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Welcome to the Holmes Junior High Incoming 8th Grade
Parent Meeting
March 11, 2020
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* Welcome to the Transition Year!
* 8th Grade Required Classes/Electives
* Course Request Sheet
* StudentConnect Registration
* Questions
Meeting Agenda
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* 8th grade is a significant year of transformation and transition—physically, socially, and academically
* Students should focus on working independently, improving quality of work and meeting deadlines
* Responsibility for problem-solving and self- advocacy transfers from parent to student
Transition Year
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The Student in Transition
*This year does “matter”….
*Good study habits created now increase confidence and overall success
*Colleges will ask about math and language levels taken in 8th grade
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* Your child still needs your help navigating social pressures and developmental obstacles
* Be curious and pay attention to: * friends, online interactions and texting * School Loop – but try to find balance
between checking grades and offering support & guidance
* See Strategies for Success handout
Social/Emotional Development
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Planning for 8th Grade
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*All 7th graders have already received this form (see sample in your
handout packet) as well as the Junior High Catalog
*5 required classes
* 1-2 electives depending on 6 or 7 period day
8th Grade Course Request Sheet
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SAMPLE SCHEDULES with ELECTIVE OPTIONS: 7-period day with 2 year-long
electives:
-English 8
-US History 8
-Science 8
-Math
-PE 8
-Spanish 1 (year)
-Band (year)
7-period day with 1 year-long and 2 semester-long electives:
-English 8
-US History 8
-Science 8
-Math
-PE 8
-Yearbook (Year)
-Foods (semester)
-Art/Ceramics (semester)
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* Check for completion of necessary information:
• 5 required courses
• Rank 6 elective courses (#1-6) from all electives on right side of form
• all required signatures (math, language, student, and parent)
Finishing up the Course Request Sheet
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* Students enter course selections on StudentConnect anytime from now until Thursday, March 19 at midnight
* Classes must add up to 7 periods—use “Free 1st” or “Free 7th” for a 6-period day
* Log-in Instructions and Pins/Passwords are on the back of the Course Request Sheet
* Completed Course Request Sheet is due March 20th to your child’s English teacher
Important Dates & More
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Academic Departments
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Common Core Course Implementation
7th GRADE 8th GRADE 9th GRADE 10th GRADE 11th GRADE 12th GRADE
Common Core
Math 2
Common Core
Math 3
Common Core
Math 3 (Repeat
course or
advance to
Integrated Math
1P)
Integrated Math
1P
Integrated Math
2P
Integrated Math
3P
Accelerated
Integrated Math
3P
Common Core
Math 2
Common Core
Math 3
Integrated Math
1P
Integrated Math
2P
Integrated Math
3P
Precalculus P
Accelerated
Integrated Math
3P
Calculus AB
Common Core
Math 2/3
Integrated Math
1P
Integrated Math
2P
Integrated Math
3P
Precalculus P
Calculus AB
Accelerated
Integrated Math
3P
Calculus AB Calculus BC
The math department strongly recommends that students not interrupt the Common Core Math
course sequence: CC 3, Integrated Math 1, Integrated Math 2, Integrated Math 3, or Accelerated
Integrated Math 3.
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Eighth Grade Core Works
The Pearl The Diary of a
Young Girl
Tom Sawyer The Giver
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Other 8th grade literature
options • Flowers for Algernon
by Daniel Keyes
• April Morning by Howard Fast
• Living up the Street by Gary Soto
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Holmes Jr High Reading Log
Many teachers have students keep reading logs for each quarter
expecting students to read ten pages per night for excellence
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Writing Genres
Narrative Expository Argument
▪ Writing is developmental
▪ Writing Process
▪ Authentic Feedback
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Speaking & Listening
• Memorizing Poems
• Scenes & Skits
• Debate & Moot
Court • Poster Presentations
• Socratic Seminar
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HOLMES JR. HIGH
SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT
U.S. History
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First Semester Topics
⚫ United States Geography
⚫ Review American Colonies & Revolutionary War
⚫ U.S. Constitution
⚫ The Early Republic
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Second Semester Topics
⚫ Early Westward Expansion
⚫ Native Americans
⚫ Sectionalism
⚫ Civil War
⚫ Reconstruction
⚫ Industrialism
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SCIENCE 8
•8th grade Science focuses on the
integration of Life science,
Physical science, and Earth
science. Topics include:
• Natural Selection
• Waves and EM radiation
• Forces and Interactions
• Earth Moon Sun System
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ELECTIVE OPTIONS
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ART/CERAMICS
LEARN ART CONCEPTS
THROUGH THE PROCESSES
OF BOTH FINE ARTS AND
CERAMIC PROJECTS
ELEMENTS OF DESIGN,
DRAWING, PAINTING AND
SCULPTURE
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YEARBOOK
▶PHOTOGRAPHY & PHOTOSHOP, PAGE
DESIGN, LAYOUT, TEAMWORK AND BUSINESS
EXPERIENCE
▶A VARIETY OF PUBLICATIONS PROJECTS
ALONG WITH CREATING THE ANNUAL
YEARBOOK AS PART OF A TEAM.
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MULTIMEDIA
▶COMPUTER ART & GRAPHICS
▶WEB PAGE & WEBSITE DESIGN
▶VIDEO MAKING & EDITING
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COMPUTER PROGRAMMING WITH ROBOTICS
▶INTRODUCTORY COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
WITH PYTHON AND C++
▶VEX IQ ROBOTS – “COUSINS” TO THOSE USED
BY CITRUS CIRCUITS
▶BASIC PROGRAMMING CONCEPTS USEFUL
WITH ANY LANGUAGE
▶LOGIC AND ANALYTICAL THINKING
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FOODS & NUTRITION
• COOKING SKILLS FOR LIFE
• KITCHEN TOOLS AND SAFETY
• PRACTICAL NUTRITION
• BAKING
• SEASONAL SPECIALTIES
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AVID Curriculum Focus
★Exploration of Colleges and Careers
★Strategies for Academic Success
★Note Taking
★Public Speaking
★Test Preparation
★Research Techniques
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What are the
Motivational Activities?
★Guest Speakers
★Field Trips
★Team Building / Challenge
Activities
★Philosophical Chairs and Socratic
Seminars
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Thank you for coming!
Questions?