Lake Braddock Secondary School MS Curriculum Night January 5, 2017
Agenda Objective: To learn more about Lake Braddock and the courses available to students for the 2017-2018 school year. Agenda: Welcome People to Know Lake Braddock Summer Programs Course Offerings Next Steps
People to Know Counselors: Administration: Mrs. Kristin Girardin Blue Dolphins Mr. Dave Thomas Principal Mr. Ian Brodie Purple Piranhas Mrs. Laura Waterman Associate Principal Mrs. Tracey Butler-Johnson Golden Knights Mr. Lance Jackson AP Subschool 2 Ms. Josie Rodriguez Walhout AP Subschool 1 Ms. Anne Polino Director of Student Services Ms. Sylvia Coleman Mr. Josh Miles Red Hot Chili Peppers Neon Roadrunners Ms. Alex Bryan After School Specialist
Lake Braddock Programs Summer 2017 Jump Start (August 15-18) 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 2023 t-shirt Transportation will not be provided Registration will open April 18, 2017 Bruin Blast (August 24) 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 (August 25) 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 2017-2018 School Year
Lake Braddock Middle School Course Catalog PDF Available Online at: http://www2.fcps.edu/lakebraddockss /ms_counsel/pdfs/2017-18courseselec tionbook.pdf ONLINE CATALOG: https://insys.fcps.edu/coursecatonli ne/#/frontpanel/412/nocourselist/0/1 /0
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 Advanced Academic Center Deferral Form: https://www.fcps.edu/sites/d efault/files/media/forms/ms CenterDeferralForm.pdf
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 English 7 Honors 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 In Class Paired passages Critical analysis of paired passages Critical analysis of paired passages Accelerated pace and increased depth At Home (Practice) Reinforcing skills taught in class Guided projects with multiple steps Reading Reinforce/extend skills taught in class Independent projects with multiple steps Reading Apply and expand skills taught in class Independent projects with multiple steps Reading Ecart Ecart Ecart Assessment of Student Learning Narrative writing with multiple steps Identify elements of fiction Word bank/multiple choice Narrative writing Apply elements of fiction Multiple choice/free response Extensive narrative writing Apply and analyze elements of fiction 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 (1870s-1920s) US History 7 US History 7 Honors US History 7 AAC In Class Teacher led instruction, collaborative work, guided practice, independent practice, problem or project-based approach Teacher led instruction, collaborative work, student led discussion, guided and independent practice, problem or project-based approach Teacher led instruction, collaborative work, student led discussion, independent practice, problem or project-based approach At Home (Practice) 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 Assessment of Student Learning 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 Science 7 Honors Science 7 AAC In Class 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 At Home (Practice) Complete any classwork that was not finished Complete any classwork that was not finished Complete any classwork that was not finished Assessment of Student Learning 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)
Mathematics Course Offerings Mathematics 7/Math 7 Double Block 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. Mathematics 7 Honors Areas of Study: 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 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 System of Equations Students will take the Algebra I SOL at the end of the year. Placement Letter will be mailed home in July.
Mathematics Comparison: Equations Math 7 Math 7 Honors Algebra I Honors In Class 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 At Home (Practice) Approximately 10-15 problems Approximately 15-20 problems Approximately 15-20 problems Assessment of Student Learning Formative & Summative by Unit Math 7 SOL Formative & Summative by Unit Math 8 SOL Formative & Summative by Unit 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 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: Beginning Percussion Brass Woodwind Orchestra Beginning Primo Concert String Ensemble Chamber Chorus Basso Treble Guitar AVID (application required) Semester Electives: Family and Consumer Science 7 Engineering Design & Modeling Art Foundations Computers in Art Chorus Theatre Arts Appreciation Speech Arts Appreciation: Broadcast Literary Arts: Journalism Creative Writing Computer Solutions Coding & Innovative Technologies
7th Grade Course Selection Sheet: Required Courses
7th Grade Course Selection Sheet: Electives
Next Steps January 10-19: May: April 18: June 1: July: August 15-18: August 24: August 25: Counselors will visit elementary schools to review course offerings Course Verification Letters Mailed Home Jump Start Registration Opens Rising 7th Grade Parent Night Last Day to Request Changes to Course Requests Algebra I Honors Placement Letters Mailed Home Jump Start Bruin Blast New Student Orientation
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