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Serrano Intermediate School

Serrano Intermediate School. Honors Program 2010-2011. Department Chairs. English Pattie Bajorek History Bill Sheak Math Kathi Wagner Science Jenny Miller 7 th Grade English – Trina Mangione 7 th Grade History- Lindsay Chappell. 6th Grade GATE Program. Enrichment focus

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Serrano Intermediate School

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  1. Serrano Intermediate School Honors Program 2010-2011

  2. Department Chairs English Pattie Bajorek History Bill Sheak Math Kathi Wagner Science Jenny Miller 7th Grade English – Trina Mangione 7th Grade History- Lindsay Chappell

  3. 6th Grade GATE Program • Enrichment focus • Cluster and heterogeneous grouping • Limited curricular focus • Student may be gifted or talented in a non-academic area • Fewer teachers

  4. Honors Classes at Middle School • Has an accelerated curriculum • Requires subject area strengths • Assumes student has mastery of grade level skills • Requires strong organizational skills • Requires self-motivation

  5. Characteristics of an Honors Student • Responsible • Independent • Self-motivated • Critical thinker • Creative • Persistent

  6. Areas of Emphasis • Essay writing • Reading above grade level • Critical thinking skills • Research skills

  7. Honors Requirements • CST – “Advanced” • A in sixth grade subjects • Score of 5 or 6 on Serrano writing test • 90% or higher on the 6th grade ELA/CST mastery exam • Teacher recommendation

  8. Honors History • Independent reading • Note-taking skills • Group collaboration skills • Long term projects • Analysis of primary sources • Analytical questions and essays on tests • Thinking like an historian

  9. Honors English • Most reading is completed at home, with occasional in-class reading of higher level texts. • Reading materials contain ideas that are complex, including ideas that go beyond students’ experiences. • Emphasis is on literary style, author techniques, and themes: less time is spent on basic understanding of plot. • Spelling, vocabulary, and grammar instruction is above grade level.

  10. 8th Grade Honor Science Recommendation • Have no less than an A- (90%) average in 7th grade science • Be qualified to enter either algebra or geometry in the 8th grade • Perform at the advanced or proficient level on the CST in reading and language • Be recommended by their 7th grade science teacher

  11. Pre Algebra/Algebra I Expectations • Mastery of arithmetic skills • Abstract thinking skills • Excellent work habits • Self-motivated

  12. Math Options

  13. Questions?

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