PreAP and Honors The Academy Preparation for Advanced Placement

In 6 th grade PreAP is Honors. The students focus more intensely on writing and problems solving in both ELA and math Students should be self motivated (that means it is important to them – and not because their parents tell them it is important) Students need to be organized Students do NOT have to be in BOTH ELA and math…they can be in one or the other

Pre AP English: Requires entrance placement with focus on writing Requires As in reading and writing; student may test with ONE B in reading and writing Requires history of Proficient/Advanced on STAR testing Upon entrance there is greater focus on writing; if writing is not a students strength student may struggle

PreAP Math: Grade level mathematics taught with Springboard curriculum for preparation for AP mathematics in high school: more writing and problem solving Requires 80% on 5 th grade placement exam Requires As/Bs in math

Placement in Advanced Math occurs when a student scores 80% or HIGHER on the district challenge exam – thus reflecting they have already shown advanced knowledge of current grade level standards Recommendation for placement will be into the next grade level PreAP math class or following series in curriculum Sutter will only provide a test for exiting the students CURRENT math placement

The sequence continues in 7 th and 8 th grade for PreAP ELA and math Students who are PreAP and get As/Bs do not need to test into PreAP 7 th /8 th …they can automatically move forward Students who want to test into Honors English may take a placement exam Students who wish to challenge math may challenge the next level in math but MUST complete the challenge with MINIMUM 80%

PreAP Course I = 6 th grade PreAP math PreAP Course II = 7 th grade PreAP math Integrated Math I = 8 th grade math Integrated Math II = 9 th grade math Each sequence that is being challenged must be met with an 80% or higher to move forward to the next sequence of math. A student who challenges math PreAP math Course II will ONLY move to Integrated math I with 80% or higher

Sutter offers an array of academic and other activities that allow students to gain leadership skills and challenge themselves intellectually. Clubs are offered after school Sports include: Volleyball, Basketball, Cross Country, Wrestling, and Track and Field

Moems Math Challenge Club: National Science Bowl Club Robotics Club Roller Coaster Competition Club Robotics Club Legos Club School of the Future (STEM) Club Science Fair Minecraft Club (next year) National Junior Honor Society National Spelling Bee and History Day (NOT a club: but students can participate) Club Live Mountain Bike Club

SUTTER MIDDLE SCHOOLWINSTON CHURCHILL Moems Math Challenge Club: National Science Bowl Club Robotics Club Roller Coaster Competition Club Robotics Club Legos Club School of the Future (STEM) Club Science Fair Minecraft Club (next year) National Junior Honor Society National Spelling Bee and History Day (NOT a club: but students can participate) CNN Yearbook Leadership Club Live Mountain Bike Club Science Olympiad Chess BTV Student Government Math Team History Day Speech/Debate

SUTTER MIDDLE SCHOOL API-888 CST ELA Pro and above-80% CST Math Pro & above-66% Great Schools.net rating-8 Winston Churchill API-853 CST ELA Pro and above-73% CST Math Pro and above- 47% Great Schools.net rating-6