Rising 7 th & 8 th Grade Parent Night - Virtual South - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

South Charlotte Middle School

Welcome to

Rising 7th & 8th Grade Parent Night - Virtual

Registration Process

3/25/2020– PowerSchool will be open

for you and your student to enter course

• requests. For PowerSchool Registration

Directions, visit our website.

4/7/2020– PowerSchool request entry

will be closed. We will send you a copy of the requests you have made.

4/30/2020– Confirm you agree with the

requests with a signature.

7th & 8th Grade Registration

May – Notification if Math & ELA recommendation does not match your course requests.

June – placement of students into classes August – Homeroom teacher assignments

mailed home; Open House

First Day of School – students receive

full schedule of classes

7th & 8th Grade Registration

Math & ELA Placement

Language Arts 7 & 8

฀ Grade level instruction + ฀ 3 Classroom Novel Studies ฀ Technology rich lessons ฀ Collaborative tasks and projects

Honors 7 & 8

(In addition to GL instruction)

฀ Independent Novel Study ฀ Advanced Level Reading ฀ Advanced Level Writing – length and use of counter-arguments

Language Arts Curriculum

Math 7

฀ Major topics include: Proportional Relationships, Writing and Solving Multi-step Equations and Geometry

Honors Math 7

฀ All of the Math 7 topics and over half of Math 8 topics. ฀ Math 8 topics include: Introduction to Functions, Graphing Equations, Operations with Exponents (exponential rules & laws, negative exponents)

Math Curriculum 7th Grade

Math 8

฀ Major topics include:

Introduction to Functions, Graphing Equations, Operations with Exponents (exponential rules & laws, negative exponents)

Math 1 or Math 1/ Math 2

฀ Options are to take year-long Math I, or Math 1 and Math 2 year long. ฀ Math 1 and Math 2 are high school credit courses. The final grades will be on the high school transcipt that is sent to

• colleges. The EOC that is

taken at the end of the year will count as 20% of their final grade.

Math Curriculum 8th Grade

• Parents should choose their preference in PowerSchool.
• SCMS staff will tally data for recommendations in Math

and ELA.

• Counselors will notify parents in May if recommendation

and choice do not match.

• Recommendation Rubric is based on 3 data points:

1. Formal Average (from Semester 1) 2. Overall Classroom Grade (from Semester 1) 3. Last Year’s EOGs

• If you have questions about placement, please reach out to

your child’s counselor by May 10

Placement Rubrics

• Does my child show persistence even when

presented with difficult material?

• Does my child complete homework and projects

without adult prompting?

• Does my child have good time management skills?
• Does my child take the initiative to make up work

when he/she is absent?

• Does my child enjoy reading for pleasure (beyond

what is required in school)?

What is the difference between Honors & Traditional?

Rising 7th Math & ELA Recommendation Rubric

Formal Assessments (S1) · Honors 93-100 (2 points) · Honors 85-92 (1 point) · Standard 96-100 (2 points) · Standard 90-95 (1 point) Overall Grade (S1) · Honors 93-100 (2 points) · Honors 85-92 (1 point) · Standard 96-100 (2 points) · Standard 90-95 (1 point) EOG from year prior · Percentile 90-100 (2 points) · Percentile 80-89 (1 point) Totals: 0-3 is standard placement; 4-6 is honors placement If teacher disagrees with rubric recommendation, please make notes as to why.

Rising 8th Math Rubric

Formal Assessments (S1) · Honors 94-100 (3 points) · Honors 86-93 (2 points) · Honors 80-85 (1 point) · Standard 96-100 (2 points) · Standard 85-95 (1 point) Overall Grade (S1) · Honors 93-100 (2 points) · Honors 85-82 (1 point) · Standard 96-100 (2 points) · Standard 90-95 (1 point) EOG from year prior · Percentile 93-100 (2 points) · Percentile 85-92 (1 point) Totals: 0-4 is Math 8 placement; 5-6 is Math 1; 7 is Math1&2 If teacher disagrees with rubric recommendation, please makes notes as to why.

Rising 8th ELA Rubric

Formal Assessments (S1) · Honors 93-100 (2 points) · Honors 85-92 (1 point) · Standard 96-100 (2 points) · Standard 90-95 (1 point) Overall Grade (S1) · Honors 93-100 (2 points) · Honors 85-92 (1 point) · Standard 96-100 (2 points) · Standard 90-95 (1 point) EOG from year prior · Percentile 90-100 (2 points) · Percentile 80-89 (1 point) Totals: 0-3 is standard placement; 4-6 is honors placement If teacher disagrees with rubric recommendation, please make notes as to why.

• Language Arts and Math only
• Based on demand
• Could be Honors or Traditional Classes
• Lottery placement & notification in June
• Indicate interest on Screenshot Request

Document

Single Gender Placement

Elective Course Selection

• Orchestra, Chorus and Band
• These are yearlong courses that meet every other day.
• Students need to be in these classes currently unless they have approval from

the Band, Chorus and Orchestra teachers.

• Students can only choose one yearlong class, but they can also do none.
• CTE: Keyboarding, Intro to Office, Office Productivities, Exploring Business

Procedures, & Exploring Business Activities

• These are Semester courses that meet every other day for one semester.
• These courses have a state test at the end of the course.
• PLTW: Design & Modeling, Automation & Robotics, Green Architecture, & Medical

Detectives

• These are Semester courses that meet every other day for one semester.
• These are engineering and medical classes that are part of our Project Lead The

Way program (PLTW.)

• Art, Dance, Chorus and Drama
• Spanish 1
• This is a high school level class that meets every other day for two years. Part A

is taken in 7th grade and Part B is taken in 8th grade.

High School Course Sequencing

• One LA per year; cannot double-up
• Additional LA courses available (creative

writing, AP literature, etc.)

• 24 credits required for graduation

฀With 8 per year, your student will take 32 ฀There are 8 open credits

High School Language Arts

8th Grade 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade LA 8 Foundations 1 LA 1 Foundations 2 LA 2 Foundations 3 LA 3 LA 4 LA 8 Foundations 1 LA 1 Honors LA 2 Honors LA 3 Honors LA 4 Honors LA 8 Honors LA 1 Honors LA 2 Honors LA 3 Honors LA 4

LA Sequencing

• One level of Math allowed Freshman and

Sophomore Year (can double-up Jr & Sr years)

• Colleges look for at least one math each year
• College-level math courses benefit college

acceptance into Math-based programs

High School Math

8th Grade 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade Math 8 - EOG Foundations 1 Math 1 - EOC Foundations 2 Math 2 - EOC Foundations 3 Math 3 - EOC

• Adv. Functions

& Modeling OR Pre-Calculus Math 8 Foundations 1 Math 1 Honors Math 2 Honors Math 3 Pre-Calculus AP Calculus AP Statistics Math 1 Honors Math 2 Honors Math 3 Pre-Calculus AP Statistics AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC Math 1 Math 2 Honors Math 3 Pre-Calculus AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC AP Statistics

Math Sequencing

Sample HS Transcript

SCMS Staff wants your child to succeed - Academically, Developmentally, Socially, Personally, and Emotionally

Counselor Tips and Tools

• It's a good idea to set a specific start time and

routine for homework each night. Helping preteens and teens establish a homework schedule and consistent homework routine sends a message that academics are a priority.

• When students get stuck during homework

encourage them to think of ways in which they can overcome the barrier. Some examples are: emailing their teacher or checking their website for help, phoning/texting a peer, doing a Google search or asking a family member for help.

Homework

• Planning is a big part of helping your

middle-schooler study for tests now that he or she is juggling work from multiple teachers.

• Be sure you both know when tests are scheduled

and plan enough study time before each. When there's a lot to study, have your child make a study calendar.

• Encourage your child to ask for help when it's
• needed. Teachers offer tutoring to all students

either before or after school.

Planning & Test Preparation

• No one is born with great organizational skills, they have

to be learned and practiced. Being organized is a key to success in middle school, where most students first encounter multiple teachers and classrooms on a daily basis, and where some students are participating in extracurricular or after-school activities for the first time.

• Because time management skills are usually not explicitly

taught in school, preteens and teens can benefit from parents helping with organizing assignments and managing time. Always start by asking what has worked and what has not worked for them so far. Be patient, but persistent.

Organizational skills

• Make efforts to talk with your child every day, so he or she knows

that what goes on at school is important to you. When preteens and teens know their parents are interested in their academic lives, they'll take school seriously as well. Give them an opportunity to show what they have learned and what they are interested in.

• Because communication is a two-way street, the way you talk and

listen to your child can influence how well he or she listens and

• responds. It's important to listen carefully, make eye contact, and

avoid multitasking while you talk. Be sure to ask open-ended questions that go beyond "yes" or "no" answers.

• Besides during family meals, good times to talk include car trips

(though eye contact isn't needed here, of course), walking the dog, preparing meals, or standing in line at a store.

• When preteens and teens know they can talk openly with their

parents, the challenges of middle school can be a little easier to face.

Communicating with your child

Continuous learning Tips

You will raise a better problem-solver when you offer your child real world opportunities to solve problems. If you give your child the opportunity to tell you what they have learned from their errors, you are more likely to understand how they learn and less likely to have to spend time telling them what to do. A constant and continuous focus on grades sends the message that grades are more important than learning. Students who feel that they cannot meet their parents’ grade expectations often experience anxiety, feel the need to cheat or tend to avoid discussing school. The continuous development of skills and consistent good habits are the foundation of success and achievement and the primary goal of middle of school.

▪ Lisa Bailes – Principal – Lisab.bailes@cms.k12.nc.us ▪ Tomica Wright – Assistant Principal –Tomica.wright@cms.k12.nc.us ▪ Whitney Matthews– School Counselor – Whitneyr.matthews@cms.k12.nc.us ▪ Russ LeDonne– School Counselor – Russellf.ledonne@cms.k12.nc.us

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