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The 7th Grade Team

7th Grade AP – Matthew Mahony

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7th Grade Counselor – Anita Stetson

• A Middle School Course Guide provides you with information about Humble ISD’s policies and procedures. It also describes the different courses offered at the middle school level.

• The course guide will be available on the RMS and district website.

http://www.humbleisd.net/Page/37383

The map to selecting courses…




• RELA (NOT double blocked)

• Math

• Science

• Texas History

• Health (1 semester)

• PE/Athletics

What is REQUIRED in 7th grade?

Period 1st Semester 2nd Semester

1 Math Math

2 Science Science

3 TX History TX History

4 RELA RELA

5 PE or Athletics PE or Athletics

6 Health ____________

7 ______________ _____________

How many electives do 7th graders get?

Oh, the CHOICES that 7th graders have!

• Band

• Orchestra

• Choir

2 Semester Electives (All year)

Beginning Art Intro to Programming

Intermediate Art Intro to Spanish

Applied Arts & Crafts Exploratory Languages

Broadcasting I Intro to Engineering

Debate I and Technology

Foods for Today Intro to STEM

Journalism I Theater Arts I

*Touch Systems Data Entry - high school credit

7th Grade One Semester Electives

A PREREQUISITE is a course that must be taken before another course can be

taken.Several 7th grade courses are prerequisites to 8th grade courses. In 7th grade, Beginning Art must be taken before Intermediate Art or Applied Arts and Crafts.

Theater I must be taken in 7th grade prior to Theater II.

Intro to Spanish must be taken before Spanish I if the student does not have a 90 or above in OL RELA or 85 and above in PreAP RELA.

First, let’s talk prerequisites…

• There are several courses that can be taken as an EIGHTH grader and you must take the prerequisite courses as a SEVENTH grader.

8th grade 7th Grade

Spanish I Intro to Spanish (if 85 or below in RELA)

Principles of Manufacturing Intro to Engineering & Technology

Electives for High School Credit and their Prerequisites

Select 6 electives that you are interested in. Rank in order 1 to 6, with 1 being the first choice and 6 being the 6th choice.

COURSE CARDS ARE DUE on January 25 to World Cultures Teachers

Selecting an Elective

What might a schedule look like?


1 Math Math

2 Science Science

3 RELA RELA


5 P.E. or Athletics P.E. or Athletics 6 Health Foods7 Intro to Spanish Debate


1 Math Math

2 Science Science

3 RELA RELA


5 PE or Athletics PE or Athletics 6 Health Theater7 Band Band

What might a schedule look like with a year-long elective?

• PE provides an overview of several sports and activities. Some examples are bowling, soccer, and basketball.

• Athletics allows for the opportunity to compete against the other middle schools in track, basketball, and volleyball for girls and football for boys.

• You DO NOT have to be in athletics to try out for a sport but if you make the team, your schedule WILL change for you to go into athletics.

Physical Education vs. Athletics

• Athletics lasts the entire school year.• All students are required to dress out in an RMS athletic

uniform & appropriate shoes EVERY day.• Athletics is for those who wish to compete and work hard

EVERYDAY. We consider athletics an “accelerated-accelerated“ PE class or Pre AP PE. The expectations and activities are intense.

• If your child does not make a team, he or she will be in off season.

• 7th grade athletics is 1st period. If your child is on the team, they must be ready to participate at 7:00 AM for football and 7:30 AM for volleyball, basketball, and track.

A little more about athletics…

• Football – 1st semester (athletics all year) *There are no tryouts for football and if you sign up for athletics

for the year, you will play football.*

• Basketball – Can move into the course in November if you try out and make the team.

• Track – 2nd semester (Can take PE in the fall and move into Athletics in the Spring)

Boys Athletics

Volleyball – Tryouts are the first week of school. Basketball – Tryouts are after volleyball season

around the first of NovemberTrack - Track season begins after basketball is over

around February

Girls who do not make the volleyball or basketball team will participate in Off-Season Track.

Girls Athletics

• Mandatory Parent Meeting Jan. 31st at 5:00pm in the library. Parents MUST attend and you will receive a tryout packet.

• Tryouts are February 23rd-24th. • An optional Mock Tryout is February 22.• Cheer clinic prior to trying out on Feb 15th and 16th.• If you make the cheerleading squad, you will be

required to take one semester of Cheer Training which counts as one semester of PE or one elective.

Cheerleading

• Requires at least 5 hours of training, Monday-Friday. It does not include any training or games on Saturdays or Sundays.

• Students will select an additional elective in place of their school PE class.

• There is an application process in place, ending with approval at the district level. Parents can download the Off Campus PE forms on the district website.

• Processing requests for Off Campus PE for the upcoming school year starts after spring break. The district recommends that the forms be turned into the counselor prior to May 9.

• If your child wants to do off campus PE and be on a Athletic team at RMS, they must take athletics since those sports require them to be in a class.

Off Campus PE


1 Athletics Athletics2 Science Science

3 RELA RELA

4 Math Math

5 Arts and Crafts Health

6 Orchestra Orchestra7 TX History TX History

What might a schedule look like if a student is in athletics?

• Check ONE:

• ____ Boys’ Athletics all year

• ____ Boys’ PE (fall) & Boys’ Athletics (spring track)

• ____ Boys’ PE all year

• ____ Girls’ Athletics all year Coach’s signature ________

• ____ Girls’ PE all year

Selecting athletics or PE on the course card

• Placement has been completed by teachers based upon their recommendations for continued student success

When the selection card comes home:

• If you wish to make a change from PreAP to On-level, please make the change on the card and sign.

• If you would like to make a change from On-level to PreAP, please contact the teacher to discuss the change you would like to see. Also, indicate the change on the card and sign.

Placement

Teacher recommendations

are listed here.

If your child does not pass the Math STAAR and/or the Reading STAAR they will be placed in a strategies class. The strategies class will take the place of an elective. The schedule may look like:Period 1st Semester 2nd Semester1 Athletics Athletics2 Science Science3 RELA RELA4 Math Math5 Intro to Eng and Tech Health6 Strategies Strategies7 TX History TX History

Reading or Math Strategies

• Verification Sheets will be sent home prior to the end of the school year.

• The verification sheet is not the same as a SCHEDULE.– The verification sheet is just VERIFYING what your child is REQUESTING

to have in their schedule.

• If you see a class on the verification sheet that was not your child’s top elective choices it is because there may be a conflict with another class that your child wants or the class may be full. This means that one of the backup choices on the yellow card would be substituted for one of the electives listed on the Verification Sheet. That is why it is SO important that your child list alternatives that they are interested in taking.

Verification Sheets

• Any student whose immunization is due during the summer OR the first semester of the new school year MUST update the immunization record prior to participating in Camp Longhorn.

And a message from our friendly school nurse…

• Dates and additional information are coming soon!

• Immunization record must be current with the school nurse prior to Camp.

• Proof of residency is still required for Camp.

Student Annual Update

• What do I bring to Camp Longhorn?

– Annual update confirmation sheet– Current Proof of Residency (gas, water, electric, lease)– Updated immunization record if not yet completed– $$ for School Spirit and Supply items– $$ for Lunch Account– Optional Forms found on the RMS website

Camp Longhorn

Please come see me if you have any questions or worries about 7th grade!

Questions?

It’s a Great Day to be a Longhorn!!

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