LEE BURNESON MIDDLE SCHOOL PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT May 13, 2014

TONIGHT’S GOALS: -DISCUSS 2014/15 SCHEDULE -DISCUSS CURRICULAR OPTIONS -EXPLAIN THE 2014/15 SCHEDULING PROCEDURE ANSWER QUESTIONS

2014/15 BELL SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS Teaming was able to be kept Student day is 8:25-3:24 (will help share bussing with Dover Intermediate) ALL CLASSES (ALGEBRA I, HONORS GEOMETRY, HONORS PHYSICAL SCIENCE, GT LA) REMAIN 1 bell schedule for the entire building World language will be full year for both grade levels (Pink on the graph) Band /Choir/Orchestra/PE/Art/Pre-Engineering/Intervention is all one period (blue on the graph) Students will have to make choices during this blue block. Not all students will get Art/PE/Pre-Engineering and conversely not all students will be required to take a music class. Study halls (with the exception of Academic Assist) have been eliminated. Intervention is Monday/Wednesday/Friday at this point. CORE classes will be 55 minutes in length.

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TESTING THAT ALL 6 th GRADE STUDENTS TOOK All 6 th grade students were given IAAT Algebra Aptitude Test 97% percentile qualifies you to be in Algebra I Scores of 85%-96% qualify your for a math class called Math 7B-8 All others will be in the grade level Math class Math 7. All Scores were mailed home today Charts.aspx Charts.aspx

What to expect with the scheduling procedure? REQUIRED CORE CURRICULUM * ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies, World Language, Exploratory Elec. Continued Progression: 7 th graders taking Algebra I will take Honors Geometry 7 th graders taking GT/ELA will take 8 th grade GT/ELA Choices to be made: Math, World Language, Exploratory Elective - Music vs Non Music Option May 27 – Forms due in May 30 – Info pertaining to your child

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