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Welcome to the Holmes Junior High Incoming 8th Grade
Parent Meeting
March 13, 2019
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Welcome to the Transition Year!
8th Grade Required Classes/Electives
Course Request Form
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)
5 required classes
1-2 electives depending on 6 or 7 period day
Will receive Junior High Catalog as well
8th Grade Course Request Sheet
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Check for completion of necessary information:
• 5 required courses
• Rank 6 elective courses (#1-6)
• 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 Tuesday, March 19 at midnight
Classes must add up to 7 periods—use “Unscheduled 8” for a 6-period day
Log-in Instructions and Pins/Passwords are on the back of the Course Request Form
Completed Course Request Form is due by March 20th to your child’s English teacher
Important Dates & More
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And now a word from Mrs. Kennedy
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Math Growth Mindset Mantras
• Everyone Can Learn
• The Brain is a Muscle
• Everyone is a Valued Member of this
Community
• We Love a Challenge
• Feedback is a Gift – Accept It
• A goal without a Plan is Just a Wish
• Mistakes are Opportunities for
Learning
• The Power of Yet
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Common Core Course Implementation through 2018-2019
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
1PIntegrated 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
3PPrecalculus 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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8th Grade
English
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ELA: a balanced approach that
builds on the 7th grade
foundation and supports CCCSS
• Reading
• Writing
• Speaking
• Listening
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CCCSS: California Common
Core State Standards
• Every teacher is a teacher of
reading and writing
• Literacy is supported through
all core areas: Science,
Technical Subjects, History,
Mathematics, Language, etc.
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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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OW Holmes Outside 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
• The Nature of Science
• Human Impact
• Motion and Forces
• Energy and Waves
• Astronomy
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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, TEAM WORK 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
WEBPAGE & 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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What is AVID?
AVID is Advancement Via Individual Determination
AVID is Math, Science, English, Social Science, World Language – all rolled into one
AVID is Challenging yet Supportive, Academic yet Fun
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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?