Transcript 2010-11 Registration Night

2014-15 Registration Night
Incoming 7th and 8th Graders
Office Staff
Principals: Aaron Miller and Mary Jo Budzius
Associate Principal: Tara Stone
Counselors: Dru Klein (A – L) and Jayna Rubin (M -Z)
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Lindsey Reitinger
7th Grade Day
Trimester 1
Trimester 2
Trimester 3
Math
Math
Math
Science
Science
Science
Language Arts
Language Arts
Language Arts
Social Studies
Social Studies
Social Studies
PE/Sports Rec./Yoga
(may be waived with
completed PE waiver
form)
Elective
Elective
Elective
Elective
Elective
8th Grade Day
Trimester 1
Trimester 2
Trimester 3
Math
Math
Math
Science
Science
Science
Language Arts
Language Arts
Language Arts
Social Studies
Social Studies
Social Studies
PE/Sports Rec/Yoga
(may be waived with
completed PE waiver
form)
Health (required)
Elective
Elective
Elective
Elective
Fine Arts Information
2014/15
Seventh and Eighth grade students are required to
complete their Fine Arts Requirement. The requirement
includes at least two trimesters of a specific fine art over
the course of their 7th and 8th grade years at IMS. Fine Arts
Courses include: Band, Orchestra, Choir, Drama, and Visual
Art.
A Fine Arts Requirement Planning Sheet is available on the
IMS website
*Note: Student experiences in 6th grade do NOT count
towards this requirement.
Foreign Language Information
2014/15
IMS offers three Foreign Language options for 7th and 8th
grade students: French, Mandarin Chinese, and Spanish. Only
students who successfully completed a 7th grade Language
course are able to enroll in an 8th grade Language Course.
Students who successfully complete a Foreign Language
sequence at IMS have the option of skipping the first year of
that Foreign Language at MIHS. Starting language while at
IMS can allow students the opportunity to advance to higher
levels of language courses in high school.
Note: About 60% of students choose to take a foreign
language while at IMS.
Physical Education Requirement
2014/15
Physical education is a required trimester in 7th and 8th grade.
Students may take PE/Sports Recreation and/or Yoga to
complete this requirement.
Students may choose to waive out of this physical education
requirement due to participation in a directed athletic
program outside of school. PE waiver forms are available for
pick-up in the student office. These forms (purple) must have
a parent signature and be turned in with the student
registration form.
Additional Notes
Student elective choices are the priority for the
master schedule. In order to get your student to
his/her elective choices, the period in which he/she
has certain course may change throughout the year.
Sample Student Schedule
Trimester 1
Trimester 2
Trimester 3
Language Arts
(Teacher A)
Language Arts
(Teacher A)
Social Studies
(Teacher B)
Social Studies
(Teacher B)
Social Studies
(Teacher B)
Language Arts
(Teacher A)
Math (Teacher C)
Drama I
Science (Teacher D)
Spanish
Spanish
Spanish
Science (Teacher D)
Math (Teacher C)
Math (Teacher C)
Media Tech
Science (Teacher D)
Drama II
Resources to Meet Individual Student
Needs
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ELL Program
Focus Block Courses
Highly Capable Program
Mentor Program
Special Education Courses
Leveled Math Courses
*Schedules will be s ubject to change based on programs necessary to meet the needs of the individual student, including
M entor Program, Focus Block, Spec ial E duc ation, Gifted, or English Language L earner c lass es. Parents will be contacted if there
is a necess ary change.
Year-Long Electives
7th Grade
8th Grade
Band
Band
Choir
Choir
Orchestra
Orchestra
French
Mandarin Chinese
Spanish
Two Trimester Electives
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Art Series (Art 1 and 2)
French 8
Mandarin Chinese 8
Spanish 8
Yearbook
Trimester Elective Choices
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Aerospace (no repeats)
Art III (Ceramics)
Art III (Drawing)
Communications
Creative Writing
Debate (8th graders only)
Drama I (no repeats)
Drama II
Global Citizenship
Leadership
Marine Biology (no repeats)
Media Technology (no repeats)
P.E.
Photo/Film/Music
Sports Recreation
Student Mentor (Application Required)
Study Hall
T.A. – Teacher/Library
T.A. – Business Center
T.A. – Office (8th graders only)
Video Game Programming (no repeats)
WEB (8th graders only)
Yoga
Applications
Applications are required for the following
courses:
Yearbook (white)
Student Mentor (orange)
These applications are available in the Student
Office and should be completed and returned
with the student’s registration form
Alternates are Important
• Please choose carefully when selecting “other
possible electives”
– Alternates are chosen by the computer when…
• A class is not offered due to lack of enrollment
• A class becomes full
• A class does not fit into a student’s schedule
There is a strong chance that students may be
enrolled in a class that they list as an alternate.
Registration Timeline
• March 3 and March 4: Registration Worksheet and Course
Description Guides distributed to students.
• March 11: Registration Night for parents
• March 14: Registration Worksheets due
• March 17-21: Students register for classes using the
completed Registration Worksheet
• March 31- April 11: Skyward Family Access open for
parents to review course selections
• April 11: Deadline for parents to notify counselors of any
registration errors
Registration Resources and Documents
The following registration documents are also
available on-line on the IMS web page
• Curriculum Guides
• Registration Worksheet
• Fine Arts Requirement Planning Sheet
Skyward Family Access
For Skyward Password, call Mary Newcomer at
the Mercer Island School District Office
(206) 236-3330
WEB (8th graders only)
The purpose of the WEB class is to develop a sense of school
community by developing connections between the 6th and
8th grade students.
Applications will be available on April 3rd. Students who are
interested in being a WEB leader, must sign up for the WEB
class (exceptions apply for students with scheduling conflicts).
Remember…
Student registration forms (and any
accompanying waiver/application forms) are
due on Friday, March 14th
Incoming 7th graders turn in to LA/SS teachers
Incoming 8th graders turn in to Math teachers
Information (including registration forms and
curriculum guides) are available on the IMS
website