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Big Spring Middle School

2019-2020 Building Schedule

2019-2020 BSMS Schedule (D (Draft)

• Key Ingredients: “Experiences”
• 6th grade experience
• 7th/8th grade experience
• 3 lunches (300 students to 200 students per lunch)
• BSHS alignment (7-12 alignment)
• “6C” Time
• “Club” Time
• Continuation of Chorus/Band as a stand alone
• Opportunity for “choice” in 8th grade specials
• Exposure to 21st Century Electives
• Time for “Mentoring” (future advisement)
• Data to support the Algebra 1 option in 7th/8th

2019-2020 BSMS Schedule (D (Draft)

• Key Ingredients: “Experiences”
• 6th grade experience
• 7th/8th grade experience
• 3 lunches (300 students to 200 students per lunch)
• BSHS alignment (7-12 alignment)
• “6C” Time
• “Club” Time
• Continuation of Chorus/Band as a stand alone
• Opportunity for “choice” in 8th grade specials
• Exposure to 21st Century Electives
• Time for “Mentoring” (future advisement)
• Data to support the Algebra 1 option in 7th/8th

Can’t lose instructional minutes! 

Instructional Minutes: (7-day cycle)

2018-2019 1 core class = 350 minutes 2019-2020 1 core class = 365 minutes

Day 5 Rotation:

6th (2019-2020) 7th (2019-2020) 8th (2020-2021)

1.

• Intro. to Visual Art and Design

Visual Art 2D Visual Art 3D 2. 6th Grade Music Guitars, Ukuleles, and Musicals Pianos and Music Composition 3.

• Intro. to Agriculture and

Technology Technology Education Agriculture Education 4. FCS FCS FCS 5. Reader’s Workshop Creative Reading/writing “Words Change Worlds” Creative Reading/writing “Words Change Worlds” 6. Media-BSMS Bulldog News 1 Media-BSMS Bulldog News 2 7. Teen Wellness Teen Wellness 8. Health Health Health 9. Physical Education Physical Education Physical Education 10. Computer Science/Keyboarding STEM Robotics 11. Foreign Language (HS)-75 students

Course Descriptions:

Course Selection Sheet: (7th Grade)

Course Selection Sheet: (8th Grade)

Algebra Readiness:

• Common Unit Assessment Scores
• iReady Data
• 2nd Study Island Benchmark Score
• Teacher Recommendation Rubric Score
• Algebra Readiness Score
• Most current PSSA Score reflective of the 2018-2019 school year
• Final grade in Math

Foreign Language:

• Foreign Language-All Year Elective
• (Students qualify based upon ELA data and current exposure to a 2nd

language.) Language Preference:

• Spanish or French (circle one)
• If you currently speak a 2nd language, please share the language:

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*If you qualify for Foreign Language, we can’t guarantee that you will get your 1st language choice. We’ll do our best!

Schedules:

• Released in August.

Thanks for your time…any questions!