8th Grade Scheduling Presentation

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Churchill Bell Schedule1 7:26-8:132 8:18-9:003 9:05-9:474 9:52-10:34

5 Lunch5 10:39-11:046/7 11:09-11:518/9 11:56-12:3810/11 12:43-1:25

7 Lunch5/6 10:39-11:217 11:26-11:518/9 11:56-12:3810/11 12:43-1:25

9 Lunch5/6 10:39-11:217/8 11:26-12:089 12:13-12:3810/11 12:43-1:25

11 Lunch5/6 10:39-11:217/8 11:26-12:089/10 12:13-12:5511 1:00-1:25

12 1:30-2:12

Attendance Requirement● Students cannot miss more than 10 days for a full year

course and more than 5 days for a semester course

● 4 Tardies = 1 Absence

● Absences can result in a loss of credit

● Students must bring in a note for absence to be excused at least 5 days after absence

Sports/Clubs OfferedSPORTS: Clubs:Cross Country PaletteBasketball We The PeopleSoccer Jazz EnsembleSoftball Chorus EnsembleSpring Track Math ClubFootball Science ClubWrestling Drama Club

YearbookStudent Council

Sports/Clubs Eligibility- Students who receive 2 or more failing grades per quarter will be

placed on probation (warning) for the next marking period

- Students who again fail 2 or more courses for the second straight quarter, will be ineligible meaning they cannot participate in sports or any extracurricular activities

Grading CriteriaA+ = 98-100 A = 92-97 A- = 90-91

B+ = 86-89 B = 82-85 B- = 80-81

C+ = 76-79 C = 72-75 C- = 70-71

D+ = 66-69 D = 62-65 D- = 60-61

F = BELOW 60%

Transition to Churchill● Complete homework assignments

● Study for tests and quizzes

● Be prepared- books/pens/pencils/calculator

● Positive attitude- about school work

● Respect - yourself, teachers, and other teachers/staff

Typical Schedule for 8th GradeCOURSE CreditsEnglish 8 5Algebra I 5History 8 5Science 8 5World Language 5Health 8 (semester) 2.5PE 8 (semester) 2.5Computer Literacy (semester) 2.5

40 Credit WorkloadStudents are able to take three 2.5 credit electives (note: Band, Orchestra, and Chorus are 5 credits electives)- 8th graders must earn at least 27 credits for promotion to 9th grade- Final grade of a 60 or above for student to receive credit- Students who do not complete 27 credits may have to attend summer school, which is not

offered by East Brunswick

Scheduling- Online scheduling will be open through Parent Access

on January 11, 2019. You and your parents will select your top elective choices on Parent Access.

- You will need to select 8 choices, even though you will only take three elective courses. This allows us to ensure that we are able to put you in a class that you are interested in that fits in your schedule.

- All online course selections must be made by April 26, 2019. Elective changes can be made until May 31, 2019.

Online Information- All information on elective choices and how to select

them is available on our website:ebnet.org → Churchill → Counseling tab → Scheduling

- There are a ton of resources available there including: 2019-2020 Course Guide, the 8th Grade Course Request Worksheet with Course Descriptions, Parent Access/ Genesis Scheduling Instructions, and this PowerPoint.

- We will also go over scheduling instructions at the end of this presentation.

Elective Selection- We will be coming back to Hammarskjold on January

15th to go over elective courses with you and answer any questions you may have.

- You will hand in a paper course selection sheet on January 15th, but we will use your selections on Parent Access as your final choice.

8th Grade ElectivesFine/Performing Arts

3-D DesignCeramics ExplorationDrawing ExplorationDrawing and Painting (prereq - drawing exploration)Graphic Design

Theatre and CommunicationsFilmmaking

The World of Digital MusicBeginning PianoPiano Lab (prereq - beginning piano)Chorus (semester and full year)Band (full year)Orchestra (full year)

Practical Arts

Computer Keyboarding Applications

Creative Living ICreative Living II (prereq - creative living I)Sew Much MoreCulinary Essentials (prereq - creative living I)Food Science and Nutrition

Stem IStem II (prereq - STEM I)Fundamentals of EngineeringMechanical Engineering (prereq - fundamentals of engineering)

Introduction to WoodworkingGraphic Communication

Although you only take 3 electives during the year, you will be asked to choose 8 as we cannot promise first three choices

WOODWORKING

SEW MUCH MORE

CREATIVE LIVING 1

CERAM ICS

Level Placement Placement in honors level classes is determined by the subject area department chair/supervisor based on a number of variables as per a matrix score.

World LanguageStudents should stick with the world language from 6th grade

Students will be able to have the option to go into AP and honors level courses the longer they stick with the same language

Seal of Biliteracy:- Students will have the option of taking the Seal of Biliteracy

if they are enrolled in the same language for __ years.- This exam certifies student is biliterate (meaning they can;

read, write, speak, and understand a second language)- This certification appears on HS transcript- This is viewed as an asset for college admission and/or a job

Important Notes● 8th grade counts - how you do in 8th grade will determine

your placement for ninth grade

● Practice studying/positive work habits now so it becomes routine when you enter 8th grade

● Layout your plans for the future *NAVIANCE IS A GREAT RESOURCE FOR FUTURE PLANS*

PLACE ARROW ON

SCROLL DOWN & CLICK

TYPE IN USER ID/NAME

TYPE IN PASSWORD

CLICK ON

In Parent Access, go to the scheduling screen and click on requests.

Click on request a course in any of the categories. You can choose from all areas for electives. 8 electives must be chosen and prioritized with a number

You must choose 8 electives from any elective area and must prioritize your requests by putting a number from 1 (highest priority) to 8 (lowest priority) in the additional information box. Once you choose a course and priority level click request this course. You must choose one course at a time, click ok, and then go back into requests to choose the next course.

The requested courses show up on the main page along with the priority level.

To delete a request, click on the garbage can to the right and then click OK.

Your remaining requests will still be on the screen along with their priority levels.

World LanguagePlease pick your next progression.ONLY IF you want to change your language, request 3 in priority order.

Please be aware that if you do not complete your selections they will automatically save until your next visit to the site.

You should only click the submit button once you have chosen all of your courses as you will be locked out of further selections.

When you are completely done click submit and type SUBMIT (all caps) in the top box.

Next make sure you are still logged into Parent Access, go to the scheduling page, scheduling tab and click on the PDF file icon next to 2019-2020.

This will bring up the course verification page so you can review your requests.

Questions?