1. Welcome to Langston Hughes Middle School Rising 7th Grade Orientation Aimee Monticchio, Principal Dr. Fabio Zuluaga, Assistant Superintendent Cluster VIII

2. What changes in middle school?
Teams
Block schedules
Variety of course offerings
The next level of instructional challenge
Increase in homework
Change in friendships
Locker stress
Hormonal chaos

3. Course Selection Sample Student Schedule Language A - English 7 Math 7
US History 7
Science 7
Health and P.E. 7
World Language (French or Spanish)
Elective – 1 full year or 2 semester

4. Grey Days 2nd Period 3rd Period Connections 4th Period 6th Period
Block Scheduling
Blue Days
1st Period
3rd Period
Connections
5th Period
7th Period
Grey Days 2nd Period 3rd Period Connections 4th Period 6th Period

5. Afterschool Clubs Student Government Science and Technology Club
National Junior Honor Society
Drama Production
Builders Club
College Partnership
GEMS
GRACE
Animé
Dance
Strategic Games
Science and Technology Club
Chess Club
Math Counts
Cinema Club
Theatre Sports
Soccer Club
BOND
Photography Club
Knitting Club
Cooking Club
Hughes Afterschool

6. After school support from teachers Approaches to Learning (ATL)
Available Resources
Hughes After School
Clubs and activities
After school support from teachers
Approaches to Learning (ATL)
FCPS 24/7 (Blackboard)

7. An International Baccalaureate World School offering the Middle Years Program
Hello my name is
The IBMYP Program provides a framework of academic challenge that encourages students to embrace and understand the connections between traditional subjects and the real world.
The goal of the program is to develop internationally minded people who recognize their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet to help create a better and more peaceful world. As IB Learners we strive to be:
Inquirers
Knowledgeable
Thinkers
Communicators
Principled
Open minded
Caring
Risk Takers
Balanced and
Reflective
If you are a student at Hughes you are automatically a member of the IBMYP Program Thank you!

8. Language Arts Reading and analyzing literature Vocabulary building
Grammar
Understanding the writing process
Hello My name is Mickie Coleman,
I am going to talk to you about the Language Arts Class. In English 7 students learn to read and analyze literature, work on vocabulary building, grammar and understanding the writing process.
If your student is not a strong reader they should practice reading now and this summer.

9. United States History A survey of American History Geography
Modern America: to the Early 1900’s
Turmoil and Change: 1890 to 1945
The U.S. since World War II
Hello my name is Niu Niu Luken,
All 7th graders take US History, 1877 to the present. On the screen you can see a few areas that we cover.
Can you name two technological advances that helped the great planes? Did you think of Barbed wire, steel plows, windmills and the railroads.
Where was the largest automobile industry? Detroit
If someone asked you about the Southwest states would you think of Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico or Arizona
Did you know that Langston Hughes was a Poet during the Harlem Renaissance?
The causes of World War 2, or the Great Depression.
Well this is just a sample of what students will learn in 7th Grade US History.
Thank you!

10. Life Science Focus on understanding the nature of science.
Explore the cellular organization and classification of organisms.
Relationships of organism, populations, communities and the ecosystem.
Develop inquiry skills.
Hello my name is Zoey Dlott l.
All 7th graders take life science. aim middle school we actually have science in a real science lab with real equipment and materials. About 60% of the class time is spent doing lab experiments. We learn about natural science which includes plants and animal cells as well as various ecosystems.,genes and DNA. Fir this coming school year your students will be asked some questions like, As scientists how do we determine if something is living? can you identify the parts of the cell? where do genes come from? how does DNA affect you? What's the difference between imagination and logic? These are just a few questions that will get your students mind thinking! Thank You! Hello my name is Zoey Dlott l.

11. Math 7 Math 7 Honors Algebra 1 Honors
Mathematics
Math 7 Math 7 Honors Algebra 1 Honors
Hello my name is Iksha Rohatgi,
I am going to talk to you about the mathematics courses at Langston Hughes. Most 7th graders take Math 7 or Math 7 Honors both of these courses prepare you for Algebra 1. The Math 7 honors curriculum is the same as taking Math 8 honors.
There is a select number of students who take Algebra 1 Honors (those decisions will be made in the summer)
In math this year you will study the following areas:
Number and Number Sense
Computation and Estimation
Geometry and Measurement
Probability and Statistics
Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
Most 7th graders will be prepared to take Algebra 1 in 8th grade.

12. Health/Physical Education
Physical Fitness
Wellness-related testing
Fitness Planning
Application of skills in selected games and sports.
* PE uniforms and lockers
Hello my name is Niu Niu
In Health and Physical Education there is an Emphasis of the program in the following areas:
Physical Fitness
Wellness related testing
Fitness Planning
Application of skills in selected games and sports
All students will get a PE locker and a PE Uniform. We also have loaner uniforms if you forget yours.
-Special After School Events: Fall Fun Run, Basketball Games, track and Soccer Thank you!

13. Full Year Electives AVID – Advancement Via Individual Determination*
Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Band
Intermediate and Advanced Orchestra
Beginning Mixed Chorus, Intermediate Chorus
Basic Skills*
Spanish Immersion 
World Languages  (French 1A and Spanish 1A)
High school level class * By Recommendation

14. AVID Advancement Via Individual Determination

15. French 1 A Spanish 1A Spanish Immersion
World Languages
French 1 A Spanish 1A Spanish Immersion

16. Music Band Choir Orchestra Music Participation Lab (semester)
Beginning Intermediate and Advanced Band
Choir
Beginning Mixed, Women’s Chorus and Choir
Orchestra
Intermediate and Advanced
Music Participation Lab (semester)

17. Semester Electives
Art Foundations 3D Art Computers in Art Speech and Theatre Arts (Drama) Technology Explorations 7 Family & Consumer Sciences 7 Music Participation Lab 1 Computer Solutions (Keyboarding) Career Search and Investigation

18. Speech and Theatre Arts
Develop and appreciation of theatre
Basic concepts of acting

19. USGS Art Show and Exhibit - April 1- 30th
Art Electives
Foundations in Art
3D Art
Computers In Arts
USGS Art Show and Exhibit - April 1- 30th
Reception April 4, 2013
7:00 – 8:30 p.m.

20. Family and Consumer Science
Basic Skills
Sewing
Clothing care
Food Management
Care of others and management of space and self
Hi, my name is Jordan and I would like to talk to you about the Family and Consumer Science class. This semester course uses a higher level of

21. Computers Computer Solutions Digital Input Technology
Career Search Investigations

22. Technology Exploration
Exploratory in nature and stresses safety, planning and creativity, and constructions through the use of technology.

23. Scheduling Visits to Elementary Schools
Terraset Elementary School – February
Lake Anne Elementary School – March pm
Forest Edge Elementary School – March am.
Hunters Woods Elementary School – March
Sunrise Valley Elementary School – March 9:30 am
Dogwood Elementary School - March 10:00 am
Crossfield Elementary School - March noon
We will visit your schools on the following dates. At that time students will receive a course selection sheet and course booklet to bring home. We will help students start the process and ask them to bring it home for you to help them complete it, sign it and return it to their counselor.