[0:04] Hello families of Shakape Middle School [0:06] students. In this video, we will be [0:09] presenting information about the middle [0:11] school classes, schedules, and the [0:14] registration process. [0:16] On this slide, you will see the East [0:18] Middle School team. On the top right, we [0:20] have the two counselors, Ms. Menville [0:23] and Ms. Hunter. On the bottom row, we [0:26] have our administration team. Mr. Ellis [0:28] is our principal. Mrs. Sturm is the dean [0:30] of students and Mr. Hedrik is the [0:33] assistant principal. [0:36] And here we have the West Middle School [0:37] team. On the top right, we have the [0:40] counselors, Mrs. Spaith and Mrs. [0:42] Richtor. And on the bottom row, we have [0:44] Mrs. Chase, our principal, Mr. D. Young, [0:47] dean of students, and the assistant [0:50] principal is Mr. Divine. [0:53] Here are some details about the middle [0:56] school and these refer to both east and [0:58] west middle schools. Students have seven [1:01] classes per day plus advisory in the [1:04] morning. Classes are 45 minutes with [1:07] 4-minute passing time. Students will get [1:10] their own iPad that they will take home [1:12] and charge every night. And every [1:15] student will be assigned their own [1:17] locker. [1:20] If you have a seventh grader, required [1:22] classes are life science, English, US [1:25] studies, and math. Those are the [1:28] fullyear core classes. Seventh graders [1:30] also have four gateway classes, one each [1:33] quarter. And then physical education is [1:35] a semester class that meets every day [1:38] for a semester or your student can take [1:40] it every other day for the full year. [1:45] If you have an eighth grader, physical [1:47] science, English, global studies, and [1:49] math are the required core classes that [1:51] meet for the full year. And physical [1:54] education is also a semester class that [1:57] can be taken every day for a semester or [2:00] every other day for the full year. [2:03] Seventh graders get to choose three [2:05] elective classes. The first decision, [2:07] however, is if they want an everyday [2:10] schedule or an every other day schedule. [2:15] An everyday schedule has the core [2:17] classes, the gateway classes, which are [2:20] classes that expose students to an area [2:22] of interest or career field and they [2:25] also align with themies of the high [2:27] school. And then in this schedule we [2:30] have three semester classes that meet. [2:34] These are the three elective choices. [2:36] And then PE which is a semester class [2:40] that meets every day for one semester. [2:45] The every other day schedule. [2:48] There we go. The every other day [2:50] schedule is similar with the core [2:52] classes gateway classes. And then your [2:56] student has chosen two classes that meet [2:59] every other day. So one will meet on day [3:01] one, one will meet on day two. And in [3:04] this PE can be a semester class [3:10] or it can be a year class meeting every [3:14] other day. [3:17] Eighth graders get to choose five [3:20] elective courses [3:22] and they also need to decide whether [3:24] they would like the everyday schedule or [3:26] the every other day schedule. So in this [3:29] one, English, global studies, math, [3:31] physical science are their required [3:33] classes. PE is a semester class and here [3:37] they can choose five electives. [3:42] In the every other day schedule, it's [3:44] similar with the core classes and [3:46] electives. And in this situation, they [3:50] will have [3:52] chosen a class that meets every other [3:55] day. So, day one and day two. And in [3:59] this one, PE can be a semester class or [4:02] it can be a full year class. So, it [4:04] could fill one of these spots for a [4:06] semester or every other day for the full [4:08] year. [4:11] Um, let me back up. I'd like to point [4:13] out the reason why seventh graders have [4:16] three elective choices and eighth [4:18] graders have five is because eighth [4:20] graders no longer have to take the [4:22] gateway courses and those are required [4:24] for sixth and seventh graders. So that [4:27] allows eighth graders to have more [4:29] elective classes. [4:32] And now we'll talk about the every other [4:34] day electives. We have four classes that [4:37] run on a day one, day two schedule. [4:41] So, the everyday classes are choir, [4:43] band, physical education, and study [4:46] hall. [4:48] Notice that choir and band only meet [4:52] every other day. So, if your student [4:53] takes one of those or both of those [4:56] classes, they will automatically be on [4:58] the every other day schedule as those [5:00] classes run every other day. Physical [5:03] education and study hall can be taken [5:06] either as an everyday class for a [5:09] semester or as an every other day class [5:12] which would run then for the full year. [5:16] Here's a list of electives offered at [5:19] both middle schools. And if you would [5:21] like to know more about any of these [5:23] classes, you can find a description in [5:25] the registration guide which is on each [5:28] school's website and it's also on your [5:30] student's iPad. [5:32] These electives are organized by area of [5:35] interest and they also align with [5:38] themies at the high school. [5:41] So I'd like to talk through the global [5:43] electives a bit. We talked about study [5:46] hall, band, and choir. [5:50] And those classes meet [5:54] um study hall can be every day or every [5:57] other day. And band and choir are every [6:00] other day. [6:02] AVID is a course that meets every day [6:04] for the full year and therefore that [6:07] class counts as two electives. AVID [6:10] students must apply and be accepted in [6:13] order to register for that class. [6:17] Spanish 1, Spanish 2, and Spanish for [6:20] Spanish speakers also meet every day for [6:23] the full year. So these also take up two [6:26] elective spots. [6:28] Spanish one is for students who are new [6:32] to Spanish or struggle to speak Spanish [6:35] conversationally. [6:36] Spanish for Spanish speakers is for [6:40] students who um would like to work on [6:44] their Spanish skills. So there's an [6:46] emphasis on reading, writing, spelling, [6:48] and grammar. And then Spanish 2 is the [6:51] next class after Spanish one. And [6:55] another side note, Spanish 2 and Spanish [6:58] for Spanish speakers are offered only [7:01] for eighth graders. [7:06] We ask that all students pick three [7:08] backup classes because if we cannot get [7:11] students into their elective choice, [7:13] then we want to know what their backup [7:16] choices are. And these backup choices [7:18] should be different from their top [7:20] elective choices. [7:24] And we'll take a few minutes to talk [7:26] about accelerated classes. So these [7:29] classes are more challenging than the [7:31] regular grade level classes. They're [7:33] faster paced. There's more [7:35] responsibility required from the [7:37] students and the rigor is higher. [7:41] So this slide will walk us through the [7:43] accelerated classes. [7:46] If a student has a high interest in [7:48] English or science and they're ready for [7:51] a challenge, they have the following [7:53] choices. For seventh grade, we have [7:56] accelerated life science and accelerated [7:58] English 7. These can be taken. A student [8:02] can take one or both of them. And 8th [8:06] grade has accelerated physical science [8:08] and accelerated English 8. And again, um [8:12] a student can take one or both of them. [8:16] Math works differently and I'll talk a [8:18] little bit about that on the next slide. [8:21] All students will automatically be [8:22] enrolled in the next appropriate math [8:25] class. So, if your student is in the [8:29] regular path and they're interested in [8:31] accelerating, they can talk to their [8:33] school counselor. [8:37] So, this chart shows the math pathway. [8:43] So if a student is on the regular path, [8:46] they will take math six as a sixth [8:48] grader, pre-alggebra as a seventh [8:50] grader, and algebra as an eighth grader. [8:54] If your student is on the single [8:56] accelerated path, they will take [8:58] accelerated pre-alggebra as a sixth [9:01] grader, accelerated algebra 1 as a [9:04] seventh grader, and accelerated geometry [9:07] as an eighth grader. [9:10] If your student is in the double [9:11] accelerated path, they will take [9:13] accelerated algebra 1 as a sixth grader, [9:17] accelerated geometry as a seventh [9:19] grader, and accelerated algebra 2 as an [9:22] eighth grader. [9:25] We have a few courses here at the middle [9:27] school that qualify for high school [9:29] credit. Our Spanish classes, Spanish [9:32] one, Spanish 2, and Spanish for Spanish [9:35] speakers, which we talked about earlier. [9:38] And then we have two math classes, [9:41] accelerated geometry and accelerated [9:44] algebra 2. So please note that these are [9:47] high school classes. They are the same [9:49] classes that 9th through 12th graders [9:51] take at the high school. That means that [9:54] the grade students earn will go on their [9:56] high school transcript and it affects [9:59] their high school GPA. [10:01] And as stated earlier, Spanish 2 and [10:04] Spanish for Spanish speakers is offered [10:07] only to eighth graders. Spanish 1 is [10:10] offered to both seventh and eighth [10:12] graders. [10:16] Students with special learning needs and [10:18] multilingual learners. [10:20] For these students, case managers and [10:22] multilingual teachers will be working [10:24] with students and the school counselors [10:27] to make sure that their classes meet [10:29] their unique needs. [10:32] And now we're going to talk about how [10:35] students will be registering. The first [10:37] step is to review the registration guide [10:40] with your student. You will find [10:42] descriptions for all classes and other [10:45] useful information in this registration [10:47] guide. And it's a really good idea to [10:50] review this with your students so they [10:52] know which classes they are interested [10:54] in. and that will allow them to make [10:57] good choices when they register for [10:59] their classes for next year. [11:03] And there are a few ways to view the [11:05] registration guide. You can either have [11:08] your student find the registration guide [11:10] in the app on their iPad [11:14] or a second option is finding it on [11:17] either middle school website and you can [11:20] click the resources button on the [11:22] bottom. [11:26] Second step is for students to decide do [11:29] they want every an everyday schedule or [11:32] an every other day schedule. [11:34] Do they want science or accelerated [11:37] science? Do they want English or [11:39] accelerated English? And they need to [11:42] decide their elective choices. Remember [11:45] five for eighth graders and three for [11:47] seventh graders. And then all students [11:50] will choose three backup choices that [11:52] are different from their electives. [11:56] And then the third step is that students [11:59] will be registering in infinite campus [12:03] and they will be given time in advisory [12:06] to do this. A timeline for the [12:09] registration will also be given to [12:11] students in advisory. [12:14] If you have any questions, please [12:17] contact your school counselor. At West, [12:19] that would be Mrs. Richter or Mrs. [12:21] Spaith. And at East, that would be Ms. [12:23] Hunter or Miss Mournville. Thank you.