1. Welcome to Julius West Middle School

5. Richard Montgomery High School
Pathways
Career and
College Prep.
9,10,11,12
Honors/AP
9,10/11,12
IB Diploma
Program 11,12
(application process)
Up to 25 RM students IB
MYP
9,10
Pre-IB
(9,10)
(application process)
Open to all MCPS
grade 8 students
Julius West Middle School
IB MYP
Grades 6, 7, 8

6. MSA and High School Pathways
Career and
College Prep.
9,10,11,12
Honors/AP
9,10/11,12 IB
MYP
9,10
IB Diploma
Program 11,12
MSA Basic
MSA Proficient Advanced

7. International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme
A five year program that encourages critical thinking with a global perspective

8. The overall goal of the IB Middle Years Programme is to develop students who will be:
life-long learners
critical thinkers
responsible global citizens

9. IB Learner Profile As part of a international community, we aim to be:
Inquirers
Thinkers
Communicators
Risk-takers
who are…
Knowledgeable
Caring
Principled
Open-minded
Balanced
Reflective

10. The Middle Years Programme is guided by three fundamental concepts
(the 3 C’s)

11. C #1 Connections
C #2 Culture
C #3 Communication skills

12. There are five themes known as the Areas of Interaction which help connect the subjects to each other as well as to the outside world.

13. Approaches to Learning
Community & Service
Health & Social Education
Environment
Human Ingenuity

14. Students study eight different subjects in each year of the program to ensure a balanced curriculum.

15. The 8 subjects are: Arts Humanities Language A Language B Math PE
Science
Technology

16. To earn an IBMYP Certificate in Grade 10 students must:
Score well on MYP rubrics in each of the 8 subjects
Complete a Personal Project
Complete community service requirements

17. Planning with the End in Mind
To learn more about middle school course selection and IB programs in the RM cluster, visit our website at
Click on “MYP”
Click on “Planning with the End in Mind”

18. 6th Grade Teams
6 – J
6 – A
7 – G
7 – U
8 – A
8 – R

19. 6th Grade Schedule Period Class JAG Special Activity 1 Academic class
7:50 Warning Bell
Period Class
JAG Special Activity
1 Academic class
2 Academic class
3 Arts or PE class
Lunch 10:46 – 11:16
4 Academic class
5 Academic class
6 Arts or PE class
7 Academic class
each class is 47 minutes long

20. GT and On Grade Level classes Language A (Reading) Language B
Course
Groupings
Language A (English)
GT and On Grade Level classes
Language A (Reading)
Language B
AOL (Arts Rotation)
French 1A, Spanish 1A, Chinese 1A
Math
Math 6, Math 7, Investigations in Math (IM)
Humanities (Social Studies)
heterogeneous grouping w/GT clusters
Science OR

21. PE/Health
daily class for all students
Arts
available through the Arts rotation
Technology
available through the Arts rotation/selected classes
Special Education and ESOL classes and support are available for identified students in all academic subjects

22. Julius West Middle SchoolJW
Mathematics
Pathways
Julius West Middle School
February 2008

23. Mathematics OfferingsJW
Mathematics Offerings
Seventh Grade
Eighth Grade
Ninth Grade
Sixth Grade
Math 6
Math 7
Algebra Prep
Algebra 1
Algebra 1 with Related
Geometry
Math 7
I M
Algebra 1
Honors Geometry
Honors Geometry
I M
Algebra 1
Honors Algebra 2

24. JW Mathematics Offerings Geometry Honors Geometry Geometry9 10 11 12
Geometry
Algebra 2
Precalculus
Algebra 1
Honors Algebra 2
Honors Precalculus
Algebra 1 and Related
Honors Geometry
Algebra 2
Bridge to Algebra 2
Geometry
Double Period Geometry
Quantitative Literacy
Honors Geometry
Precalculus
Algebra 2
AP Calculus
Honors Precalculus
AP Statistics
Honors Algebra 2
Honors Algebra 2
Calculus with Applications
AP Statistics
Honors Precalculus
College-Level Math
AP Calculus

25. Foreign Language Offerings at Julius West
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
French 1A
Spanish 1A
Chinese 1A
Awareness of Language
French 1B
Spanish 1B
Chinese 1B
French 1A/1B*
Spanish 1A/1B*
No Language
French 2A/2B*
Spanish 2A/2B*
Chinese 2A/2B*
Spanish for Spanish Speakers 1A/1B*
* Accelerated class All FL classes earn high school credit

26. Sixth Grade Registration Form
Required Courses:
Language A (English)
Language A (Reading)
Mathematics
Humanities (Social Studies)
Science
PE/Health

27. Language B Options ____ Awareness of Language (AOL)
part of Arts Rotation
____ Chinese 1A
____ French 1A
____ Spanish 1A

28. Electives ____ Arts Rotation
Awareness of Language (AOL) for one semester and two nine week arts classes (for students not in Chinese, French or Spanish)
Four nine week arts classes (for students in Chinese, French or Spanish)

29. Electives
____ 6th grade Intermediate Band – must have previous experience (daily class)
____ 6th Grade Intermediate Orchestra – must have previous experience (daily class)

30. Student Service Learning (SSL)
Students must earn 75 hours of SSL to graduate from any Public High School in Maryland.
Students may start earning SSL hours during the summer following their 5th grade year.
Students may earn 10 hours of SSL for activities infused into the grade 6 science curriculum.
Please visit for more information.

31. Dates and Deadlines
Registration cards due to 5th grade teacher Feb. 19
Course confirmation letters mailed May/June
Summer Reading Packets delivered to ES May
Summer Orientation information May delivered to ES
6th Grade orientation Aug. 22?
First Day of School Aug. 26!

32. Names to Know 301-279-3979 Nanette Poirier - Principal
Craig Staton – Grade 6 Administrator
Mark Samara – Grade 6 Counselor
Dedra Green – Grade 6 counselor/ESOL
Joanna Rogers – School Nurse
Dennis Sayre – 6-J Team Leader
Debbie Liburd – 6-A Team Leader
Lauren Lette – Special Education (LAD)
Rich Castillo – Special Education (ED)
Elaine Steinberg – ESOL
Gail Fribush – IBMYP Coordinator

33. Thank you for coming this evening