Midway Middle School8th Grade Registration2014-2015

Courses for All

•English•Math•Science •U.S. History

Three Elective Courses

• You may choose athletics or a physical education class, but it is NOT required unless you delayed your middle school requirement of one PE course in 7th grade.• Health will take one spot if you delayed that

requirement.• A remediation class for math and/or reading will

replace elective(s) if STAAR standard is not met.

Electives

• Indicate the order of preference for your elective classes by numbering them 1-2-3-4-5.• Your top 3 choices will be

placed in your schedule.• However, be happy with 4

and 5 because they might end up in your schedule.

MHS Endorsement Plan(28 credits)

• 4 English• 4 Math (Algebra 1 – 1.0)• 4 Science• 4 Social Studies• 2 Foreign Language (Spanish 1 or German 1 – 1.0)• 1 PE/Athletic class• 1 Fine Art• 6 ElectivesLocal Requirements• 1 CTE Course (PIT – 1.0, Intro to Ag – 1.0, GTT - .5)• .5 Speech• .5 Health

Elective Choices

___ART

___ADVANCED ART (Prerequisite)

___BAND ___JAZZ BAND INSTRUMENT_____________ YEARS EXPERIENCE______

___STRING ORCHESTRA INSTRUMENT _____________

YEARS EXPERIENCE______

Elective Choices (continued)

___CHOIR (BOYS)

___CHOIR (GIRLS)

___STUDENT ASSISTANT (CIRCLE ONE)

(SAs must be approved by administration. Selection criteria includes grades, attendance, conduct, etc.)

Elective Choices (continued)

___GERMAN I (1 H.S. Credit)

___SPANISH I (1 H.S. Credit)

___PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATIONS (SPEECH) (.5 H.S. Credit)

___GATEWAY TO TECHNOLOGY (GTT) (.5 H.S. Credit) ___PRINCIPLES of AGRICULTURE, FOOD, & NATURAL RESOURCES (1 H.S. Credit)

Elective Choices (continued)

____PRINCIPLES of INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (1 H.S. Credit)

____THEATRE

___ADVANCED THEATRE

___AVID

ATHLETIC CLASSES (a physical is required)

___FOOTBALL

___BASKETBALL (BOYS)___BASKETBALL (GIRLS)

___VOLLEYBALL

___SOCCER (BOYS)___SOCCER (GIRLS)

___TENNIS TEAM (CO-ED)

P.E. CLASSES (no physical is required)

___BEGINNING TENNIS, CO-ED

___PHYSICAL EDUCATION, BOYS ___PHYSICAL EDUCATION, GIRLS

If you decide to take a Pre-AP class, it will involve a heavy homework load and more challenging course material.

___PRE-AP ENGLISH ___PRE-AP SCIENCE

___PRE-AP HISTORY ___PRE-AP MATH ___PRE-AP ALGEBRA 1

Pre-AP Class RequirementsPre-AP 8th Grade Math•Uses the 8th grade curriculum•More in-depth & rigorous•Entry into course is based on MSTAR screener, STAAR scores, grades, and teacher recommendation•7th Grade Pre-AP Math is NOT a pre-requisite

Pre-AP Algebra 1•High school credit•Students will take 8th grade STAAR and Algebra 1 EOC•Entry into course is based on grades in Pre-AP Pre-Algebra, MSTAR screener, STAAR scores, the Iowa Algebra Aptitude Test, and teacher recommendation

Pre-AP English•Summer Reading required•The Ransom of Mercy Carter by Caroline B. Cooney•Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and Night by Elie Wiesel will be read together as a class later in the year

Pre-AP History•Independent work required outside of class (critical thinking& in-depth analysis)•History Fair participation is optional

Pre-AP Science•Writing assignments required•High Level Math Skills required•Science Fair participation is optional

* PALS – MS. HESSER* VIDEO PRODUCTION / KMTV – MS. ROBERTSON

* YEARBOOK – MRS. RAY- PICK UP APPLICATION IN ROOM 822* CHEER – MS. ROBERTSON* PANTHER CHORALE – MRS. BENTON

Additional Courses Not On The Course Selection Sheet:

• There will be informational meetings on March 19th and March 20th in the library during tutorials for 7th graders that are interested in trying out for PALS next year. STUDENTS MUST ATTEND ONE OF THE MEETINGS. Applications will be handed out at the end of the meeting

The application due date is March 28th .

PALS

Tomorrow in tutorials, you will receive the following:

•A pink 8th grade course selection sheet

•The 2014-2015 MMS Course Catalog is now available on the MMS webpage

MMS Course Catalog• The catalog can be found on the Midway website.

MMS Course Catalog• Course Catalog link can be found on the left tab.

MMS Course Catalog

• If you don’t have internet access at home, you can save the course catalog to your iPad. • Open the PDF of the course catalog while

connected to the internet at school. • Save to iBooks – anything in iBooks is

accessible without wifi.

Complete the form and return to your tutorial teacher by Friday, February 28th.

______________ ______________ ______Student Signature Parent Signature Date

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

- Aristotle

Class of 2019

• Make good decisions on course selections so that you will have an enjoyable and successful 8th grade year. • Continue to work hard, develop good study

habits, and ALWAYS strive to do your very best.