LBSS: Rising 7th Grade Curriculum Night January 4, 2018
Agenda Objective: To learn more about Lake Braddock and the courses available to students for the 2018-2019 school year. Agenda: Welcome People to Know Lake Braddock Summer Programs Course Offerings Next Steps
People to Know Counselors: Administration: Mrs. Kristin Girardin Mr. Dave Thomas Principal Mrs. Laura Waterman Associate Principal Mr. Lance Jackson AP Subschool 2 Ms. Josie Rodriguez Walhout AP Subschool 1 Mr. Brett Garner AP Neon & Green Teams Ms. Anne Polino Director of Student Services Ms. Alex Bryan After School Specialist Mr. Scott Darwin MS Systems Of Support Advisor Blue Dolphins Mr. Ian Brodie Purple Piranhas Mrs. Tracey Butler-Johnson Ms. Sylvia Coleman Mr. Josh Miles Golden Knights Red Hot Chili Peppers Neon Roadrunners
Lake Braddock Programs Summer 2018 Jump Start (TBD) One-day summer program to help students become more familiar with Lake Braddock There will be a fee for the program, which includes lunch and a Class of 2024 t-shirt Transportation will not be provided Registration will open after spring break Bruin Blast (TBD) This provides you with an opportunity to turn in all required forms and receive your student s schedule and locker information You will also be able to purchase a pe uniform, tour the building, set up your student s locker, and add money to your lunch account New Student Orientation (TBD) All middle school students who are new to Lake Braddock will follow a shortened schedule and visit each of their seven classes Transportation will be provided for this event
Course Information 2018-2019 School Year
Lake Braddock Middle School Course Catalog PDF and Online Course Catalog can be found on the MS Student Services page under Academic Information: https://lakebraddockss.fcps.edu/middle-school/student-services/a cademic-information
Student Schedules All middle school students will take the following courses: Mathematics English Science History Health/PE Electives Three Possible Elective Combinations: 2 Yearlong Electives 1 Yearlong, 2 Semester Electives 4 Semester Electives
Comparing AAC and Honors Advanced Academic Center Middle School Resources: https://www.fcps.edu/registr ation/advanced-academics-id entification-and-placement/ middle-school
Open Enrollment Any student may elect to take an honors level course. Things to Think About: Grades Study Habits Work Ethic Motivation Other Activities Develop an understanding of your student s strengths and interests to give them a rigorous and balanced schedule that challenges them but does not overwhelm them.
English 7 Course Offerings Areas of Study: Fiction Non-Fiction Persuasion Research Poetry
English 7 Comparison: Fiction Unit English 7 In Class English 7 AAC Elements of plot explicitly taught Elements of plot reviewed Elements of plot applied Seventh grade/leveled short stories and novels Grade level and above short stories and novels Above grade level/classic short stories and novels Paired passages Critical analysis of paired passages Critical analysis of paired passages Reinforce/extend skills taught in class Apply and expand skills taught in class Reinforcing skills taught in class At Home (Practice) English 7 Honors Guided projects with multiple steps Reading Independent projects with multiple steps Accelerated pace and increased depth Independent projects with multiple steps Reading Reading Assessment of Student Learning Ecart Ecart Ecart Narrative writing with multiple steps Narrative writing Extensive narrative writing Apply elements of fiction Multiple choice/free response Apply and analyze elements of fiction Identify elements of fiction Word bank/multiple choice Multiple choice/free response/synthesis
US History Course Offerings Areas of Study: US Geography Reconstruction Westward Expansion Industrialization Immigration Urbanization Progressives Imperialism WWI 1920s Great Depression WWII Cold War Civil Rights Movement Globalism & Contemporary Issues All students begin their FCPS middle school 15-hours community service learning commitment, which will continue through the end of 8th grade. Five hours of service must be completed by the end of the 7th grade year.
US History Comparison: Immigration Unit US History 7 In Class At Home (Practice) Assessment of Student Learning US History 7 Honors (1870s-1920s) US History 7 AAC Teacher led instruction, collaborative work, guided practice and independent practice Teacher led instruction, collaborative work, student led discussion, guided and independent practice Teacher led instruction, collaborative work, student led discussion, independent practice, problem or project-based approach Students get a guided reading worksheet with questions that go along with an assigned text reading Students get a guided reading worksheet based on an assigned text. Questions are more open-ended, writing intensive and require interpretation. Students research facts about immigration, including pros and cons, using an assigned text and outside sources of the student s choice Students take a test that consists of multiple choice, matching, short answer and primary source analysis. Students take a test that consists of multiple choice, short answer and primary source analysis. They are also required to write an analytical essay on immigration Students participate in a Socratic Seminar that revolves around the positives and negatives of immigration both in the 1800s and today while citing information from their sources
Science Course Offerings Areas of Study: The Environment Chesapeake Bay Watershed Microscopes Cells Genetics DNA
Science 7 Comparison: Nutrient Nuisance Science 7 In Class At Home (Practice) Assessment of Student Learning Science 7 Honors Science 7 AAC Jigsaw nutrient pollution reading Independent reading Independent reading Sentence prompts for sequencing Eutrophication includes word prompts (scaffold) Sentence prompts for sequencing Eutrophication is w/o prompts Students able to explain Eutrophication in paragraph form Complete any classwork that was not finished Complete any classwork that was not finished Complete any classwork that was not finished The steps of Eutrophication illustrated by the student Scaffold provided: Graphic organizer with the stages already listed Students choose to create a paragraph, cartoon, or illustration to describe the process of eutrophication that occurs in the CBay from the input of excess nutrients to the formation of a dead zone. Students choose to create a paragraph, cartoon, or illustration to describe the process of eutrophication that occurs in the CBay from the input of excess nutrients to the formation of a dead zone. Explain how eutrophication impacts the Bay s ecosystem and the actions being taken to reduce it. Which are most beneficial and why? (May use the Chesapeake Bay Program)
Math Course Sequence Geometry Algebra I Math 7 Honors Pre-Algebra (Math 8) Advanced Math 6 / Math 7 Math 6
Mathematics Course Offerings Mathematics 7/Math 7 Double Block Mathematics 7 Honors Areas of Study: Areas of Study: Number and Number Sense Computation and Estimation Geometry and Measurement Probability and Statistics Patterns, Functions, and Algebra Students will take the Mathematics 7 SOL test at the end of the year. Equations and Inequalities Statistical Data Geometric Measurement Characteristics of Linear Functions. Exponents Properties of the Real Number System This course is based on the Mathematics 8 curriculum and includes extensions and enrichment. Students will take the Mathematics 8 SOL at the end of the year.
Mathematics Course Offerings Continued Algebra I Honors (Students Can Earn 1.0 High School Credit) Areas of Study: Real Number System Equation & Functions Linear Function Quadratics and Factoring Statistics Standard Deviation & Z-score System of Equations Students will take the Algebra I SOL at the end of the year. To Qualify for Algebra I Honors Students Must Meet the Following Criteria: Advanced Mathematics 6 or a year long accelerated mathematics course Iowa Algebra Aptitude Test (IAAT) Score at or above the 91st percentile A score of Pass Advanced (500 or above) on the Mathematics 7 SOL test Placement Letter will be mailed home in July.
Mathematics Comparison: Equations Math 7 In Class At Home (Practice) Assessment of Student Learning Math 7 Honors Algebra I Honors One & Two Step Equations 2x + 5 = 25 Multi-step equations with variables on both sides 2(x-30) = -4x + 2 Literal equations and inequalities ax + bx = c solve for x Approximately 10-15 problems Approximately 15-20 problems Approximately 15-20 problems Formative & Summative by Unit Formative & Summative by Unit Formative & Summative by Unit Math 7 SOL Math 8 SOL Algebra SOL
Support/Intervention Course Offerings Reading Support: Read 180 Action Literacy 7 Responsive Writing Reading 7 (SPED Only) English Language Development (ESOL Only) Academic Language (ESOL Only) Math Support: Double Block Math FAST Math (ESOL Only) Additional Support: Strategies for Success: Bruin Prep AVID Strategies for SUccess (SPED Only) Personal Development (SPED Only) Life Skills (SPED Only)
Elective Courses: World Languages French 1 Part A German 1 Part A German 1* Japanese 1 Part A Latin 1 Part A Korean 1 Part A Spanish 1 Part A Spanish Immersion 1* Spanish for Fluent Speakers 1* Please Note: German 1 is a high school credit course. Only students who are currently enrolled in a German Immersion program should be enrolled in this course. Spanish Immersion 1 is a high school credit course. Only students who are currently enrolled in an Immersion program in elementary school should be enrolled in this course. Students enrolled in a FLES program do not qualify for enrollment in Spanish Immersion 1. Spanish for Fluent Speakers 1 is a high school credit course. Students enrolled in this course should be able to speak fluently in Spanish; however, students are not required to be able to read and write in Spanish.
Elective Course Offerings Yearlong Electives: Band: Orchestra Beginning, Primo, Concert, String Ensemble, Chamber Chorus Beginning, Intermediate, Percussion, Brass, Woodwind Basso, Treble Theatre Arts Musical Theatre Guitar AVID (application required) Semester Electives: Family and Consumer Science 7 Engineering Design & Modeling Art Foundation Computers in Art Chorus Theatre Arts Appreciation Media Communications Literary Arts: Journalism Creative Writing Computer Solutions Coding & Innovative Technologies 1 Check out our Elective Videos Online at https://lakebraddockss.fcps.edu/ms-electives
7th Grade Course Selection Sheet: Required Courses
7th Grade Course Selection Sheet: Electives
Next Steps January 8-12: Counselors will visit elementary schools to review course offerings May: Course Verification Letters Mailed Home April 3: Jump Start Registration Opens May 31: Rising 7th Grade Parent Night June 1: Last Day to Request Changes to Course Requests July: Algebra I Honors Placement Letters Mailed Home Summer 2018: Jump Start August 2018: Bruin Blast August 2018: New Student Orientation
Curriculum Fair Layout If you cannot locate your child they have been told to report to the Counselor Table in the Center of the Gymnasium