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Reading your Nitschmann Middle School Tentative Schedule

Nitschmann Middle School runs on a 6-day cycle schedule. Next to each course, you will see how frequently it meets (some are 1/2/3/4/5/6, some are 1/3/5, some are 2/4/6). 

At the top of your child’s tentative schedule, you will find a “House/Team” assignment. Your child will have all core classes with the same group of students on their grade level team, just in different groups for each class. 

6th Grade Team Lehigh (Team Leader Mrs. Oliver joliver@basdschools.org)
6th Grade Team Lafayette (Team Leader Mrs. Hackman dhackman@basdschools.org)
6th Grade Team Moravian (Team Leader Ms. Roufakis eroufakis@basdschools.org)
7th Grade Team Kutztown (Team Leader Mr. Hess jhess@basdschools.org)
7th Grade Team Penn State (Team Leader Mrs. Miller lmiller@basdschools.org)
8th Grade Team NCC (Team Leader Mrs.Hood thood@basdschools.org)
8th Grade Team East Stroudsburg (Team Leader Mr. Amen kamen@basdschools.org)

All students are scheduled for Citizenship (homeroom where your child reports each morning when arriving at school for attendance) and LEAD (our Leader in Me program instruction, which meets 2x per cycle). 

Core Courses 

All students are scheduled for the following academic core courses, which meet daily: 

English (Reading & ELA combined over two periods)
Social Studies
Science
Math 

All students are scheduled for either Math (MA6002/MA7002/MA8002), Advanced Math (MA6001/MA7001/MA8001) or  Algebra 1 (MA8010). This course is a tentative placement. No changes will be made by the administration until approximately 30 days into the school year to allow teachers to get to know their students, collect data, and confirm the summer placement for all 6th grade & new students. 7th & 8th should be continuing on their current math course program, which was established in 6th grade. 

Encore Courses 

All students are scheduled for six, thirty-day rotations of the following encore courses:

Art (6, 7, or 8)
Family/Consumer Science (6, 7, or 8)
Engineering Fabrication & Design (6, 7, or 8)
Integrated Art or Integrated Music (6, 7, or 8)
Music (6, 7, or 8)
Technology (6, 7, or 8) Students with a GIEP will be scheduled for an every-other-day Seminar class. 

All students are scheduled for Health/Physical Education every other day (either 1/3/5 or 2/4/6)

Most 6th grade students are scheduled for Exploratory World Language courses, which include a 60-day rotation of Spanish, French, and German. Most 7th grade students are scheduled for one world language, Spanish, French, or German. This course selection is based on student prioritized ranking of their choice in language from May. Most 8th grade students are scheduled for one world language, Spanish, French, or German. This is a continuation of their world language course. 

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Students with an IEP may be scheduled for an every-other-day Academic Support class.