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Big Spring Middle School 2019-2020 Building Schedule

2019-2020 BSMS Schedule (D (Draft) • Key Ingredients: “Experiences” • 6 th grade experience • 7 th /8 th 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 8 th grade specials • Exposure to 21 st Century Electives • Time for “Mentoring” ( future advisement ) • Data to support the Algebra 1 option in 7 th /8 th

2019-2020 BSMS Schedule (D (Draft) • Key Ingredients: “Experiences” • 6 th grade experience • 7 th /8 th 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 8 th grade specials • Exposure to 21 st Century Electives • Time for “Mentoring” ( future advisement ) • Data to support the Algebra 1 option in 7 th /8 th Can’t lose instructional minutes! 

Instructional Minutes: (7-day cycle) 2018-2019 2019-2020 1 core class = 350 minutes 1 core class = 365 minutes

Day 5 Rotation:

6 th (2019-2020) 7 th (2019-2020) 8 th (2020-2021) 1. Intro. to Visual Art and Design Visual Art 2D Visual Art 3D 6 th Grade Music 2. Guitars, Ukuleles, and Musicals Pianos and Music Composition 3. Intro. to Agriculture and Technology Education Agriculture Education Technology 4. FCS FCS FCS 5. Reader’s Workshop Creative Reading/writing Creative Reading/writing “Words Change Worlds” “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: (7 th Grade)

Course Selection Sheet: (8 th Grade)

Algebra Readiness: • Common Unit Assessment Scores • iReady Data • 2 nd 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 2 nd language.) Language Preference: • Spanish or French (circle one) • If you currently speak a 2 nd language, please share the language: ____________________________________ *If you qualify for Foreign Language, we can’t guarantee that you will get your 1 st language choice. We’ll do our best!

Schedules: • Released in August .

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