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JUNIOR SCHOOL PROGRAM

JUNIOR SCHOOL PROGRAM. ACADEMICS. WEEKLY SCHEDULE. Class periods are 55 minutes long English & Mathematics courses meet 7 times in two week rotation History, Languages, & Science courses meet 6 times Art courses meet 5 times . Two Week Schedule Maroon Gray. TWO WEEK SCHEDULE.

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JUNIOR SCHOOL PROGRAM

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  1. JUNIOR SCHOOL PROGRAM ACADEMICS

  2. WEEKLY SCHEDULE • Class periods are 55 minutes long • English & Mathematics courses meet 7 times in two week rotation • History, Languages, & Science courses meet 6 times • Art courses meet 5 times

  3. Two Week Schedule Maroon Gray

  4. TWO WEEK SCHEDULE • One Language Program • No modern language, Latin is standard • 12 study halls per two week rotation • Program with Modern Language • Latin and Modern Language are taken • 6 study halls per two week rotation

  5. Schedule with One Language Maroon Gray

  6. Schedule with Modern Language Maroon Gray

  7. ARTS 7 • Program changes each quarter • Course includes studio art, instrumental music & choral singing, and drama • Meets 5 times during two week rotation

  8. ARTS 8 • Students select two • Offerings are: • Studio Art • Choral Singing • Instrumental music • Drama • Wood Art

  9. Classics • Reading-based approach to learning Latin vocabulary and grammar. • Develop a sense of Roman history and culture through mythology and culture readings

  10. English • Study of grammar and vocabulary, • Literary themes include: Growing Up, Varieties of Cultures (racial, historical, geographical, religious) and Genres • Novels, poetry and drama.

  11. History • 7th Grade • Broad overview of the developing world. • Archaeology, geography and history of non-western countries of Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia. • 8th Grade • Ancient World and the Middle Ages in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome and China. The course includes the spread of Islam.

  12. MATHEMATICS 7 • Applied Arithmetic • Basic Algebra skills • Geometry and Measurement • Scientific calculators required • Diagnostic Test required of all 7th graders

  13. MATHEMATICS 8 • Algebra I • Accelerated and regular track • Scientific calculators required • Placement test required

  14. Modern Languages • Two languages offered: • French and Spanish • Approximately two-thirds of the 7th grade students take both Latin and a Modern Language • New 8th grade students – may take Modern Language in addition to or in lieu of Latin

  15. Science • 7th Grade • Scientific method, minerals, rocks, earth history, plate tectonics, • CT geology, earthquakes, volcanoes, • basic ecology, cycles in nature, biomes. • 8th Grade • Scientific method, • Newton’s laws of motion, work, power and simple machines, • mechanical energy, heat energy • classifying matter, structure of matter, chemistry.

  16. 7th Grade Math Diagnostic Test • When: Saturday May 19, 9 AM – 10 AM • Where: Heath Dining Room • What to bring: • A scientific calculator • A pencil

  17. 7th Grade Math Placement Tests • Mathematics • Only for 7th graders who seek advanced standing • Saturday, May 19 in Heath Dining Room • 10 A.M.- Immediately following Math Diagnostic Test • no calculators allowed

  18. 7th & 8th Grade Language Placement Test • Only for those who may qualify for advanced standing in Modern or Classical Language • 10 AM on Saturday, May 12 in Baldwin Hall • Contact appropriate department head • Classics, David Harpin, x 131, • Modern Language, Sue Wineland, x 128

  19. 8th Grade Math Placement Tests • All 8th grade students must take a Mathematics Placement test • When? Saturday, May 12 • Where? Baldwin Hall • Time? • 9 AM: All except Algebra/Geometry • 8:30 AM: Algebra/Geometry test • Questions about Placement? Contact Steve Clark, Math Department Head

  20. MAKE-UP PLACEMENT TESTS • Language Placement Make-up Date • Wednesday, May 16 1:30 – 3:30 PM • Math Placement Make-up Date • Wednesday, May 16 1:30 – 2:30 PM • Call Kimberly Breyan in Scheduling Office, x126 or kbreyan@hopkins.edu to arrange

  21. MAKEUP DIAGNOSTIC TEST • Math Diagnostic Makeup Date • Wednesday, May 23 at 1:30 pm in Baldwin Hall • Call Kimberly Breyan in Scheduling Office, x126 or kbreyan@hopkins.edu to arrange

  22. Athletics • Team Sport required for all 7th graders in the fall season • Boys • Football, soccer or cross country • Girls • Field hockey, soccer, cross country, or volleyball

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