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Class of 2016 Parent Orientation

Class of 2016 Parent Orientation. What We Ask Of Transitioning 8 th Grade Students. Leave their old school. Enter a larger school with older students. More classes and extra curricular activities. Have more freedom and responsibility.

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Class of 2016 Parent Orientation

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  1. Class of 2016Parent Orientation

  2. What We Ask Of Transitioning 8th Grade Students • Leave their old school. • Enter a larger school with older students. • More classes and extra curricular activities. • Have more freedom and responsibility. • No longer the oldest kids on the campus but the youngest.

  3. Getting lost in the school buildings Bullying Mean teachers Having time to go to locker Being late to class Fitting in- finding a group Amount of homework Graduation Extra curricular activities Don’t know how to find help Areas of Concern: The Middle to High School Bridge

  4. Transition is a process: not an event!

  5. How will we help?Communication • Parent • 8th Grade Parent Orientation Night • Summer visitations • Summer mailing • Freshman Orientation BBQ • Students • Registration process • Freshmen 101 • Freshmen Orientation in August • Link Crew

  6. How will we help? Supports • Link Crew and High School Orientation • Additional class supports – • Guided Study, AVID, Academic Lab, Extended School, & Bilingual Tutoring • Various academic support classes • Athletics • Associate Student Body Activities • Big Blue Weekend, Clubs • Student Support Team • Intervention/Dropout Specialists • Hispanic Student/Community Liaison • Drug and Alcohol Counselor • Support groups

  7. Four Steps to Graduation Earn the required number of credits in high school classes (22 credits) Pass the HSPE (High School Proficiency Exam- formally WASL) for Reading & Writing; and pass End of Course exams in Math (Algebra & Geometry) and Science (Biology) Create a High School and Beyond Plan Complete a Culminating Project

  8. Walla Walla High School Graduation Requirement 4 credits English 3 credits Mathematics 3 credits Social Studies 2 credits Science . 5 credit Health 1.5 credits PE 1 credit Fine Arts 1.5 credits Career & Technical Education 5.5 credits Electives 22 credits Total Minimum entrance requirements to WA’s public 4-year colleges 4 credits English 3 credits Mathematics (math during their senior year) 3 credits Social Studies 2 credits Science 2 credits World Language, ASL or Native Am. Language 1 credit Fine Arts Credit Requirements

  9. What is a ‘credit’? • A credit is earned when you received a passing grade in a class. • Example: 9th grade year • English (passed both sem.) 1.0 cr. • Algebra 1.0 cr. • Social Studies 1.0 cr. • Freshmen Science 1.0 cr. • Health/P.E. 1.0 cr. • Band 1.0 cr. • Total credits earned 6.0 cr.

  10. Recommended Credits Per Year • 9th grade year 6.0 credits • 10th grade year 6.0 credits • 11th grade year 6.0 credits • 12th grade year 6.0 credits • Total 24 credits (22 credits required for graduation) • If students fail a year long class their freshman year, they would have to take 6 credits their junior or senior year or do summer school.

  11. Grade Point Average (GPA) • Maintain good grades…9th grade year is extremely important! • Example: 9th grade year • English C = 2.0 • Algebra D = 1.0 • Social Studies A = 4.0 • Freshmen Science C = 2.0 • P.E. B = 3.0 • Band A = 4.0 • Cumulative GPA 2.67

  12. Cumulative GPA • 9th grade year 2.67 • 10th grade year 3.67 • 11th grade year 3.83 • 12th grade year 3.83 • Cumulative GPA 3.50

  13. Course Selections:Make a Plan Students need to: • know the graduation requirements • know the college entrance requirements • not take the easy way out • try out various areas of study

  14. Registration Process:Make Choices Students need to: • Choose a schedule: • 6 classes: Periods 1 – 6 (7:30 am – 2:00 pm) or Periods 2 – 7 (8:30 am – 3:15 pm) • 7 classes: Periods 1 – 7 (7:30 am – 3:15 pm) • Give careful consideration when choosing which schedule will best suit your learning style and family needs. We don’t make a general recommendation that our 9th grade students enroll in 7 classes. • Select appropriate level courses: • 8th grade teacher signature required • Navigate through the Course Catalog • Prerequisites • Course Offering Charts • Read descriptions • Graduation information

  15. Registration Process:Honors Classes • Teacher Recommendation Needed • Honors Courses: Math, Science, English • Open Enrollment • Rigorous – consider class load • Year long classes • Outside requirements – summer reading

  16. Registration Process:Summer School • Pre-Algebra option • Will receive information soon

  17. Registration Process:Assistance • Work with 8th Grade Teachers • Select Alternate Choices • On-line Course Selection week of March 26-30 • March 27 = Garrison • March 28 = Pioneer • March 29 = Sager • Schedules mailed home first week of August • Create Wa-Hi Four Year Plan

  18. What can WE do to help our students succeed?

  19. School • Let parents know how students are doing – progress reports, on-line grades, email, phone calls. • Help with class selection to meet student’s goals for after high school. • Check student’s credit history to make sure he/she is on track for graduation. • Provide support and assistance to struggling students. • Provide opportunities for interventions, remediation, and credit recovery.

  20. Student • Tell parents how school is going. • Do your best. Have high expectation for yourself. • Ask for help whenever needed. Talk to teachers, counselors, and administrators. • Be involved. Get connected. Attend Link Crew Orientation. Go to Big Blue Weekend. • Education is not a spectator sport. You must participate to achieve. • Come to school every day ready to learn.

  21. Parents • Connect school to your student’s future. Share examples from your own job. • Discuss your student’s plans for after high school. Help him/her set future goals. • Have high expectations. • Be involved in course selection. • Check his/her academic progress. • Provide a study place at home. • Seek help if your teen is struggling. • Attend school activities. Be involved in school functions.

  22. Link Crew & BBW • Freshmen Orientation • Wednesday, August 29 • Parent/Student BBQ • Big Blue Weekend • October 12-14

  23. Contact Information

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