Middle School 2013-2014 - Student Orientation Response Form

Welcome to Gardens School of Technology Arts!

You will be entering Middle School with us in August. We look forward to having you as one of our 21st century innovators in training. Please answer the questions below after watching the Orientation Video.

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* 1. Please type your first and last name.

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* 2. What grade are you entering in the fall?

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* 3. What tehcnology classes will you get to take at Gardens SOTA?

Digital art

LEGO robotics

Stop-motion animation

Students at Gardens SOTA take all of these classes.

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* 4. What are some skills that students at Gardens SOTA learn?

How to communicate effectively

How to work with others to solve problems

How to apply learning to real life

Gardens SOTA students learn all of these skills.

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* 5. Do Gardens SOTA students use computers for homework?

No, not at all

Yes, sometimes

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* 6. Where should students write down their homework assignments?

On a piece of paper

On the white board

In their agenda

Nowhere. Gardens SOTA students don't have homework.

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* 7. How do students at Gardens SOTA treat each other?

Students treat each other with kindness.

Students treat each other with respect.

Students support and help each other whenever possible.

Gardens SOTA students do all of these things.

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* 8. The students in class together at Gardens SOTA are:

a musical group

a bunch of different cliques of friends

a group of individuals looking out only for themselves

a collaborative team

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* 9. What do you think it means to work together in class as a team?

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* 10. Who is responsible for a student's words and actions?

The teacher

Other students

The principal

Each student is responsible for his/her own words and actions.

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* 11. If a student needs extra help in a subject area, what happens?

The school can't do anything to help.

The school will provide extra tutoring for the student.

The student must commit to working hard to improve.

The school will provide extra tutoring, and the student must commit to working hard to improve.

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* 12. Are there any sports or activities after school at Gardens SOTA?

Yes, there are lots of choices for after school activities all year long.

No, we never have after school activities.

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* 13. What time does school start every day?

6:00 in the morning

10:00 in the morning

8:30 in the morning

12:30 in the afternoon

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* 14. What time should students arrive at school every day?

7:45 in the morning

12:30 in the afternoon

9:00 in the morning

It is best to arrive at 8:15, but definitely by 8:30.

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* 15. Why do you want to attend Gardens School of Technology Arts? Choose whatever answers apply to you.

I want to learn digital art, animation, Lego robotics, video game design and stuff like that.

I want to go to a smaller school.

I want to get away from kids who bully and mistreat other kids.

I want school to be fun and I think I would have fun at this school.

I want to learn to communicate and collaborate, and to be creative in my school work.

It's just school. I have to go and I might as well go here.

I don't really want to go here but my parent decided I should.

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* 16. Students at Gardens SOTA are held to very high standards of personal character, academic responsibility, and positive relationships with teachers and classmates. Are you committed to being a student that makes every effort to achieve these high standards?

Yes.

Yes. It sounds tough, but I'll do my best.

No, not really.

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* 17. If there is anything you want to tell us before you start at Gardens SOTA, please type it in the box below.

Thank you for completing your Response Form. Please click Done below. We'll see you August 19!