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CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS
• A link to the Middle School Course Description Guide Book
• Course Selection Form Worksheet• A link to the Encore Selection Google Form• Infinite Campus Student Online Registration
Directions Sheet• Enrollment Letter and FAQ for Registration
STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE:
TEAMS⦿ 7TH GRADE LEVEL TEAMS◼ Dream◼ Olympic◼ Field Trips and Activities by Team
⦿ TEAM TEACHER MAKE-UP◼ 2 Language Arts◼ 1 Social Studies◼ 1 Math◼ 1 Science◼ 1 PE◼ 1+ SSD◼ 1 Counselor◼ 1 Administrator
7TH GRADE TEAMS…
▶ HOW ARE TEAMS ASSIGNED?
THE COMPUTER RANDOMLY SELECTS WHICH TEAM YOU ARE ON….BASED ON BALANCING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN EACH CLASS.
▶ WILL MY CLASSES BE IN THE SAME ORDER?
NO, ENCORE CLASSES ARE 3RD/4TH HOUR BLOCK. CORE CLASSES WILL BE ASSIGNED RANDOMLY DEPENDING ON YOUR COURSE REQUESTS.
REGISTRATIONTaking the classes
YOU want!
Papers to turn in…
DUE JANUARY 30, 2018 TO THE COUNSELING OFFICE
⦿ #1… COURSE SELECTION WORKSHEET SIGNED BY PARENT/GUARDIAN
⦿ #2…PRINT OUT OF INFINITE CAMPUS REGISTRATION
◼ PLEASE NOTE THAT ON-LINE REGISTRATION IS ONLY AVAILABLE JAN. 18 AT 7 AM – JAN. 28 AT 4 PM.
CORE CLASSES: AUTOMATICALLY
ENROLLED
CORE CLASSES
GRADE LEVEL CHALLENGE (CH)
▶ LANGUAGE ARTS
▶ EARTH SCIENCE
▶ WORLD GEOGRAPHY
▶ PE
▶ CH L ARTS▶ COMPACTED CH L ARTS
AND ACADEMIC STRETCH▶ CH WORLD GEOGRAPHY▶ CH EARTH SCIENCE
MATH: FOUNDATIONS OF ALGEBRA 7, PRE-ALGEBRA 7, ALGEBRA 1, GEOMETRY
TAKING CHALLENGE CLASSES▶ IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY IN A
CHALLENGE CLASS, YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY ENROLLED IN THAT CLASS FOR 7TH GRADE.
▶ IF YOU ARE NOT CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN A CHALLENGE CLASS and you would like to be considered for a CHALLENGE CLASS, TELL YOUR SCHOOL COUNSELOR ON THE GOOGLE FORM AND WORKSHEET.
COURSE DESCRIPTION GUIDE ONLINE…
A link to the Course Description Guide can be found under the Guidance and Counseling Office Tab of the LSMS Website.
ENCORE CLASSES: MUST ENROLL ONLINE
Students will enroll in encore classesto fill the schedule for3rd block: 1st and 2nd semesterand 4th block: 1st and 2nd semester.
Courses will be year long or semester long.
Encore classes
SemesterYear
▶ Art Studio▶ Theater Arts Workshop▶ FACS: Life Skills I▶ 3D Design and Modeling▶ Computer Science 1: App
and Game Development▶ Investigating Materials
Processing▶ Business Ignition
▶ Treble Choir▶ Mixed Choir▶ Orchestra▶ Band▶ French IA 7th grade▶ Spanish IA 7th grade
▶ TREBLE CHOIR▶MIXED CHOIR▶ CADET ORCHESTRA▶ CADET BAND
▶ (NOTE – If you decide NOT to take Cadet Band OR Cadet Orchestra in 7th grade you will NOT be able to enroll in a band or orchestra class for the rest of middle school or high school except in rare circumstances.)
MUSIC COURSES(YEAR LONG)
▶ FRENCH 1 07▶ SPANISH 1 07
THESE ARE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL WORLD LANGUAGE CLASSES.
WORLD LANGUAGES(YEAR LONG – Two year commitment)
▶ YOU MUST COMPLETE TWO YEARS (7TH AND 8TH) TO GO TO THE SECOND YEAR LEVEL IN 9TH GRADE.
▶ YOU CANNOT START A WORLD LANGUAGE IN 8TH GRADE◦ If you don’t sign up to take a language in 7th grade, then you CAN wait and start a world language in high school.
◦ You do NOT need a world language for graduating high school, BUT many 4-year colleges require at least 2 years of world language in high school for admission. Some colleges do not accept credits taken during middle school.
WORLD LANGUAGES (cont.)
ART STUDIO(SEMESTER)
▶ You will learn techniques of drawing, painting, sculpture, and ceramics to create two and three dimensional art.
▶ You will analyze and critique artworks and understand how art is related to history and culture.
THEATRE ARTS WORKSHOP(SEMESTER)
▶ Activities involving movement, improve, script writing, scene work, filmmaking, voice and performance to develop theatre and acting knowledge.
▶ Students will prepare a variety of foods.▶ Students will use machine and hand sewing
for a construction project.▶ Students will learn basic laundry and
clothing care.▶ NOTE FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR: You MUST
take 7th Gr. FACS Life Skills I in order to enroll in 8th Gr. FACS Life Skills II.
FACS LIFE SKILLS I(SEMESTER)
▶ Students will create a physical model/prototype to address a need or want in society.
▶ Students will learn how to use 3D software for modeling and 3D printing.
▶ Students will learn and apply measurement and dimensioning skills to replicate objects and then create original prototypes.
3D DESIGN AND MODELING(SEMESTER)
COMPUTER SCIENCE 1: APP AND GAME DEVELOPMENT(SEMESTER)
▶ Students will learn a variety of core programming skills.
▶ Students will apply programming skills to create apps and games.
INVESTIGATINGMATERIAL PROCESSES(SEMESTER)
▶ Students will learn to apply the safe, proper use of hand and power tools as they complete a wood project.
▶ Smaller wood patterns (clocks, football helmets, bears, eagles).
▶ Use Microsoft Office 2010 and other Web 2.0 tools
▶ Customize calendars, interior designs, restaurant menus, and more.
▶ Online shopping spree and learn to create and edit videos.
Business Ignition(SEMESTER)
▶ You can earn high school credit for high school level courses taken in middle school (Spanish I & II, French I & II, Algebra I, Geometry, & Algebra II).
▶ The course will be included on your high school transcript with a letter grade AFTER the successful completion of the subsequent course in the subject area in high school.
▶ The letter grade will NOT be included in your high school GPA or for class ranking.
HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT
REGISTERINGSTEP 1: COMPLETE THE GREEN
COURSE SELECTION WORKSHEET
▶ RANK ORDER WORLD LANGUAGE AND MUSIC CLASSES ONLY IF PREFERRED
▶ RANK ORDER ALL SEMESTER ENCORE CLASSES
▶ #1 IS MOST PREFERRED
SELECTING ENCORE CLASSES
▶ IF YOU WISH TO ADD OR DROP A CHALLENGE OR PRE-ENROLLED MUSIC CLASS, YOU WILL NEED TO INDICATE THE CLASS(ES) TO BE ADDED OR DROPPED ON THE COURSE SELECTION GOOGLE FORM AND WORKSHEET.
▶ ALL CHALLENGE REQUESTS WILL BE CONSIDERED IN APRIL AND STUDENTS WILL BE NOTIFIED.
ADDING OR DROPPING A CHALLENGE CLASS OR PRE-ENROLLED CLASS
REGISTERINGSTEP 2: REGISTER FOR CLASSES ON-LINE
INFINITE CAMPUS
▶ YOU WILL BE PRE-ENROLLED IN:◦ CORE CLASSES - REGULAR AND/OR CHALLENGE,
◦ CHOIR, BAND, AND ORCHESTRA.▶ YOU WILL SELECT YOUR REMAINING 7TH
GRADE ENCORE/ELECTIVE COURSES ON INFINITE CAMPUS
▶ NOTE - IF YOU WISH TO DROP A PRE-ENROLLED CLASS YOU NEED TO INDICATE THE CLASS(ES) TO BE DROPPED ON THE GOOGLE FORM AND WORKSHEET.
ONLINE COURSE SELECTION
ONLINE COURSE SELECTION
REMEMBER TO SELECT ENOUGH CLASSES TO FILL YOUR SCHEDULE:
◦ FOUR SEMESTER CLASSES OR◦ TWO SEMESTER CLASSES AND ONE YEAR
LONG CLASS (REMEMBER to sign up for both semesters of this class) OR
◦ TWO YEAR LONG CLASSES (Remember to sign up for both semesters of each class).
REMEMBER TO SELECT 2 ALTERNATES.ALTERNATES WILL NOT BE IN ANY ORDER. THE COUNSELOR WILL USE THE GOOGLE SPREADSHEET FOR ALTERNATES ORDER.
NOTE - There are NO quarter classes.
ONLINE COURSE SELECTION
INFINITE CAMPUS PORTAL REGISTRATION LINK WILL BE AVAILABLE7AM ON JANUARY 18 (Friday)
THROUGH 4 PM JANUARY 28 (Monday).
FORMS DUE TO SCHOOL COUNSELING OFFICE
NO LATER THAN JANUARY 29,
2019.
GOOGLE FORM
A Google Form has been created for each student to submit all course requests which will be easily downloaded into a spreadsheet by your school counselor.
Your school counselor will use your form submissions so it is important that you resubmit if you have any request changes.
Only the latest submission will be considered.This form is used solely for data to the
counselor. Students still need to register on Infinite Campus and turn in paperwork. The form and registration should match.
GOOGLE FORMhttps://goo.gl/forms/rDgeEIAvbsVDCPFy1
Things to do…
DUE JANUARY 29, 2019 TO THE COUNSELING OFFICE
⦿ STEP #1… COMPLETE THE GOOGLE FORM⦿ STEP #2… REGISTER FOR CLASSES ON-LINE
USING INFINITE CAMPUS⦿ STEP #3… RETURN THE INFINITE CAMPUS
REQUEST SUMMARY PAGE AND WORKSHEET TO THE SCHOOL COUNSELING OFFICE
◼ PLEASE NOTE THAT ON-LINE REGISTRATION IS ONLY AVAILABLE JAN 18. AT 7 AM – JAN. 28 AT 4 PM. PAPERS ARE DUE IN COUNSELING ON THE 29TH.
Questions?Mr. Eric Barnhart
LSMS School Counselorbarnharteric@rsdmo.org
Mrs. Rose Ingraham, Registraringrahamrose@rsdmo.org
636.733.4200
Questions about Infinite Campus should be emailed directly to portalhelp@rsdmo.org
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