RSM Intermediate 7th Grade Planning Guide Presentations

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RSM Intermediate7th Grade Planning Guide
Presentations

• Presented by
• The RSM Guidance Department

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RSM Guidance Counselors

• Mrs. Julianel, 7th Grade Counselor
• Mrs. Bills, 8th Grade Counselor
• Mrs. Scott, 7th/8th Grade Counselor
• (Monday and Tuesday)

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Our Goals.

• Explain what a counselor can help you with
• Discuss and Explain RSM Promotion Requirements
• Explain how to calculate your Grade Point Average
• Discuss academic success strategies

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WHAT CAN A GUIDANCE COUNSELOR HELP YOU WITH?

• Personal problems
• School issues
• Family/Friends
• Promotion requirements
• ANYTHING you need help with

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• Confidentiality
• What is it???

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Confidentiality

• Certain personal information that you share
  with a counselor is confidential or private and
  told to no one else without your permission
• Things that counselors CANNOT keep private
• 1. If you tell a counselor someone is hurting
  you
• 2. If you tell a counselor about a situation
  involving a clear and present danger to yourself
  or others
• 3. If you tell a counselor about any planned or
  attempted criminal activity

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YOUR CLASSES7th Grade 8th Grade

• English 3 trimesters
• Math 3 trimesters
• World History 3 trimesters
• Science/Quest 3 trimesters
• P.E. 3 trimesters
• Electives 3 trimesters (year long or trimester
  long)

• English 3 trimesters
• Math 3 trimesters
• U.S. History 3 trimesters
• Science 3 trimesters
• P.E. 2 trimesters
• Health 1 trimester
• Electives 3 trimesters
• (year long or trimester
• long)

Each trimester lasts 12 weeks.
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Promotion Requirements

• Your Grade Point Average (GPA) must be at least
  1.5 for the entire year
• Math GPA must be at least 1.0
• English GPA must be at least 1.0
• No more than 3 F grades at the end of third
  trimester
• At or above level 2 on the CST-Star test

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If you struggle to meet promotion requirements

• Make-up classes
• Summer school
• Repeat 7th grade

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GPA means

• Grade Point Average

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How to figure out your GPA with your grades

• Change all of your grades to points
• Add all the points together
• Divide this total by the number of grades you
  added

How many points are your grades worth? A 4 B
3 C 2 D 1 F 0
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Lets Practice
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• A 4
• B 3
• C 2
• D 1
• F 0

Change all the grades to points. Add up all the
points. Divide the number of points by the number
of grades. What is Rubys GPA? 15 divided by 6
2.5
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Promotion Requirements

• Your Grade Point Average (GPA) must be at least
  1.5 for the entire year
• Math GPA must be at least 1.0
• English GPA must be at least 1.0
• No more than 3 F grades at the end of third
  trimester

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Black and Blue Roadrunners
GPA 1.33
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Black and Blue Roadrunners
GPA 1.0
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Robbie Roadrunner
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Robbie Roadrunner
GPA 2.56
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Robbie Roadrunner
Will Robbie be promoted?
GPA is greater than 1.5 English GPA is greater
than 1.0 Math GPA is NOT greater than 1.0 Robbie
has 3 or fewer Fs
GPA 2.56
What does Robbie have to do to be promoted?
ENGLISH GPA 3.0
MATH GPA 0.67
Fs 1
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Tips for Success

• Use your planner everyday!
• Get organized
• Do homework daily and study
• Turn in ALL assignments
• Read every day (20 to 30 minutes)
• Ask for help
• Catch up when absent - Study buddies!
• Attend Extended Learning Time (ELT)
• Monitor your grades online
• Good attendance
• Start thinking about your future career and
  educational plans

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Questions