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Welcome to the Holmes Junior High Incoming 8th Grade
Parent Meeting
March 13, 2019
Welcome to the Transition Year!
8th Grade Required Classes/Electives
Course Request Form
StudentConnect Registration
Questions
Meeting Agenda
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
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
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
Planning for 8th Grade
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
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
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
And now a word from Mrs. Kennedy
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
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.
8th Grade
English
ELA: a balanced approach that
builds on the 7th grade
foundation and supports CCCSS
• Reading
• Writing
• Speaking
• Listening
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.
Eighth Grade Core Works
The Pearl The Diary of a
Young Girl
Tom Sawyer The Giver
Other 8th grade literature
options• Flowers for Algernon
by Daniel Keyes
• April Morning by Howard Fast
• Living up the Street by Gary Soto
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
Writing Genres
Narrative Expository Argument
Writing is developmental
Writing Process
Authentic Feedback
Speaking & Listening
• Memorizing Poems • Scenes & Skits
• Debate & Moot
Court• Poster Presentations
• Socratic Seminar
HOLMES JR. HIGH
SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT
U.S. History
First Semester Topics
United States Geography
Review American Colonies & Revolutionary War
U.S. Constitution
The Early Republic
Second Semester Topics
Early Westward Expansion
Native Americans
Sectionalism
Civil War
Reconstruction
Industrialism
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
ELECTIVE OPTIONS
ART/CERAMICS
LEARN ART CONCEPTS
THROUGH THE PROCESSES
OF BOTH FINE ARTS AND
CERAMIC PROJECTS
ELEMENTS OF DESIGN,
DRAWING, PAINTING AND
SCULPTURE
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.
MULTIMEDIA
COMPUTER ART & GRAPHICS
WEBPAGE & WEBSITE DESIGN
VIDEO MAKING & EDITING
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
FOODS & NUTRITION
• COOKING SKILLS FOR LIFE
• KITCHEN TOOLS AND SAFETY
• PRACTICAL NUTRITION
• BAKING
• SEASONAL SPECIALTIES
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
AVID Curriculum Focus
Exploration of Colleges and Careers
Strategies for Academic Success
Note Taking
Public Speaking
Test Preparation
Research Techniques
What are the
Motivational Activities?
Guest Speakers
Field Trips
Team Building / Challenge Activities
Philosophical Chairs and Socratic
Seminars
Thank you for coming!
Questions?