elementary School
5th grade
students
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Introductions- Administrators
Ms. Alison Serino
Principal
Mr. Norman Edwards
Assistant Principal
Ms. Irina LaGrange
Assistant Principal
Ms. Kisha Logan
Magnet Coordinator
5th grade
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Teacher and Counselor leaders
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Arts- Ian Stuart
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CounselingStephanie Powell
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English and ESOLMegan McLaughlin
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Physical Education/Health
Education and 8th grade
team- Cara Grant
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Reading and 6th grade
team- Ilana Simhon
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Science- Jonathan Kieffer
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Foreign Language and 7th
grade team- Megan Sands
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Social StudiesAlana Murray
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MathShawn Thomas-Royster
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Special EducationKelly Szymczak
VIPs
Ms. LaGrange,
Assistant Principal
Ms. Zapata,
Counselor
Ms. Simhon,
Team Leader
Snapshot
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Loiederman Middle School is a wholeschool magnet for students interested
in creative and performing arts.
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Loiederman MS staff will:
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Connect the arts and core academics in
meaningful ways
Inspire and guide emerging artists
Stretch and challenge skilled artists
5th grade
students
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Uniqueness- Acceleration
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Investigations in
Science (GT)
Advanced World
Studies (GT)
Advanced English
(GT)
GT Reading (in 6th
grade only)
Students
may earn up
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to 8 high school credits
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Spanish 1, 2 (3?)
French 1 & 2
Accelerated English
8 for HS credit
Artful Thinking
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From Harvard University’s Project Zero
Uses the power of art to strengthen thinking
and learning
Presents short, easy to implement thinking
activities
Provides for versatility—designed to be used
with art and content
Deepens thinking and interactions with ideas
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Artful Thinking Palette
Questioning and
Investigating
Reasoning
Exploring
Viewpoints
Finding
Complexity
Observing and
Describing
Comparing and
Connecting
Uniqueness- Arts Curriculum
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Full-year arts
courses
Eighth grade arts
courses are high
school credit
bearing
Opportunity to
take 1-3 arts
classes each year
Arts integration and
acceleration
 Perspectives in the
Fine Arts in 6th Grade
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Uniqueness- Arts Curriculum
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Perspectives in the Fine Arts is unique to
Loiederman.
Students approach the study of fine arts
(visual art, music, theatre and dance)
through a blend of hands-on experiences as
well as fine arts appreciation, criticism, and
history.
Students will be challenged to
understand what it means to be an
artist and the impact the arts have had
on culture and society.
5th grade
students
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Uniqueness- Partnerships
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Artist-in-residence program
with the Round House
Theatre
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Guest conductors from the
National Philharmonic
Orchestra
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Cultural arts assemblies
provided by Strathmore
Music and Arts Center
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Montgomery County Arts
and Humanities Council
Artist-in-residence
programs
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Shakespeare workshops
provided by Round House
Theatre
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Pyramid Atlantic Art
Center artist-in-residence
program
Mentoring by Baltimore
Symphony Orchestra
musicians
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Masters classes with City
Dance
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Uniqueness- Facility &
Equipment
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Dance Studio
Technology modernization
in summer 2010- digital
music mac lab, digital art
mac lab and two Dell labs
Promethean and
interactive technology in
30 classrooms
LCDs and document
cameras in remaining
classrooms
Enhanced lighting and
sound system
State-of-the-art TV studio
Recent Accolades
Chamber Choir Received a SUPERIOR
RATING at the MD State Choral
Adjudication, 2010
Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports
GOLD AWARD winner in MD, 2010
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Supports
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Counselors
Special educators
ESOL teachers
Academic support teachers
Linkages to Learning staff
Coaches and activity
sponsors
Administrators, team leaders,
and resource teachers
Weekly 25-minute, schoolwide focus sessions on math
and reading skills
Monthly character-building
lessons
Student to student (S2S)
tutoring in math
Supports
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ASK- Academic Support for Kids
Meets 3 times per week for 25 minutes
Students make appointments with their
teachers for re-teaching and reassessment
opportunities
Students not in ASK appointments read
silently in their classrooms
Changes from
Elementary School
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7 or 8 classes and teachers
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Outdoor education
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Increased choices at lunch
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LOCKERS! (hall and PE)
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PE and arts classes every
other day
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Increased after school
opportunities
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Edline to track grades
Bell Schedule
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7 or 8 classes and teachers
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First period anchors the day
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4 other 65 minute classes each
day
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Classes rotate
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Students see their teachers 3 to 4
times per week
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Bell Schedule
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1st- Reading
1st- Reading
1st- Reading
1st- Reading
1st- Reading
2ndScience
6thChorus
3rdMath
7thEnglish
4th- Physical
Education
3rdMath
7thEnglish
4th- Physical
Education
8thSocial Studies
5thPerspectives
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
4th- Physical
Education
8thSocial Studies
5thPerspectives
2ndScience
6thChorus
ASK
ASK
ASK
ASK
ASK
5thPerspectives
2ndScience
6thChorus
3rdMath
7thEnglish
After School
Opportunities Include…
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TRAXS
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Arts Honor Society
Arts Magazine
Art Meets Science
Asian American Lead
(mentoring)
Black Saga (history)
Cheerleading
Dance Companies
Drama Club
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Final Frontiers (science
competition)
Geography Club
LUNA (Latina mentoring)
Newspaper
Show Choir
SISTERS
Student Government
Yearbook
*Interscholastic softball, cross-country,
basketball and soccer for 7th and 8th graders
only within MCPS
Transportation
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In-consortium students
who live 1.5 or more
miles away from LMS
will receive
neighborhood bus stop
service.
If there is space on
an in-consortium
bus, out of
consortium students
may ride. 
Transportation
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Transportation is not provided for out-ofconsortium students. 
The Board of Education determines
transportation offerings
Many parents use carpools or shared vans
Should you wish to share information for
potential carpooling please complete the
information form
Courses
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6th GRADE
REQUIRED COURSES
English or ESOL
Math
Social Studies
Science
Reading
Physical Education/Health
Education
Perspectives
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6th GRADE
ELECTIVE COURSES
♫ Band (woodwinds, brass)
♫ Orchestra (strings)
♫ Percussion Ensemble
♫ Chorus
Exploring Visual Art
Dance- Beginning,
Intermediate* or
Advanced*
Theatre
*Intermediate or Advanced
Dance requires audition
Courses- Dance
All 5th graders who register for dance
will be enrolled in beginning dance. If
you wish to be considered for
intermediate dance or advanced
dance, auditions will be held in June.
Courses
[email protected]
Contact Us
A. Mario Loiederman Middle School
for the Creative and Performing Arts
Irina LaGrange, Asst Principal
Kisha Logan, Magnet Coordinator
Evelyn Zapata, Counselor
Main office phone: 301-929-2282
Fax: 301-962-5993
Counseling office phone: 301-929-6909
Registration cards are due to your elementary counselor
before Wednesday, February 23rd. (Your local
elementary school may have an earlier date.)
Upgrades
Include consortia office info
Include start and stop time of school day
Change the card for space about
GT/advanced option
Match course recommendation labels with
course names on cards
Main office phone: 301-929-2282
Fax: 301-962-5993
Counseling office phone: 301-929-6909
Registration cards are due to your elementary counselor