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Getting Ready for 7 th Grade! AT HIGHLAND WE STRIVE TO BE: HONEST PROBLEM SOLVERS SELF AWARE GROWTH MINDED COMMUNICATORS CARING RESILIENT BSD405.org You need search for 2020-2021 Course Catalog and download it to your computer This is


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Getting Ready for 7th Grade!

AT HIGHLAND WE STRIVE TO BE: HONEST PROBLEM SOLVERS SELF AWARE GROWTH MINDED COMMUNICATORS CARING RESILIENT

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BSD405.org

 You need search for 2020-2021 Course Catalog and

download it to your computer This is where you can find descriptions of the elective classes. We did not offer all of them this year so you may not know about all

  • f them.
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Here is your packet!!!

 Forms are due in 1 ½ weeks:  Tuesday, March 17th (St. Patrick’s Day!)  collected through Science Class

Ms. Barbagallo, Mr. Kniestedt, Ms. Spurgeon

WRITE: DUE TUESDAY, March 17th on envelope!

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Getting started with your packet…

 Yellow: Course Selection Form

OR

 Hot Pink: DL Course Selection Form

 Write due Tues, March 17th on top!! Set this one aside.

 Grey: T-DAP health form

 Write: Due Tues March 17th, then set it aside.

 Light Pink: Highland Middle School 2020-2021 Electives

 Write: To Read, then set aside.

 White: Quick Tip –StudentVUE Online Course Requests

 Write: To Read, then set aside.

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Required Classes

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Required Classes

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Potential Career Interest

 As 7th grade students, we encourage you to

continue to think about potential career or interest areas.

 Please fill out the box below with a career path or

career interest:

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Elective Classes (elect means to choose)

 You get to choose some of the classes

that you take. You may either choose to take:

 4 semester classes  1 full-year class and 2 semester

classes

 2 full-year classes

Remember that you will have to take a required Health class in 7th grade.

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World Language

 2 years are required for HS graduation

and most colleges require 2-3 years.

 If you have not started a World

Language, you may register for Spanish 1a or French 1a. 1a + 1b = Spanish 1 in high school

 You may not register for French 1A or

Spanish 1A as an 8th grader

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Elective Classes

 All of the electives are listed on the

elective list.

 Elective requirements for middle school

are also described on the list of electives.

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Elective Classes

PE 7/8 Elective Ceramics 2

  • Inter. Band

Example 1: Two semester classes: Example 2: One full-year class:

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Elective Classes

PE 7/8 Elective Ceramics 2

  • Inter. Band

Example 1: Two semester classes: Example 2: One full-year class:

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Elective Classes

PE 7/8 Elective Ceramics 2

  • Inter. Band

Example 1: Two semester classes: Example 2: One full-year class:

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Alternate Electives

Use the Light Pink sheet

with the list of electives on the elective courses list to fill in your alternate elective choices.

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Alternate Electives

Design & Production (Semester course)

  • Inter. Choir (Year long course)

Art Around the World (Semester course)

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Elective Information

 Final course offerings are based on the

number of students who sign up for each course.

 Some students may be recommended

to take a reading support, math seminar or special education class.

 These classes will take the place of one

  • f your full-year elective slots.
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Online Registration (StudentVUE)

1.

Log into StudentVUE

2.

Click on “Course Request” on the left tab

3.

Click on the blue “Click here to enter or change course requests

4.

Click on “Add Request” or “Add Alternate”

5.

Click on “Click here to return to course request summary” (Automatic “Save”)

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You and your parents must sign at the bottom!

“My Parent/Guardian and I have carefully selected the above courses for the 2020-2021school year. We know that every effort is made to accommodate

  • ur requests. However, if this is not

possible we understand that I will be placed in one of my alternate elective choices or any open elective course and that there will be no schedule changes unless an error is made in my schedule.”

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Remember…

If you CHOOSE IT and GET IT, then you KEEP IT!

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Thank you!

Questions?