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Rising 7th Grade Course Selection and Registration

2018-2019

Upcoming Dates

March 15, 2018 Course Selection Forms due to Elementary Homeroom Teachers

April 5, 20186:00 p.m.

Parent Night at MBJH

May 10, 2018CES/CBS: 1:00-1:30

BWF/MBE: 1:30-2:006th Graders Visit MBJH

June 6, 2018 Deadline for course request changes ($25 fee after this date)

June 21st and July 12th

9:00-11:00

First time Family Toursat MBJH

June 28th and July 19th

9:00-11:00

Repeating Family Toursat MBJH

August 6, 2018 Spartan Dayat MBJH

7th

4 Core Courses

• Math

• English

• Science

• Social Studies

PE

2 electives*

ALL 7TH GRADERS TAKE

* Students taking Advanced Pre Alg 7 will only take 1 elective because the advanced math class is a two period class.

7th

• Science 7

Science

• Civics (sem. 1)

• Geography (sem. 2)

Social Studies

7th

• English 7or

• *Advanced English 7

Summer reading requirements for

both*Placement by recommendation

EnglishLanguage

Arts

Mathematics

• Pre-Algebra 7

• Advanced *Pre-Algebra 7 (2 periods)

• Advanced Pre-Algebra 7Math Team(2 periods)

•*Placement by recommendation

• All students will take either PE for Boys 7 or PE for Girls 7

Note: A zero period/early class may be requested. This allows for additional electives during the school day.

Physical Education7th

ELECTIVES7th

7th

7thVisualArts

PerformingArts

• Art Foundations(semester) • Band (year long)

• Beginning Band

• Concert Band

• Choir (year long or semester)

• Intro to Drama (semester)

7thOther Semester

Electives

• Project Lead The Way (PLTW)

• Automation & Robotics

• App Creators

• Design and Modeling

• Innovators and Makers

• Creative Writing

• Reading

• Intro to Speech and Debate

7th

Foreign Language Electives(year long)

• French Immersion

• Latin IA*

• Spanish IA*

Note: Foreign Language classes are considered academic electives and involve homework

and study time.

*Students will earn a high school credit for Latin IB or Spanish IB taken in 8th grade.

OPTIONSAdvanced

vs Regular

• The regular curriculum level is College Prep.

• The advanced level is intended to prepare students to take AP Courses while in high school.

• To receive an Advanced or Advanced with Honors Diploma, advanced courses are not required. (For example, you can take Biology instead of Advanced Biology.)

Course Placement

Recommendations are based on

student data and teacher experiences working with

the students over the course of the

school year.

Course Placement

English Parent Placement and Math Placement Meetings:

Contact Brook Gibbons gibbonsb@mtnbrook.k12.al.us

If your child was not recommended for Advanced Math or English for 7th grade and you would like to discuss parent placing them, please make an appointment with Brook Gibbons, Assistant Principal of Curriculum and Instruction.

Course Selection

Course Selection Guides go home with students

1. Complete Course Selection Online at:

http://www.mtnbrook.k12.al.usCLASS LINKUser Name:Password: MBSparents!

• Parents and students will have from March 1st to March 15th to enter all requests in Chalkable

2. Please complete course selection form• Use a pencil to complete form• Please complete form Listing alternate electives is

IMPORTANT• Sign form and include an email address and phone

number in the space at the bottom• Return to Homeroom teacher by March 15th

SAMPLE FORM

200001 English 7 210001ab PreAlg 7 230001aa Geography 230003aaCivics220001aa Science 7

SAMPLE FORM

App Creators Intro to Drama

French Immersion Design and Modeling

200001 English 7 210001ab PreAlg 7 230001aa Geography 230003aa Civics220001aa Science 7

What are “Alternate Electives”?

• Alternate Electives are “backup” elective choices in case the electives you circled are not available. They should be different than the electives you circle. If you don’t fill in alternative electives, we will have to choose these for you if your circled choices are not available. List them in order of preference.

App Creators Intro to Drama

Choir JH Design and Modeling

Year-Long vs. Semester

There are many different combinations to fill 2 elective spots

1. Spanish 1-A

2. Beginning Band

1. French Immersion

2. Design & Modeling (sem.) and Intro to Drama (sem.)

1. Automation and Robotics (sem.) and App Creators (sem.)

2. Creative Writing (sem.) and Choir (sem.)

7th

Example of choosing 2 year-long electives

Example of choosing 1 year-long electivesand 2 semester electives

Example of choosing 4 semester electives

Sample Course Selections(How to fill 7 class periods)

Without Advanced Math

1: Pre Alg 7

2: English 7

3. Science 7

4. Civics/Geography

5. PE

6: Spanish IA

7: App Creators (sem. 1)/ Art Foundations (sem. 2)

(2 periods for electives)

With Advanced Math

1: Adv Pre Alg 7

2:

3: English 7

4. Science 7

5. Civics/Geography

6. PE

7: Concert Band

(1 periods for electives)

7th

Sample Course Selections(continued)

With Advanced Math and “0 Period” PE

0: Co-ed PE (7:15-7:50)

1: Adv Pre Alg 7

2:

3: Adv English 7

4. Science 7

5. Civics (sem. 1)/Geography (sem. 2)

6. Choir (sem. 1)/Design and Modeling(sem. 2)

7: Latin I-A (year-long)

(2 periods for electives)

7th

4 Core Classes

1 PE Elective

2 Additional Electives- 2 year- 1 year / 2 semester - 4 semester

Parent Placement in English Contact Brook Gibbons

Parent Placement in Math Contact Brook Gibbons

RECAP

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Key Information

• Read your Course Selection Directions very carefully

• Course Descriptions are available

• KEY Dates March 15th: Turn in Course Selection Form to

Elementary School Homeroom teacher June 6th: Deadline for course request changes After June 6th: $25 fee to change schedule

Questions

Jana Lee, 7th grade counselor

leej@mtnbrook.k12.al.us