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8th Grade Parent NightBelmont High School
February 8, 2017
● Principal Dan Richards● Asst. Principals Sherri Turner & Lisa Hurtubise● School Resource Officer, Melissa O’Connor● BHS Directors: Deb McDevitt (Social Studies), Patty Soliozy
(Math), Elizabeth Baker (Science), Arto Asadoorian (Fine and Performing Arts), Lindsey Rinder (English), Colleen Foley (Foreign Language), Jim Davis (Athletics/Physical Education/Wellness), Diane Wiltshire (METCO)
● Guidance Dept. Head, Jim Brown● Special Education Lead; Mike Bruno● Minuteman Admissions Director/Asst. Principal, George
Clement
Welcome Parents of the Class of 2021
Guidance Department● Mr. Jim Brown, Lead Counselor● Ms. Stacie Ross● Mr. Matthew Ruane● Ms. Brittney Field● Mr. Craig Paczkowski● Ms. Emily Taylor
GUIDANCE SUPPORT•Course scheduling•Support for seeking academic help with teachers•Navigation through graduation requirements•Support and referral around emotional support/mental health needs.•Post-secondary/Future PlanningThis is all done through individual and small group meetings.
● All Grade 9 students will configure an iPad in June to use in all of his or her classes in the fall.
● Students will pick up their iPad at Freshmen orientation in late August.
Additional Information:
•Join the BHS List Serve▫www.belmont.k12.ma.us=>For Families=> E-mail sign up
Other Information:
Special Education Department
Services provided to students with:
● An Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
● A 504 Plan
● A District Curriculum Accommodation Plan (DCAP)
Grade Based Learning Centers● Direct special education instruction, support, and case management● Skill development, academic support, organization, self-advocacy,
understanding of disabilities
Campus Program● Focus on students with social and emotional challenges● Coordination of program development with school psychologists and
outside service providers
All Children Experience Success (ACES)● Focus on students with Autism Spectrum Disorders● Social pragmatic skill development in coordination with district Speech
and Language Pathologist
Special Education Programs
If your student is currently receiving services:
● Contact your child's special education liaison or guidance counselor
● Ensure there is a plan in place for your child as they transition to the high school
If your child does not receive services, but experiences difficulty at BHS:
● Communicate your concerns to teachers and guidance counselor
● If appropriate, the guidance counselor will refer your child to a Teacher Assistance Team (TAT)
● Student may receive classroom accommodations, direct supports, or be referred for an evaluation
Tips for Parents
Global Certificate ProgramBelmont High School
Overview● �The Global Certificate Program provides students with an opportunity to
distinguish themselves by demonstrating global competency.
● �During their four years at Belmont High School, students will complete specific coursework, an interdisciplinary portfolio of projects and reflections, and a summative global action project.
● �The program is voluntary and open to all students. It will help them develop 21st century skills and global awareness, preparing students for life after BHS.
● �better prepare students for an interconnected world● �give students the opportunity to develop an interest
and expertise in a global issue or culture● �provide interdisciplinary learning experiences● �create experiential and real world learning
opportunities● �reinforce the development of 21st century skills such
as problem solving, critical thinking, research and analysis, as well as oral and written communication
The Global Certificate program seeks to…
�Coursework● �Four years of Foreign Language● �A globally oriented elective (for example, Global Music, Current Issues
and Global Politics, AP Environmental Science)�Portfolio● �Four Globally Oriented Projects from the standard BHS curriculum● �Reflections for each project
�Global Action Project● �Students must research, design, and implement a project that positively
impacts a community
Requirements
Why Minuteman? An Introduction for Parents
Education with Purpose
Enhanced Learning
Academic & Social-Emotional Benefits
•Level 1 MCAS Accountability•SportsActivities
•Travel in Color-Coded Groups to meet with:
▫Colleen Foley (Foreign Language) and Deb McDevitt (Social Studies) in the Little Theater▫Lindsey Rinder (English) in the Library▫Patty Soliozy (Math) and Elizabeth Baker (Science) in the Cafeteria▫Jim Davis (Physical Education & Wellness) and Arto Asadoorian (Fine and Performing Arts) in auditorium
Program for the Evening
Good Evening & Welcome, Parents of 8th Graders
Director of Science and Technology/Engineering
Elizabeth Baker617-993-5975
Director of Mathematics
Patty Soliozy617-993-5965
Tonight’s Information
●9th grade courses●Progression of Courses
●Recommendation process
MATHEMATICSWhat are the math options for my daughter or son at
Belmont High School?
MathematicsThe Universal LanguageFour years of math required for
graduation
Core courses: Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2
Grade 9 Math Courses
● College Prep Algebra 1 (#402)
● College Prep Geometry (#410)
● Honors Geometry (#416)
Teacher Recommendation is the Best Predictor of Proper Placement
Based on:● Math Performance:
● Report Card Grades ● Cumulative Tests● MCAS/PARCC Scores
● Study Skills & Habits● Attitude Toward Learning● Independence of Effort
Math ContestsMath Team● Highly Competitive● Fun, Exciting and Social● One Meeting per Week
American Mathematics Competitions● AMC 10/12● AIME-American Invitational Mathematics Exam● USAMO-United States of America Math Olympiad
Contact InformationPatty SoliozyDirector of [email protected]
SCIENCEWhat are the science options
for my daughter or son at Belmont High School?
4 years of Science required for graduation
SCIENCEFour years of science required for graduation
A Sequence for the 21st Century: Physics, Chemistry, Biology
Why Physics First ?● Content builds on previous course
● Synergistic with algebra● Concrete Abstract
Grade 9 Science Course
●College Prep Physics (#504)or
●Honors Physics (#503)
Which Level Is Most Appropriate ?Teacher recommendation continues to be the best predictor of proper placement.
Based on:● Science performance● Math performance● Study and work skills & habits● Independence of effort
Extra-curricular activities:● Coding Club (Ms. McLeod)● Engineering and Design Club (Ms. Lints)● Science Team (Ms. Williams)● Women in Science (Mr. Abruzzese)
Social Studies Department
Deborah [email protected]
Good Evening & Welcome!Foreign Language Department
Colleen [email protected]
- Graduation requirement: 2 years- More than 2 years is encouraged!- Every language has options for 4 years- Heritage speakers can take advanced levels (a placement test is required)
- Mixed grade levels in classes (depends on starting point)
Information about Foreign Language Program
➔ Begin a new language. - Chinese 1
- French 1 - Latin 1 - Spanish 1
Choices
- Continue studying the same language. - Chinese 2 CP/ 2 Honors - French 2 CP/ 2 Honors - Latin 2 CP/ 2 Honors - Spanish 2 CP/ 2 Honors (or Spanish 1B)
Choices
This form will be sent home with students in their foreign language class.It will be due back to their foreign language teacher by March 8.
Teachers recommend the course that best matches each student’s learning needs.
- 1st year course / college prep
- 2nd year course / college prep
- 2nd year course / honors
Recommendations
Fulfilling the Three-Year Requirement:World History, American History,
Modern World History
The Department of Social Studies and Community Service
Content:● Non-Western History from 200 to 1500 C.E.● China, India, Islam, Africa, Byzantine Empire, Russia● Investigate the impact of religion, geography, art,
politics and economics on the various civilizations● Medieval Europe, Renaissance, Reformation
Skills: Reading, Research, and Writing
Grade 9: College Preparatory World History
or World History Honors
● Nightly homework (approximately 30 minutes)
● Clear objectives, guiding questions and key terms provided for all units
● Assessments: projects, tests, open response questions, essays and the thesis
Expectations:
● 40 hours required for graduation, to be completed over 4 years of high school
● CS Course, Belmontian Club, Working to Help the Homeless, P.A.L.S./Best Buddies
● Presidential Awards
Community Service Requirement
A WRITER…THINKS OF LANGUAGE PARTLY AS A SYSTEM, PARTLY AS A LIVING THING OVER
WHICH ONE HAS CONTROL, BUT MOSTLY AS AGENCY - AS AN ACT WITH CONSEQUENCES.--TONI MORRISON’S NOBEL PRIZE LECTURE,
1993
English Department
�What to Expect:
● More independent work, especially at the honors level● Longer, multi-part compositions: literary analysis● More challenging syntax and diction in text● More complex themes
�How you can help:
● Ask your child what work s/he has to accomplish and help him or her plan out how it will get done
● Encourage your child to read and write, and talk with him or her about what s/he is reading and writing
The 8th/9th Transition
�College Prep:● More scaffolding and teacher support● �More instructional time spent on the reading and
writing processes
Honors:
● �Greater responsibility for independent learning● �Most reading and writing done outside of class● �More challenging texts
English 9: Two Levels
● �Genre studies: short story, novel, poem & play
● �Coming of age & the loss of innocence
● �Lord of the Flies & Romeo and Juliet
● �Descriptive writing and literary analysis
Grade 9
�Creative Writing CP/H¡Read mentor texts
¡Workshop original writing
¡“Finish” pieces to submit to publications, contests, and college admissions.
�Making Social Change CP/H¡Want to think globally? Start by acting locally!
÷Research a problem
÷Brainstorm solutions
÷Hold a public hearing
÷Make a proposal to town government
10th-12th: Electives
● �Global Literature and Moral Action: American Born Chinese, Macbeth, A Thousand Splendid Suns, Slaughterhouse-Five
● �Persuasive/Argumentative Writing● �MCAS preparation
Grade 10
● �American Literature: the Transcendentalists, slave narratives, Dickinson, Whitman, Twain, Fitzgerald, Hurston, Miller, Wilson
● �Personal/reflective writing
● �Literary research paper
● �Preparation for senior thesis
Grade 11
● �AP English 12 Honors● �English 12 Honors● �English 12 CP�● �Literary research● Synthesis
Senior thesis required in all courses.All students read Hamlet, No Exit, and The Things They Carried.
Grade 12
Don't you remember being young when language was magic without
meaning?
--Toni Morrison’s Nobel Prize Lecture, 1993
Students must earn 2 credits per year in Physical Education. Ninth graders must take Wellness (I) which will fulfill their Physical Education requirement for grade 9.
WELLNESS / PHYSICAL EDUCATION
oWellness (I) is a required course for all freshmen. The course will include classroom wellness activities and lab (Health and Physical Education).
WELLNESS I
oTopic 1 – The Rudiments of Health-Related Fitness: Improving Your Physical Fitness. oTopic 2 – The Hexagon of Wellness: An Introduction to the Wellness Concept.oTopic 3 – Serious Health Issues: Understanding and Assessing Personal Risk and Consequences.oTopic 4 – Total Wellness: Balancing Within the Hexagon of Wellness.
WELLNESS I
oBelmont High School offers ten (10) sports during the fall season. The fall 2017 practices begin on Friday August 18th for Football only, with all other fall sports anticipated to beginning on Thursday August 24th .The regular season runs from September through October with most teams ending league competition in late October. Tournament qualifications for varsity teams could have teams participating into November. Football concludes its regular season on Thanksgiving Day.
17 BHS FALL ATHLETICS
● Football V, JV & Frosh● G Volleyball V, JV & Frosh● B&G Soccer V, JV & Frosh● B&G Cross Country V & JV ● G Swimming & Diving V & JV● Field Hockey V, JV & Frosh● Cheerleading V , JV● Golf V
17 BHS FALL ATHLETICS
All students must complete a minimum of one full year of coursework in the Visual & Performing Arts in order to graduate. The vast majority of BHS students complete more than one year.
● Can be met by completing one full-year course, or two one-semester electives.
● Participation in co-curricular activities or other work outside of school cannot take the place of enrollment in at least one year of VPA coursework at BHS.
Visual & Performing Arts
All Level 1 Visual Arts electives are open to students in Grade 9:
● Drawing and Painting 1● Sculpture 1● Photography 1● Ceramics 1● Mixed Media Each of these courses are full-year electives, and would fulfill the one-year VPA graduation requirement.
Visual Art
Performing Ensembles in Band, Orchestra and Chorus:
BANDConcert Band - Honors
CHORUSMen’s Chorale – Honors
Freshman Women’s Choir – Honors
ORCHESTRAConcert Orchestra – Honors
Music
Non-performance Music Electives:
● Music Theory 1 (full year)● Music Technology (one semester) ● Guitar Lab (one semester)● Music Appreciation I: Music in TV and Film
(one semester)● Music Appreciation III: Pop, Rock & Jazz
(one semester)
Music
Curricular electives in Theater Arts:
● Acting 1 (one semester) ● Intro to Directing and Theatrical Design (one semester)
Theater Arts
After School Activities in Music:
● Marching Band & Color Guard – Requires participation in Band Camp, one week prior to the start of school. Sign up in May.
● Basketball & Hockey Pep Band
● Jazz Ensemble – by audition in the fall.
● A Cappella Choirs – sign up in the fall
*Requires payment of the $275 Participation Fee for FPA After School Activities.
Co-curricular Activities*
BHS Performing Arts Company (PAC)● Broadway Night● Fall Play● Spring Musical● One Act Plays● Improv Students may sign up in the fall for the Performing Arts Company.*Requires payment of the $275 Participation Fee for FPA After School Activities.
Co-curricular Activities*
Arto Asadoorian, Director of Visual & Performing Arts
Follow the Dept. of Visual & Performing Arts on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/bpsvpa
Any Questions?
