1. Grade 8 2014-15 Course Registration February 11, 2014

3. HS Credit Classes taken in Middle School  Must pass the course each semester  Must pass the final exam at the end of the 2 nd semester  Students who meet these criteria, by earning an A, B, C, or D, will receive HS credit (except for Advanced English) and will have these grades count towards their MCPS high school grade point average (GPA).

4. HS Credit Classes Available to 8 th Graders CourseGradeComments Chinese, French, Spanish (1A, 1B, 1A/1B, 2A/2B) 6, 7, 8 Algebra C2.07, 8 Honors Geometry8 Computer Art Fundamentals7In order to earn a high school Fine Arts credit, students must successfully complete both of these courses. Each class may also be taken individually, but no HS credit will be awarded Foundations of Art8

5. Required Courses for 8 th Grade ► English (Language and Literature) ► Mathematics ► Social Studies (Individuals and Societies) ► Investigations in Earth Space Systems ► Physical Education/Health Education

6. JW Ninth Grade Sixth Grade Seventh GradeEighth Grade Math 6Math 7 Algebra Prep Math 7 I M Algebra 1 C2.0 Honors Geometry C2.0 Mathematics Offerings Algebra 1 Honors Geometry C2.0 Honors Algebra 2 Geometry Algebra 1 C2.0with Related Math 7+ Algebra 1 C2.0 Algebra 1 C2.0 w/Support

7. JW 10 Honors Geometry C2.0 Algebra 1 C2.0 Honors Geometry C2.0 Geometry Algebra 1 C2.0 and Related 9 Geometry 11 Honors Algebra 2 Honors Precalculus Algebra 2 Honors Precalculus Honors Algebra 2 Algebra 2 Honors Precalculus AP Statistics Precalculus Algebra 2 College-Level Math AP Calculus Mathematics Offerings Honors Algebra 2 12 Double Period Geometry Bridge to Algebra 2 AP Calculus Precalculus Quantitative Literacy AP Statistics Calculus with Applications

8. Language Acquisition Options ► ____ French 1B ► ____ Spanish 1B ► ____ French 1A/B ► ____ Spanish 1 A/B ► ____ French 2 A/B ► ____ Spanish 2A/B ► ____ Chinese 1B► ____ SSS 1A/B ► ____ Chinese 2A/B► ____ Reading 8 ► ____ ESOL

9. Electives

10. A five year program that encourages critical thinking with a global perspective Page 10

11. Who is in IB? Page 11

12. What is IB? Page 12

13. Where is IB? Page 13

14. When Page 14 Middle Years Programme Language and Literature Language Acquisition Individuals and Societies Design Sciences Mathematics Arts Physical and Health Education Language and Literature Language Acquisition Individuals and Societies Design Sciences Mathematics Arts Physical and Health Education MCPS Subjects English World Languages Social Studies Technology Sciences Mathematics Arts Physical Education English World Languages Social Studies Technology Sciences Mathematics Arts Physical Education

15. Why IB? The overall goal of the IB Middle Years Programme is to develop students who will be:  life-long learners  critical thinkers  responsible global citizens Page 15

16. How do we IB? For more information: Nancy Deprey, Coordinator Nancy_C_Deprey@mcpsmd.org 301-279-3979 Page 16

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18. Student Service Learning (SSL) Student Service Learning (SSL)  Students must earn 75 hours of SSL to graduate from any Public High School in Maryland.  Students may earn SSL hours during the summer.  Students may earn 10 hours of SSL for activities infused into the grade 8 US History curriculum.  Please visit www.mcpsssl.org for more information. www.mcpsssl.org

19. Dates and Deadlines Registration cards due to 1 st period teacherFeb. 7 Course confirmation letters mailedMay/June Summer Reading Packets OnlineJune First day of SchoolAug. 25!!

20. Thank you for coming this evening