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Welcome toJulius West Middle School
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Agenda
• Welcome to Julius West!
• IB Middle Years Programme overview
• 6th grade schedule
• Course offerings and registration process
• Academic Performance and Communication
• Additional information and resources
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We are an IB World School
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As IB learners we strive to be:
• inquirers• knowledgeable• thinkers• communicators• principled• open-minded• caring• risk-takers• balanced• reflective
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A 6th Grade Sample ScheduleWarning Bell
Period ClassJAG Special Activity1 Academic class2 Academic class3 Arts or PE classLunch 10:46 – 11:164 Academic class5 Academic class6 Arts or PE class7 Academic class
Dismissal
each class is 47 minutes long
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Required Classes
Required Classes
► Language and Literature (English) ► Mathematics
► Individuals and Society (Social Studies)
► Investigations in Science 6 ► Physical Education /Health Education
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English 6• Goal to create literate, thoughtful communicators, capable of
negotiating an increasingly complex and information-rich world
• Skills include: analyzing varied and complex texts, developing arguments, synthesizing information from multiple sources, examining different perspectives, and engaging in self-reflection.
• Four thematic units: Foundations, Adventures, Challenges and Barriers, and Artistic Choices.
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English 6• Common tasks in each unit allow students to engage in a variety of
reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing activities.
• Students read a variety of novels, short stories, poems, plays, visuals, and nonfiction works
• Students move primarily from examining texts from a reader’s point of view (comprehension) to looking at texts from a writer’s point of view (analysis).
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Common Task Examples• Write a brief scene showing a character’s personality.
• Write and present an argument defending or challenging a quotation.
• Write an explanation of how an author uses language to create mood.
• Create and present an advertisement for a product.
• Prepare and perform a scene from a play by Shakespeare.
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Digital Literacy• Focuses on developing critical and creative thinking
through reading, writing, speaking, listening and viewing
• Problem based and designed focused- students examine real-world problems of interest, research the causes and create solutions
• Designed to advanced their understanding of comprehension, analysis, and evaluation of text and vocabulary acquisition
Replaces Reading 6
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JW
Ninth GradeSixth Grade Seventh Grade Eighth Grade
Math 6
2.0
Math 72.0
Math 82.0
I M
I M2.0
Compacted 7/8
Algebra 1 2.0
Algebra 1 2.0
Honors Geometr
y 2.0
Mathematics OfferingsMathematics Offerings
Algebra 1 2.0
Honors Geometr
y 2.0
Honors Algebra 2
Geometry
Algebra 1 with Related
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World Language (Language Acquisition)
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8French 1A
Spanish 1A
Chinese 1A
French 1B
Spanish 1B
Chinese 1B
French 1A
French 1A/1B
Spanish 1A
Spanish 1A/1B
Chinese 1A
French 2A/2B
Spanish 2A/2B
Chinese 2A/2B
French 1B
French 2A/2B
Spanish 1B
Spanish 2A/2B
Chinese 1B
Spanish for Spanish Speakers 1A/1B
French 1A/1B
Spanish 1A/1B
All WL classes earn high school credit.
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Language Acquisition Options
Choose one
►____ ESOL ► ____ Chinese 1A
► ____ French 1A ► ____ Spanish 1A
►____ Digital Literacy
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Electives
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Course RegistrationLog in using your MCPS login and password.
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Student Registration
Click on the box with the pencil icon to select courses.
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Student Registration
When you have made your selection, click ‘okay.’
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Student Registration
On the main screen, don’t forget to click on the ‘submit’ button.
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Student Service Learning (SSL)
• Students must earn 75 hours of SSL to graduate from any Public High School in Maryland.
• Students may start earning SSL hours during the summer following their 5th grade year.
• Students may earn 10 hours of SSL for activities infused into the grade 6 science curriculum.
• Please visit www.mcpsssl.org for more information.
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Thank you for coming this evening