1. 2013-2014 CHOICE SHEET 7TH GRADE MURCHISON MIDDLE SCHOOL

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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)

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

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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)

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

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

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

13. ___ 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

14. ___ ART INTERMEDIATE – SEMESTER OR ___ ART INTERMEDIATE – YEARLONG

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

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

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

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