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7th Grade Course Registration 2019

Instructions for 7th grade students to register for 8th grade courses

Course Registration Forms

All current 7th grade students should have:

1) A blue course registration form 2) A course description handout

What information do students need to provide on the blue registration form?

Students should review and complete this form with their parent(s). Fill out the top portion with name and parent information. Check selections for elective classes in the box on the right side of the form. A student and parent must sign the form.

Required Core Classes

• All 8th grade students are placed in English 8, Civics 8, Physical Science 8

and a math course

• English and Math placements are made by looking at student academic

data and determining the most appropriate course for each student.

• 8th Grade students can be placed in Math 8, Algebra I Honors,

Geometry Honors, or Algebra II Honors

• Students will be placed in an appropriate level of English - either English 8
• r English 8 Honors (new for 2019-2020)
• Students/parents will be notified of math and English placements in March

Elective Choices for 8th grade

Option 1 - Choose two year-long electives:

• Advanced Art 8
• Advanced Band Grade 8
• Chorus Grade 8
• Bel Canto Choir (audition required)
• French I (high school credit course)
• Latin I - (virtual high school credit course)
• Chinese I (virtual high school credit course)
• Spanish I - (high school credit course)

Students do not take Health and PE under option 1

Elective Choices for 8th Grade

Option 2 - Choose one year long elective and rank the following semester electives (you will get two semester electives in your schedule):

• Health/PE 8
• Agriscience
• Introduction to Floriculture
• Intro to Technology
• Inventions and Innovations
• 2D/3D Art
• Creative Writing
• Intro to Coding, Part I or Part I
• Make It Your Business

How do students find out more information about the elective class choices?

Read the course information in the Course Description Handout and talk to teachers who teach those courses

• Art 8 and 2D/3D Art - Mrs. Hinson and Mrs. Hubbard
• Band Grade 8 - Mr. Farmer
• Chorus Grade 7 and Bel Canto - Mrs. Foiles
• Creative Writing - Mr. Whitten
• Agriscience and Intro to Floriculture- Mrs. Eyre
• Intro to Tech Ed and Inventions/Innovations- Mrs. Parker
• Intro to Coding, Part I and II - Mrs. Sloss
• Make It Your Business - Mrs. Dalton

Academic and Career Planning Night

Wednesday, January 23 at 6:00 p.m. Students and parents can talk to teachers and learn more information about elective courses

Earth Science Honors Option

Earth Science Honors is offered to 8th grade students as an additional elective science course. Earth Science Honors is a high school credit course that most students take as 9th graders. It fulfills one of three required science disciplines for an Advanced Studies diploma. It is not a required high school course but is necessary for students who want to take AP Environmental Science in High School. Students take Physical Science 8 as a block class (92 minutes every day) in the fall semester and Earth Science as a block course in the spring semester. There is an end-of-course SOL test for each of these courses.

Benefits and Challenges of taking Earth Science as an 8th grade student

Benefits Students can earn a high school science credit before entering high school. For students who love science, they can spend 92 minutes of their school day engaged in learning science. Students will have more room in their high school schedule to take additional science classes (BHS has many options for AP science classes which are 2-credit classes) Challenges Students will have an extra academic class in their schedule, which adds a substantial workload, including more homework. Students will have 2 science SOL tests to take in

• ne year

Students will be in science class during 7th and 8th period everyday. They do not get Bruin Time

• r Enrichment time in their schedule.

Complete and Return Your Form

7th grade students should return their completed form, with a parent signature, to their social studies teacher by Friday, February 1.

• Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Conaway will visit social studies classes to help

students register for their courses online. Students must have their paper form completed to register online. Direct any questions about course registration to Ms. Weidner, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Honeycutt, Mrs. Parker, or Mrs. Conaway