Welcome Class of 2020 River Bluff High School

Est. 2013

Rising 9th Grade Parent / Student Pre-Registration Meeting @LMS January 26, 2016

Dr. Luke Clamp Principal

Julie Painter Academic Dean for Innovation

Marci Newman Director for Counseling and Advisement

Class of 2020!

Work hard.Get smart.Do good.

Est. 2013Building the Legacy

Student Led Family Conferences

(SLFCs)

2015 Academic Successes for 9th Grade Class (565 students)

9th Graders with 1 or more A's• 467 Students (83 % of 9th grade)

9th Graders with 3 or more A’s• 187 Students (33 % of 9th grade)

1000 year flood devastates the

midlands

Do good.

LEARNING IS

OUR PRIMARY FOCUS

At River Bluff...•Learning is Challenging.

•Learning is Active.

•Learning is Meaningful.

•Learning is Public.

An EL Education High School•Challenges students to think critically and take active roles in their classrooms and communities

•Aligns curriculum, instruction, assessment, culture/character, and leadership into a clear vision for learning

•Student achievement is realized in three dimensions: 1) Mastery of content and skills 2) Culture and Character Development 3) High Quality Student Work

9th Grade Learning Expeditions

•Physical Science / English 1 - Ethics in Energy

•Biology 1 HN / English 2 HN - Power in Ethics (DNA and Genetics anchored in text The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks)

•Expert Fieldwork creates High Quality Work that has complexity, authenticity, and craftsmanship

•Celebration of Learning - Science Symposium

CREW Creating Relationships, Exploring Within

Regardless of our differences, we still stand together.

The CREW experience provides both academic and emotional support.

CREW gives you a safe space to explore, share, create, make mistakes, reflect, learn, prepare, encourage, and celebrate.

At River Bluff, We Are CREW.

12th Grade IMPACT Conference

• Fall CREW Case Study• How can I be a better local to global

citizen?• Conference held November 24, 2015• Amazing learning observed!

RBHS Habits of ScholarshipWork hard.

Personal Responsibility Growth Mind-Set

Collaboration and Relationships

Get smart. Excellence

Do good. Citizenship

Parent Word from

RBHS SIC and PTSO Members

Student Course Selections•Choose 8 or 8.5 courses

•Choose 2 alternates

•Course selection change deadline - March 18, 2016

30-minute ModsD

ays

of th

e w

eek

RBHS Sample 9th Grade Flex Mod Schedule

Leader in CREW Personal Health & Wellness .5 unit 340201CH

Current Issues .5 unit 339901CHIntroduction to Technical Theatre .5 unit 459938CHLaw Education .5 unit 333601CHMusic Appreciation .5 unit 356101CHTheatre 1 .5 unit 452101CHChorus 1 .5 unit 354100CH

Foundations and Structures in Algebra 1 unit 411600CWAlgebra 1 1 unit 411400CW Band 1 1 unit 353100CWAlgebra 1 HN 1 unit 411400HW Dance 1 1 unit 450101CWAlgebra 2 1 unit 411500CW Orchestra 1 1 unit 355100CWAlgebra 2 HN 1 unit 411500HW Percussion Techniques 1 unit 458300CWGeometry 1 unit 412200CW Art 1 1 unit 350100CWGeometry HN 1 unit 412200HW Guitar 1 1 unit 356700CW

Piano 1 1 unit 454100CWMusical Theater 1 unit 459910CW

World Geography Seminar 1 unit 331000CWAP Human Geography 1 unit 337900AW

Architectural Design 1* 1 unit 617000CWExpl Computer Science* 1 unit 502300CW

PE 1 1 unit 344100CW Health Science 1 1 unit 555001CWAerospace 1 (at LHS)* 1 unit 375100CW Image Editing 1* 1 unit 534002CW

Integrated Business Application* 1 unit 502000CWIntro to Engineering 1 unit 637000CWMechanical Design 1* 1 unit 617200CW

Chinese 1 1 unit 461100CWFrench 1 1 unit 361100CWGerman 1 1 unit 362100CW Multimedia Publications 1 unit 309915CWLatin 1 1 unit 363100CW Lit Film Studies (Pre req of Eng 1) 1 unit 309925CWSpanish 1 1 unit 365100CW Yearbook Production 1 unit 305401CW

RBHS Rising 9th Grade Course Selections 2016-2017All 8th grade students are expected to take 8 - 8.5 units.

CREW HealthYou must select this course. You must select this course.

1 unit 379901CW

Expedition Courses Half Credit CoursesEnglish and Science

You must select one pair.English 1 302400CW - Physical Science 321100CEnglish 1 HN 302400HW - Biology 1 HN 322100HWEnglish 2 HN 302500HW - Biology 1 HN 322100HW

MathYou must select one.

Fine Arts

Social Studies

Career/Technology Courses

PE

World Languages*Meets computer science requirement

Other Electives

All 8th grade students who would like to request a WorldLanguage will select Level 1. Based on your Final Proficency

Rating, you will be placed in the approriate level.

Flip over for Alternate Course List

Instructions about Buckets . . .• Access https://powerschool.lexington1.net/public

• Use your student login name and password

• Click on Class Registration

Click in the box on the far left side to make your selection.

Click Okay at the bottom right hand corner to move on to the next selection.

Click in the boxes on the far left side to make your selections for the correct Science / English Pair.

Click Okay at the bottom right hand corner to move on to the next selection.

a) Biology 1 HN and English 2 HN

or b) Biology 1 HN and English 1 HN

orc) Physical Science

and English 1

Expedition Pairs

Click in the box on the far left side to make your selection.

Click Okay at the bottom right hand corner to move on to the next selection.

Click in the box on the far left side to make your selection.

Click Okay at the bottom right hand corner to move on to the next selection.

Click in the box on the far left side to make your selection.

Click Okay at the bottom right hand corner to move on to the next selection.

Click in the box on the far left side to make your selection.

Click Okay at the bottom right hand corner to move on to the next selection.

Click in the box on the far left side to make your selection.

Click Okay at the bottom right hand corner to move on to the next selection.

Click in the box on the far left side to make your selection.

Click Okay at the bottom right hand corner to move on to the next selection.

Selections represent half credit (0.5)

options

Click in the box on the far left side to make your selection.

Click Okay at the bottom right hand corner to move on to the next selection.

Selections represent full credit

(1.0) options

Click in the box on the far left side to make your selection.

Click Okay at the bottom right hand corner to move on to the next selection.

Following Selections Meet CHE Computer

Science Credit

• ArchDesign 1• Expl Comp Science• Image Editing 1• IntegBusApps 1• MechanicalDesign

Click in the box on the far left side to make your selection.

Click Okay at the bottom right hand corner to move on to the next selection.

Each student will select two alternate courses from the list on the back of the

Registration Document.

Once completed click submit.

You have access to change course requests until Friday 1/29/16 through your PS account.

8th Grade IGPs are under way. Your counselors will review your

requests with you then.

Appointments are scheduled with your Middle School Counselors

“Realize that change is not always a process of improvement. Sometimes it

is a process of invention. When Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, he didn’t start by trying to improve the candle. He decided he wanted better

light and went from there.” Wendy Kopp