8th to 9th Transition

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8th to 9th Transition

• VF Middle School
• Class of 2019

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Upcoming Events Deadlines

• January 29, 2015 TONIGHT!
• Your parents go to CHS tonight to hear
  presentations from Counselors and department
  chairpersons regarding curriculum and credit
  requirements. Bring your Program of Studies
  home! Your parents need bring your Program of
  Studies!!!
• February 4, 2015
• Conestoga Special Areas and Core Class
  Department Chairs visit VFMS and make
  presentations to 8th graders regarding course
  offerings, credit requirements, and other
  curricular information.
• Special Areas  800am - 845am (1st period)
• Core 1210pm - 144pm (6th 7th periods)
• Students should have their Program of Studies
  booklet with them.
• February 6, 2015
• CHS counselors visit VFMS 8th graders in math
  classes and give out course selection cards. CHS
  counselors will go over, in detail, the Conestoga
  course selection process.
• Students should have their Program of Studies
  booklet with them.
• February 9-17, 2015 (Monday to Tuesday only 5
  days to get teacher recs)
• 8th grade teachers will make recommendations on
  students course selection cards.
• February 19, 2015 (Thursday)

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CREDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR 9-12

• English 4.0
• Social Studies 3.0
• Science 3.0
• Math 3.0
• These are minimum requirements most
  college-bound students will take these core
  courses all four years at CHS
• Core Electives 2.0
• Must include at least one course in each of these
  three areas
• Visual Performing Arts
• Business Technology
• Family and Consumer Sciences
• Health Phys Ed 1.9
• Electives 5.1

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World Language Requirements

• World Language 2.0
• Level 1, 2 CHS if changing languages for 9th,
  must take minimum of 2.0 credits
• Level 3 - CHS if continuing same Middle School
  language for 9th, must take minimum of 1.0
  credits in same language and 1.0 elective in any
  other course.
• French, Spanish, German. Italian, Chinese, Latin
• every student must finish at least one Level 2 or
  3 language course at CHS
• 4 years of same language is strongly recommended
  by the department
• If you plan on taking two languages your freshman
  year please see Mr. Sola to plan your electives

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COURSE LEVELS

• Academic (A)
• serious academic studies- pace is modified to
  accommodate the individual needs and abilities of
  the students. College-prep level.
• Accelerated (X)
• solid foundation for success in most colleges and
  universities. Pace is accelerated and the
  workload is demanding.
• Honors (H)
• taught at high school level, but like AP courses,
  provide greatest challenge and best preparation
  for success at academically rigorous colleges.
• Advanced Placement (AP)
• college-level courses taught according to syllabi
  prescribed by The College Board Advanced
  Placement Program. Possible college credit can
  be awarded by the college through AP tests.

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Course Levels 9th grade Core classes

• SCIENCE
• Biology
• AP, H, X, A
• SOCIAL STUDIES
• World History
• AP, H, X
• ENGLISH
• World Literature
• H, X, A
• MATH
• Next level after 8th grade math class
• Offered A, X, H for all freshman math classes
• LANGUAGES
• French, German, Latin, Spanish, Italian, Chinese

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AP COURSES 9th Grade

• offered only in Biology World History
• For students with
• Strong reading and writing skills
• Strong motivation (800-1000 pages of text
  note-taking)
• College-level text books
• Strong organizational and study skills
• Speed matters reading and notes
• For students who have excellent attendance

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HEALTH 9th grade

• No summer Health
• Freshman Health is now called Health Fitness
• Semester course meeting every day (6/6 days of
  cycle)
• 4/6 days Health
• 2/6 days Phys. Ed. (lab)

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PHYS. ED. 9th Grade

• Called PE 9
• Semester course
• Meets 2/6 days
• PE required in 10th through 12th EVERY semester
• After 9th grade, students can substitute Core PE
  with alternative experiences (CHS team sports,
  extended experience, etc)

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Periods Per Cycle

• Students must schedule 36 (min.) and 42 (max.)
  periods per cycle
• Exceptions not counted towards the 42 class
  period cap
• ESL
• Academic Seminars
• Co-Curriculars
• Writing Spoke (newspaper), Lit. Mag., Yearbook
• Science Olympiad
• Music Groups Camerata, Chanteuses, Chorale,
  Concert Band, Concert Choir, Jazz Band, Jazz
  Ensemble, Orchestra, Percussion Ensemble, String
  Ensemble, Wind Ensemble
• Experiential Learning Opportunities
• ELO (online courses, service learning)
• Science labs

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Period 3             Period 3            
Period 4             Period 4            
Period 5             Period 5            
Period 6             Period 6            
Period 7             Period 7            
Period 8             Period 8            
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  Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6   Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6
Period 1           Period 1            
Period 2           Period 2            
Period 3             Period 3            
Period 4             Period 4            
Period 5             Period 5            
Period 6             Period 6            
Period 7             Period 7            
Period 8             Period 8            
WORLD LITERATURE
WORLD HISTORY
MATH
BIOLOGY
WORLD LANGUAGE
HEALTH FITNESS
PE 9
ELECTIVE
ELECTIVE
ELECTIVE
STUDY HALL
STUDY HALL
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LUNCH

• There are four 30-minute lunch periods per day
  (in either 5th or 6th period)
• You find out first day of school which lunch you
  have.
• Lunch does not count towards 42 periods per
  semester

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ENGLISH CO-CURRICULARS

• Applications due back to your English teacher
• Yearbook February 19, 2015
• Newspaper (Spoke) February 23, 2015
• Lit. Mag. March 2, 2015
• See your English teachers for applications
• Multimedia Magazine an English co-curricular
  elective
• If you are not accepted to Yearbook, Lit. Mag.,
  or The Spoke as freshmen, CHS strongly encourages
  you to take Multimedia Magazine as an elective.
• In that course, students will receive journalism
  training that will
• enable students to acquire the skills needed to
  increase the likelihood of acceptance into the
  publication of choice for their sophomore year

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See Mr. Sola

• Before school
• After school
• Lunch or lunch activity
• Make an appointment!
• Bring your Program of Studies home tonight!