1. 7th Grade Registration 2013-2014 Online

2. 7 th Grade Required Classes The middle school day consists of seven periods and CC. The following full-year courses are required of all eighth grade students: 1.Communication Arts or Pre-Advanced Placement Communication Arts 7 2.Math 7 or Pre-Algebra 7 3.Science 7 4.Ancient World Civilzations 7 (Social Studies) 5.Physical Education & Health 7 REMINDER: Character Connection Class (CCC) remains the same throughout all of your middle school years!

3. Elective Class Combinations This can be accomplished in one of the following manners: 1.A student selects two, year-long electives OR 2.A student selects one year-long elective and an exploration wheel (changes quarterly) OR 3. A student selects two exploration wheel electives (changes quarterly)

4. Reading Intervention You will not be notified if you are in reading intervention until summer Reading intervention is 2 class periods, and therefore, you will not be placed in electives if you have reading intervention

5. Next Year’s Schedule WITH Required Courses Semester One CC Class –Comm. Arts –Math –Science –History –PE/Health –Your Choice Semester Two CC Class –Comm. Arts –Math –Science –History –PE/Health –Your Choice

6. Quarterly Electives Exploration Wheel 7A: Invention & Innovation 7 (Engineering) Family and Consumer Sciences 7 Piano Keyboard 7 Speech and Drama 7 Exploration Wheel 7B: Art 7 Industrial Technology 7 Technology and Information Literacy 7 World Cultures 7 Note: Must take all four classes in the wheel

7. Year Long Electives Band 7 (must be 2 nd -year Band student) Choir 7 Spectra (for those enrolled in the program)

8. Schedule Examples 1)Communication Arts 2)Math 7 3)Science 7 4)Social Studies 7 5)Physical Education / Health 7 6)Choir (year elective) 7)Exploration Wheel A 1)Communication Arts 2)Math 7 3)Science 7 4)History 5)Physical Education / Health 7 6)Exploration Wheel A 7)Exploration Wheel B 1)Communication Arts 2)Math 7 3)Science 7 4)Social Studies 7 5)Physical Education / Health 7 6)Band (year elective) 7)Choir (year elective)

9. Online Process Use your Directions Hand Out https://campus.fhsdschools.org/campus/portal/francis_sandbox.jsp http://fhsd.sharpschool.net/

10. Other SEMESTER ONLY Options Library Worker Main Office Worker Guidance - Student Ambassador Criteria: Grades – must have 3.5 GPA or better Discipline Attendance Must fit into your schedule *****Let the guidance counselor know if you are interested (may only be an option for 8 th graders)

11. Registration Timeline & Tips Due Date: Friday, January 24th Sign up BY DEADLINE DATE!!!!!!! CHOOSE CAREFULLY & WISELY!!!!

12. No Computer Access? Use the computer in the library before school, or during lunch Jan. 23- You can register with me in the library. I will call you out of class to do this if I see you have no registered. I WILL FIND YOU!

13. How do I See my Guidance Counselor? Find me at lunch 4a and sometimes 4cFind me at lunch 4a and sometimes 4c Ask your teacher for a pass to come and see meAsk your teacher for a pass to come and see me Come and see me before or after schoolCome and see me before or after school Email me letting me know you want to talk to me.Email me letting me know you want to talk to me.

14. Reasons for Visits Random Check-ins Student initiations Teacher Recommendations Remember – this is my job! Do not hesitate to come and see me when you need to! Grades/Academics Schedule issues Home issues Personal Issues Peer Mediation Random Potential Topics Confidentiality What is it? When does Mrs. Weiss HAVE to break it?

15. Are you worried about YOUR grades? Keep a Planner! Internet websites Parent viewer Talk to teacher one-on-one Tutoring See your guidance counselor! Parents

16. Why worry about your grades? To avoid summer school To maintain eligibility for sports To maintain eligibility for clubs To prepare for high school Because it is a competitive world Because you should want to do what you are capable of doing

17. Keep the Following in Mind… 1.Definition of Prerequisite: the class that must be completed in order to take another specific class EXAMPLE: In order to take Band 7, a student must take Band 6. Therefore Band 6 is a prerequisite. However, this does not pertain to your exploration wheels!

18. Challenge Classes In order to qualify for a Challenge class, the following items are taken into consideration: MAP Scores Gates Reading scores Semester Grades Teacher recommendation * If you are currently a student in 6 th grade challenge math, you will remain in challenge as long as you have at least a B semester average for both semesters.

19. SCHEDULE CHANGES No changes to schedules will be made except for the following reasons/situations:  Computer Error  Drop a class to add a Guided Study Hall  Drop a Guided Study Hall for a class  Recently accepted into special program (ex. Reading)  Failed a prerequisite course  IEP change  CC classes remain the same all three years