Greenfield Junior High 7 th 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 6 th Grade Teacher by February 27th. ◼ I will pick up on Feb 28th.
Honors Classes 6 th Grade students in ALP will automatically be placed in honors classes. ___________________________________________________________________________ • 6 th Grade ALP Math= 7 th Grade Honors Math and Honors Science __________________________________________________________________________ • 6 th Grade ALP ELA= 7 th Grade Honors English __________________________________________________________________________ ● 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 7 th 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).
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! “Singing with people who also love to sing is the best feeling in the world!” ~Madi M. 7th Grade
Greenfield JH Orchestras! Sign Up for 7th Field Trips! Festivals and Fantastic Music! Grade Orchestra: Food! Have a great time! Make new friends! Play Friends! awesome music! Organ Stop Pizza “Music + Friends = Perfect” If you have not played a string -Sarah (8 th grade, violin) instrument (violin, viola, cello, bass) and are interested in starting, sign up for Beginning “Orchestra is a huge opportunity to make Orchestra and Ms. Duce will be State Fair friends and feel appreciated. Each part of in touch with you and your the orchestra is needed.” (7th Grade, bass) parents about how to get started.
Drawing Acrylics Shading ART 7 ALL Year CLay Printing No Homework- No Tests- All Projects! G w r a a p o t h p e i r c a r c D t o e l s i o g r n
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 7 th or 8 th 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!. But don’t take my word for, check out my students! 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 ●
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, No Experience Necessary- Express Yourself Creatively! pastels, pen, ebony pencil, colored pencil, collage and more! No Tests- No Quizzes- No Homework!
Tons of fun! 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 I t ' s Hardware a B l a Software and much, much more! s t !
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 our 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.
i n i M H ands-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
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 online 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-7/8 th 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
When can I log on to Infinite Campus to enter my elective class and register for GrJHS? 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 6 th Gr. Teacher ASAP • Summary sheet must be handed in by February 27 TH • Ms. Dietz or Ms. Prokop will come to your school to pick up summary sheets from your teachers Infinite Campus Portal CLOSES FEBRUARY 27TH
Greenfield’s School Principal Mr. Yee
Greenfield Junior High School Important Dates for 2018-2019 6 th 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 our 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
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