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Counseling and Honors

Counseling and Honors. Karen Lynch 7 th Grade Counselor. Who are the Counselors?. Lisa Shortley 8 th Grade Counselor. Amanda Vega de Garcia Student Services Technician Parents of students new to the district need to see Mrs. Vega de Garcia to enroll. What do counselors do? .

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Counseling and Honors

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  1. Counseling and Honors

  2. Karen Lynch 7th Grade Counselor Who are the Counselors? Lisa Shortley 8th Grade Counselor Amanda Vega de Garcia Student Services Technician Parents of students new to the district need to see Mrs. Vega de Garcia to enroll.

  3. What do counselors do? • Personal, social, and academic problems • Parent conferences • Promotion status • Community referrals • Crisis intervention • Classroom guidance lessons • Extended Learning Time (ELT), no sign up necessary, just attend • Information on CJSF, School Service Award, and Academic Talent Search

  4. California Junior Scholarship Federation (CJSF) • Free statewide honors club • Qualified students must reapply every trimester • Any 2 trimesters during 7th grade and first 2 trimesters during 8th grade are required • What’s the benefit? • Practice for high school level of CSF which helps with college applications and leadership opportunities • Recognition in promotion ceremony program

  5. School Service Award(CJSF with Distinction Award for CJSF members) • 20 hours of school service required • Recycling program, Esperanza birthday club, campus beautification club, ELT tutoring, music tutoring • Students get the applications from their counselor, Ms. Lynch

  6. Grades Online • Sign up for grades onlineduring 6th grade and your login will rollover from year to year. If you don’t sign up this year, you’ll have to wait until Back-to-School night in October to get the codes to sign up and check your child’s grades in 7th grade. • Ask your elementary schoolfor the directions and codes to sign up. • Students will need access to grades online(with their own email address and password or use of a parent’s email address and password) to register for their 8th grade electives at the end of 7th grade (and to track their own progress).

  7. Honors *7th grade – Heterogeneous *8th grade – Honors or heterogeneous **All honors information will be sent home the first week of school

  8. Transitioning from Elementary to Secondary • Students who have participated in the G.A.T.E. program in elementary school have shown that they have the potential for learning in a manner different from other students. • In secondary school, grades 7 – 12, students who are G.A.T.E. identified may participate in honor’s programs with other students who have shown high achievement in the specified subject matter. The emphasis in honors level classes now shifts from student learning potential to a student’s actual academic performance. Standards are set in each academic area which an honors student, GATE identified or not, needs to meet or surpass in order to continue in the program.

  9. English - Reading • To be successful in the honors environment, students should display high interest in reading and possess strong reading skills. Students will be reading books of their own choosing and reading novels assigned to them to complement instruction. As honors students are reading at more advanced levels, some of the books they choose to read will have more mature content as well.

  10. English - Writing • Honors students will be required to write formal essays which earn top level rubric scores. Writing now becomes more purposeful with an emphasis on analysis, explanation, and evaluation. Honors students should have grade level mastery of spelling, punctuation, and grammar, and advanced skills in the areas of generating ideas, organization, voice, sentence fluency, and word choice.

  11. 7th Grade Math • All 7th grade students take Pre-algebra • Ability levels are mixed within each class and each community • Honors level work available to all students • Special projects and challenge problems available to all students • All students have the opportunity to move to algebra in 8th grade

  12. Grade of A or B AND Good work habits 7th Grade 8th Grade Algebra 1 Pre - Algebra Intro to Algebra Grade of C, D, F OR Work habits need improvement

  13. Grade of A or B+ AND Excellent work habits 7th Grade Special case through testing and invitation only. 8th Grade Geometry Honors Algebra 1 Algebra 1 Repeat Grade of B, C, D, F OR Work habits need improvement

  14. History Honors Curriculum • 7th grade history classes are heterogeneously grouped and are differentiated. • Students wishing to pursue an honors designation must demonstrate the following characteristics: intrinsic motivation, focus, organization, and outstanding behavior. • In addition, they should be critical thinkers, skilled writers, and read two years above grade level.

  15. Requirements • Alternate Assignments • Historical Novels • End of Unit Assessments

  16. Criteria for qualification into 8th grade honors: •90% GPA (or higher) average for the whole school year. •Completion of the history portfolio with all necessary work. •Satisfaction (or higher) citizenship mark for the whole school year. •“Outstanding” work habits mark all three trimesters. •7th grade history teacher recommendation. •Review of portfolio contents by 8th grade honors teachers.

  17. Honors Curriculum • 8th Grade United States History

  18. Areas of Assessment • Historical Novels • End of Unit Assessments and/or Reflective Historical Essays • Integration with the Honors History Classes

  19. 9th Grade Honors History Criteria • 90% class average (or higher) for each trimester • Demonstration of advanced writing & higher level thinking skills • Satisfactory (or higher) citizenship marks for the whole school year • Outstanding work habits all three trimesters • 8th grade social studies teacher recommendation

  20. Honors Science • 7th grade – heterogeneous • 8th grade – honors or heterogeneous • Positive behavior is necessary because of the use of chemicals during labs

  21. Requirements to Enter 8th Grade Honors Science • Earn at least a 95% each trimester of 7th grade • Turn in assignments on time • Score at least 93% on metric competency during 1st trimester • Demonstrate mastery of graphing with at least 95% on graphing assessment during 1st trimester • Enroll in Algebra or Geometry as an 8th grader • Outstanding or Satisfactory citizenship • Earn at least a 90% on all honors components of differentiated assignments (ie. cell project, animal project, etc.)

  22. 9th Grade Biology • Earth Science for regular students, Biology for honors science students • Requirements for Biology • Must earn an A all three trimesters • No less than an 88% in algebra or geometry during 8th grade • An outstanding or satisfactory in both citizenship and work habits.

  23. Questions?

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