@lionslmsLiberty Middle

School

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Liberty Middle SchoolMadison, Alabama

lms.madisoncity.k12.al.us

Welcome Rising 7th and 8th

Parents and Guardians!

Team Lions!

Mr. Shannon Brown, PrincipalMr. Ryan Foy, Assistant PrincipalMrs. Ambra Hamilton, Assistant PrincipalDr. Treva Stewart, Assistant PrincipalMs. Shatiyyah Lateef, 6th/7th Grade CounselorMs. Karen Clayton, 7th/8th Grade CounselorMrs. Tabitha Odom, Instructional Partner

Athletic Opportunities

Mr. Ryan Foy, Athletic Director

Competition CheerBasketball Cheer

DanceFootball

VolleyballBasketball

SoftballBaseball Soccer

Cross CountrySwimming & Diving

WrestlingIndoor Track

Outdoor TrackBowling Tennis

Golf

Curriculum & Instruction

Ambra Hamilton & LMS Teachers

Best Buddies

Helping Hands

Recycling Club

Girls Who Code

Culture Club

Archery NJHS Beta Club Rocket Team

Scholars Bowl

Science Olympiad

Science Bowl Art Club Student Council

First Priority

Student 2 Student

Student Ambassadors

FCA TSA Chess Club

LMS Clubs & Organizations

Language Arts Options - Mrs. Leslie Sedberry

Language Arts ● Most of the work will be completed

in class ● Some outside reading required● Moderately Paced Curriculum

Honors Language Arts● Independent reading assignments - Students will have many assigned readings to complete at home / outside of class

7th Grade Summer Reading

Honors ELA 7 Required Reading ELA 7 Required Reading

Call of the Wild by Jack London

&Nonfiction Selection on LMS Web page:

“The Klondike Gold Rush”

Short Story Choices/Selections on LMS Web page

&Nonfiction Selection on LMS Web page:

“The Klondike Gold Rush”

8th Grade Summer Reading

Honors ELA Required Fiction

Peak by Roland Smith

8th ELA Required Fiction“The Ransom of Red Chief” by O Henry

Additional nonfiction required texts are located on the LMS website under the Summer Reading link.

7th Math Courses, Ms. Ashley Avans

7th Math• Covers the 7th Grade Course of Study.

7th Honors Math• Covers the 8th Grade Course of Study andthe 7th Grade Course of Study.

7th Honors Math Team• Covers the 8th Grade Course of Study and the 7th Grade Course of Study. Students will be expected to attend outside of school competitions (cost involved).

8th Math Courses

8th MathCovers 8th Grade Course of Study

Algebra I (1.0 High School Credit) Covers Algebra Course of Study

Algebra I Math Team (1.0 High School Credit) Covers the Algebra Course of Study

Students will be expected to attend outside of school competitions (cost involved).

7th Grade Science Courses, Ms. Amy Lyons

Semester: Life Science

Field Trip Opportunity:

Dauphin Island

Enrichment Opportunity:

Science Fair and You Be the Chemist

Club:

Science Olympiad, Science Bowl

8th Grade Science Courses

Semester: Physical Science

Field Trip Opportunity:

Camp McDowell

Enrichment Opportunity:

Science Fair, You Be the Chemist

Club:

Science Olympiad, Science Bowl

Social Studies Courses, Mrs. Michelle Breeden

Civics: 9 weeksGeography: 9 weeks

Field Trip Opportunity: Washington, D.C. (see Mrs. McGee)

8th Grade Social Studies Courses

Option 1: World History

Option 2: Pre-AP World History

8th Social Studies Courses Breakdown

8th Grade PreAP World History 8th Grade World History

● Independent nightly reading assignments.

● High classroom expectations with discussion, writing, projects, group work, rubrics, and collaborative activities as modeled after the AP World History Class.

● A large amount of the work will be completed in class.

● High classroom expectations with discussion, group work, and collaborative activities with a moderately paced curriculum

ElectivesMrs. Courtney Kelley

Fine Arts Electives

Introduction to

Visual Arts

Exploring

Theatre

Intermediate

Choir

Beginning

Band

Visual Arts Advanced

Theatre*

Advanced

Choir*

Concert Band

Sculpting Art

* Auditions or portfolio required

Symphonic Band

Advanced Art* Jazz Band

Other Electives

Environmental

Explorations

Introduction to Public Speaking

Money Money

Money

Scholars Bowl II

Creative Writing I Intro to Chess Math Meets Art Science

Olympiad

Creative Writing II Competition Chess Innovative

Explorations

Greenpower

Racing*

(Application Required - See Coach Yocom)

Digital

Communications *

(Audition)

Yearbook*

(Application - See

Mrs. Jones)

8th Grade Only - Finite Mathematics (MA 110) - UAH Dual Enrollment

● Advanced Math Elective Option● One semester ● Online class with an LMS math teacher facilitating● UAH instructor● Earn 3 university credit hours upon successful completion● Pre/Co-requisite is Algebra 1● Content includes statistics, probability, set theory, and logic● Dual enrollment fees apply

Career Tech ElectivesMrs. Jodi Jones

STEM Electives

STEM(6th & 7th grade course)

Design and Modeling

Computer Science - Innovators & Makers (CSIM)

Magic of Electrons

Medical Detectives

Digital Publishing Tools

Computer Science - App Creators*

Science of Technology

Flight & Space Robotics* (1 semester)

CodeSpace - Intro to Python*

Green Architecture

Career Prep(1 semester)

Energy & the Environment

*Robotics Pre-Req is Design & Modeling *App Creators Pre-Req is CSIM *CodeSpace Pre-Req is CSIM

Career Prep Elective

● 8th graders only

● One semester

● 1 high school credit

(Career Prep A and B)

● Required high school credit

● Factors into high school GPA

World Language ElectivesMrs. Kitty Mingus

7th Grade Survey of World Language Options

● Survey of … Level 1

○ French

○ Latin

○ Mandarin Chinese

○ German

○ Spanish

● Survey of … Level 2

○ French

○ Latin

○ Mandarin Chinese

○ German

○ Spanish

8th Grade Survey of World Language Options (not high school credits)

● Survey of … Level 1

○ Spanish

● Survey of … Level 2○ French

○ Latin

○ Mandarin Chinese

○ German

○ Spanish

*If the student took Level 1 in 7th grade

8th Graders Only -World Language High School Credits

● Latin 1● Spanish 1● French 1

● Full year electives

● 1 high school credit ● Cannot request a full year

elective with another full year elective (i.e. band, choir, yearbook, etc.)

Registration Process

Karen Clayton, Counselor

Registration Worksheet

Registration Worksheet

1. Review catalog and discuss options with your student.

2. Course Request Packets will be sent home with students tomorrow. Complete form with parent and student signatures.

3. Return completed form to Language Arts teachers by March 4th.

4. LMS Staff will help your students inputcourse requests into inow during their ELA classes in the computer lab.

Registration Process

Ms. Lateef - Rising 6 and Rising 7 (Letters M - Z)slateef@madisoncity.k12.al.us

Ms. Clayton - Rising 7 (Letters A - L) and Rising 8 kaclayton@madisoncity.k12.al.us

Mrs. Hamilton - Assistant Principal (Curriculum) ajhamilton@madisoncity.k12.al.us

I have questions ...

Coffee with the Counselor Sign Ups

● Come talk to us! ● Ask questions! ● Read the resources on our LMS website. ● Sign up for Coffee with the Counselor if you

still have more questions. ● Talk to your students about curriculum

offerings and fill out forms together.

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