8TH GRADE A YEAR OF

TRANSFORMATION

AND

TRANSITIONS

YOU’RE ALMOST THERE!

AREAS OF FOCUS

• Working independently

• Improving study skills:

– Organization

– Quality of work

– Meeting deadlines

• Solving problems

• Increased academic expectations

• Self-advocacy

COURSE REQUEST

SHEET

COURSE REQUEST

SHEET (P. 2)

REQUIRED CLASSES

• Ask your math teacher to

recommend your next level

and sign in the box

• Note: you may be

recommended for summer

school if you have a D or an F.

COMMON CORE MATH PATHWAYS

7th Grade 8th Grade

Common Core Math 2 Common Core Math 3

Common Core Math 2/3 Integrated Math 1

**Make sure to get your current Math teacher’s signature**

REQUIRED CLASSES

•English 8

•US History

• Science 8

•PE 8

SELECT A 6- OR 7- PERIOD DAY

• If you choose a 6-

period day, you can

choose either a free

1st or a free 7th

period. Make sure to

check one of the

boxes. We can’t

promise it will work

with your schedule,

but we’ll try our

best!

ELECTIVES (PRIORITIZE #1-6)

• Notice that some electives are

year-long and others are for only

a semester.

• Choose carefully – we build the

schedule based on your requests!

You still might get your 5th or 6th

choice, though.

ELECTIVES (PRIORITIZE #1-6)

• Ask your current language

teacher to recommend your next

level and sign in the box.

• If you are starting a language next

year, you don’t need a signature.

See one of us at the end of this

presentation if you are not taking

a language this year but would

like to start one next year and

you’re a native speaker.

• In 9th grade you will have the

option of taking Chinese or

Japanese at another school!

ELECTIVES (PRIORITIZE #1-6)

• The “P” next to the music

course name means it’s a

college prep class--you will

hear more about that next

year!

ELECTIVES (PRIORITIZE #1-6)

• Read course catalog for

descriptions of each course,

and talk to the elective

teachers to find out more.

Note: When you sign up for

courses in StudentConnect,

Ceramics is called

“Art/Ceramics”

ELECTIVE OPTIONS

✔ PROJECT-BASED, HANDS-ON LEARNING

✔ LITTLE OR NO HOMEWORK

✔ PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF

ACADEMIC SKILLS

YEARBOOK

• PHOTOGRAPHY & PHOTOSHOP, PAGE

DESIGN, LAYOUT, TEAMWORK AND BUSINESS

EXPERIENCE

• A VARIETY OF PUBLICATIONS PROJECTS

ALONG WITH CREATING THE ANNUAL

YEARBOOK AS PART OF A TEAM

MULTIMEDIA

• COMPUTER ART &

GRAPHICS

• WEBPAGE & WEBSITE

DESIGN

• VIDEO MAKING & EDITING

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING WITH ROBOTICS • INTRODUCTORY COMPUTER PROGRAMMING

WITH PYTHON

• VEX IQ

• BASIC PROGRAMMING CONCEPTS USEFUL

WITH ANY LANGUAGE

• LOGIC AND ANALYTICAL THINKING

FOODS & NUTRITION • COOKING SKILLS FOR LIFE

• KITCHEN TOOLS AND

SAFETY

• PRACTICAL NUTRITION

• BAKING

• SEASONAL SPECIALTIES

ART/CERAMICS

LEARN ART CONCEPTS

THROUGH THE PROCESSES

OF BOTH FINE ARTS AND

CERAMIC PROJECTS

ELEMENTS OF DESIGN,

DRAWING, PAINTING AND SCULPTURE

AVID CURRICULUM FOCUS

• AVID is Advancement Via Individual Determination

• Exploration of Colleges and Careers

• Strategies for Academic Success

• Note Taking

• Public Speaking

• Test Preparation

• Research Techniques

• Focus on WICOR – Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization and Reading

• Applications will be available in the office

OTHER ELECTIVES

• Leadership – application & interview

• Study Skills – by IEP or team

recommendation

SAMPLE SCHEDULES with ELECTIVE OPTIONS:

7-period day with 2 year-long

electives:

-English 8

-US History 8

-Science 8

-Math

-PE 8

-Spanish 1 (year)

-Band (year)

7-period day with 1 year-long and 2

semester-long electives:

-English 8

-US History 8

-Science 8

-Math

-PE 8

-Yearbook (Year)

-Foods (semester)

-Art/Ceramics (semester)

STEPS TO COMPLETE YOUR COURSE REQUEST FORM:

• READ the course catalog for descriptions

• TALK TO YOUR MATH AND WORLD

LANGUAGE TEACHERS about your

placement, and ask them to sign the box below

their recommendation

STEPS TO COMPLETE YOUR COURSE REQUEST FORM (CONT’D)

• SELECT AND RANK SIX COURSES from the categories of World

Language, Music, and Other Electives on the right side of the form.

Prioritize your choices by numbering them 1-6.

• ONLINE COURSE SELECTION: Enter your course selections

online through StudentConnect between Friday, March 6 at 4pm

and Thursday, March 19 at midnight. Instructions, student IDs, and

passwords are on the label on the back of the salmon form.

• ONLY enter your first choices of courses online, not your

alternates.

STEPS TO COMPLETE YOUR COURSE REQUEST FORM

THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN YOU LOG ON TO STUDENT CONNECT:

Welcome Laura Losk

Laura Losk

Laura Losk

STUDENT CONNECT

• When you log on to Student Connect, you will see that we’ve

already entered the above 4 courses for you. You only need to

enter Math and your equivalent of two years of electives (or one

year if you are requesting a 6-period day).

• When you have entered all of your courses, you will have a total

of 70 credits (for a 7-period day) or 60 credits (for a 6-period

day).

STEPS TO COMPLETE YOUR COURSE REQUEST FORM (CONT’D)

• TURN IN THIS COMPLETED AND

SIGNED REQUEST FORM to your English

teacher on Friday, March 20th.

• Make a commitment to do your best

work for the rest of 7th grade.

• That’s it!