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Greenfield Junior High

7th Grade Registration

2019-2020

• Mr. Yee, Principal
• Ms. Dietz, Counselor
• Ms. Prokop, Counselor

School Colors: Black, Gold & Green

How many students attend GrJHS?

About 900

Greenfield Registration ☺

◼ Teachers, please follow the directions on the GRJHS Registration sheet attached to your class folder. ◼ We would like for you to hand out cards when you walk your students through Infinite Campus to select their elective choices. ◼ Parent Signature from Infinite Campus are due back to your 6th Grade Teacher by February 27th. ◼ I will pick up on Feb 28th.

Honors Classes

6th Grade students in ALP will automatically be placed in honors classes.

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• 6th Grade ALP Math=

7th Grade Honors Math and Honors Science

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• 6th Grade ALP ELA= 7th Grade Honors English

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• No Honors Social Studies in 7th Grade
• 6th grade teachers fill out recommendation for

Honors as well.

What are the requirements to be placed in honors classes in 7th Grade if you are not in ALP? There is no longer an honors test given at the junior high. The requirements are: ( 3 out of 4 need to be met)

• Teacher Recommendation
• Grades of A’s and B’s last 8 Quarters
• End of Year Test- Highly Proficient
• AZ Merit Score- Highly Proficient
• If you do have CogAT (honors test) Scores of 90 or higher, then you can

be placed in honors classes.

ELECTIVES

◼ Girls Chorus 7 ◼ Boys Chorus 7/8 ◼ Band 7 ◼ Beginning Orchestra ◼ Orchestra 7 ◼ Spanish IA ◼ Art 7 ◼ MINIS

7th Grade Band

• Become even BETTER on your instrument.
• Be in classes with your friends.
• 4 concerts a year - perform on stage!
• Play exciting music.
• Disneyland music trip in 8th Grade

KEEP PLAYING MUSIC! Keep your talents

strong and enjoy being in a class with your friends!

(Plus, it looks great on a college application).

“Singing with people who also love to sing is the best feeling in the world!” ~Madi M. 7th Grade

Come and sing with all your friends!

Join Boys Chorus or 7th Grade Girls Chorus!

Here’s what we do!!!

• Sing lots of different types of

music

• Learn to read music
• Perform in concerts and

festivals

• Improve your voice
• Go on great field trips
• Hardly any homework
• Have fun singing with your

friends

No prior knowledge/experience necessary!

Greenfield JH Orchestras!

Sign Up for 7th Grade Orchestra: Have a great time! Make new friends! Play awesome music!

If you have not played a string instrument (violin, viola, cello, bass) and are interested in starting, sign up for Beginning Orchestra and Ms. Duce will be in touch with you and your parents about how to get started.

Organ Stop Pizza

“Orchestra is a huge opportunity to make friends and feel appreciated. Each part of the orchestra is needed.” (7th Grade, bass)

“Music + Friends = Perfect”

• Sarah (8th grade, violin)

Field Trips! Friends!

Festivals and Food!

State Fair

Fantastic Music!

ART 7

ALL Year

No Homework- No Tests- All Projects! w a t e r c

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CLay Printing G r a p h i c D e s i g n Drawing Acrylics Shading

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Spanish Program at GrJHS

GREENFIELD JR. HIGH is proud to offer Spanish as an Elective class that can earn you HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT! Spanish 1A is the first year of Spanish and can be taken either 7th or 8th grade. You can earn high school credit if you successfully take Spanish 1A in 7th AND Spanish 1B in 8th

• grade. Both years emphasizes conversational Spanish, basic vocabulary, and will let you explore the

traditions of other cultures. Join us!.

What will you learn?

• How to talk to someone in Spanish
• How to read in Spanish
• How to write in Spanish
• Study Spanish speaking cultures and

traditions.

• Celebrate Day of the Dead and other

holidays

• Learn silly songs and dances
• Try new foods

But don’t take my word for, check out my students!

What is a Mini?

4 “mini-classes” during the school

• year. Each mini-class is 9 weeks
• long. These mini-classes are 1

elective class for the entire 7th grade year.

Mini Art Use clay, paint,

pastels, pen, ebony pencil, colored pencil, collage and more!

No Experience Necessary- Express Yourself Creatively!

No Tests- No Quizzes- No Homework!

Tons of fun! I t ' s a B l a s t ! In this exciting 9 week course students will explore a variety of interesting computer related topics including: Google Docs Google Slides Google Sheets Google Earth Photoshop World Clouds Prezi Typing By Touch Microsoft Paint Computer Basics Hardware Software and much, much more!

Mini Modern Language

This is an exploratory course in the study of

French , GERMAN , JAPANESE , and SPANISH

with emphasis on simple conversation patterns, basic vocabulary, culture, geography, and history. The course will also compare each language and culture to

• ur own. The languages and cultures represented in this course are those offered

at high schools in GPS in order for students to explore the Foreign Language learning experience prior to making elective choices.

Hands-on, project based learning & collaboration! Students will cultivate creativity, critical thinking and the confidence and skills needed to tackle real-life, challenging

• problems. And of course have a ton of fun along the way.
• Toy Car Project-work with engineers from our community
• Design and engineering challenges (boats, towers and more)
• Coding/3D printing
• Build and test windmills

M i n i

Application Only Classes

• get application from 6th grade

teacher

JOIN THE NEWSPAPER STAFF!

(listed as Publications on your course card)

• Full-year elective for 7th

and 8th graders that covers photography and writing

• Students will write for the
• nline student news site -

GRZEXP.com.

• 7th graders can be staff

editors in their 8th grade year

• A one-page application is

needed (Ask your teacher!)

JOIN THE YEARBOOK STAFF!

(listed as publications on your course card)

• Full-year elective for 7th and 8th graders that

actually makes the yearbook

• Must be able to take sports pictures after

school

• Student athletes are welcome! (coaches are

flexible with the staff)

• We are a nationally award winning yearbook
• Learn skills you can actually use in the real

world: deadline and time management, working in teams, and how to talk to almost anyone!

• 7th graders can be staff editors and managers

in their 8th grade year

• A one-page application is needed

Join Student Council!

• Get involved in school.
• Plan school activities, assemblies, fundraisers, etc.
• You can be a representative or an officer.
• Learn leadership skills you can immediately use.

Ex: goal setting, time management, communication, project management, etc.

• We want you to be a part of StuCo, so grab a

packet from your teacher!

Get involved!!

Many fun clubs

◼ Chess Club ◼ Anime Club ◼ Community service Club ◼ Cooking Club ◼ Drama Club ◼ Grizzly Crew (Ambassadors) ◼ SHO (Students helping others)Best Buddies ◼ STEM ◼ Just to name a

few…………………………………

Athletics

Fall-

Cut-Boys and Girls soccer/Girls volleyball Non-cut-7/8th grade flag football

Winter-

Cut-Boys Basketball/Girls softball/Cheer/Dance Non-cut-Wrestling/Cross Country

Spring-

Cut-Boys Baseball/Girls Basketball/Cheer Non-cut-Track and Field Year Long- Chess

INFINITE CAMPUS PORTAL OPENS TUE, FEB. 19

• Enter Elective Classes

○ 1 Requested (most desired) ○ 2 Alternates (just in case)

• Print Summary Sheet and have Parent Sign It!
• Return Summary Sheet to 6th Gr. Teacher ASAP
• Summary sheet must be handed in by February 27TH
• Ms. Dietz or Ms. Prokop will come to your school to pick

up summary sheets from your teachers Infinite Campus Portal CLOSES FEBRUARY 27TH When can I log on to Infinite Campus to enter my elective class and register for GrJHS?

Greenfield’s School Principal

• Mr. Yee

Greenfield Junior High School Important Dates for 2018-2019 6th Grade Parent AND Student Night

Tuesday, February 19th

At Greenfield Junior High School, for students AND parents, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Student last names that start with A-L start in

• ur Grizzly Gymnasium

Student last names that start with M-Z start with touring the campus At 6:30 pm the groups switch locations

February 27th Online registration portal closes

Junior High Promotion Requirements

7th Grade Requirements

• Math
• Social Studies
• English
• Science
• Physical Education
• Choice of ONE Elective class

One half credit will be earned for each semester’s work successfully completed in each area. A maximum of 2 credits per year can be earned through successful completion of the offered electives.

GrJHS Bell Schedule

• First bell (warning bell) – 8:03 am, in seats

by 8:08 am

• Dismissal bell rings at 3:10 pm
• Each class period is ~60 minutes long
• Passing periods are 4 minutes long
• Lunch is 30 minutes long
• You will have 6 class periods

Sample Schedule

Period 1 – Math Period 2 – PE Period 3 – Elective Period 4 – 7th grade LUNCH Period 5 – Science Period 6 – English Period 7 – Social Studies

P.R.I.D.E.

• Personal Responsibility In Daily Efforts
• Every student types in the Learning Target

from each class in their Google Calendar and any HW they have

• Earn 8th hour if you are
• Tardy to class
• Did not complete HW
• Do not have materials for class (pen,

pencil, paper, Chromebook)

• Stay after school until 3:45 pm

(8th hour is 3:14 – 3:44)

Chromebooks

• Every student has the opportunity to have

a Chromebook to use at school AND

• home. Chromebooks are checked out to

a student at the beginning of the year and collected at the end of the school year.

• Teachers have lessons and activities that

utilize Chromebooks and applications to enhance student learning.

• We use the Chromebooks appropriately

and respectfully.

GrizzlyS.T.R.O.N.G.

• Grizzlies (students and staff):
• Supportive
• Trustworthy
• Respectful
• Organized
• Never Give Up
• Genuine

Quiz Time!!!