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Middle School Course Planning

Rising 7-8th Grades 2018-2019

Welcome!

Upcoming Opportunities

• Program of Studies
• Available now on WJCCschools.org
• Middle School Counselors visit all 6th & 7th Classes
• February 27 – March 26, 2018
• Open House
• August 29, 2018*
• Back to School Night
• September 17, 2018*

School Counseling Services

Classroom Counseling Curriculum Individual Counseling Sessions Small Group Counseling Sessions Crisis Response Individual Student Planning Collaboration Consultation Referrals to community resources as needed Parent workshops

Required Courses

Courses students get to take in 7th and 8th grade

7th Grade Required Courses

Placement determined by school personnel

• English or Honors English 7- English 7 SOL
• Mathematics
• Foundations of Algebra Part III-Math 8 SOL
• Algebra I*-Algebra I SOL
• Science- Life Science
• Social Studies- United States History 1865-Present
• Health/Physical Education

*This is a high school credit-bearing course.

8th Grade Required Courses

Placement determined by school personnel

• English or Honors English 8-Reading and Writing SOLs
• Mathematics
• Algebra I Sequence I*
• Algebra I*(Algebra I SOL)
• Geometry* (Geometry SOL)
• Science- Physical Science (Science 8 SOL)
• Social Studies- Civics and Economics (Civics and Economics SOL)
• Health/Physical Education

*This is a high school credit-bearing course.

Middle School Math Sequence

Middle School Honors English Requirements

Elective Courses

Courses students can choose from to complete their daily schedule

7th Grade Electives

Students select three courses & an alternate

• Career Investigation
• Must be selected in either 7th OR

8th Grade

• Band 7
• Prerequisite: Band 6 or audition
• Orchestra 7
• Prerequisite: Orchestra 6 or

audition

• Guitar
• Cannot be selected if already

taken in 6th grade

• Beginning Choir 7
• Choir 7
• Art 7
• Theatre Arts 7
• Technology Inventions and

Innovations

• World Language Level I Sequence I*
• This is part 1 of a 2-part course
• French
• German
• Latin
• Spanish

*This is a high school credit-bearing course

8th Grade Electives

• Career Investigation
• Recommended if not taken in 7th

grade

• Technological Systems
• Band 8
• Prerequisite: Band 7
• Orchestra 8
• Prerequisite: Orchestra 7
• Guitar
• Cannot be selected if already taken in

7th grade

• Beginning Choir
• Choir 8
• Art 8
• Theatre Production
• Advanced Theatre Production
• Prerequisite: 7th Grade Theatre Arts
• World Language Level I Sequence II*
• This is part 2 of a 2-part course
• French
• German
• Latin
• Spanish

OR

Students will select one World Language Level I course below and one elective from above.

• Spanish I*, Latin I*, French I*, German I*

*This is a high school credit-bearing course

Students will select three courses from the following:

Additional Supports

• Academic Interventions
• Gifted Services
• English Language Learner (ELL) Services
• Special Education Services
• Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS)
• School Counseling Programs
• Academic Achievement
• College & Career Readiness
• Social/Emotional Development

Course Request/Selection Process

Students choose courses based on academic, personal, & career goals WJCC creates master schedule based on student choices WJCC hires staff based on student choices Students take courses they chose based on academic, personal & career goals

What's Next?

• Familiarize yourself with the Program of Studies
• “Middle School Program” section
• “Middle School Course Descriptions” section
• Middle School classroom visits (February–March)
• Online Course Registration through StudentVue
• Review elective selections/request changes if necessary
• Course selection sent home (March)
• Review elective selections/request changes if necessary
• Required courses selected for students
• Health/PE, Social Studies, Science
• Math and English based on criteria