Welcome to

BMSN

5th Grade

Parents Night

5th Grade

Parents Night

• Meet the Administration & Counselors

• Campus Map

• Bell Schedule/Study Hall

• Pre-Registration Process

• Pre-AP Information

• Electives

• Extracurricular Opportunities

• Questions & Answers

Campus MapCampus Map

PARENT PICK-UP/DROP-OFF

ON JOHNS ROAD ONLY

**NO PARKING EITHER SIDE JOHNS

ROAD 7:30 A.M. – 4:30 P.M.**

Bell Schedule *Time Changes TBD

A/B Block with STUDY HALL*Doors Open 8:05 a.m.

*Make-up Work/Tutoring

8:05-8:43 a.m.

1st & 5th period

8:50 – 10:20

STUDY HALL

10:25 – 10:50

2nd & 6th period

10:55 – 12:20

3rd & 7th period

12:25 – 2:25

4th & 8th period

2:30 – 4:00

Lunch Schedule

1st Lunch

12:20 – 12:55

Class time

1:00 – 2:25

2nd Lunch

1:05 – 1:37

Class time

12:25 – 1:05

& 1:40 – 2:25

6TH GRADE CARD

Pre-AP Courses

Pre-Advanced Placement (Pre-AP) courses are offered in the following

content areas: English, Reading, Math, Science, Social Studies and

Spanish. These courses offer an enrichment of the regular curriculum

taught through a variety of strategies. These strategies foster higher

order thinking, such as critical thinking and problem solving skills. Pre-

AP courses are rigorous and intended to prepare students for Advanced

Placement courses at the high school level.

What is AP?

The Advanced Placement program is a program of courses/exams that

give high school students the opportunity to earn advanced placement

and/or college credit.

What will Pre-AP do for my child?

Pre-AP challenges the student at an appropriate level of difficulty.

How does a Pre-AP class compare to other high school courses?

Pre-AP classes are more challenging and stimulating, they take more

time and require more work.

Who may enroll in Pre-AP?

Any student may enroll in a Pre-AP courses. When making the decision

to take a Pre-AP course, consider the demands of academic and

extracurricular involvement. Teachers, counselors and administrators

strongly recommend that students and parents conference with the

current teacher before making their final decisions.

What is Pre-AP? (Pre-Advanced Placement)

[ELAR, Math, Science, Social Studies, Spanish]

➢ Enrichment of the regular curriculum taught through

a variety of strategies.

➢ Foster higher order thinking, such as critical

thinking and problem solving skills.

➢ Rigorous…intended to prepare students for high

school Advanced Placement courses.

What is AP? (Advanced Placement)

➢ A program of courses & exams that give high school

students the opportunity to earn college credit.

What will Pre-AP do for my child?

➢ Pre-AP challenges the student at an appropriate level

of rigor & difficulty.

Pre-AP Courses

Pre-Advanced Placement (Pre-AP) courses are offered in the following

content areas: English, Reading, Math, Science, Social Studies and

Spanish. These courses offer an enrichment of the regular curriculum

taught through a variety of strategies. These strategies foster higher

order thinking, such as critical thinking and problem solving skills. Pre-

AP courses are rigorous and intended to prepare students for Advanced

Placement courses at the high school level.

What is AP?

The Advanced Placement program is a program of courses/exams that

give high school students the opportunity to earn advanced placement

and/or college credit.

What will Pre-AP do for my child?

Pre-AP challenges the student at an appropriate level of difficulty.

How does a Pre-AP class compare to other high school courses?

Pre-AP classes are more challenging and stimulating, they take more

time and require more work.

Who may enroll in Pre-AP?

Any student may enroll in a Pre-AP courses. When making the decision

to take a Pre-AP course, consider the demands of academic and

extracurricular involvement. Teachers, counselors and administrators

strongly recommend that students and parents conference with the

current teacher before making their final decisions.

How does a Pre-AP class compare to other high

school courses?

Pre-AP classes are more challenging and stimulating,

they take more time, and they require more work.

Who may enroll in Pre-AP?

Students who opt to participate in PRE-AP should:

1) Successfully complete prerequisite courses as

specified in the course catalog.

2) Demonstrate mastery (Level II Performance) on the

most recent course-relate STAAR assessments.

NOTE: Parents should consider STAAR Reading

scores for Pre-AP Social Studies courses and STAAR

Reading and STAAR Math scores for Pre-AP Science

courses.

1) Recognize the long-term benefits of participation,

seek assistance when needed, and be committed to

staying in the course for a minimum of one semester.

PRE-AP LEVEL COURSE AGREEMENT

Pre-Advanced Placement courses challenge and enrich motivated students to expand their education beyond the typical middle school

program. Pre-AP coursework develops advanced skills and content background to prepare students for college-level work in Advanced

Placement (AP) courses at the high school level and on the Advanced Placement exams. Success requires the student’s commitment to the

expectations of an advanced level program.

Students will be expected to:

• Demonstrate a strong work ethic

• Budget time effectively and efficiently, develop successful study skills

• Commit to a daily academic action plan

• Analyze, synthesize, and manipulate knowledge and skills; think critically

• Come to school early and/or stay late in order to attend needed tutoring

• Engage in technology-assisted research and/or communications; increase advanced content area vocabulary; build portfolios, if

applicable

• Utilize community and industry as resources in research projects if applicable

• Sign this agreement supporting the Pre-AP programs and expectations

Placement Review: The teacher may recommend to counselors and parents that a student be changed into an on-level academic class if

the student is encountering great difficulty with the rigorous course content. The teacher will expect a positive attitude about scholarship and

assignments. A parent-teacher-counselor communication is required prior to withdrawal from the course during approved drop periods.

Students must also have attended tutoring with the teacher on a regular basis. A recommended change out of Pre-AP may only occur

between the 4th through 6th weeks of school or at the end of the 1st semester.

BMSN ACADEMIC HONOR CODE: All students will be expected to do their own work and exhibit academic honesty. (Code in Planner)

Success Requires Support from ALL Stakeholders: Students, Parents, and Teachers.

Student: I agree to organize my time and effort in order to successfully complete the rigorous work in the course(s). I have read the course

description(s) and agree to the college preparatory or college level requirements of the class(es). I understand that I may need to attend

tutoring as needed.

Parent(s): I understand the rigorous course requirements and agree to help my son/daughter organize study time in support of class

assignments and requirements. I will notify the teacher immediately of any concern I have relating to the Pre-AP class(es). I understand

that my son/daughter may need to attend tutoring.

Teacher(s): The teacher will conduct the course(s) at a college preparatory pace appropriate to the grade level and BISD curricula. Students

and parents will be notified in a timely fashion if student work and/or assessments are unsatisfactory. The teacher will be available for

tutoring.

The course(s) listed below are ones to which the student and parent agree to commit. The student may enroll in any Pre-AP course(s)

provided the student and parent agree to the commitment on this form. Students are encouraged to take as many rigorous courses as they

can handle. Please consider carefully the time and academic requirements for both academic and extracurricular commitments.

Pre-AP Course Title

*Students who do not pass with at least a 70 at the end of the FALL semester will be removed from that Pre-AP course and

scheduled into the on-level Academic course for the SPRING semester.

I agree to commit the time and effort required for the rigorous courses. I understand that I may need to attend tutoring on a regular basis.

Student’s Signature: ______________________________ Parent’s Signature: __________________________________ Date: _____

Electives

FULL YEAR

➢Band

➢Choir

➢Orchestra

➢Discovering Languages &

Cultures

➢Art 1/Theater 1

➢ISM Independent Study Mentorship *

➢*(For GT Students)

Extracurricular

Activities!ACADEMIC UIL COMPETITIONS

CALCULATOR

DICTIONARY SKILLS

IMPROMPTU SPEAKING

LISTENING SKILLS

MAPS, CHARTS, & GRAPHS

MATH

MODERN ORATORY

NUMBER SENSE

POETRY

PROSE

SCIENCE

SOCIAL STUDIES

SPELLING

Art ClubBook Club

Coding ClubCooking Club

Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)FCCLA-Family, Career, Community Leaders of America

Intramurals: Volleyball & Whiffle BallMakerspace Club

Student Council Class Representative