2014-15 Registration Night

2014-15 Registration Night

Incoming 7th and 8th Graders

Office Staff

Principals: Aaron Miller and Mary Jo Budzius

Associate Principal: Tara Stone

Counselors: Dru Klein (A – L) and Jayna Rubin (M -Z)

HelpEduc8

Lindsey Reitinger

7th Grade Day

Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3

Math Math Math

Science Science Science

Language Arts Language Arts Language Arts

Social Studies Social Studies Social Studies

PE/Sports Rec./Yoga(may be waived with completed PE waiver form)

Elective Elective

Elective Elective Elective

8th Grade Day

Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3

Math Math Math

Science Science Science

Language Arts Language Arts Language Arts

Social Studies Social Studies Social Studies

PE/Sports Rec/Yoga(may be waived with completed PE waiver form)

Health (required) Elective

Elective Elective Elective

Fine Arts Information 2014/15

Seventh and Eighth grade students are required to complete their Fine Arts Requirement. The requirement includes at least two trimesters of a specific fine art over the course of their 7th and 8th grade years at IMS. Fine Arts Courses include: Band, Orchestra, Choir, Drama, and Visual Art.

A Fine Arts Requirement Planning Sheet is available on the IMS website

*Note: Student experiences in 6th grade do NOT count towards this requirement.

Foreign Language Information 2014/15

IMS offers three Foreign Language options for 7th and 8th grade students: French, Mandarin Chinese, and Spanish. Only students who successfully completed a 7th grade Language course are able to enroll in an 8th grade Language Course.

Students who successfully complete a Foreign Language sequence at IMS have the option of skipping the first year of that Foreign Language at MIHS. Starting language while at IMS can allow students the opportunity to advance to higher levels of language courses in high school.

Note: About 60% of students choose to take a foreign language while at IMS.

Physical Education Requirement2014/15

Physical education is a required trimester in 7th and 8th grade. Students may take PE/Sports Recreation and/or Yoga to complete this requirement.

Students may choose to waive out of this physical education requirement due to participation in a directed athletic program outside of school. PE waiver forms are available for pick-up in the student office. These forms (purple) must have a parent signature and be turned in with the student registration form.

Additional Notes

Student elective choices are the priority for the master schedule. In order to get your student to his/her elective choices, the period in which he/she has certain course may change throughout the year.

Sample Student Schedule

Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3Language Arts

(Teacher A)Language Arts

(Teacher A)Social Studies (Teacher B)

Social Studies (Teacher B)

Social Studies (Teacher B)

Language Arts (Teacher A)

Math (Teacher C) Drama I Science (Teacher D)

Spanish Spanish Spanish

Science (Teacher D) Math (Teacher C) Math (Teacher C)

Media Tech Science (Teacher D) Drama II

Resources to Meet Individual Student Needs

• ELL Program• Focus Block Courses• Highly Capable Program• Mentor Program• Special Education Courses• Leveled Math Courses

*Schedules will be subject to change based on programs necessary to meet the needs of the individual student, including Mentor Program, Focus Block, Special Education, Gifted, or English Language Learner classes. Parents will be contacted if there is a necessary change.

Year-Long Electives7th Grade 8th Grade

Band Band

Choir Choir

Orchestra Orchestra

French

Mandarin Chinese

Spanish

Two Trimester Electives

• Art Series (Art 1 and 2)• French 8• Mandarin Chinese 8• Spanish 8• Yearbook

Trimester Elective Choices• Aerospace (no repeats)• Art III (Ceramics)• Art III (Drawing)• Communications• Creative Writing• Debate (8th graders only)• Drama I (no repeats)• Drama II• Global Citizenship• Leadership• Marine Biology (no repeats)• Media Technology (no repeats)• P.E.• Photo/Film/Music• Sports Recreation• Student Mentor (Application Required)• Study Hall• T.A. – Teacher/Library • T.A. – Business Center • T.A. – Office (8th graders only)• Video Game Programming (no repeats)• WEB (8th graders only)• Yoga

Applications

Applications are required for the following courses:

Yearbook (white)Student Mentor (orange)

These applications are available in the Student Office and should be completed and returned with the student’s registration form

Alternates are Important

• Please choose carefully when selecting “other possible electives”– Alternates are chosen by the computer when…

• A class is not offered due to lack of enrollment• A class becomes full• A class does not fit into a student’s schedule

There is a strong chance that students may be enrolled in a class that they list as an alternate.

Registration Timeline

• March 3 and March 4: Registration Worksheet and Course Description Guides distributed to students.

• March 11: Registration Night for parents• March 14: Registration Worksheets due• March 17-21: Students register for classes using the

completed Registration Worksheet• March 31- April 11: Skyward Family Access open for

parents to review course selections• April 11: Deadline for parents to notify counselors of any

registration errors

Registration Resources and Documents

The following registration documents are also available on-line on the IMS web page

• Curriculum Guides• Registration Worksheet• Fine Arts Requirement Planning Sheet

Skyward Family Access

For Skyward Password, call Mary Newcomer at the Mercer Island School District Office

(206) 236-3330

WEB (8th graders only)

The purpose of the WEB class is to develop a sense of school community by developing connections between the 6th and 8th grade students.

Applications will be available on April 3rd. Students who are interested in being a WEB leader, must sign up for the WEB class (exceptions apply for students with scheduling conflicts).

Remember…

Student registration forms (and any accompanying waiver/application forms) are due on Friday, March 14th

Incoming 7th graders turn in to LA/SS teachers

Incoming 8th graders turn in to Math teachers Information (including registration forms and curriculum guides) are available on the IMS website