Class of 2023 7th Grade Course Information

By PresenterMedia.com

Middle School Planning Guide A Middle School Course Guide provides you with information about Humble ISD’s policies and procedures, and describes the different courses offered at the Middle School level. Course Guides can be found on the district website.

SEARCH: Humble ISD Course Guide

HUMBLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

MIDDLE SCHOOL COURSE GUIDE

Grades 6 – 8

7th grade course Requirements Course requirements will include:

RELA

Math

Texas History

PE/Health or Athletics

Science

1

2

5

3

4

*If your required to take Health in the 7th grade.

6 Electives/health 7 Elective

•Examples: 1 Math Math 2 RELA RELA 3 TX History TX History 4 Science Science 5 Athletics Health/PE 6 Band Theater/ Intro Span. 7 Health/ elective Intro Engineer./Foods for today

Full Year Classes Semester Classes

Math Placement • . If a student is not currently in PreAP/GT Math he/she can not move into Pre AP Math. • A placement exam is offered by the district. If your child would like to take this placement test, please be sure to get a form from his/her math teacher later in the spring.

• If a Pre-AP Math students wants to test to move into Algebra. The district will all give an exam.

Elective choices

• If students are unsatisfactory of STAAR

• *Reading and/or math strategies is required. The strategies class will take the place of one or more electives.

• Electives with prerequisites are noted on the blue course card.

•Beginning ART

•This one semester course :

•Students will produce projects which cover line exercises, contour drawings, basic shapes, basic pottery making, shading, value studies, basic color theory, collage, lettering, sculpture and introduction to art

Semester Class Must take this art class first •ART

• Intermediate ART

• This one semester course Students will produce projects which cover

• drawing, shading, one and two point perspectives, commercial art, watercolor, clay sculpture, and design. Students

• will learn different styles and techniques used throughout selected periods of art history.

Semester Class •ART

• APPLIED ART

• Students will produce special interest projects which may include three dimensional

• art, mobiles, sculpture, group projects, weaving, pottery, relief projects, and printmaking. The fee for

• this one-semester course

Semester Class •ART

• ARTS and Crafts

• This one semester course offers students the opportunity to design arts and crafts projects using leather, printmaking,

• textile, papier-mâché, and simple jewelry along with the cultural studies and art history of the media used in each

Semester Class •ART

•Football –Coach Taylor

•Volleyball- Coach Jones

•Basketball- Coach Taylor for Boys/Jones for girls

•Track- Coach Taylor for Boys/Jones for girls

Full Year •Athletics

You must try out for each sport .

• Students will learn the basics of food preparation and nutrition in this one semester course including quick breads

• and breakfast foods. Snack foods, pastries, cookies, fruits, pasta, yeast breads, and beverages will also be explored.

• Students will discover new and interesting ways of preparing food.

Semester Class A Prerequisite Towards A High Credit •Foods for Today

• Instruction in this one semester course includes basic conversational skills and a vocabulary study of topics such as

• greetings, introductions, colors, numbers, days, months, classroom objects, food, clothing, feelings, weather, family,

• telling time, and selective grammar points. The course emphasizes the development of oral communication skills as

• well as cultural information about Spanish-speaking countries. Successful completion of this course is a

• prerequisite for Spanish I in 8th grade.

Semester Class A Prerequisite Towards A High Credit •Intro into Spanish

• The class will focus on basic techniques of good journalistic style.

• Students will learn to • write news stories, features, sports stories, and headlines. To be successful in this class, the students should have

• excellent writing skills. This course serves as the prerequisite course to Yearbook, Broadcast, and Newspaper.

semester •Journalism 1

• This course serves as a general introduction of fundamental production aspects of the theatre and the

• exploration of acting techniques.

• Students are afforded opportunities in duet acting, pantomime, oral interpretation, and other dramatic and humorous acting assignments which require written assignments, and memorization of script material.

• Require frequent before and/or after-school rehearsals and performances.

Semester Class •Theater

• AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) is a program designed to prepare students performing in the

• “academic middle” who have a willingness to learn and work hard toward four-year college eligibility.

• AVID students are encouraged to enroll in a school’s advanced level classes. They are required to take at least one Pre-AP class.

• Tutors are essential to the success of the AVID where they facilitate student success in advanced level classes.

• Contracts and Interviews are required

Full year Class •AVID

AVID Monday is for tutoring which

includes: *Study groups *Problem-solving *Note-taking *Higher-level questions *Reflections *Evaluations Tuesday lessons might

include: WICOR activities, research, Cornell Note-taking and checking, college and career awareness, college stories, and strategies for success.

Wednesday is for tutoring which includes:

*Study groups *Problem-solving *Note-taking *Higher-level questions *Reflections *Evaluations Thursday: Grade Graphs,

binder clean up, and goal checking

Friday activities might include:

*Motivational activities *Guest speakers *Binder Checks *Team building *Philosophical chairs *Field trips

• Violins, violas, and cellos

• Students will demonstrate independently and in ensembles: accurate intonation and rhythm, fundamental skills, and basic performance techniques while performing moderate to difficult literature.

• All ensembles perform at various concerts, community events, competitions, and select festivals which require frequent before and/or after-school rehearsals and performances.

• Attendance is required at all before and/or after-school rehearsals and performances as part of the graded curricula.

Full year Class •Orchestra

Various musical instruments

• Students will demonstrate independently and in ensembles: accurate intonation and rhythm, fundamental skills, and basic performance techniques while performing moderate to difficult literature.

• All ensembles perform at various concerts, community events, competitions, and select festivals which require frequent before and/or after-school rehearsals and performances.

• Attendance is required at all before and/or after-school rehearsals and performances as part of the graded cur

Full Year Class •Band

Semester Class A Prerequisite Towards A High Credit •Intro to Engineering & Tech

• This course focuses on engineering and manufacturing

concepts. • Students will use computers and • conventional hand tools to design and produce individual

and group projects. Materials used include metal, woods, • and/or plastics.

• Safe use of selected tools and equipment will be covered.

• “What do you want to be when you grow up? Are you tired of being asked that question and not knowing the answer?”

• Career Portals is a fun, creative course that introduces students to various career opportunities and identifies the pathways within one or more careers using technology in a cooperative, hands-on

• environment.

• Explore and set realistic goals for a personal program of study for high school and your future career.

Semester Class •Career Portal

Semester Class •Intro to Computer Programing

• In this course students are introduced to the magic behind the websites and computer programs that are used in everyday life.

• They will learn how to program drawings, animations, and games using Java Script & Processing JS and/or learn how to create web-pages with HTML & CSS.

Students will learn the basics of programming and how to draw shapes and then bring them to life using variables and values. Students will utilize functions and logic statements to teach their programs to make decisions. (This course will replace Keyboarding that is redundant to Touch Systems Data Entry)

Semester Class •Intro to S.T.E.M

• This course will introduce students to concepts of Science,

Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics; relating and interrelating these areas to careers and industry.

• This class offers hands-on discovery-based modules across a variety of STEM fields. These discover opportunities promote critical thinking and collaboration among students. The class encourages students to be scientifically aware, engaged in exploration, and experience the world around them through the eyes of STEM.

• Discover opportunities may include robotics and automation, design, nano-technology, energy, medical technology, forensics, and information technology. Recommended lab fee of $10 for student projects.

• Choir students will explore fundamental aspects of choral

performance through rudimentary theoretical vocal applications, demonstrate appropriate performance etiquette, understand creative connections to historical/cultural awareness, as well as acquisition of basic skills needed to analyze and evaluate individual and

• group performances.

• Attendance to outside performances are required.

Full Year Class •Choir

Verification Sheets • Verification Sheets will be sent home in February/March.

• The verification sheet is not the same as a SCHEDULE!

The verification sheet is just VERIFYING what you are REQUESTING to have in your schedule. There may be a conflict with another class that you want or the class may be full. This means that one of the backup choices on your blue course card would be substituted for one of the electives listed on your Verification Sheet.

• Do I have to take Intro. to Spanish in 8th grade to take it at the high school?

• No, Intro. To Spanish it is an elective choice. However, it is required for 7th graders if you would like to take Spanish I in 8th grade.

Frequently Asked Questions

• If I fail Intro. to Spanish, can I take Spanish I? • No, you must successfully complete Intro. to Spanish to take Spanish I

in middle school. Do I have to take health?

• Yes, it is required for all 7th graders

Frequently Asked Questions

• What about Off Campus P.E.? • There is an application that must be completed and approved. You can

pick up an application from the district’s Website. Applications must be filled out completely and turned in to Mrs. Payne by May. I will fax it to the district for approval.

• Students must be in 5 or more hours of training under a coach’s supervision at an approved Humble ISD commercial establishment during a regular Monday through Friday workout schedule. Students may not leave early or arrive late to participate.

•Frequently Asked Questions

• Do I have to make up PE if I missed some part of it?

• If you are an approved opt-out of PE student the answer is no. You are ok

• All others: • You must take a year of PE in 6th grade. • A semester of PE in 7th and 8th grade. • If you missed any, you must make it up before leaving middle

school. You will lose an elective.

January 7th Elective cards go home

January 15th Elective cards due to World Cultures

Teachers

February/March Course requests entered and first verification sheet sent home

June 3th Deadline for any changes – have to be in writing, signed by a parent or parent may email me.

Calendar 2016