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HARVEST PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL

HARVEST PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL. Scheduling Information For Incoming 7 th Grade Parents 2011-2012. Administrators. Principal Ken Rocha Vice-Principal Kathleen Rief. Counselors. Counselor A-I: Monica Wharton/Jennifer Campbell Counselor J-Se: Linda Carey Counselor Sh-Z: Reine Anderson.

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HARVEST PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL

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  1. HARVEST PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL Scheduling Information For Incoming 7th Grade Parents 2011-2012

  2. Administrators Principal Ken Rocha Vice-Principal Kathleen Rief

  3. Counselors Counselor A-I: Monica Wharton/Jennifer Campbell Counselor J-Se: Linda Carey Counselor Sh-Z: Reine Anderson

  4. Topics for Discussion • 7th Grade Program Overview • Schedule Options • Course Descriptions from Teachers • Important Dates & Questions

  5. High school l 8th grade Thinking ahead to high school. 7th grade: In the middle. Transition: Social and peer acceptance. Goal: Keeping the 7th grader motivated. 6th graders New to middle school. Transition: Social, emotional and academic. 7th graders-Where do they fit in?

  6. 7th Grade Program Overview • Language Arts • Language Arts BLOCK • History • Math • 7th Grade Science • LUNCH (4th or 5th period) • P.E. • Elective

  7. Option 1: Extended Exploration • Year-long program. • Students take 4 classes, rotating every 9 weeks (quarterly).

  8. Option 1: Extended Exploration • Art 7 • Computers 7 • Consumer/Family Studies 7 • Speech/Drama 7

  9. Option II: World Languages • Year-long class. • Requirement: “C+” or better in 6th grade Language Arts. • Teacher recommendation. • Students select either: • Spanish 1A or French 1A

  10. World LanguagesHigh School and College Info • 2 years middle school =1 year high school • Note: Application to a 4-year college/ university requires a minimum of 2 years of the same world language. Competitive colleges recommend 3 or 4 years of the same world language.

  11. Option III: Band (Band/Strings) • Instrumental Band Concert or Symphonic • OR • Strings II

  12. Option IV: Chorus • Chorus is a year-long elective • Performance requirement

  13. Option V: Band/Strings AND World Languages • Music AND • World Languages: French 1A or Spanish 1A • This option requires the student to attend “A” period P.E. (this period meets 7:35 to 8:31 am , M, T, Th, F). A-Period is based upon availability of space and is a year-long commitment.

  14. Laptop Program • Current LAPTOP students must complete letter of intent to continue or exit LT program. Due Friday Feb. 4th. • LAPTOP meeting (for students interested in joining LT) will be Tuesday, February 15th, 2011 at 7PM in the MPR.

  15. Keys To A Successful Middle School Experience • Homework: Complete all homework and turn it in on time. • Organization: Use Student Planner to help with deadlines on projects/homework. • Time Management: Balance time between studies, activities and your social life. • Attendance: Attend regularly. If absent check in with the teacher.

  16. New information • A new California Law (AB 354) requires students entering 7th through 12th grade provide proof of pertussis booster shot to school in the coming Fall. • Tdap Booster (Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis) • (Pertussis is also called whooping cough). • Students who do not meet the requirement will not be allowed to attend school beginning the first day of 2011-2012 school year.

  17. Booster - continued • * We encourage families to review this information and begin the process to fulfill this new requirement now so that you can avoid any difficulty with your child’s entry into school in August. • Check your child’s immunization record. The booster must have been given after the 10th birthday and may be called Tdap, Adacel, or Boostrix. • Bring a copy or the original immunization record to the Health Office • If your child has not received a Tdap booster, please schedule an appointment to see your health care provider soon. Submit updated immunization record to school by May 2nd.

  18. A few words from the 7th grade teachers AND NOW…

  19. Seventh Grade Block Language Arts: • Spiral curriculum • The Leap: Literature • State Writing Assessment World History: - Spiral curriculum - Many approaches to learning - Previews of 8th Grade

  20. Math 6TH GRADE 7TH GRADE 8TH GRADE Course 1 (Sequence 1) Course 2 (Sequence 1) Most Students Algebra 1 (Sequence 1) Algebra 1 (Readiness) Course 2 (Sequence 2) Algebra 1 (Sequence 2) H Geometry (Sequence 2) Advanced “Sequence 2” - Advanced Placement based on test score, performance in 5th grade classroom and teacher’s assessment. Movement during 1st semester at HP as appropriate.

  21. Spanish and French 1A Curriculum Alphabet, numbers, days of the week, months of the year, weather, greetings and introductions, expressing likes and dislikes, school, food and healthy living, location of places in the community, activities after school and accepting and declining invitations. Focus Areas We practice daily developing our listening, speaking, reading and writing proficiencies in the present tense of the target language.

  22. 7th Grade ScienceLife Science and Health 1st SEMESTER LIFE SCIENCE Focus: structure and functions of living things: cell biology genetics, heredity, & evolution plants light’s effects on living systems 2nd SEMESTER HEALTH • Focus: making healthy decisions • body systems • social and mental health • nutrition and fitness • disease • substance abuse prevention • human growth and development

  23. 7 grade scienceclass work looks like Lecture Discussion Lab Computer simulations Group work Videos Guest speakers

  24. A common day in 7th grade science: Could be students taking Cornell notes from a teacher’s powerpoint, interspersed with student discussion. Could be students dissecting a rat to view internal anatomy of an adult mammal. Could be students using computers to investigate a simulation of photosynthesis. Could be students watching a video and taking notes for later review.

  25. 7th grade science homework Generally, reading support material from text and taking Cornell style notes. Often, simply finishing work that was begun in class (labs). Answering concluding questions from labs or class activities.

  26. 7th grade PE

  27. Fitnessgram Requirements

  28. PE Requirements

  29. These students are properly dressed for class

  30. This student has put their uniform over their school clothes. This is not allowed. These students are wearing flip flops to class. This is not allowed.

  31. Locker room Each student is issued their own small locker. Do not share lockers or combinations with other students

  32. Locker room Each student may use the big locker during Physical Education class only.

  33. Important Dates • GATE information night • February 15th, 2011 • 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. in MPR • LAPTOP information night • February 15th, 2011 at • 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. in MPR

  34. Questions • Any questions, feel free to ask now. • Or contact your child’s counselor at (925) 426-4457. • Student scheduling handbook and information are online at our website: http://206.110.20.121/Counseling/index.htm

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