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• Transition to the Junior High! -

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Agenda

➺ Dr. Traci Rea

▹ Principal

➺ Mrs. Misty Belfrom

▹ 8th Grade Assistant Principal ➺ Mr. Andrew King ▹ 7th Grade Assistant Principal

Administration Introductions

Ben Brenner

Counselor (A-K)

Kristin Suter

Counselor (L-Z)

Rachel Morris

Student Support Counselor

Jeff Thamann

Student Support Services Kelsie McKinney Children’s Hospital Therapist

C O U N S E L O R S

Junior High Overview

• Grades 7 and 8
• School Day – 7:50 – Buses Unload

8:00-11:24 – Bells 1-4 11:28-11:49 – Flex Time 12:03-1:23 – Bell 5 (Lunch A, B, C) 1:27-3:07 – Bells 6 & 7 3:07 – Students dismissed to busses

• Seven Periods – Each 48 minutes long
• Flex Time – 21 minutes long
• Four minutes passing time between bells

Scheduling Timeline

February 25 Rising 7th Academic Fair – 7:00 P.M. at SJH. Special Education informational meeting @ 6:00 P.M. March 2-3 JH Counselors will meet with Greene students to fi finalize course selections. March 5 6th grade students visit and have lunch at Junior High March 13 Verifi fication sheets sent home with students April Proof of T-dap and Meningitis (MCV4) due to E.H. Greene nurse Late July/Early August Athletics begin – Get physicals in late May, June, or July (Good for one calendar year) Early August Student schedule pick up JH Launch August 12 First Day of School!!!!

Subject Length

Language Arts Year Social Studies Year Science Year Math Year Global Language Year PE/Health Semester Art Semester Music Year or Semester

7th Grade Requirements

Course Delineations

• 7th Grade Core Courses

Language Arts Science Math Social Studies

• Honors

Language Arts Honors Science Honors Math 7 Honors Social Studies Honors

• Accelerated

Math 7 Accelerated Algebra I Accelerated

OPTION A

Semester 1 Semester 2 Period l Language Arts Period 2 Math Period 3 Science Period 4 Social Studies Flex Time Period 5 P.E./Health Art 7 Period 6 Global Language Period 7 Band/Orchestra/ Choir

OPTION B

Semester 1 Semester 2 Period l Language Arts Period 2 Math Period 3 Science Period 4 Social Studies Flex Time Period 5 P.E./Health Art 7 Period 6 Global Language Period 7 Music (Semester) Elective

OPTION C

Semester 1 Semester 2 Period l Language Arts Period 2 Math Period 3 Science Period 4 Social Studies Flex Time Period 5 P.E./Health Art 7 Period 6 Additional Supports Period 7 Music (Semester) Elective

• Algebra I Accelerated
• Geometry Accelerated
• Foundation of Art

(8th grade)

• Chinese
• French
• Latin
• Spanish

If your student chooses to take any

• f these courses for High School

credit, the grade is permanent and may not be deleted from the High School transcript. Credit/grade can be removed from their high school transcript until the first semester of their Junior year.

High School Credit

FAQ’s

1. Should students also attend the Academic Fair? ○ The night is for parents only. Students will hear the same information when they visit the JH on March 5. 2. Will the Academic Fair information be posted? ○ We will send out the slideshow from the Academic Fair via the Greene Newsletter the following week. 3. When will the Course Planner be posted on the website? ○ The Course Planner will be posted on the Junior High website beginning February. 4. If a student is in Accelerated classes (Language Arts or Math) at Greene, do they automatically continue with those classes at the junior high? ○ Yes, if a student is currently in Accelerated Language Arts or Math, they will automatically continue with these courses at the Junior High. 5. Can you explain the process for how students are placed into Honors classes? ○ In order to be placed into Honors courses, students must earn >90% on a MAP test (last 12 months) and/or teacher recommendation. Accelerated Math courses have separate requirements. 6. If you take a full year of music, do you have any opportunity to take an elective? ○ If a student takes a full year music, they will not have an opportunity to take an elective in their 7th grade year. However, they will have an opportunity to select an elective in their 8th grade year, pending needing additional supports. 7. When will more information be out about try-out dates for sports? ○ Our Athletic Director, Jim Dejoy, will communicate those dates soon via the Greene school newsletter. He will also be available for questions at our Academic Fair on February 25th. You may also reach him with any questions at dejoyj@sycamoreschools.org. 8. Is there bus service after school? ○ There is no bus service for sports or clubs that are held after school. There is bus service for our after school Homework Club. 9. Is there a night when parents can tour the building? ○ There are several opportunities for parents to access the building, but the best time is during Schedule Pick-up

FAQ’s

10. If you are in a “no-cut sport”, do you have to be at practices during the summer? ○ While your athlete will still be able to participate, all athletes are expected to be present for the summer activities. Athletes will miss out on important information during this time as well as possible scrimmages. 11. Is recess before lunch? ○ Recess is the first 10 minutes of lunch and then students report to the cafeteria for the remaining 20 min. 12. Is the lunch assignment the same the whole school year? ○ Yes, generally speaking. The only variation in this would be if the students’ 5th bell is a semester course and the new teacher has a different lunch period. 13. If a student is placed in an Honors class, do all the academics have to be Honors? ○ No, students can have a mix of different levels of their academic classes. 14. How are the Honors classes and core classes different? ○ The curriculum is the same for both classes, but they are different in 2 ways: Honors courses have a faster pacing and the activities in the classroom are more rigorous. 15. Can parents or students request a student be placed into classes with their friends? ○ Students do not get the option of choosing to be in classes w/ friends because schedules are more individualized. There are a lot of

• ther opportunities for socialization during the

school year (clubs, extracurriculars). 16. Are students able to eat lunch with their friends? ○ Students are assigned to lunch based on their 5th bell class, but are not assigned to a seat so they may sit with friends in that lunch. We do not make schedule changes for 5th bells to accommodate lunch changes. 17. Is there a drama/theater class during the school day?

• We have a drama club and Sycamore Singing

Company, in addition to 2 performances/year that students can participate in, but there is not a class during the school day designated to that subject.