Midway Middle School7th Grade Registration2015-2016

WELCOME toMIDWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL

• WE ARE SO GLAD YOU ARE HERE AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU NEXT FALL!

Dr. Herb Cox, Principal

7th Grade Principal/Counselor

Team

•Mrs. Kelly, 7th Grade Assistant Principal

•Mr. Parker, 7th Grade Counselor

7th Grade Course SelectionSheet:

Required Courses

•English•Math•Science •Texas History

REQUIRED COURSES• Choose 1 from each of the following areas:

Social Studies Science __ Texas History ____ Science ______Pre-AP History ____ Pre-AP Science English/Language Arts Mathematics____ English _____ Math ____ Pre-AP English _____ Pre-AP Math

_____ Pre-AP Pre-Algebra

Pre-AP Class Requirements

Pre-AP Math (7th Grade Math)

This is an advanced math class for students who are not ready for 8th grade math—but are advanced in math.

Pre-AP Pre-Algebra(7th/8th grade math)

Entry into this course will be based on STAAR results, MSTAR results, grades, readiness exam, and teacher recommendation – and receive approval from our Math Instructional Specialist.

Pre-AP Science•Writing assignments required•High Level Math Skills required•Science Fair Optional•UIL Recommended

Pre-AP English•Summer Reading required•Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen

Pre-AP History•Independent work required outside of class (critical thinking& in-depth analysis)•History Fair Optional•UIL Recommended

If you decide to take a Pre-AP class, it will involve a heavy homework load and more challenging course material.

___PRE-AP ENGLISH___PRE-AP HISTORY ___PRE-AP SCIENCE

___PRE-AP MATH (7TH Grade Math) ___PRE-AP Pre-ALBEGRA (7th/8TH Grade Math)

PHYSICAL EDUCATION COURSES

Choose 1 of the following:

____ Football ____ Girls Volleyball ____ Boys Basketball ____ Girls Basketball ____ Boys Soccer ____ Girls Soccer ____ Boys P.E. ____ Girls P.E.

____Beginning Tennis, Co-Ed ____Off-Campus P.E.

ATHLETICS

• Any student interested in participating in athletics must have a completed pre-participation packet along with a physical on file with the MMS athletic trainer prior to participation.• If a student plays more than one sport, select the sport

whose season occurs first.• A physical is NOT required for P.E. classes or beginning

tennis.• There will be a designated Saturday in April for physicals

to be done at MISD. The tentative date is Saturday, April 25th.

Elective Courses• Rank your first 5 choices from the following: (Your schedule will reflect 3 elective courses)

____ Art ____ Theatre _____ Community Outreach (app

required)

____ Band _____ Coding ____ Orchestra _____ Principles of Information

Technology

____ Choir, Boys (1 HS Credit)

____ Choir, Girls _____ Gateway to Technology (.5 HS Credit)

____ Agriculture Science _____ Speech (non-credit)____ AVID 6607 (application/interview process) _____ Study Skills (if enr. in 2 or more Pre AP

classes)

STAARImportant to remember!•A STAAR mastery class may be substituted as an elective for 7th grade students who do not master portions of the 6th grade STAAR tests.

You will be receiving the following materials:

•A blueblue 7th grade course selection sheet.

•The 2015-2016 MMS Course Catalog is now available on the MMS webpage.

MMS Course Catalog• The catalog can be found on the Midway website.

MMS Course Catalog• Course Catalog link can be found on the left tab.

MMS Course Catalog

• If you don’t have internet access at home, you can save the course catalog to your iPad. • Open the PDF of the course catalog while

connected to the internet at school. • Save to iBooks – anything in iBooks is

accessible without wifi.

Complete the form and return to your tutorial teacher by Friday, February 27th.

______________ ______________ ______Student Signature Parent Signature Date

• Please remember to sign your form with your first and last name. In addition, a parent signature and contact phone number are required as well.

Registration and Schedule Pick-up Day

• In August – the date to be determined.• Registration forms, computer use forms,

and educational goal forms are completed on that day.• Parents need to attend to verify current

address and contact information. • Immunizations must be up-to-date.• 7th grade parents must provide proof of

residency.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

- Aristotle

Class of 2021

• Make good decisions on course selections so that you will have an enjoyable and successful 7th grade year. • Continue to work hard, develop good study

habits, and ALWAYS strive to do your very best.