Administration emails listed in program Emails also listed under “Faculty & Staff” on our website Copy of presentation posted on our website by Friday afternoon
– students receive registration cards – registration cards due to back to homeroom teachers – last day to submit questions about placement to SCMS counselor
– placement of students into classes – Homeroom teacher assignments mailed home; Back-to- School Night – students receive full schedule of classes
• Language Arts and Math only • Based on demand • Not just an Honors program • Lottery placement & notification in May • Indicate interest on the registration card
• Is my child easily overshadowed by more outspoken students? • Does my child thrive in an active learning envrionment? • Is my child often distracted or embarrassed by students of the opposite gender?
• Based on data: 1.Prior year EOG score 2.Formal Assessment Grades • Other Considerations (NC Check In’s, MAP & Parent Input) • Parents will see recommendations on course card. To sign up for a non-recommended level, circle the class and sign. • If you have questions about placement, please contact your child’s teacher
• Is my child intrinsically motivated to do well in school? • Does my child show persistence even when presented with difficult material? • Does my child complete homework and projects without adult prompting? • Does my child have good time management skills?
• Does my child take the initiative to make up work when he/she is absent? • Does my child apply constructive criticism? • Does my child enjoy reading for pleasure (beyond what is required in school)?
Honors 7 & 8 Language Arts 7 & 8 (In addition to GL instruction) Grade level instruction + Independent Novel Study 3 Classroom Novel Advanced Level Studies Reading Technology rich lessons Advanced Level Collaborative tasks and Writing – length and projects use of counter- arguments
Example: LA 7 Rubric <4 pts.= Math 7 4-6 pts.= Honors
Honors Math 7 Math 7 All of the Math 7 topics Major topics include: and over half of Math 8 Proportional topics. Relationships, Writing Math 8 topics include: and Solving Multistep Angle/Triangle Theorems, Graphing Equations/Inequalities, Linear Equations, Systems Statisticis and of Equations, Radical Probability, and Expressions, and Laws of Geometry Exponents
HS Math 1 Math 8 algebra, geometry, functions, Major topics include: number and operations, • linear equations statistics and modeling • HS Math 1/Math 2 functions • multistep polynomials, congruence and equations/inequalities similarity of figures, trigonometry with triangles, • statisticis and modeling with geometry, probability probability, making inferences • and justifying conclusions geometry
Example: Math 7 Rubric <5 pts.= Math 7 5-7 pts.= Honors
Example: Math 8 Math 1 Math1/2 Rubric <4 pts.= Math 8 4-5 pts.= Math 1 6 pts.= Math 1/2
• One LA per year; cannot double-up • Additional LA courses available (creative writing, AP literature, etc.) • 24 credits required for graduation With 8 per year, your student will take 32 There are 8 open credits
8th Grade 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade LA 8 Foundations 1 Foundations 2 Foundations 3 LA 4 LA 1 LA 2 LA 3 LA 8 Foundations 1 Honors LA 2 Honors LA 3 Honors LA 4 LA 1 Honors Honors LA 1 Honors LA 2 Honors LA 3 Honors LA 4 LA 8
• One level of Math allowed Freshman and Sophomore Year (can double-up Jr & Sr years) • Colleges look for at least one math each year • College-level math courses benefit college acceptance into Math-based programs
8th Grade 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade Math 8 - EOG Foundations Foundations Foundations Adv. Functions & 1/Math 1 2/Math 2 OR 3/Math 3 OR Modeling OR Math 2 Math 3 Pre-Calculus Math 8 Math 1 Honors Math 2 Honors Math 3 AP Calculus Pre-Calculus AP Statistics Math 1 Honors Math 2 Honors Math 3 Pre-Calculus AP Calculus AB AP Statistics AP Calculus BC Math 1 Honors Math 3 Pre-Calculus AP Calculus AB AP Statistics Math 2 AP Calculus BC
SCMS Staff wants your child to succeed - Academically, Developmentally, Socially, Personally, and Emotionally
• Have a routine! • Helping preteens and teens establish a homework schedule and consistent homework routine sends a message that academics are a priority. • Help them help themselves! • When students get stuck during homework encourage them to think of ways in which they can overcome the barrier. • Ideas: emailing their teacher or checking their website for help, phoning/texting a peer, doing a Google search or asking a family member for help.
• Be sure you both know when tests are scheduled and plan enough study time before each. When there's a lot to study, have your child make a study calendar. • Encourage your child to ask for help when it's needed. Teachers offer tutoring to all students either before or after school.
• Organizational skills have to be learned and practiced. • Because time management skills are usually not explicitly taught in school, preteens and teens can benefit from parents helping with organizing assignments and managing time.
• Talk with your child every day about what they are doing in school. When students know their parents are interested in their academic lives, they'll take school seriously as well. Give them an opportunity to show what they have learned and what they are interested in. • The way you communicate to your child can influence how well he or she listens and responds. It's important to listen carefully, make eye contact, and avoid multitasking while you talk. Be sure to ask open-ended questions. • Besides during family meals, good times to talk include car trips (though eye contact isn't needed here, of course), walking the dog, preparing meals, or standing in line at a store. • When preteens and teens know they can talk openly with their parents, the challenges of middle school can be a little easier to face.
• Make your child the CEO of their academics • Once a week meeting to discuss grades / successes and failures. • Give your child the opportunity to tell you what they have learned from their errors. • A constant and continuous focus on grades sends the message that grades are more important than learning. Students who feel that they cannot meet their parents’ grade expectations often experience anxiety, feel the need to cheat or tend to avoid discussing school. • The continuous development of skills and consistent good habits are the foundation of success and achievement and the primary goal of middle of school.
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