1. Indian Springs Middle School 7 TH GRADE REGISTRATION 2015-2016

2. ● Principal, Sandy Troudt ● Assistant Principal, Stephanie Speaks ● Assistant Principal, Jeff Davis ● Counselor A-F, Karissa Correnti ● Counselor G-M, Karmen Harkey ● Counselor N- Z, Kelly Stewart ● Academic Associate, Laura Rizvi

3. Registration Meeting ● During registration, your child will be given a registration form to assist them in selecting their courses. ● The course guide outlining courses and their descriptions will be available on-line. ● Parents and students should discuss options available and make decisions regarding course requests.

4. Pre-AP Classes Pre-AP classes are offered at the middle school to help students: ● Improve writing skills and problem- solving techniques ● Develop study habits necessary for handling rigorous course work ● Prepare students for Advanced Placement and college level courses.

5. Pre-AP Classes Broaden a student’s intellectual horizons by: ● Exploring the world from a variety of perspectives ● Studying subjects in greater depth and detail ● Assuming the independent responsibility of in-depth study, reasoning, analyzing, questioning, critical thinking

6. Why take Pre-AP classes at ISMS Advanced Placement, abbreviated as “AP”, is a College Board program that offers highly motivated high school students the opportunity to take challenging college level courses while in high school. Successful completion of an AP Exam can result in college credit, advanced standing, or both, depending on the admission standards of the college that the student chooses to attend.

7. Factors to Consider when Deciding about Enrolling in Pre-AP Classes ● Academic strengths ● Commitment to academics ● Extracurricular activities ● Family support

8. Pre-AP vs. Academic Level Pre-AP ● More in-depth, application of grade level and extension-style homework. ● Requires more effort, attention, and skill ● Student must be able to work independently in & outside the classroom. ● The student is highly self-motivated to learn and achieve. ● Class discussions begin with the assumption that knowledge has been acquired independently and moves quickly to concepts. ● Testing involves more indirect application and drawing conclusion-style questioning. Academic Level ● More grade level, skills-based, comprehension-style homework. ● The student may require more guidance from the teacher. ● The student may need monitoring to ensure completion of assignments. ● Class discussions begin with a review of knowledge and move carefully toward understanding concepts. ● Testing involves more demonstration of skills and knowledge-style questioning.

9. HAC ONLINE REGISTRATION You must register online for a total of 8 credits plus 3 credits of alternates. HAC ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSES February 25

11. HAC Registration Directions Log into Home Access center with your student’s login information. Parent login information can be used to VIEW requests, but cannot be used to make/ edit requests. The default student login is: User Name: Student ID # Password:First/Last Initial (capitalized) + ID# Example:Username: 123456 Password: JD123456

12. Once in HAC, click on the icon for Classes, and then on the tab below that says Requests. At this point, you’ll be able to enter Course Requests by subject area:

13. To make selections, click on the EDIT button to the right of the subject area.

14. To select a course, click on the check box beside the course, and then press SAVE. First make a selection for the 4 core classes: English Math Science Social Studies.

15. To make a course an alternate, you’ll select the course by clicking on the check box beside the course name, and then selecting “Alternate to Any Course”

16. To see all requests that you’ve made for the 2016-2017 school year, click on the Classes icon and the Schedule tab and it will show all requests. Please ensure that your student has requests in all of the areas specified below.

17. Let’s Build your 7 th Grade Courses ENGLISH Language Arts 7 Double Blocked PRE-AP Language Arts 7 Double Blocked MATH Math 7 Pre-AP Math 7 SCIENCE Science 7PRE-AP Science 7 SOCIAL STUDIES Social Studies 7Pre-AP Social Studies 7 Required Flight

18. 7 th Grade Registration Form

19. In 7 th or 8 th grade, all students are required to take a year of Physical Education/Athletics. We recommend that all incoming students fulfill the requirement in 7 th grade. Please make a selection from this category: PE/Equivalent In addition to PE/Athletics, 7 th grade students will have one additional elective period. As a next step, your student will need to select (1) full year elective or (2) semester electives. These elective choices are grouped under different titles: Other Electives/ Career and Technology/ Fine Arts. Please consult the DRAFT registration form in this packet for course offerings.

20. Finally, your student needs to select at least 2 alternate choices for their electives. They need to choose electives that they would be happy to have if their first choice isn’t possible. It is possible that these alternates COULD be the elective courses that your student receives. If no alternates are selected, they will be chosen for you!

21. Intervention Gifted and Talented: ● Gifted and Talented students are served through Pre-AP core classes ● For a student to maintain GT status, they must be enrolled in at least one Pre-AP class Dyslexia: ● Students identified as dyslexic are served through an intervention course Reading Intervention: ● For students who did not meet minimum score on most recent STAAR reading test, Universal Screeners and/or district assessments are served through an intervention course Math Intervention: ● For students who did not meet minimum score on most recent STAAR math test, Universal Screeners and/or district assessments are served through an intervention course

22. Grade 6: Reading, Mathematics Grade 7: Reading, Mathematics, Writing Grade 8: Reading, Mathematics*, Social Studies, Science *If a 7 th or 8 th Grade student is enrolled in Pre-AP Algebra I, he or she will take the Algebra I EOC exam http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.a ssessment/staar/

23. Registration Dates Parent Meeting: Tuesday, February 2nd 5th to 6 th grade registration window is: February 3rd and 5th 6 th to 7 th grade registration window is: February 23-25 7 th to 8 th grade registration window is: February 16-18

24. Required vaccines: Mary Budai, RN ● The following immunizations are required for all students coming into 7 th grade : 1) Tdap(tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis)- 7 th grade must have 1 dose of Tdap if it has been 5 years since the last dose of tetanus/diphtheria containing vaccine. 8 th -12 th grade must have booster every 10 years. TD is acceptable in place of Tdap if medical contradiction to pertussis exist. 2) Varicella** (Chicken Pox)- 1 st dose on/after 1 st Bday. 2 doses for grades K-3 rd and 7 th -10 th grade. Students in all other grades must have 1 dose. For any student that received the 1 st dose on/after 13 years of age, 2 doses are required. 3) Meningococcal: 1 dose required upon entry into 7 th -10 th grade ● The nurse at SKI will be sending home reminders and flyers till the end of this school year. Please check with Nurse Candace or Nurse Kristi what your student needs. ● Your student will not be able to get their schedule or attend any school functions until all their shots have been turned in. ● Do not attach immunizations to physical or cheer packets! ● FYI, as the summer progresses it might be difficult to get all immunizations done at your doctor’s office, due to shortages. ● Nurse Budai will be emailing only parents who have children that are missing immunizations. If you should have any questions please do not hesitate in contacting SKI or Nurse Budai.