Welcome toWillow Wood Junior High

Sixth Grade Parent NightWillow Wood Junior High serves students through a

culture that provides an innovative, personallyrigorous and individually valuable education,

reflective of community standards.

AdministrationPrincipal

Bob Frost

Assistant PrincipalsChad StolleDebbie Yarotsky

CounselorsBarbara FrankKarla Robertson

TRANSITION Intermediate to Junior

High

7 Period Day

New Grading Standards and Procedures

No Recess

Dealing with Older Students

Independence; More Responsibility

Organization; Keeping a Schedule

Bigger School: More Students

7th Grade Schedule

7 Classes to include:• 4 Core• 1 Physical Education• 1 Technology to include

– 1 semester Touch System– 1 semester other course

• 1 Elective

Selecting Core Classes• Regular Core Classes

• PAP (English, History)

• Accelerated (Math, Science)

• A combination of regular/PAP/Accelerated

• Consideration should be given to current grades and level of involvement in extra-curricular activities when selecting classes

PRE-AP ELA and Social StudiesInitial Placement Criteria

• In order for students to qualify for enrollment in the Pre-AP ELA or SS courses, students must meet the following criteria:

• 85 or higher for yearly average in ELA course preceding year to qualify for ELA Pre-AP

• 85 or higher for yearly average in Social Studies course preceding year to qualify for SS Pre-AP

• OR Level III on STAAR ELA test the preceding year to qualify for ELA OR SS Pre-AP

• EXIT• Students may ONLY exit at the end of the semester.

Pre-AP Requirements

Language Arts- Students will have independent reading assignments each grading period and a summer reading assignment. The students work independently and at an accelerated pace.

Texas History- Student guided projects throughout the year. To take PAP Texas History students must also qualify for PAP Language Arts.

Organization skills are imperative for success in Pre-AP and accelerated classes

Pre-AP/Accelerated Math/Science Requirements

• Must be currently enrolled and passing in the advanced class.

• Math/Science: If not currently enrolled in the advanced class, students must go through a screening procedure at their current campus. Contact NIS or OIS Counselor for Information.

• Check WWJH website home page, under course selection information, for details throughout the Spring.

Accelerated Requirements

• Math– Accelerated Math can be

taken without being enrolled in Accelerated Science. Compacted curriculum (1 ½ years) to prepare students for Algebra

• Science– Accelerated Science cannot

be taken without being enrolled in Accelerated Math

Core Class Choices

Please circle one choice in each column.

Language Arts History Math Science ELA 1700 HST 3700 MTH 2700 SCI 4700

** ELA 1730 PAP ** HST 3730 PAP ** MTH 2730 ACC (prerequisite) **SCI 4730 ACC (prerequisite)

** See PAP/ Accelerated Criteria at www.tomballisd.net

(Schools-Willow Wood JH)

Physical Education (required)(1 Full Year)

• Physical Education• Boys Athletics • Girls Athletics • Cross Country• Dance I• Leadership Officer Training Corp (LOTC)• To participate in Athletics/Cross Country

students must have a current UIL physical on file by the first day of school and after April 29, 2016. Physicals offered at TMHS & THS.

Physical Education

Please choose one Physical Education ClassPhysical Education (required)- Full Year

• ___PE 6960 Physical Education• ___ATH 6700 BOY Boys Athletics

• ___ATH 6720 GRL Girls Athletics• ___ATH 6900 CC Cross Country• ___PE 6950 DNC1 Dance I • ___PE 6940 LOTC Leadership Officer Training Corp

Physical Education

Two Career and Technology Courses

Touch System Data Entry (required in 7th grade and receives High School credit)

• Touch System Data Entry must be paired with one of the following CATE courses in 7th grade

1. Business, Finance, and Marketing2. Exploring Careers3. Health and Human Services4. Principles of Information Technology (high school credit)

__X___ * BUS 003 Touch System Data Entry (required in 7th grade and receives High School credit)

Touch System Data must be paired with one of the following courses. Please number your choices 1-4 in order of preference.

__1___ CTE 8043 BFM Business Finance Marketing __4___ CTE 8033 CAR Exploring Careers__3___ CTE 8023 HHS Health and Human Services__2___ *CTE 8013 PIT Principles of Information

Technology (required)

* High School Credit Course

ElectivesFull Year• Art• Theater I• Students are grouped

according to ability for the following:

• Band• Orchestra• Choir - Boys• Choir – Girls

Half Year • Crafts• Creative Writing• Exploring Languages• Intro Spanish• Yearbook

WWJH Fine Arts

Theater

Choir

WWJH Fine Arts

Orchestra

Band

WWJH Fine Arts

Art

Elective Choices• Directions: Number electives 1-5 with 1 being your first choice.

• Year Long Electives Half Year Electives

• _____FA 7450 ART1 Art I _____EL 7493CRFT Crafts

• _____BND 7240 SYM Band _____EL 7583 CRWT Creative Writing

• _____ORC 7280 SIN Orchestra _____EL 7653 EXPL Exploring Languages

• _____CHR 7350 BOY Choir- Boys _____EL 7693 SPAN Intro Spanish

• _____CHR 7380 GRL Choir- Girls

• _____FA7550 THT1 Theater 1

• _____ Yearbook

________________________ ______________ Student Signature Date

A course verification sheet indicating selected courses listed above will be sent home with your student on February 3rd for parent review. Changes to your student’s course selections may be made at that time.

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After-School TutoringMath, Science, Language Arts,

HistoryBefore & After School; Each

subject 2 times a week or more

Math or Reading Lab

Intervention classes that students are enrolled in to improve math and reading

performance on state assessment. Placement is by teacher recommendation and previous performance on state

assessments.

Sample Schedules

Student 1 Student 21. Pre AP Language Arts 7 1. Health & Human

Services2.Touch System Data Entry

2. Language Arts 7

3. Pre AP Texas History 7 3. Math 74. Dance I 4. Boys Athletics5. Accelerated Math 7 5. Texas History 76. Accelerated Science 7 6. Theatre I7. Concert Band 7. Science

Course Selection Timeline

• January 13th, WWJH Counselors at NIS for course selection.

• January 15th, WWJH Counselors at OIS for course selection.

Course Selection Timeline

Course Verifications of selected classes(These are not schedules)

• February 3rd, verification sheets showing student course selections will be sent home with students for parent review.

• If any changes to your child’s course selections are needed, indicate the changes on the verification sheet and return it to NIS or OIS by February 11th.

Thank you for coming.

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