8 th Grade Parent Presentation 1/23/17 Rockford High School Agenda - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

8 th Grade Parent Presentation 1/23/17 Rockford High School

Agenda for today •Registration Timeline •Information about RHS & Graduation Requirements •Materials for registration •How to register online

Registration timeline • Registration Kickoff grades 9-11 - January 24, 2017 • Infinite Campus Portal opens for online registration - January 24, 2017 • 8th grade presentation - January 25, 2017 • 8th grade parent evening Rockford High School Auditorium - Monday January 23, 2017 • • Registration closes on Friday February 3, 2017 at 3:30 p.m.

A little information about RHS

Trimester and Daily Schedule • There are 6 blocks in a day, each block is 60 minutes long • We have 3 lunches A,B,C • School time is 8:00am-2:50pm • Tuesday and Thursday we have flexible learning time.

Graduation Requirements As a freshman in the graduating class of 2021 you will need: • 12 English Credits • 11 Social Studies Credits • 9 Science Credits • 9 Math Credits • 2 Art Credits • 1 Health Credit (can be taken in 10 th grade) • 1 Intro to PE class (can be taken in 9 th grade) • 1 Career and Technical Education course • 18 Electives • Total of 64 credits

Grades matter in high school • What is your GPA? • Why is it important? • What is a college or university going to want to see?

What Happens When You Get an F • If you get an F, you will need to repeat the class or make it up in night school or summer school. • Make sure to keep track of your grades and transcript. You don’t want to have to take a freshman level course as a senior.

LINK CREW FIRST DAY • Each freshman student will be assigned two link crew students that will be your “mentor” for the year. • They will have a locker near you and will be able to answer any questions you may have. • The first day freshman and link crew members are the only students that come until 12:00pm. They are given a tour, enjoy games and activities to get their nerves out

9 th grade sample schedule Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3 Intro to Lit Intro to Lit Intro to Lit US Government US Government US Government Science 9 Science 9 Science 9 *Math Math Math *Elective *Elective *Elective *Elective *Elective *Elective *All math courses include a recommendation by 8th grade instructor *Can include Band, Choir, Foreign Language, Agriculture, AVID, Engineering and Manufacturing Tech, Phy Ed. Etc

Rockford High School

Registration Options As a incoming freshmen they will only register for their English and Elective classes: (Band, Choir, Agriculture, AVID,Business, Engineering and Manufacturing Technology) ○ The following courses will be locked in on the freshmen year schedule: ○ Math Recommendation ○ Science 9 ○ US Government

English Department New Course open to incoming 9th grade students: HONORS INTRO TO LITERATURE (pending School Board approval) Weighted GPA This rigorous and in-depth course provides a transition from the middle school to the high school academic environment. This class will focus on introducing students to American and British Literature through poetry, short stories, novels, and drama. Therefore, students will read regularly. Students will also continue to build their writing skills through regular writing, grammar, and vocabulary activities and be introduced to various methods of interpreting the media. Students who register for this course will be vetted by a committee of teachers who will determine if the intensity and rigor of the course is in the student’s best interest.

Elective Options ○ Agriculture ○ Art ○ AVID ○ Business ○ Engineering and Manufacturing Technology ○ Music (Band and Choir) ○ Physical Education ○ Foreign Language- Spanish

AVID AVID is Achievement Via Individual Determination *Designed for the middle of the road student *College and Career Planning *Organization skills Please visit the website for more info: http://avid.rhs.rockford.k12.mn.us/modules/gro ups/integrated_home.phtml?gid=5245150&se ssionid=b904e9f437d79ec9b0405214aa2b37 55

New Courses for 2017-2018 (pending board approval) ○ Agriculture New Courses ○ Food Science ○ Food Science is designed to reinforce and enhance the student’s knowledge of scientific principles and processes through the study of foods and nutrition. An in-depth understanding of science as it applies to foods will assist students with interest in career and technical education, to understand the food industry as well as food preparation in their daily lives. Whenever possible, students should be involved in hands-on laboratory activities which verify the scientific concepts presented.

New Courses for 2017-2018 (pending board approval) ○ Art New Courses (Open to incoming 9th graders) ○ Media Art Design ○ Students will be learning to use elements and tools of current and emerging technologies to create. Students experience a variety of approaches and to design including using media of Adobe Creative product software. Photography, digital design, and video may be explored. In this class students consider how the characteristics of themes in history and cultural context of story and narrative contribute to the creation of media expressions. Students will capture images and explore multi-media approaches to visual communication. Original expression of feeling, mood, and content through projects of their own choice will help develop their personal vision as student artists. Students read and respond to printed media, and to criteria- elements such as image, space, and time,as they combine to create meaning. The creative process of using multiple sources to create original pieces of media art is practiced. ○ AP STUDIO ART: 2D DESIGN (Pending College Board Approval) ○ The AP course is a cooperative endeavor that assists high school students in completion of college level course work. This course is foremost centered in the media arts of black and white film photography and digitally edited photographs. Highly motivated students will integrate tools, materials, and techniques to create a portfolio of original photographs. The media uses properties of light, chemistry, electronics and optics. STEM learning continues here while preparing students for success in the creative economy. Design thinking, discussion and critiques help students revise creative work based on artistic intent and multiple sources of feedback.

New Courses for 2017-2018 (pending board approval) ○ Art - (Open to incoming 9th graders) Name Change ○ VISUAL STRATEGIES (Formerly Art I) ○ STYLE STUDIO (Formerly Art II)

Online registration & Registration Materials

Online registration ○

Materials ○ Course Description Guide ○ Registration Worksheet ○ Course Spreadsheet

Planning and Course description guide and Registration Worksheet ○ The guide will give you information on the Rockford High School graduation requirements and course descriptions. ○ Worksheet ○ A tool for you when completing your online registration. ○ Please return a signed copy to Ms. Wirth by Friday February 3, 2017. ○

Online Course Selection Procedure 2017-2018 ● Guidance will be meeting with all 8th grade students on Wednesday January 25, 2017 in their math class. ● Students need to return their registration worksheet with a parent’s signature to the guidance office by Friday February 3, 2017.

Infinite Campus Online registration video https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByA_-1bB RGDweVpNa2dWZGlVSnc

Thank you for your time ○ All of the registration information can be located on the Rockford High School Counselor’s website. ○ http://rhs.rockford.k12.mn.us/modules/cms/pages.ph tml?pageid=320160&sessionid=fec3174dfdfea1631d 6076be294db448 ○