Registration 2020-2021 7 th Grade
KMS Leadership team ❖ Principal- Amanda Burruel ❖ Assistant Principal- James Hollis ❖ Assistant Principal- Rob Borenstein ❖ Assessment Administrator- Theresa Dyvig ❖ Counselor (A- E)- Michelle Zimmerman ❖ Counselor (F- M)- Denise Dulany ❖ Counselor (N-Z)- Molly Brown
Parenting a Middle School child- Potential for Greatness What to Expect Tips • Unpredictable- Tween • Treat your middle schooler like a cat Who’s going to show up? The less attention you pay to a cat the more they come around. If you are too much into Sweet or Snarly; Elation to Sadness their world, they will pull away. They will come around more if you seem less • Separation- interested. Crucial development process of building • Master the botox brow their own identity apart from their parents. May look like rebellion, defiance and Research shows that the part of the brain rejection but it serves a greater purpose in we use to read facial expressions isn’t their development. properly functioning for a middle schooler. As a result they often mistake a wrinkled • Confusion brow, whether out of curiosity, shock or just Brains begin massive structural changes; interest as anger. Keep a smooth brow. concrete thinking makes way for more • Ask questions instead of giving advice. hypothetical thinking “You have to turn our homework in or you • Outside influences-Social world bursts will fail!” wide open vs Friendships change “What will happen if you don’t turn in your Social media homework?” Risk Taking- Brain not fully developed • Partner with teachers, counselors and Your experience-awkward and painful administrators at KMS middle school years? Today.Com Michelle Icard 8/2016
MIDDLE SCHOOL Secondary Campus Developing Mature Young Adults: • Responsibility Level • 8:30am- 3:45pm • Time Management • 45 minute classes 3 days a week • Self-Advocate • 90 minute classes 2 days a week • Accelerated/Pre-AP/GT vs. • 3 lunches Academic • Balance with outside activities • Lockers • Opportunities for more diverse • Hallway challenges • PE/Athletics • Band
Proud to be a Comanche ❖ Athletics ❖ AVID ❖ Band ❖ Choir ❖ Orchestra ❖ Cheer ❖ Art ❖ Theatre ❖ Foreign Language ❖ STEM ❖ PALS ❖ Clubs ❖ Virtual Courses
Counseling Center • Individual Counseling • Guidance • High School • Registration Preparation • Crisis Management • Parent/Teacher • Outside Referrals Conferences • Four Year Plans • Group Counseling • Schedule Changes • College Readiness • Career Guidance
What should you have? 1. Course Selection Reference Sheet 2. Something to write with
Middle school registration • The registration form you receive is a reference sheet. During registration, your child will be given a registration form to assist them in selecting their courses. • Course Guides outlining courses and their descriptions are available online. • Parents and students should discuss options available and make decisions regarding course requests. • Registration will be completed on course request forms by students in their classroom. Counselors will take the forms and enter their requests. An email will be sent to parents after February 17 th when HAC opens to review the requested courses. • Changes will be accepted through March 27 th .
Middle School Course Guide Keller ISD Website
Accelerated/Pre-AP/GT Classes • Accelerated/Pre-AP/GT classes are offered at the middle school to help students gain the “Edge” in college preparation by: • Getting a head start on college level work • Improving writing skills and problem-solving techniques • Developing study habits necessary for handling rigorous course work
Pre-AP/GT vs. Academic Level Academic Level Pre-AP/GT • More grade level, skills-based, comprehension-style • More in-depth, application of grade level and homework. extension-style homework. • The student may require more guidance from the teacher. • Requires more effort, attention, and skill • The student may need monitoring to ensure completion of • Student must be able to work independently in & outside assignments. the classroom. • Class discussions begin with a review of knowledge and • The student is highly self-motivated to learn and achieve. move carefully toward understanding concepts. • Class discussions begin with the assumption that • Testing involves more demonstration of skills and knowledge has been acquired independently and moves knowledge-style questioning. quickly to concepts. • Testing involves more indirect application and drawing conclusion-style questioning.
What Factors to Consider when Deciding about Enrolling in Accelerated/Pre-AP/GT Classes • Academic strengths/Areas of Giftedness • Commitment to academics • Extracurricular activities • Family support
Advanced Academics
English, Science, and Social Studies Think About: Regular, Pre-AP, Pre-AP GT, Accelerated, Accelerated GT levels NOTE: In order to take GT courses, a student must be an identified GT student.
New Course 7 th /8 th Accelerated English Language Arts
English- Where do you fit?
Math – Where do you fit? https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Op 4bxy0JdmA5QqxkolB51gIez2vUB1LR /view Think About: Regular, Honors, Accelerated, or Accelerated GT levels Enrollment in Algebra I or Pre-AP Algebra 1 requires that Accelerated Math 7 was successfully completed.
Let’s Build your 7 th Grade Course Request ENGLISH PRE-AP/GT Language Arts 7 Language Arts 7 Double Blocked Double Blocked Accelerated/GT ELA 7 MATH Math 7/ Honors Math 7 Accelerated/GT Math 7 SCIENCE Science 7 PRE-AP/GT Science 7 SOCIAL STUDIES Social Studies 7 Pre-AP/GT Social Studies 7 Circle your level preference on your sheet.
• PE, Partner PE*, Tennis – No Physical required PHYSICAL EDUCATION What’s next? Counts as one elective • Athletics- Competitive Tennis team (Physical choice Required and online completion of application) • Off-Campus PE (Contact KMS Counseling Office after Spring Break for information) Note- the state requires 2 full years of physical activity in grades 6 through 8. Having taken PE in 6 th grade now requires that they only have one more year- Recommended for 7 th grade Full Year Electives- Choir, Band, Orchestra, Art, Partner Art, Theatre, May choose one of Partner Theatre and PALS * these or choose 2 Avid* will be offered. (Students will go through an semester electives *Required applications will be sent invitation/notice of interest, application and once you have indicated interest by choosing the class or you may pick selection process.) At registration, a student will up an application from the teacher at the class representative table choose an elective and if selected for AVID will after this presentation.. replace that elective choice.
• College and Career Readiness Additional Semester • Conversational Spanish Elective • Creative Writing Options • Career Investigations-Introduction to Audio/Video ( will Production choose 2 • Discovering Languages and Cultures (online) and 2 • Project Lead the Way-Gateway to alternates) Technology-Design & Modeling, Science of Technology (HS elective semester credit earned) • Speech Communication • Technology Applications (online) • Touch System Data Entry ONLINE (HS elective semester credit earned)
Required Intervention Courses Campus staff will identify and place students after the STAAR scores are returned in June. Full year courses that will take the place of the Advisory class Reading Styles • For students who did not meet minimum expectations on most recent STAAR reading test Math Quest • For students who did not meet minimum expectations on most recent STAAR math test.
STAAR EOC Testing Requirements
• Students who have passed STAAR tests (Recommended)
Advisory class • Advisory-mandatory full-year course required for each middle school student. • If a student is in AVID, an intervention course such as Reading Styles, Math Quest or Dyslexia, their advisory components will be embedded in those classes. This allows those students to participate in the elective choices available to all 7 th graders.
In 7 th OR 8 th grade all students are required to take a year of a Physical Education Course. It is recommended that you take your required PE course in 7 th grade. If you do not take a physical education/athletics course in 7 th grade, you are required to take one in 8 th grade. As a next step, you will need to select a combination of full year electives and/or semester electives to complete your course request. .
ELA 7 ELA 7 Math 7 Science 7 Social S 7 Advisory ***2 elective credits of alternates required when PE or Athletics registering online in case your 1 st elective choice Full Year or 2 semester choices does not work in your schedule, is full, or is not offered.
ELA 7 ELA 7 Math 7 Science 7 Social S 7 Advisory ***2 elective credits of alternates required when PE or Athletics registering online in case your 1 st elective choice Full Year or 2 semester choices does not work in your schedule, is full, or is not offered.
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