Welcome toJulius West Middle School

Agenda

• Welcome to Julius West!

• IB Middle Years Programme overview

• 6th grade schedule

• Course offerings and registration process

• Academic Performance and Communication

• Additional information and resources

We are an IB World School

As IB learners we strive to be:

• inquirers• knowledgeable• thinkers• communicators• principled• open-minded• caring• risk-takers• balanced• reflective

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A 6th Grade Sample ScheduleWarning Bell

Period ClassJAG Special Activity1 Academic class2 Academic class3 Arts or PE classLunch 10:46 – 11:164 Academic class5 Academic class6 Arts or PE class7 Academic class

Dismissal

each class is 47 minutes long

Required Classes

Required Classes

► Language and Literature (English) ► Mathematics

► Individuals and Society (Social Studies)

► Investigations in Science 6 ► Physical Education /Health Education

English 6• Goal to create literate, thoughtful communicators, capable of

negotiating an increasingly complex and information-rich world

• Skills include: analyzing varied and complex texts, developing arguments, synthesizing information from multiple sources, examining different perspectives, and engaging in self-reflection.

• Four thematic units: Foundations, Adventures, Challenges and Barriers, and Artistic Choices.

English 6• Common tasks in each unit allow students to engage in a variety of

reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing activities.

• Students read a variety of novels, short stories, poems, plays, visuals, and nonfiction works

• Students move primarily from examining texts from a reader’s point of view (comprehension) to looking at texts from a writer’s point of view (analysis).

Common Task Examples• Write a brief scene showing a character’s personality.

• Write and present an argument defending or challenging a quotation.

• Write an explanation of how an author uses language to create mood.

• Create and present an advertisement for a product.

• Prepare and perform a scene from a play by Shakespeare.

Digital Literacy• Focuses on developing critical and creative thinking

through reading, writing, speaking, listening and viewing

• Problem based and designed focused- students examine real-world problems of interest, research the causes and create solutions

• Designed to advanced their understanding of comprehension, analysis, and evaluation of text and vocabulary acquisition

Replaces Reading 6

JW

Ninth GradeSixth Grade Seventh Grade Eighth Grade

Math 6

2.0

Math 72.0

Math 82.0

I M

I M2.0

Compacted 7/8

Algebra 1 2.0

Algebra 1 2.0

Honors Geometr

y 2.0

Mathematics OfferingsMathematics Offerings

Algebra 1 2.0

Honors Geometr

y 2.0

Honors Algebra 2

Geometry

Algebra 1 with Related

World Language (Language Acquisition)

Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8French 1A

Spanish 1A

Chinese 1A

French 1B

Spanish 1B

Chinese 1B

French 1A

French 1A/1B

Spanish 1A

Spanish 1A/1B

Chinese 1A

French 2A/2B

Spanish 2A/2B

Chinese 2A/2B

French 1B

French 2A/2B

Spanish 1B

Spanish 2A/2B

Chinese 1B

Spanish for Spanish Speakers 1A/1B

French 1A/1B

Spanish 1A/1B

All WL classes earn high school credit.

Language Acquisition Options

Choose one

►____ ESOL ► ____ Chinese 1A

► ____ French 1A ► ____ Spanish 1A

►____ Digital Literacy

Electives

Course RegistrationLog in using your MCPS login and password.

Student Registration

Click on the box with the pencil icon to select courses.

Student Registration

When you have made your selection, click ‘okay.’

Student Registration

On the main screen, don’t forget to click on the ‘submit’ button.

Student Service Learning (SSL)

• Students must earn 75 hours of SSL to graduate from any Public High School in Maryland.

• Students may start earning SSL hours during the summer following their 5th grade year.

• Students may earn 10 hours of SSL for activities infused into the grade 6 science curriculum.

• Please visit www.mcpsssl.org for more information.

Thank you for coming this evening