A Message from your Principal Welcome to Concord Middle School! Whether new to our community, or returning for a second or third year, I hope you find this to be a place where you feel supported and are encouraged to reach your potential. Middle school is a time to develop new friends, try out new ideas and activities, and solidify your study skills so you will be successful in high school and college. Toward that end, we strive to help you achieve and develop habits of mind necessary for leadership and lifelong learning through academic and social opportunities in the community. This handbook provides basic information that you may need throughout the year. Our website is an additional resource for students, parents, and guardians, providing details on curriculum, after school activities and other relevant information. I hope that you have a terrific year. I am looking forward to working with you! Justin Cameron Our Philosophy on Education Concord Middle School staff are committed to cultivating a climate that nurtures our core values and helps students develop habits of mind that are necessary for success. Core Values Community: compassion and loyalty towards the surrounding world High Achievement: confidence and willpower to learn from mistakes, appreciate success, and build potential Lifelong Learning: passion to discover and pursue new and fascinating interests Habits of Mind At Concord Middle School we place a high value on three types of thinking that we categorize as Habits of Mind: Critical, Creative, and Self-Regulated thinking. An emphasis on habits of mind in our curriculum and community activities promotes learning and use of higher-level thinking. These are skills that require explicit instruction, practice, and reflection. Lifelong learners use them on a daily basis to further develop the ability to apply complex thinking processes such as applying, analyzing, evaluating, and creating. Our goal is to help students expand the limits of their knowledge and abilities inherent in the CMS core values.
A Message from your Principal Welcome to Concord Middle School! Whether new to our community, or returning for a second or third year, I hope you find this to be a place where you feel supported and are encouraged to reach your potential. Middle school is a time to develop new friends, try out new ideas and activities, and solidify your study skills so you will be successful in high school and college. Toward that end, we strive to help you achieve and develop habits of mind necessary for leadership and lifelong learning through academic and social opportunities in the community. This handbook provides basic information that you may need throughout the year. Our website is an additional resource for students, parents, and guardians, providing details on curriculum, after school activities and other relevant information. I hope that you have a terrific year. I am looking forward to working with you! Justin Cameron Our Philosophy on Education Concord Middle School staff are committed to cultivating a climate that nurtures our core values and helps students develop habits of mind that are necessary for success. Core Values Community: compassion and loyalty towards the surrounding world High Achievement: confidence and willpower to learn from mistakes, appreciate success, and build potential Lifelong Learning: passion to discover and pursue new and fascinating interests Habits of Mind At Concord Middle School we place a high value on three types of thinking that we categorize as Habits of Mind: Critical, Creative, and Self-Regulated thinking. An emphasis on habits of mind in our curriculum and community activities promotes learning and use of higher-level thinking. These are skills that require explicit instruction, practice, and reflection. Lifelong learners use them on a daily basis to further develop the ability to apply complex thinking processes such as applying, analyzing, evaluating, and creating. Our goal is to help students expand the limits of their knowledge and abilities inherent in the CMS core values.
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