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Middle School
Parent/Student
Information Night
March 16, 2015
Overview of Tonight
● Brief Presentation on success in middle
school and the new classes offered.
● Open House so that parents and students
can converse with their future teachers.
Success in Middle School
1. Get involved
2. Be organized
3. Take challenging courses
a. Choose electives wisely
b. 7th and 8th grade choices
i. Handout
College and Career Readiness
● What does College and Career Ready
mean for Campbellsport?
o Course Selection
o Better prepared for college and careers
o Academically rigorous environment
Career and Technical Education
6th: STEM and Keyboarding
7th: STEM, Exploring Family and Consumer
Science, Exploring Woodworking
8th: STEM, Exploring Business, Exploring
Agriculture, Exploring Family and Consumer
Science, and Exploring Woodworking
English/Language Arts
Honors English 6-8
English 6-8
Honors class placement will be determined
by: past English grades, MAP scores, and
teacher recommendations
English/Language Arts
6th: Writing~Personal Narrative, Biography, Persuasive Writing, Poetry
Reading~Many different fictional genres along with nonfiction
selections
7th: Quarter 1: Elements/Fiction, Symbolism, Summary/Text, Inference
Quarter 2: Literary Analysis, Task/Purpose/Audience, Organization
Quarter 3: Theme, Textual Evidence, Supporting Claims, Research, Citations
Quarter 4: Comparisons/Contrasts, Speaking/Listening, Communication
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reading, writing, listening, speaking, and thinking
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novels/short stories/articles, narrative/expository writing, guided/independent reading/writing, vocab/grammar
8th: Autobiography Unit, Argumentative Essay Unit, Informative News
Article Unit, Personal Narrative, Movie Trailer Unit, Anne Frank Unit
Fine Arts
Middle School Art Club
Required for 6th grade
Fine Arts Course (Art and Music)
Electives for 7th and/or 8th grade
Art Extensions
Art Around the World
Electives for 8th grade only
3D Art Explorations
2D Art Explorations
Open to all students in grades
6-8
We meet after school twice a
month
Field trips, Fundraising,
Community Service, Art
Activities, Make new friends
**Students that take 3D and 2D Art
Explorations in 8th grade can skip
Art Foundations in High School
Fine Arts Music Electives
Band is available for all students in grades 6-8
Chorus
is available for all students in grades 7-8
**Music Electives will meet year round during study hall.
Math
Math 1
Math 2
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Ratios
Fractions/Decimals
Expressions/Equations
Area/Surface
Area/Volume
● Variability
Proportions
Rational Numbers
Solving Equations
Angles
Surface Area
Populations/Probability
Math
Math 3
● Real Numbers
● Solving Equations/
Literals/Systems
● Radicals/Exponents
● Relations/Functions
● Similarity
● Pythagorean Theorem
Algebra
● Solving Complex
Equations/Systems/Quadratics
● Graphing Inequalities/
Exponential/Linear/Quadratic
● Exponents/Radicals
● Factoring
● Rational Expressions/Functions
● Data Analysis/Probability
Physical Education
6th Grade PE
-Skill development, lead up games, team sports, and fitness activities.
7th Grade PE
-Skill development, lead up games, team sports, and fitness activities.
8th Grade PE
-skill development, lead up games, team sports, and fitness activities.
PE 2 (7th&8th)
-Designed to give students the opportunity to learn individualized sports.
Strength Readiness
-Designed to give students the opportunity to learn basic weight training
concepts and techniques used for obtaining optimal physical fitness.
Health
7th Grade Health
-Focus on communication, systems of the body
and how to care for each of the systems
through hygiene, nutrition, exercise, and good
choices.
Science (6-8)
6th Grade: Astronomy (Earth & moon, solar system)
Ecology (interactions, food web, energy
roles)
Electricity & Magnetism (characteristics,
circuits, safety)
Weather (atmosphere, climate, natural
disasters)
7th Grade: Physics (motions, forces, simple machines)
Life Science (kingdoms of life)
Earth Science (weathering, erosion, plate tectonics)
Social Sciences (6-8)
6th- History of Civilization
Map Skills, Canada and U.S. Today, Ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece,
Rome, Middle ages, Renaissance, Age of Exploration, Colonization
7th-World Geography
Study of the geography, culture, history, government and economics
of
Latin America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.
8th- Ice Age - Reconstruction
Highlights: Salem Witch Trials, American Revolution, Civil War
Special Education
➔ Provide
○ Separate Small Sized Special Education Classes
○ Accommodations
○ Modifications
➔ Monitor
○ Work/grades
○ Organization
○ Behavior
If your child currently has an individual education plan (IEP) the
special education teachers will be available after the presentation to
answer questions.
World Languages
7th grade- Spanish A
introduces students to a new alphabet,language
sounds, and where Spanish is spoken. Students learn a lot of basic vocabulary, without getting heavy
into grammar. Students will begin to read, write, and speak in Spanish and understand how useful
learning a foreign language will be in their futures.
8th grade-Spanish B
continues reinforcing what was learned in Spanish A
and moves forward with telling time, learning body parts and using clothing vocabulary while
getting more in depth with verbs, adjective agreement and making nouns plural. One must take
Spanish A before Spanish B. Students will have good base when beginning high school Spanish. At the
high school level we offer Spanish 1-6 and many students test out of college credits after taking the
placement test. After Spanish A and B students should take high school Spanish 1.
A grade of C or better in English class is recommended in order to take Spanish 1, but not required.
Counseling and Career Planning
★ Assist students and parents in navigating
Middle School
★ Personal/Social, Academic, Career Vocational
★ Classroom activities, small groups, and
individual counseling
★ Develop ACP Academic and Career Plan
Cougar Character
● Rules
Responsible, Respectful, Resourceful
● Activities throughout school year
● Favorite aspect
Breakout Sessions
Open House in teachers’ classrooms.