Welcome to Longfellow Middle Rising 7 th Grade
Learning Targets At the end of the presentation, we would like students to understand: Rising 7 th Grade Transition Activities Some differences between elementary and middle school Course offerings at Longfellow How to make course requests in StudentVUE Where they can locate more information
Rising 7 th Grade Events- Winter/Spring Event ~ Longfellow counselors visit feeder February 11-22, elementary schools to explain courses, 2019 Longfellow student life, and how to select courses in StudentVUE February 28, DEADLINE TO ENTER COURSES 2019 6 th grade students visit Longfellow Middle March 25-28, with their elementary school 2019
Rising 7 th Grade Events- Summer Event Date Jump Start to Success Program August 6 – 7 (Session A) Registration opens: April 1, 2019 August 8 -9 (Session B) Register through My School Bucks 8:30 am - 12:30 pm 7th Grade Open House August 20, 2019 Students will receive their schedules and 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm locker number 7th grade Orientation August 22, 2019 Students will practice their schedules 9:00 am - 11:00 am and meet their teachers
Student Life at Longfellow Lancer Code: Be Respectful, Be Responsible and Be Safe Homework: Average of 60-90 minutes of homework each night Teams : English, Science, History teachers, school counselor, grade level administrator Lockers: Practice opening lockers at the Open House and for the first couple of weeks of school – Backpacks are kept in lockers Class changes: 4 minutes between classes – Counselors can help you find the fastest route, if you need help
7 th Grade Student Schedule Class Schedule Longfellow operates on a 7 1. Math (levels vary- no AAP) period day. 2. English Honors or AAP All classes meet 3. Science 7 Honors or AAP everyday. 4. U.S. History 7 Honors or AAP 5. Health and PE (will appear as two semester courses) 7 th graders eat 6. Elective (1 full year or 2 semester choices) lunch based on their 4 th period 7. Elective (1 full year or 2 semester choices) teacher. Lancer Time- approximately 20 minutes for extra help or enrichment at the end of the day
Elective course scheduling options Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 1. 2. 1. Full year 1. Full year elective Semester Semester elective elective elective 2. Full year 2. 3. 3. 4. elective Semester Semester Semester Semester elective elective elective elective
Elective courses at Longfellow • Classes are “exploratory” and students should consider their interests and talents • World Language courses are academic classes • High school credit in 8 th grade and French Immersion • Students can earn up to two high school credits on the World Language Credit Exam in he fall • Students should NOT pick classes to try to be with friends • Select alternate electives carefully. • Sometimes students do not get their top choices due to course availability or class conflicts • Classes cannot be changed once the school year starts
Support Classes at Longfellow Sometimes students are assigned an “academic support” class which takes the place of an elective Our #1 goal Read 180 is to prepare Action Literacy students for Algebra Readiness high school Power Math Strategies for Success
Elective courses at Longfellow This video explains the elective courses available at Longfellow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tscej9pXhdE Elective course descriptions can be found by viewing the Longfellow Course Catalogue on our Academic Advising webpage https://longfellowms.fcps.edu/student- services/academic-advising
StudentVUE Practice Volunteer student logs into StudentVUE to show the class how to make course request and alternate request https://sisstudent.fcps.edu/SVUE/Login_Student_PXP_OVR.aspx?regen erateSessionId=True
We look forward to seeing you at Longfellow Middle!
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