AgendaObjective: To learn more about Lake Braddock and the courses available to students for the 2017-2018 school year.
Agenda:� Welcome� People to Know� Lake Braddock Summer Programs� Course Offerings� Next Steps
People to KnowAdministration:
Mr. Dave Thomas Principal
Mrs. Laura Waterman Associate Principal
Mr. Lance Jackson AP Subschool 2
Ms. Josie Rodriguez Walhout AP Subschool 1
Ms. Anne Polino Director of Student Services
Ms. Alex Bryan After School Specialist
Counselors:
Mrs. Kristin Girardin Blue Dolphins
Mr. Ian Brodie Purple Piranhas
Mrs. Tracey Butler-Johnson Golden Knights
Ms. Sylvia Coleman Red Hot Chili Peppers
Mr. Josh Miles Neon Roadrunners
Lake Braddock Programs Summer 2017Jump Start (August 15-18)
� One-day summer program to help students become more familiar with Lake Braddock� There will be a fee for the program, which includes lunch and a Class of 2023 t-shirt� Transportation will not be provided� Registration will open April 18, 2017
Bruin Blast (August 24)� This provides you with an opportunity to turn in all required forms and receive your student’s
schedule and locker information� You will also be able to purchase a pe uniform, tour the building, set up your student’s locker,
and add money to your lunch account
New Student Orientation (August 25)� All middle school students who are new to Lake Braddock will follow a shortened schedule and
visit each of their seven classes� Transportation will be provided for this event
Lake Braddock Middle School Course CatalogPDF Available Online at:
http://www2.fcps.edu/LakeBraddockSS/ms_counsel/pdfs/2017-18CourseSelectionBook.pdf
ONLINE CATALOG:
https://insys.fcps.edu/CourseCatOnline/#/frontPanel/412/nocourselist/0/1/0
Student SchedulesAll middle school students will take the following courses:
� Mathematics� English� Science� History� Health/PE� Electives
Three Possible Elective Combinations:
� 2 Yearlong Electives� 1 Yearlong, 2 Semester
Electives� 4 Semester Electives
Comparing AAC and Honors
Advanced Academic Center Deferral Form:
https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/forms/MSCenterDeferralForm.pdf
Advanced Academic Center Middle School Resources:
https://www.fcps.edu/registration/advanced-academics-identification-and-placement/middle-school
Open Enrollment
Any student may elect to take an honors level course.
Things to Think About:� Grades� Study Habits� Work Ethic� Motivation� Other Activities
Develop an understanding of your student’s strengths and interests to give them a rigorous and balanced schedule that challenges them but does not
overwhelm them.
English 7 Comparison: Fiction UnitEnglish 7 English 7 Honors English 7 AAC
In Class
Elements of plot explicitly taught
Seventh grade/leveled short stories and novels
Paired passages
Elements of plot reviewed
Grade level and above short stories and novels
Critical analysis of paired passages
Elements of plot applied
Above grade level/classic short stories and novels
Critical analysis of paired passages
Accelerated pace and increased depth
At Home(Practice)
Reinforcing skills taught in class
Guided projects with multiple steps
Reading
Reinforce/extend skills taught in class
Independent projects with multiple steps
Reading
Apply and expand skills taught in class
Independent projects with multiple steps
Reading
Assessment of Student Learning
Ecart
Narrative writing with multiple steps
Identify elements of fiction
Word bank/multiple choice
Ecart
Narrative writing
Apply elements of fictionMultiple choice/free response
Ecart
Extensive narrative writing
Apply and analyze elements of fiction
Multiple choice/free response/synthesis
US History Course OfferingsAreas of Study:
� US Geography� Reconstruction� Westward Expansion� Industrialization� Immigration� Urbanization� Progressives� Imperialism� WWI� 1920s
� Great Depression� WWII� Cold War� Civil Rights Movement� Globalism & Contemporary Issues
All students begin their FCPS middle school 15-hours community service
learning commitment, which will continue through the end of 8th grade.
Five hours of service must be completed by the end of the 7th grade year.
US History Comparison: Immigration Unit (1870s-1920s)
US History 7 US History 7 Honors US History 7 AAC
In Class
Teacher led instruction, collaborative work, guided practice, independent practice, problem or project-based approach
Teacher led instruction, collaborative work, student led discussion, guided and independent practice, problem or project-based approach
Teacher led instruction, collaborative work, student led discussion, independent practice, problem or project-based approach
At Home(Practice)
Students get a guided reading worksheet with questions that go along with an assigned text reading
Students get a guided reading worksheet based on an assigned text. Questions are more open-ended, writing intensive and require interpretation.
Students research facts about immigration, including pros and cons, using an assigned text and outside sources of the student’s choice
Assessment of Student Learning
Students take a test that consists of multiple choice, matching, short answer and primary source analysis.
Students take a test that consists of multiple choice, short answer and primary source analysis. They are also required to write an analytical essay on immigration
Students participate in a Socratic Seminar that revolves around the positives and negatives of immigration both in the 1800s and today while citing information from their sources
Science Course Offerings
Areas of Study:
� The Environment� Chesapeake Bay Watershed� Microscopes� Cells� Genetics� DNA
Science 7 Comparison: Nutrient Nuisance Science 7 Science 7 Honors Science 7 AAC
In Class Jigsaw nutrient pollution reading
Sentence prompts for sequencing Eutrophication includes word prompts (scaffold)
Independent reading
Sentence prompts for sequencing Eutrophication is w/o prompts
Independent reading
Students able to explain Eutrophication in paragraph form
At Home(Practice)
Complete any classwork that was not finished
Complete any classwork that was not finished
Complete any classwork that was not finished
Assessment of Student
Learning
The steps of Eutrophication illustrated by the studentScaffold provided: Graphic organizer with the stages already listed
Students choose to create a paragraph, cartoon, or illustration to describe the process of eutrophication that occurs in the CBay from the input of excess nutrients to the formation of a dead zone.
Students choose to create a paragraph, cartoon, or illustration to describe the process of eutrophication that occurs in the CBay from the input of excess nutrients to the formation of a dead zone.
Explain how eutrophication impacts the Bay’s ecosystem and the actions being taken to reduce it? Which are most beneficial and why? (May use the Chesapeake bay Program)
Mathematics Course OfferingsMathematics 7/Math 7 Double Block
Areas of Study:
� Number and Number Sense� Computation and Estimation� Geometry and Measurement� Probability and Statistics� Patterns, Functions, and
Algebra
Students will take the Mathematics 7 SOL test at the end of the year.
Mathematics 7 Honors
Areas of Study:
� Equations and Inequalities� Statistical Data� Geometric Measurement� Characteristics of Linear Functions.� Exponents � Properties of the Real Number System
This course is based on the Mathematics 8 curriculum and includes extensions and enrichment.
Students will take the Mathematics 8 SOL at the end of the year.
Mathematics Course Offerings ContinuedAlgebra I Honors (Students Can Earn 1.0 High School Credit)
Areas of Study:
� Real Number System� Equation & Functions� Linear Function� Quadratics and Factoring� Statistics
� Standard Deviation & Z-score
� System of Equations
Students will take the Algebra I SOL at the end of the year.
To Qualify for Algebra I Honors Students Must Meet the Following Criteria:
� Advanced Mathematics 6 or a year long accelerated mathematics course
� Iowa Algebra Aptitude Test (IAAT) Score at or above the 91st percentile
� A score of Pass Advanced (500 or above) on the Mathematics 7 SOL test
Placement Letter will be mailed home in July.
Mathematics Comparison: Equations Math 7 Math 7 Honors Algebra I Honors
In Class
One & Two Step Equations2x + 5 = 25
Multi-step equations with variables on both sides2(x-30) = -4x + 2
Literal equations and inequalitiesax + bx = c solve for x
At Home(Practice)
Approximately 10-15 problems
Approximately 15-20 problems
Approximately 15 - 20 problems
Assessment of Student Learning
Formative & Summativeby Unit
Math 7 SOL
Formative & Summative by Unit
Math 8 SOL
Formative & Summative by Unit
Algebra SOL
Support/Intervention Course Offerings
Reading Support:
� Read 180 � Action Literacy 7 � Responsive Writing � Reading 7 (SPED Only)� English Language Development
(ESOL Only)� Academic Language (ESOL Only)
Math Support:
� Double Block Math� FAST Math (ESOL Only)
Additional Support:
� Strategies for Success: Bruin Prep� AVID� Strategies for SUccess (SPED Only)� Personal Development (SPED Only)� Life Skills (SPED Only)
Elective Courses: World Languages� French 1 Part A� German 1 Part A� German 1*� Japanese 1 Part A� Latin 1 Part A� Spanish 1 Part A� Spanish Immersion 1*� Spanish for Fluent Speakers 1*
Please Note:
German 1 is a high school credit course. Only students who are currently enrolled in a German Immersion program should be enrolled in this course.
Spanish Immersion 1 is a high school credit course. Only students who are currently enrolled in an Immersion program in elementary school should be enrolled in this course. Students enrolled in a FLES program do not qualify for enrollment in Spanish Immersion 1.
Spanish for Fluent Speakers 1 is a high school credit course. Students enrolled in this course should be able to speak fluently in Spanish; however, students are not required to be able to read and write in Spanish.
Elective Course OfferingsYearlong Electives:� Band:
� Beginning
� Percussion
� Brass
� Woodwind
� Orchestra� Beginning� Primo� Concert� String Ensemble� Chamber
� Chorus � Basso� Treble
� Guitar� AVID (application required)
Semester Electives:� Family and Consumer Science 7� Engineering Design & Modeling� Art Foundations� Computers in Art� Chorus� Theatre Arts Appreciation� Speech Arts Appreciation: Broadcast� Literary Arts: Journalism� Creative Writing� Computer Solutions� Coding & Innovative Technologies
Next StepsJanuary 10-19: Counselors will visit elementary schools to review course
offerings
May: Course Verification Letters Mailed Home
April 18: Jump Start Registration Opens
June 1: Rising 7th Grade Parent NightLast Day to Request Changes to Course Requests
July: Algebra I Honors Placement Letters Mailed Home
August 15-18: Jump Start
August 24: Bruin Blast
August 25: New Student Orientation