WELCOME FAMILIES AND FUTURE FRESHMEN!!!

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MCFARLAND HIGH SCHOOL

…❑ WELCOME!❑ Stay involved or get involved!❑ Challenges are Opportunities to Learn….❑ New initiatives❑ Grading❑ 1:1❑ ACP

❑ Contact us with Concerns…❑ Best wishes for a GREAT transition and 4 years at MHS!

Block Schedule & All School Resource➢ A/B Block Schedule

○ 85 minute classes ○ 4 classes a day / classes meet every other day○ Take advantage of elective options

➢ All School Resource (ASR)○ 35 minute resource every day○ We are currently reviewing how to best organize ASR time to meet

students’ needs➢ Advisory Monday

○ “Homeroom” setting with their Adviser○ We are currently reviewing how to best organize Advisory time to

meet students’ needs➢

MHS ACTIVITIESAmbassadorsArt StudioAud SquadBlue NotesDECADrama-Spring PlayDriftwoodFCCLAForensics

Game ClubGSAHOSAIntramurals SportsLink CrewMathletesModel UNMusical

National Honor SocietySchool NewspaperSkills USAStudent CouncilTAILS (Animal Rights)Tutoring ProgramUltimate FrisbeeVisual Arts ClassicYearbook

MHS ATHLETICS Fall Sports

FootballBoys SoccerVolleyballCross CountryGirls TennisGirls GolfGirls SwimmingDance Team

PAUL ACKLEY, ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

Winter SportsBoys BasketballGirls BasketballBoys HockeyGirls HockeyBoys SwimmingWrestlingDance Team

Spring SportsBaseballSoftballBoys GolfGirls SoccerBoys TennisTrack and Field

LINK CREW!• On MONDAY, AUGUST 28 at 7:58 AM all freshmen get to

report to the A-Gym for Freshmen Orientation!• Groups of 8 – 10 freshmen are paired with their 2 Link Crew

Leaders that will be by their side for the entire year.

❖ High School Orientation Freshmen receive information about how to be successful in high school

❖ Academic Follow Ups Link Leaders support freshman academic success and character development through structured classroom visits

❖ Social Follow Ups Link Leaders and freshmen connect outside the classroom at social events to increase student engagement, and promote positive school climate

❖ Leader Initiated Contacts Link Leaders connect with their freshmen on a more individual basis

FRESHMEN ORIENTATION DAY!

SAVE THE DATE!MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 2017

7:58 AM - 12:30 PMTHE Link Crew Spartan Experience!

Large and small group Activities, School Tour, Q & A...SO MUCH FUN!! LUNCH in the HS Food Court Following

Students, please make your way to the cafeteria.

READING, WRITING, SPEAKING, THINKING

ENGLISHENGLISH

● 9th Grade Course: English 9-- Building critical readers and strong communicators (reading & writing)● Be prepared for:-- A summer reading assignment due on the first day of class● The BIG take away: --Students will discover the secrets of literature & its connections to the world.

● 9th Grade Course: Options based on current math course (Intro to Algebra Topics, Algebra I, Trades Math, Geometry, or Algebra II … and beyond!)

● To help students prepare: Focus on work ethic. Praise effort over test scores. Students who make use of class time and complete homework assignments are successful in their math courses.

● The big take away: Students will make sense of mathematics.

MATHEMATICSMATHEMAATICS

● 9th Grade Course: Biology or Adv. Biology

● To help students prepare... encourage them to ask questions about the world around them. The first step to science is curiosity.

● The big take away… students will learn to think and analyze like a biologist.

SCIENCESCIENCE

● 9th Grade Course: U.S. History

● To help students prepare: encourage engagement in the world (by modeling, asking questions, etc…)

● The big take away: understanding and engaging with the world around you

SOCIAL STUDIESSOCIALSTUDIES

9th Grade Courses Personal Fitness(PE) and HealthTo help students prepare...Encourage curiosity about their own health, decision making and physical fitness.The big take away...To understand the importance of physical, mental and social well being.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION& HEALTH

Elective Options

Electives

Art Department● 9th Grade Course:

Grades 9-12 Art 1 2D & Art 1 3D

● Art 1:○ Prepare students for other classes. ○ Appreciation of the Fine Arts.

● Critical Thinking Skills○ Innovative & Imaginative Works of Art!

Requirement—One Credit of CTE

CAREER & TECHNICALEDUCATION

FAMILY & CONSUMEREDUCATION

● Culinary/Hospitality/Tourism● Health Care ● Child Care● Design--Interior/Architecture

TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING

● Engineering● Automotive● Manufacturing● Construction

MARKETINGBUSINESS & INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY● Marketing● Law● Accounting● Finance● Entrepreneurship

Computer Applications

Computer

Apps

● Microsoft Office

● Video Editing

● Google Drive

MUSIC DEPARTMENT

MUSIC DEPARTMENT● 9th Grade Courses: Spartan Chorale, ● Concert Band, Chamber Strings, (can double)● To help students prepare…Encourage music

making at home, attend community concerts.● The big take away...Music Making is an

experience of a lifetime!

Trip to NYC in 2018!

● 9th Grade Courses: Spanish and French Language Level I or II● To help students prepare…Students will have

assigned ongoing online practice to supplement classroom instruction in order to best develop communicative skills in language.

● The big take away…Students will develop skills in Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing gaining an appreciation of other cultures.

Language opens up your world and mind

WORLD LANGUAGES

McFarland High School Counselors

Jackie Guenther (A-K) Janice Gerlach (L-Z)608-838-4531 608-838-4540guenthj@mcfsd.org gerlacj@mcfsd.org

Social/Emotional

Academic

CCarCareer

Registration Information

Life at M.H.S. What’s New…

● Grading for Learning● 1:1 Computers● Academic & Career Planning

Life at M.H.S. Good to Know…● Our discipline philosophy● Bullying or being mean?● Attendance...starts with being here

● Tips for success

Life at M.H.S.

Life at M.H.S.

Please join us for refreshments in the

cafeteria.Thank you for coming!