1. ACADEMIC PLANNING FOR SEVENTH GRADE

2. Academic Planning: Objectives
4 – 6 Year Plan
HS Graduation Requirements
Math Levels
Worksheet
Foreign Languages
7th Grade Class Selection
Year Long Electives
Semester Electives
Due Date

3. HS Graduation Requirements

4. High School Courses for Credit
A high school credit is earned by taking and passing a high school level class.
Students may begin earning high school credits in 7th grade
High school level courses which may be taken in middle school include:
High school languages beginning in 7th grade
High school level math starting with Algebra
World Geography (the 8th grade Social Studies course)
Investigating Computer Science

5. You will have the option at the end of each year to not accept the credit OR the grade so that it is not included in the High School GPA
Students looking at an IB Diploma at W&L need to start a language in 7th (Spanish, French, Chinese, or Latin).
A verified credit is earned by passing the End of Course (EOC) SOL test. EOC SOLs are taken upon completion of certain high school credit core courses.

9. All students will take PE/Health
Seventh graders take four core subjects:
English
Life Science
American Studies
Math (teacher will give recommendations at end of the year)
Math 7
Math 8 for 7th graders
Intensified Algebra I
All students will take PE/Health

10. Williamsburg will begin a new block schedule this year!
What The Day Looks Like
Williamsburg will begin a new block schedule this year!
Provide extended, uninterrupted class periods that will allow teachers to respond to various learning styles and reach deeper into content
Provide active learning environments and allow for more hands-on, student-centered, technology infused activities
Allow for Project Based Learning to provide a richer experiential learning

11. What The Day Looks Like Monday Tuesday – Friday
Students will begin their day in TA (homeroom 7:50 – 8:12)
Afterwards they will go to the remaining 7 class periods
Each class period lasting approximately 45 minutes
Tuesday – Friday
Students will go directly to their 1st block class.
Afterwards, they’ll go to the 2nd block of the day for WOLF TIME (for 83 minutes)
After WOLF TIME, students will go to their remaining block classes
Each block class will last 83 minutes

12. WOLF TIME
Flexible block in the day that will provide a variety of meaningful experiences
Individual student needs can be addressed
Additional time with individual teachers for support
Elective lessons including social and academic support will also be available

13. Choosing Classes You will have two elective periods
They may be filled with:
Two year long classes, OR
One year long and two semester, OR
Four semesters

14. Foreign languages offered to 7th graders:
Arabic I
Chinese I
French I
Latin I
Spanish I
Spanish I Intensified (teacher recommendation required)
Spanish for Fluent Speakers (placement test required)

15. Language classes meet all year and earn high school credit.
Arabic and Chinese are offered via distance learning.

16. Seventh grade exploratory courses that meet daily for a SEMESTER include:
Visual Art
Theatre Arts
Digital Input Technologies
Inventions and Innovations
Teen Living
New Media Journalism

17. Seventh grade exploratory courses that meet daily for a YEAR include:
Guitar
Chorus
Orchestra
Band
Investigating Computer Science (HS credit, may be taken in 7th OR 8th grade)

18. ACT II classes are offered after school
The ACT II space on the CRF is just to gauge interest
Actual sign-ups for these classes will happen at the beginning of each semester

21. The Program Of Studies (POS) can be found on the APS website (Dept of Instruction>For Parents>POS>Middle School POS)
CRF’s are due to your counselor NO LATER than Thursday, January 26th 2017