Welcome toJulius West Middle School

Julius West Middle SchoolIB MYP

Grades 6, 7, 8

Richard Montgomery High School

PathwaysCareer and College Prep.

9,10,11,12

Career and College Prep.

9,10,11,12

Honors/AP9,10/11,12Honors/AP9,10/11,12

IB DiplomaProgram

11,12

IB DiplomaProgram

11,12

IBMYP9,10

(application process)

Up to 25 RM students

Pre-IB(9,10)Pre-IB(9,10)

(application process)

Open to all MCPS grade 8 students

MSA and High School Pathways

Career and College Prep.

9,10,11,12

Career and College Prep.

9,10,11,12

Honors/AP9,10/11,12Honors/AP9,10/11,12

IB DiplomaProgram

11,12

IB DiplomaProgram

11,12

IBMYP9,10

MSA BasicMSA Basic

MSA Proficient Advanced

MSA Proficient Advanced

International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme

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

The overall goal of the IB Middle Years Programme is to develop students who will be:

life-long learners critical thinkers

responsible global citizens

IB Learner Profile

As part of a international

community, we aim to

be:

• Inquirers• Thinkers• Communicators• Risk-takers

who are…

• Knowledgeable• Caring• Principled• Open-minded• Balanced• Reflective

The Middle Years Programme is guided by three

fundamental concepts

(the 3 C’s)

C #1 C #1 ConnectionsConnections

C #2C #2 CultureCulture

C #3 C #3 Communication skillsCommunication skills

There are five themes known as the Areas of Interaction

which help connect the subjects to each other as well

as to the outside world.

Approaches to Learning

Community & Service

Health & Social Education

Environment

Human Ingenuity

Students study eight different subjects in each

year of the program to ensure a balanced

curriculum.

The 8 subjects are:• Arts• Humanities• Language A • Language B

• Math• PE • Science• Technology

• Score well on MYP rubrics in each of the 8 subjects

• Complete a Personal Project • Complete community service

requirements

To earn an IBMYP Certificate in Grade 10 students must:

Planning with the End in Mind

To learn more about middle school course selection and IB programs in the RM cluster, visit our

website at www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/westms

• Click on “MYP”

• Click on “Planning with the End in Mind”

6th Grade Teams

6 – J

6 – A

7 – G

7 – U

8 – A

8 – R

6th Grade Schedule7:50 Warning Bell

Period ClassJAG Special Activity1 Academic class2 Academic class3 Arts or PE classLunch 10:46 – 11:164 Academic class5 Academic class6 Arts or PE class7 Academic class

each class is 47 minutes long

Course Groupings

Language A (English)

GT and On Grade Level classes

Language A (Reading)Language B

GT and On Grade Level classes

AOL (Arts Rotation)

Language B French 1A, Spanish 1A, Chinese 1A

Math Math 6, Math 7, Investigations in Math (IM)

Humanities (Social Studies)

heterogeneous grouping w/GT clusters

Science heterogeneous grouping w/GT clusters

OR

PE/Health daily class for all students

Arts available through the Arts rotation

Technology available through the Arts rotation/selected classes

Special Education and ESOL classes and support are available for identified students in all academic

subjects

JW

Mathematics

PathwaysJulius West Middle School

February 2008

JW

Ninth GradeSixth Grade Seventh Grade Eighth Grade

Math 6 Math 7 Algebra Prep

Math 7

I M

I M

Algebra 1

Algebra 1

Honors Geometr

y

Mathematics OfferingsMathematics Offerings

Algebra 1

Honors Geometr

yHonors Algebra

2

Geometry

Algebra 1 with

Related

JW10

Honors Geometr

y

Algebra 1

Honors Geometr

y

Geometry

Algebra 1 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 OfferingsMathematics Offerings

Honors Algebra

2

12

Double Period

Geometry

Bridge to Algebra 2

AP Calculus

Precalculus

Quantitative Literacy

AP Statistics

Calculus with

Applications

Foreign Language Offerings at Julius West

Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8French 1A

Spanish 1A

Chinese 1A

Awareness of Language

French 1B

Spanish 1B

Chinese 1B

French 1A

French 1A/1B*

Spanish 1A

Spanish 1A/1B*

Chinese 1A

No Language

French 2A/2B*

Spanish 2A/2B*

Chinese 2A/2B*

French 1B

French 2A/2B*

Spanish 1B

Spanish 2A/2B*

Chinese 1B

Spanish for Spanish Speakers 1A/1B*

French 1A/1B*

Spanish 1A/1B*

* Accelerated class All FL classes earn high school credit

Sixth Grade Registration Form

Required Courses:

Language A (English)Language A (Reading)MathematicsHumanities (Social Studies)SciencePE/Health

Language B Options

____ Awareness of Language (AOL)

part of Arts Rotation

____ Chinese 1A

____ French 1A

____ Spanish 1A

Electives

____ Arts Rotation – Awareness of Language (AOL) for one

semester and two nine week arts classes (for students not in Chinese, French or Spanish)

– Four nine week arts classes (for students in Chinese, French or Spanish)

Electives

____ 6th grade Intermediate Band – must have previous experience (daily

class)

____ 6th Grade Intermediate Orchestra – must have previous experience

(daily class)

Student Service Learning (SSL)

• Students must earn 75 hours of SSL to graduate from any Public High School in Maryland.

• Students may start earning SSL hours during the summer following their 5th grade year.

• Students may earn 10 hours of SSL for activities infused into the grade 6 science curriculum.

• Please visit www.mcpsssl.org for more information.

Dates and Deadlines

Registration cards due to 5th grade teacher Feb. 19

Course confirmation letters mailed May/June

Summer Reading Packets delivered to ES May

Summer Orientation information May delivered to ES

6th Grade orientation Aug. 22?

First Day of School Aug. 26!

Names to Know

• Nanette Poirier - Principal• Craig Staton – Grade 6 Administrator• Mark Samara – Grade 6 Counselor• Dedra Green – Grade 6 counselor/ESOL• Joanna Rogers – School Nurse• Dennis Sayre – 6-J Team Leader• Debbie Liburd – 6-A Team Leader• Lauren Lette – Special Education (LAD)• Rich Castillo – Special Education (ED)• Elaine Steinberg – ESOL• Gail Fribush – IBMYP Coordinator

301-279-3979

Thank you for coming this evening