Getting Ready for 7 th Grade! AT HIGHLAND WE STRIVE TO BE: HONEST PROBLEM SOLVERS SELF AWARE GROWTH MINDED COMMUNICATORS CARING RESILIENT
BSD405.org You need search for 2020-2021 Course Catalog and download it to your computer This is where you can find descriptions of the elective classes. We did not offer all of them this year so you may not know about all of them.
Here is your packet!!! Forms are due in 1 ½ weeks: Tuesday, March 17 th (St. Patrick’s Day!) collected through Science Class Ms. Barbagallo, Mr. Kniestedt, Ms. Spurgeon WRITE: DUE TUESDAY, March 17 th on envelope!
Getting started with your packet… Yellow: Course Selection Form OR Hot Pink : DL Course Selection Form Write due Tues, March 17 th on top!! Set this one aside. Grey : T-DAP health form Write: Due Tues March 17 th , then set it aside. Light Pink: Highland Middle School 2020-2021 Electives Write: To Read, then set aside. White: Quick Tip – StudentVUE Online Course Requests Write: To Read, then set aside.
Required Classes
Required Classes
Potential Career Interest As 7 th grade students, we encourage you to continue to think about potential career or interest areas. Please fill out the box below with a career path or career interest:
Elective Classes (elect means to choose) You get to choose some of the classes that you take. You may either choose to take: 4 semester classes 1 full-year class and 2 semester classes 2 full-year classes Remember that you will have to take a required Health class in 7 th grade.
World Language 2 years are required for HS graduation and most colleges require 2-3 years. If you have not started a World Language, you may register for Spanish 1a or French 1a. 1a + 1b = Spanish 1 in high school You may not register for French 1A or Spanish 1A as an 8 th grader
Elective Classes All of the electives are listed on the elective list. Elective requirements for middle school are also described on the list of electives.
Elective Classes Example 1: Two semester classes: PE 7/8 Elective Ceramics 2 Example 2: One full-year class: Inter. Band
Elective Classes Example 1: Two semester classes: PE 7/8 Elective Ceramics 2 Example 2: One full-year class: Inter. Band
Elective Classes Example 1: Two semester classes: PE 7/8 Elective Ceramics 2 Example 2: One full-year class: Inter. Band
Alternate Electives Use the Light Pink sheet with the list of electives on the elective courses list to fill in your alternate elective choices.
Alternate Electives Design & Production (Semester course) Inter. Choir (Year long course) Art Around the World (Semester course)
Elective Information Final course offerings are based on the number of students who sign up for each course. Some students may be recommended to take a reading support, math seminar or special education class. These classes will take the place of one of your full-year elective slots.
Online Registration (StudentVUE) Log into StudentVUE 1. Click on “Course Request” on 2. the left tab Click on the blue “Click here to 3. enter or change course requests Click on “Add Request” or “Add 4. Alternate” Click on “Click here to return to 5. course request summary” (Automatic “Save”)
You and your parents must sign at the bottom! “My Parent/Guardian and I have carefully selected the above courses for the 2020-2021school year. We know that every effort is made to accommodate our requests. However, if this is not possible we understand that I will be placed in one of my alternate elective choices or any open elective course and that there will be no schedule changes unless an error is made in my schedule .”
Remember… If you CHOOSE IT and GET IT , then you KEEP IT !
Thank you! Questions?
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