8th grade registration night powerpoint

Maryville Junior High School

Tonight’s Agenda

• Welcome and General School Information – Lisa McGinley• Registration Process and Timeline – Kim Taylor• Athletics – Jay Malone and Alan Fair• How to Register Online – Andy Lombardo

• This PowerPoint and all supporting documents for registration can be found on the registration link at www.mjhsrebels.org

General Information (See Handout)Lisa McGinley, Principal

Purpose Statement

“Building a bridge to success for every student through unified efforts”

Code of Conduct

Rebel Rules• Be Responsible for You• Be Everything You Can Be• Be Balanced• Be Encouraging to Others• Be Lieve in Yourself• Be Safe

5-Period Day

• Building Opens 7:30• Breakfast 7:30-8:10• 1st Period 8:20-9:34• 2nd Period 9:39-10:53• 3rd Period 10:58-12:42• A Lunch 10:58-11:28• B Lunch 11:35-12:05• C Lunch 12:12-12:42

• 4th Period 12:47-2:01• 5th Period 2:06-3:20• Dismissal 3:20

Sample 8th Grade Schedule

• 1st Period (English)• 2nd Period (Math)• 3rd Period (Wellness/Social Studies)• 3rd Period Lunch (30 minutes)• 4th Period (Science)• 5th Period (Elective/Elective) or (Elective/Academic

Success) or (Academic Success/Academic Success)

Grading Practicesp. 1 of Handout

Academic Study Time

• There is no perfect formula for determining the proper amount of academic study for each student. It is not unreasonable to expect a student to routinely have academic study each night and some weekends.

• When completing projects, papers, and/or preparing for examinations, the amount of academic study should increase.

Academic Study Time

• The time required for completion of academic study will vary with student ability, class schedule, and proper budgeting of time.

• Students can expect to do homework and/or study each night of the five day school week and on some weekends. This will vary according to the student’s diligence and the rigor of the student’s schedule.

• Students enrolled in honors classes may experience an increase in academic study.

School-wide Study Opportunities

• Before school tutoring 7:30-8:10• Working lunch (students volunteer or are

assigned by teacher)• Cafeteria Cyber Café (before school and during

lunch)• After school tutoring 3:20-4:30• Individual Teacher Tutorial Sessions by Appt.

8th Grade Assessments

•Quarterly benchmarking assessments (progress)• TCAP Achievement (TNReady)• Scholastic Reading and Math

Inventories (2 times per year)

Academic Success Suite

• 74 –minutes every other day or everyday• Required for students performing below grade level in

reading and/or math• Reading Intervention• Math Intervention• Study/Organization Skills• Flexible Scheduling• Response to Intervention and Standardized Progress

Monitoring

• Replaces 1 or 2 Electives

Special Services

• Comprehensive Development Class (CDC)• Organized Behavior Support Class• Full Inclusion with Support• ESL Courses• Tutoring• School Nurse• School Counselors• Olweus Class Meetings (Wellness)• Academic Success Class• Maryville Academy• Twilight Schools• MCS Family Resource Center

Academic Honor Distinctions

• Principal’s List • Honors Principal’s List• Highest Honors

Principal’s List• MJHS Honor Society• Awards Assemblies

Academic Competitions

• Math Competition Teams• Science Fair • Patriots Pen Essay Contest• Spelling Bee• NCTE Writing and Poetry Contests • Health and Safety Poster Contests• Robotics (STEM) Competitions• Coding Competitions• Construction Competitions

Clubs

• Anime Club• Art Club• Bass Club• Equestrian Club• Climbing Team• Math Competition Team• CodeTN Team• Rowing Club• Swim Club

• Science Competition Team

• Student Council• Fellowship of Christian

Athletes• Robotics Club• Archery Club• Frisbee Club• Model United Nations

Parent Volunteer Opportunities

• Classroom• Career Fair• Appreciation• Library• Book Fair• Art• STEM/Engineering• Open House• Field Days/Field Trips• Science Fair• Fundraising

• East TN Band Tryouts• School Dances• Spur of the Moment• Box Tops for Education• Music Boosters (Encore)• Technology• Drama• Cafeteria • Guest Speaker• New Family Welcome Wagon

Timeline (On Website)

• Registration Information Mailed Home Jan. 22nd.

• Window for Online Student Registration Feb. 1st – Feb. 8th

• Student Registration Verifications Mailed Home Feb. 26th

• Window for Online Elective Changes March 3rd –March 9th

• Window for Placement Review March 23rd – April 10th

• Development of Master Schedule April -May

• Schedules Mailed Home Prior to 1st Day of School

Initial Placement Criteria

• ACT Projections (State Percentile)• Current Academic Performance• Teacher Recommendation

Initial Placement Criteria

8th Grade Courses

• Please refer to the back of p. 2 of your handout for required and elective courses.

What if my schedule is wrong?

• The master schedule is made on the basis of student course recommendations and elective requests received during registration.

• Normally, scheduling all of your student’s course requests is possible. Should unavoidable conflicts arise, students will be placed in an alternative request.

• If you have questions regarding the level of a required course, please direct those questions to your student’s current teacher.

• All students wishing to take a foreign language must currently be enrolled in 71 LA and recommended by their LA teacher.

Changing Schedules Once School Starts

• Schedules will be adjusted within the first ten (10) days of the fall semester for students who are misplaced in a course. A schedule change request form will be available in the school counseling/main office and online.

• Elective courses will be adjusted within the first ten (10) days of the fall semester. A schedule change request form will be available in the school counseling/main office and online.

• Changes in level can only take place prior to the end of the first quarter (1st 9 weeks) of the term through a collaborative process to include the student, parent, and teacher.

How to Register for Classes Online

• This PowerPoint and all supporting documents for registration can be found on the registration link at www.mjhsrebels.org

Stay Connected

• MJHS Daily Announcements• Set-up Power School Account (Grades Online)• Set-up Blackboard Account (Course and Class

Information)• Keep contact number and e-mail address current with the

school office to receive School Messenger calls and e-mails from MJHS and MCS

• MJHS Website• Follow us on Facebook and Twitter

Registration Help Available

To receive assistance in the registration process, we will be available to help after this presentation in the library.