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Welcome Class of 2020 River Bluff High School Est. 2013 Rising 9th Grade Parent / Student Pre-Registration Meeting @LMS January 26, 2016
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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
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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
