Rising 7th & 8th Grade Parent Night

Tuesday, March 24

WelcomeLisa Bailes, Principal

Registration CardsBrooke Barrows

Registration Dates● Wednesday, March 25 - Students receive registration cards ● Thursday, April 2nd - Complete and return to homeroom

teachers ● April 13-17 - Counselors and administrators will meet with

students individually to input course requests ● Early May - Parents receive placement recommendation● Early June - Parents receive single gender placement

information● May-June - SCMS counselors and administrators schedule

core courses

7th Grade Registration Card

8th Grade Registration Card

Single GenderPlacementBrooke Barrows

Single Gender Program● Based on demand

○ Not just an Honors program● Language Arts and Math● Teacher assignments may change● Lottery placement● Indicate interest on the registration card

Is Single Gender Right for My Child? ● Is my child often distracted by students of the opposite

gender?● Does my child get easily embarrassed by students of the

opposite gender? ● Does my child thrive when working with group members

of the same gender?● Is my child easily overshadowed by louder students?

● Is my child more comfortable in groups of the same

gender?

Language Arts & Math Placement

Phyllis Butcher

Honors Placement Dates

● Teachers will complete rubrics by April 3● Parents will be notified of recommendation

by May 1● May-June - SCMS counselors and

administrators schedule core courses● Please communicate with administrators and

counselors if you have questions

Is Honors Right for My Child? ● Is my child intrinsically motivated to do well in school?● Does my child show persistence even when presented with

difficult material?● Does my child complete homework and projects without

adult prompting?● Does my child have good time management skills? ● Does my child think “outside the box”?

Is Honors Right for My Child? ● Does my child take the initiative to make up work when

he/she is absent? ● Does my child apply constructive criticism? ● Does my child enjoy reading for pleasure (beyond what is

required in school)?● Is my child capable of handling a rigorous and self-directed

vocabulary program?● Can my child apply new math concepts with little direct

teacher instruction?

7th Grade Math● Math 7

○ Major topics include: Proportional Relationships, Writing and Solving Multi-step Equations and Geometry

● Honors ○ All of the Math 7 topics and over half of Math 8 topics. ○ Math 8 topics include: Introduction to Functions,

Graphing Equations, Operations with Exponents

8th Grade Math● Math 8

○ Equations and Functions○ Math 8 EOG in late May / early June

● Math I - Yearlong○ High school credit and grading (70/30)○ Completes the study of Linear Functions & Relationships○ Math I EOC and Math 8 EOG

● Math I/II - One per semester○ High school credit and grading (70/30)○ Math II completes the study of Geometric Concepts and

Trigonometric Relationships (explored and applied)○ Math I EOC, Math II EOC and Math 8 EOG

7th & 8th Grade Language Arts● Language Arts 7 & 8

○ Rigorous Vocabulary Program (Word Within the Word) ○ 3 Classroom Novel Studies ○ Technology rich lessons○ Collaborative tasks and projects

● Honors 7 & 8 (In addition to the above mentioned)○ SAT Prep Vocabulary○ Independent Novel Study○ Advanced Level Reading ○ Debates

Language Arts Rubric

Math Rubric

Middle to High School Course Sequencing

Amanda Jones

High School Language Arts

● One LA per year; cannot double-up● Additional LA courses available (creative

writing, AP literature, etc.) ● 24 credits required for graduation

○ With 8 per year, your student will take 32. ○ There are 8 open credits

8th Grade 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade

LA 8 Foundations 1LA 1

Foundations 2LA 2

Foundations 3LA 3

LA 4

LA 8 Foundations 1LA 1

Honors LA 2 Honors LA 3 Honors LA 4

Honors LA 8

Honors LA 1 Honors LA 2 Honors LA 3 Honors LA 4

High School Math

● One level of Math allowed Freshman & Sophomore Year (can double-up Jr & Sr years)

● Colleges look for at least one math each year

● College-level math courses benefit college acceptance into Math-based programs

8th Grade 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade

Math 8 - EOG Foundations 1Math 1 - EOC

Foundations 2Math 2 - EOC

Foundations 3Math 3 - EOC

Adv. Functions & Modeling ORPre-Calculus

Math 8 Foundations 1Math 1

Honors Math 2 Honors Math 3Pre-Calculus

AP CalculusAP Statistics

Math 1 Honors Math 2 Honors Math 3 Pre-CalculusAP Calculus

AP Statistics

Math 1 Math 2

Honors Math 3 Pre-Calculus AP Calculus AP Statistics

Educator & Parent Partnerships

SCMS Staff wants your child to succeed -

Academically, Developmentally, Socially, Personally, and

Emotionally

Questions?