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Alvin ISD 6th Grade Course Registration

2015-2016

Transportation

Contact

Cynthia Lozano clozano@alvinisd.net If you currently receive transportation it should roll over for next school year. A bus driver will call before school begins to give you bus information If you believe you will need transportation for next year- two weeks before school starts- contact our front office

Required Sixth Grade Classes

• Language Arts 6
• Math 6
• Science 6
• Social Studies 6
• P. E. Wellness 6
• Avid or Advisory

Pre-Advanced Placement Classes

• Pre-AP classes prepare students for high school

Advanced Placement Classes and Dual Language Classes

• They are taught at a higher level and faster

pace

• They require more individual study time. This

includes more reading and preparation at home

• They accept few late homework/daily

assignments in the first nine weeks and NO late major work or projects

• Require a signed Pre-AP contract in August of

2015 (page 21 of course guide)

Pre-Advanced Placement Classes

• Students should choose to take Pre-AP classes in their strongest subjects
• Eligible students need to carefully consider the time that is needed for activities after school

and for their other courses.

• Students are able to choose Pre-AP in:
• Language Arts
• Math
• Science
• Social Studies

6Th Grade Elective Choice

Advisory Art/Theater Arts 6 AVID 6 Band Choir Orchestra

Advisory

• Helps students transition from Elementary to Junior High School
• Develops organizational skills through the use of planners and binders
• Character development through Second Step Curriculum (www.secondstep.org).
• Self-awareness
• Non-bullying
• Cyber-bullying
• Interactive videos
• Tutoring pull-outs

State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR)

Those students who do NOT pass the STAAR Math, Reading, or Writing tests may be placed into a district intervention class that is designed to fill in the gaps that they may have developed. The intervention class will take the place of an elective

Course Selection Card

• Fill in the information at the top of the card
• Choose regular or Pre-Ap classes by making

an X or a Check Mark on the left hand side

• All Pre-Ap classes require a teacher to initial

them

• Number the electives from 1-3 at the bottom
• f the page
• Student Signature
• Parent Signature

But, what if I change my mind about my classes?

• Give serious consideration to what classes

you want to take

• Do NOT take a class because your friend tells

you too

• Schedules will be changed to Correct

scheduling errors or Equalize class sizes Student’s requests for preferred lunch, teacher, or class period will not be honored.

Course Selection Card

• Each elementary school will give students a

deadline

• It is usually about 1-2 weeks after the

presentations

• Feb. 11th Marek and Wilder Elementary
• Feb. 13th York Elementary
• Students who do NOT return their card by

their campus’s deadline will have their classes chosen for them.

• There will be limited options to change them

when school starts

Sample Schedule

Term/Day /Period

Course Section Room Teacher

S1/T/1 Math pre-ap 6 1 B 105 Blount, Erika S1/T/2

• P. E. Wellness 6

1 Gym Goodwell, Kevin S1/T/3 Band-Flute 1 B 127 Mooney, Josh S1/T/4 Language Arts 6 4 A 120 Simmons, Dawn S1/T/5 Science pre-ap 6 5 B 110 Isidori, Connie S1/T/6 Social Studies 6 5 B 113 Jackson, Jerre’ S1/T/7 Advisory 06 7 B 108 Morris, Elise

• Student information is located at the top of

the schedule

• Student’s lunch pin is printed on the schedule
• There are two semesters of classes
• In 6th grade the only semester classes are

Art/Theater Art 6

• Each class is approximately 52 minutes except

4th period

• 4th period has lunch (30 min) and a school

wide advisory (20 min)

Sample Schedule

Events

LONGHORN CAMP Date has not yet been determined Look for a flyer that will be mailed home in August Scavenger Hunt Meet other 6th Graders SCHEDULE PICK- UP Date has not yet been determined It is usually 3-5 days before school begins Pick Up your schedule

NOLAN RYAN JUNIOR HIGH COUNSELORS

DENISE DEAN 6TH Grade 7TH A-L ddean@alvinisd.net 281-245-3210 DANIELLE HENRY 7th M-Z 8th Grade dhenry@alvinisd.net 281-245-3210

MAGNET ACADEMIC PROGRAM

LOCATED AT HJH, NRJH

Magnet Academic Program (MAP)

Regular Pre-AP MAP 6th grade material at a 6th grader pace 6th grade material at a faster pace 6th, 7th, and 8th grade material at a faster pace

• Accelerated Curriculum
• Consists of two segments: math/science and humanities (language arts/social studies).
• Each segment has their own qualifying standards.
• Students can qualify for one segment or both segments.
• Qualification takes place entering into 6th grade.
• Program is for the three years of junior high.
• MAP is housed at Harby Junior High and Nolan Ryan Junior High.

MAP Math & Science Qualifications

MAP Math

Math 6 MAP Students cover 6th, 7th, & 8th grade TEKS. Students take the 8th grade STAAR math test. Algebra 1 Pre-AP Students receive high school credit and GPA points for this class. Students take the Algebra EOC (End

• f Course) exam.

Geometry Pre-AP Students receive high school credit and GPA points for this class.

MAP Science

Science 6 MAP Students cover combination of 6th grade and 8th grade TEKS. Science 7 MAP Students cover combination

• f 7th grade and 8th grade

TEKS. Science MAP 8 Students focus on chemistry and physics in

• rder to build a better

foundation for advanced classes at the high school. Students take the 8th grade STAAR science test.

MAP Humanities Qualification

MAP Humanities

MAP Humanities is an interdisciplinary program designed to integrate the curriculum of sixth-grade language arts and sixth-grade social studies. This course will require students to:

• Analyze
• Synthesize
• Evaluate

Students will be required to use the higher level thinking skills of

Transfers & Transportation

• Students zoned for a non-MAP junior high who

qualify and accept program will be a “transfer” student to their MAP junior high.

• Transportation is provided for MAP transfer

students.

Advanced Academics Contacts

Campus: Name: E-mail Address: AJH & FJH Stacey Hughes shughes@alvinid.net HJH (MAP Campus) Michelle DeLeon mdeleon@alvinisd.net NRJH (MAP Campus) Britney Campbell Vincincia Wright bwhitehead@alvinisd.net vwright@alvinisd.net RPJH Vincincia Wright vwright@alvinisd.net

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Please make sure you visit all of the elective tables to ask questions Please ask questions!!!!!!