Mt. Pleasant Middle School
Encyclopedia
Mt. Pleasant Middle School is a public middle school
in Livingston
, in Essex County
, New Jersey
, as part of the Livingston Public Schools
. It serves students in sixth grade and it is the only public school in Livingston for sixth grade students. All of the 6 elementary schools of livingston join together. Mt. Pleasant Middle School is sometime dubbed as an "all sixth grade school". After graduation, the students continue to Heritage Middle School
for seventh grade and eight grade, then transfer to livingston high school for their four remaining years.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the school had an enrollment of 470 and 41 classroom teachers (on a FTE
basis), for a student-teacher ratio
of 11.5.
, mathematics
, science
, social studies
, and the cycle courses. The cycle courses include art
, family and consumer science
, integrated business applications
, technology education
, Spanish or French, and general music. The last period is called advisory and support period to provide students with opportunities to participate in advisory activities, elective music courses (band
, orchestra
and chorus
), and school-wide enrichment activities. The school-wide enrichment is part of the gifted and talented program
which includes offerings on Academically Speaking – county competition on knowledge of almost all subjects, Knowledge Master Open
, National Talent Network's Cognetics program – program to challenge students to solve problems and present their solutions, New Jersey State Bar Foundation's Law Fair program, and debate
.
Additionally, the school offers after-school co-curricular program
that includes intramural sports
, student council
, and dramatic productions
.
Hall of Fame for the United States champion
of March 2007 6th grade KMO.
The school also participates in other competitions at county
, state and national levels. Furthermore, students formed teams to compete in extracurricular competitions. Recent accomplishments include:
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
in Livingston
Livingston, New Jersey
Livingston is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 29,366.Livingston was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 5, 1813, from portions of Caldwell Township and Springfield...
, in Essex County
Essex County, New Jersey
Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the United States 2010 Census, the population was 783,969, ranking it third in the state after Bergen County and Middlesex County; Essex County's population has declined from 786,147 as of the bureau's...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, as part of the Livingston Public Schools
Livingston Public Schools
The Livingston Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Livingston, in Essex County, New Jersey...
. It serves students in sixth grade and it is the only public school in Livingston for sixth grade students. All of the 6 elementary schools of livingston join together. Mt. Pleasant Middle School is sometime dubbed as an "all sixth grade school". After graduation, the students continue to Heritage Middle School
Heritage Middle School
Heritage Middle School is a public middle school in Livingston, in Essex County, New Jersey, as part of the Livingston Public Schools. It is the only public school in Livingston that serves students in seventh through eighth grade, receiving sixth grade graduates from Mt. Pleasant Middle School....
for seventh grade and eight grade, then transfer to livingston high school for their four remaining years.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the school had an enrollment of 470 and 41 classroom teachers (on a FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student-teacher ratio
Student-teacher ratio
Student-teacher ratio refers to the number of teachers in a school or university with respect to the number of students who attend the institution. For example, a student-teacher ratio of 10:1 indicates that there are 10 students for every one teacher...
of 11.5.
Curriculum
Students in Mt. Pleasant Middle School are divided into teams. Teams consist of courses in integrated reading and language artsLanguage arts
Traditionally, the primary divisions in the language arts are Literature and Language, where language in this case refers to both linguistics, and specific languages....
, mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
, social studies
Social studies
Social studies is the "integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence," as defined by the American National Council for the Social Studies...
, and the cycle courses. The cycle courses include art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
, family and consumer science
Family and consumer science
Family and consumer sciences is an academic discipline that combines aspects of social and natural science. Family and consumer sciences deals with the relationship between individuals, families, and communities, and the environment in which they live...
, integrated business applications
Business software
This article is about software made for business, if you were looking for the business of selling software, see Software business.Business software is generally any software program that helps a business increase productivity or measure their productivity...
, technology education
Technology education
Technology education is a study of technology, in which students "learn about the processes and knowledge related to technology". As a study, it covers the human ability to shape and change the physical world to meet needs, by manipulating materials and tools with techniques.-External links:...
, Spanish or French, and general music. The last period is called advisory and support period to provide students with opportunities to participate in advisory activities, elective music courses (band
School band
A school band is a group of student musicians who rehearse and perform instrumental music together. A concert band is usually under the direction of one or more conductors...
, orchestra
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
and chorus
Choir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
), and school-wide enrichment activities. The school-wide enrichment is part of the gifted and talented program
Gifted education
Gifted education is a broad term for special practices, procedures and theories used in the education of children who have been identified as gifted or talented...
which includes offerings on Academically Speaking – county competition on knowledge of almost all subjects, Knowledge Master Open
Knowledge Master Open
The Knowledge Master Open is a computer-based semiannual worldwide academic competition in which teams of students from many schools earn points by answering multiple-choice questions quickly and accurately...
, National Talent Network's Cognetics program – program to challenge students to solve problems and present their solutions, New Jersey State Bar Foundation's Law Fair program, and debate
Debate
Debate or debating is a method of interactive and representational argument. Debate is a broader form of argument than logical argument, which only examines consistency from axiom, and factual argument, which only examines what is or isn't the case or rhetoric which is a technique of persuasion...
.
Additionally, the school offers after-school co-curricular program
Extracurricular activity
Extracurricular activities are activities performed by students that fall outside the realm of the normal curriculum of school or university education...
that includes intramural sports
Intramural sports
Intramural sports or intramurals are recreational sports organized within a set geographic area. The term derives from the Latin words intra muros meaning "within walls", and was used to indicate sports matches and contests that took place among teams from "within the walls" of an ancient city...
, student council
Student council
Student council is a curricular or extra-curricular activity for students within elementary and secondary schools around the world. Present in most public and private K-12 school systems across the United States, Canada and Australia these bodies are alternatively entitled student council, student...
, and dramatic productions
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
.
Awards and recognition
Mt. Pleasant Middle School was listed in Knowledge Master OpenKnowledge Master Open
The Knowledge Master Open is a computer-based semiannual worldwide academic competition in which teams of students from many schools earn points by answering multiple-choice questions quickly and accurately...
Hall of Fame for the United States champion
Champion
A champion is the victor in a challenge, contest or competition.There can be a territorial pyramid of championships, e.g. local, regional / provincial, state, national, continental and world championships, and even further divisions at one or more of these levels, as in soccer. Their champions...
of March 2007 6th grade KMO.
The school also participates in other competitions at county
County (United States)
In the United States, a county is a geographic subdivision of a state , usually assigned some governmental authority. The term "county" is used in 48 of the 50 states; Louisiana is divided into parishes and Alaska into boroughs. Parishes and boroughs are called "county-equivalents" by the U.S...
, state and national levels. Furthermore, students formed teams to compete in extracurricular competitions. Recent accomplishments include:
- Ranked #2 out of 204 schools in 6th grade New Jersey Mathematics League contest
- Ranked #2 in Northern New Jersey region in 2009 New Jersey Science OlympiadOlympiadAn Olympiad is a period of four years, associated with the Olympic Games of Classical Greece. In the Hellenistic period, beginning with Ephorus, Olympiads were used as calendar epoch....
- Four Mount Pleasant Middle School teams earned Silver Toward Satori, the highest level in the National Talent Network’s Cognetics Program for problem solving organized by Educational Resource Information and Resource Center (ERIC).
- First place winner in Essex County Environmental Center poster contest
- Honorable Mention in grade 6 category of 2009 New Jersey State Bar Foundation's Law Fair
- In 2007, Landroids – a team of six Mt. Pleasant Middle School students and one student from Morris PlainsMorris Plains, New JerseyMorris Plains, billing itself "the Community of Caring," is a Borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 5,236....
– won Champion’s Award in 2007 New Jersey State Tournament for FIRST LEGO LeagueFIRST Lego LeagueThe FIRST® LEGO® League is an international competition organized by FIRST for elementary and middle school students ....
, a roboticsRoboticsRobotics is the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, structural disposition, manufacture and application of robots...
competition. The team also won 3rd Place Robot Performance Award in FIRST LEGO League World Festival in April 2008.