ALL PARENTS 8TH GRADE OPEN HOUSE SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 6:00 - 8:30 PM BCMA WELCOMES ALL PARENTS 8TH GRADE OPEN HOUSE SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 6:00 - 8:30 PM

WHATEVER IT TAKES, TOGETHER WE CAN CONTINUING PARTNERSHIP AND OPEN COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HOME AND SCHOOL WHATEVER IT TAKES, TOGETHER WE CAN

Graduation! Tentatively scheduled for the last week of May 2016 Auditorium (YWCP- tentative ) Sunday’s Best Attire Post-Ceremony Reception Graduation!

Pre AP English Pre AP Alg. 1 / Pre AP Geom ( HS Credit) IPC (HS Credit) Pre AP Science Pre AP Social Studies Latin 1 /Latin 2 ( HS Credit) Biotechnology Fine Arts 2 electives PE / enrichment COURSES IN GRADE 8

8th Grade parent night WHEN: OCTOBER 5, 2016 TIME: 6:00 – 7:30 WHAT WILL WE TALK ABOUT? NAVIANCE MAGNET AWARENESS 8th Grade End-of-Year Activities 8th Grade parent night

Naviance is a comprehensive college and career readiness solution for middle and high schools that helps align student strengths and interests to post-secondary goals, and improve student outcomes. NAVIANCE

Mr. Duesterbeck will explain and help you answer the following questions. HOW CAN NAVIANCE HELP YOU? HOW DOES THIS WORK? WHEN DO WE ACCESS NAVIANCE? http://www.naviance.com/

MAGNET AWARENESS Magnet Application starts SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 On October 5, Ms. Garcia will walk you through the process of Magnet Application MAGNET AWARENESS

Data where are we going YEAR 1 : RATED A+ by CHILDREN AT RISK YEAR 2 : ALL STATE DISTINCTIONS

ALL SEVEN STATE DISTINCTIONS YEAR 3 !!!!!!!!!! ALL SEVEN STATE DISTINCTIONS *Other campuses with 7 STAARS DEBAKEY CARNEGIE T H ROGERS LANIER BCMA * ( Principal Malhan’s research on TEA)

Staar score standards SUBJECT MAXIMUM RAW SCORE LEVEL II SATISFACTORY LEVEL III ADVANCED READING 52 30 46 (88%) MATH 56 27 48 (86%) SCIENCE 54 31 46 (85%) SOCIAL STUDIES 29 43 (83%) Staar score standards

REMINDERS STUDENT PLANNERS SHOULD BE HERE NEXT WEEK ENCOURAGE USE AT HOME GREAT TOOL FOR ORGANIZATION LUNCH APPLICATIONS ARE DUE REMINDERS

REMINDERS DAILY ATTENDANCE IS IMPORTANT PROGRESS REPORTS GO HOME THIS FRIDAY MONITOR GRADESPEED READ IA EVERY WEEK- WEBSITE & HARD COPY REMINDERS

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Thank You  BCMA Contact Information Principal, Jyoti Malhan Phone : 713-942-1932 E-mail:jmalhan@houstonisd.org