2013-2014 CHOICE SHEET 7TH GRADE MURCHISON MIDDLE SCHOOL

MR. BOURDON ROBERT.BOURDON@AUSTINISD.ORG 414-4525

EIGHT PERIODS EACH SEMESTER LANGUAGE ARTS (YEARLONG) MATH (YEARLONG) SCIENCE (YEARLONG) SOCIAL STUDIES (YEARLONG) PE CREDIT (SEMESTER)/KEYBOARDING (SEMESTER) LAGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH CLASS (YEARLONG) ELECTIVE (YEARLONG) AT LEAST ONE SEMESTER MUST BE TECHNOLOGY ELECTIVE (YEARLONG) OR 2 ELECTIVES (SEMESTER AT LEAST ONE SEMESTER MUST BE FINE ARTS

CORE COURSES LANGUAGE ARTS APPROVE CONCERN MATH SCIENCE SOCIAL STUDIES □PRE-AP   □ADVANCED PRE-AP □ADVANCED PRE-AP AREA OF QUALIFICATIONS □ GT □ STAAR ADVANCED □ GRADE AVERAGE AREA OF QUALIFICATIONS

PE CREDIT- REQUIRED. CHOOSE PE/DANCE OR ATHLETICS. □PE – 1 SEMESTER □DANCE – 1 SEMESTER (Student making the performance team will be enrolled in a yearlong dance class)  □ATHLETICS – (By Coach Permission Only)

WORLD LANGUAGES REQUIRED YEARLONG (HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT CLASSES) NUMBER BELOW IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE (THESE ARE YEARLONG COURSES)  ____ CHINESE ____ FRENCH ____ GERMAN ____ SPANISH ____ LATIN

KEYBOARDING (SEMESTER) – REQUIRED BY AISD ALL 7TH GRADERS WILL HAVE KEYBOARDING INCLUDED ON THEIR CHOICES. IF WE ARE UNABLE TO SCHEDULE KEYBOARDING IN 7TH GRADE, THE STUDENT WILL TAKE IT IN 8TH GRADE.

7TH GRADERS ARE ON AN 8 PERIOD DAY 7TH GRADERS ARE ON AN 8 PERIOD DAY. PLEASE USE THE TEMPLATE BELOW TO DETERMINE HOW MANY ADDITIONAL ELECTIVE CLASSES YOU MAY SELECT.

BECAUSE WE ARE AN IB SCHOOL STUDENTS MUST BE ENROLLED IN FOUR CORE CLASSES WORLD LANGUAGE CLASS (yearlong) PE CREDIT CLASS (semester or yearlong) FINE ARTS CLASS (semester or yearlong) TECHNOLOGY CLASS (semester or yearlong)

BE SURE TO NUMBER AT LEAST FIVE (5) CHOICES IN CASE THERE IS A SCHEDULING CONFICT WITH YOUR FIRST CHOICE.

 STUDENTS NOT MEETING EXPECTATIONS ON STAAR MAY BE PLACED IN A YEARLONG INTERVENTION CLASS THAT WILL TAKE THE PLACE OF REQUESTED ELECTIVES.  

ADDITIONAL 7TH GRADE ELECTIVE CHOICES PLEASE RANK IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE:  

___ BAND – YEARLONG  ___ ADVANCED INSTR. TECHNIQUES (CONCURRENTLY ENROLLED IN BAND) – SPRING SEMESTER  ___ JAZZ BAND (CONCURRENTLY ENROLLED IN A MUSIC COURSE) – SPRING SEMESTER ___ CHOIR – YEARLONG  ___ ORCHESTRA – YEARLONG  

___ ART INTERMEDIATE – SEMESTER OR ___ ART INTERMEDIATE – YEARLONG  

_____ THEATRE – YEARLONG ___ THEATRE – SEMESTER OR _____ THEATRE – YEARLONG _____ THEATRE UIL PRODUCTION – YEARLONG (BY TEACHER PERMISSION ONLY)  

___ ENERGY, POWER, AND TRANSPORTATION CAREERS – SEMESTER   ___ JUNIOR POLICY ACADEMY– SEMESTER ___ EXPLORING CAREERS – SEMESTER

___ STUDY SKILLS – SEMESTER   ___ AVID – YEARLONG (BY TEACHER PERMISSION ONLY) ___ JOURNALISM

DATES TO REMEMBER JANUARY 22 – Choice Sheets in Advisory JANUARY 22 – Choice Sheet Night @ 5:30 FEBRUARY 8 – Choice Sheets are due! AUGUST 1 – No more changes!