6th to 7th Course Selection

Class choices

Student Questions

Additional Parent Information

Parent Questions

Course Selection Guide

Course Selection Sheets February 24th

Highlighted Courses

English or Advanced English Basic Pre-Algebra 7, Pre-Algebra 7, or Pre-

Algebra 7/8Geography/Civics Life Science Lunch/Study PE Elective

Electives descriptions are in the Course Selection Guide.

7th graders have 1 elective slot:1 yearly elective or 2 semester electives(2 electives may be taken if zero period PE (7:15am) is selected.)

Choose an alternate elective, otherwise the computer will randomly assign you an elective.

What are the choices?

Academic Skills (Recommendation Required)

Resource Lab (Recommendation Required)

Beginning Band Concert Band Choir French Immersion Latin 1-A Spanish 1-A

Art Foundations Creative WritingDrama Intro Rotating Electives Program- Technology

(Career Explorations and Computer Essentials)

Rotating Electives Program- Fine Arts (Speech/Drama/Debate and Choir)

Lunch/Study Lunch/JUNA Lunch/Band Lunch/Resource Lab Lunch/PE Lunch/Math

May 2nd: CBS & MBE May 4th : BWF & CES Private Schools attend either day

Spartan Day is August 8, 2012. Attendance is not mandatory but most

students attend. Activities include walking your schedule,

meeting your teachers, and interacting with peers.

Some students have been recommended for an elective such as Resource Lab or Academic Skills. These classes offer organizational, tutorial, and academic assistance.

Foreign Language taken in the 7th grade with the intention to continue in 8th grade will be part of a student’s high school transcript, including credit toward graduation, computing class rank, and GPA.

Foreign Language is another academic subject that requires nightly homework, studying, and a semester exam.

This is a 90 minute course that provides 60 minutes of Pre-Algebra 7 curriculum instruction with an additional 30 minutes of remediation in math skills.

The additional 30 minutes can be taken at 7:30 in the morning or during the study hall portion of the lunch/study period.

This is the math level the majority of 7th

graders take.

This is a 90 minute accelerated course. The additional 30 minutes can be taken at

7:30 in the morning or during the study hall portion of the lunch/study period.

Students successfully completing Pre-Algebra 7/8 will be considered for placement into Algebra I or Advanced Algebra I as 8th

graders. These courses are part of a student’s high school transcript, are used in computing class rank, and a student’s GPA.

Circle the desired course on the Course Selection Sheet.

Email Shelly Johnson at johnsons@mtnbrook.k12.al.us to schedule an appointment to meet with one of our teachers for discussion about the class expectations.

Teachers will be in the elementary schools for some of the meetings on: March 13th at MBE 8:15-11:00 March 13th at CES 12:30-3:00 March 15th at CB 8:15-11:00 March 15th at BWF 12:30-3:00

Students are not required to take an advanced course.

If a student was recommended for an advanced course that you do not want him/her to take, simply mark through the advanced course and circle the regular level course.

Mrs. Johnson will be the 7th grade counselor.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact her at johnsons@mtnbrook.k12.al.us.

Course Selection Sheets are due to your child’s homeroom teacher by March 6, 2012.

Please return these selection sheets even if parent placement meetings are still pending.

Registration will be held on August 1st and 2nd, 2012.

Students will receive their schedule, textbooks, buy supplies and pay fees at registration.

Make up registration is August 13, 2012.

Open House for parents will be on August 16, 2012.

Registration- August 1st and 2nd

Make-up Registration- August 13th

Spartan Day- August 8th

First Day of School- August 14th

Open House- August 16th