Welcome to Willow Wood Junior High Sixth Grade

Welcome to Willow Wood Junior High Sixth Grade Parent Night Willow Wood Junior High serves students through a culture that provides an innovative, personally rigorous and individually valuable education, reflective of community standards.

Administration Principal Bob Frost Assistant Principals Chad Stolle Debbie Yarotsky

COUNSELORS Barbara Frank Tiffany Randolph Karla Robertson Lead

TRANSITION Intermediate to Junior High 8 Period Day New Grading Standards and Procedures No Recess Dealing with Older Students Independence; More Responsibility Organization; Keeping a Schedule Bigger School: More Students

th 7 Grade Schedule 8 Classes to include: • 4 Core • 1 Physical Education • 1 Technology to include – 1 semester + 1 semester – Full Year • 1 Elective • 1 Genius Period

Selecting Core Classes • Regular Core Classes • PAP (English, History) • Accelerated (Math, Science) • A combination of regular/PAP/Accelerated • Consideration should be given to current grades and level of involvement in extra-curricular activities when selecting classes

PRE-AP ELA and Social Studies Initial Placement Criteria OPEN ENROLLMENT EXIT • Students may ONLY exit at 1 st progress report , end of the marking period, or the end of the semester. • At end of the semester, all students below 70 will be removed from Pre-AP.

Pre-AP Requirements Language Arts- Students will have independent reading assignments each grading period and a summer reading assignment. The students work independently and at an accelerated pace. Texas History- Student guided projects throughout the year. Organization skills are imperative for success in Pre-AP.

Pre-AP/Accelerated Math/Science Requirements • 85 or higher for yearly average in Math course preceding year to qualify for Accelerated Math. • 85 or higher for yearly average in Science course preceding year to qualify for Accelerated Science. *Highly Recommended Math and Science courses to be paired.

Accelerated Math/Science EXIT • Students may ONLY exit at 1 st progress report , end of the marking period, or the end of the semester. • At end of the semester, all students below 70 will be removed from Accelerated course.

Accelerated Requirements • Math – Accelerated Math Compacted curriculum (1 ½ years) to prepare students for Algebra. • Science – Accelerated Science is recommended to be taken with Accelerated Math.

Core Class Choices Please circle one choice in each column. Language Arts History Math ELA 1700 HST 3700 MTH 2700 SCI 4700 ELA 1730 PAP HST 3730 PAP MTH 2730 ACC (prerequisite) SCI 4730 ACC (prerequisite) ** See PAP/ Accelerated Criteria at www. tomballisd. net (Schools-Willow Wood JH) Science

Physical Education (required) (1 Full Year) • • • Physical Education Boys Athletics (football, basketball, cross country) Girls Athletics (volleyball, basketball, cross country) Dance I Leadership Officer Training Corp (LOTC) To participate in Athletics/Cross Country students must have a current UIL physical on file by the first day of school. Physicals offered at TMHS & THS.

Physical Education

Physical Education Please choose one Physical Education Class Physical Education (required)- Full Year • • • ___PE 6960 ___ATH 6700 BOY ___ATH 6720 GRL ___D 9110 ___PE 6940 LOTC Physical Education Boys Athletics Girls Athletics Dance I Leadership Officer Training Corp

Two Career and Technology Courses Touch System Data Entry (required in 7 th grade and receives High School credit) • Touch System Data Entry must be paired with one of the following CATE courses in 7 th grade 1. Dollars and Sense* 2. College and Career Readiness ►OR◄

One Career and Technology Course Principle of Information Technology** (Touch System Data Entry is built into this class) Year long class with high school credit.

Technology (required) * BUS 003 Touch System Data Entry (required in 7 th grade and receives High School credit) _____ Touch System Data must be paired with one of the following courses. Half Year Classes __Dollars and Sense* __College and Career Readiness * High School Credit Course

Technology (required) Year Long Class __Principles of Information Technology**(Touch System Data Entry is built into this class) * High School Credit Course

Electives Full Year Half Year • Art • Theater I • Students are grouped according to ability for the following: • Band • Orchestra • Choir - Boys • Choir – Girls • Principles of Human Services • • • Crafts Creative Writing Exploring Languages Intro Spanish Yearbook

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WWJH Fine Arts Art

Elective Choices Electives: Number electives 1 -5 overall with 1 being your first choice. Year Long Electives _____A 4110 Art Year 1 _____A 4210 Art Year 2 _____Band B 5230 CON _____Orchestra O 7230 CON _____Boys Choir C 6220 BOY _____Girls Choir C 6230 CONG _____Principles of Human Services** _____T 8110 Theater _____PE 6940 LOTC Leadership Officer Training Corp ____________ Student Signature Half Year Electives _____EL 7493 CRFT Crafts _____YB 113 Yearbook _____EL 7583 CRWT Creative Writing _____EL 7653 EXPL Exploring Languages _____EL 7693 SPAN Intro Spanish _______ Date

Genius Period Academic Interventions Campus-wide Enrichment Activities

Math or Reading Lab Intervention classes that students are enrolled in to improve math and reading performance on state assessment. Placement is by teacher recommendation and previous performance on state assessments.

Sample Schedules Student 1 Student 2 1. Pre AP Language Arts 7 1. Principals of Human Services 2. Principle of Information Technology 2. Language Arts 7 3. Pre AP Texas History 7 3. Math 7 4. Dance I 4. Boys Athletics 5. Accelerated Math 7 5. Texas History 7 6. Advisory 7. Accelerated Science 7. Science 8. Concert Band 8. Theater

Course Selection Timeline • January 10 th, WWJH Counselors at OIS for course selection. • January 12 th, WWJH Counselors at NIS for course selection.

Course Selection Timeline Course Verifications of selected classes (These are not schedules) • February 8 th, verification sheets showing student course selections will be sent home with students for parent review. • If any changes to your child’s course selections are needed, indicate the changes on the verification sheet and return it to NIS or OIS by February 15 th.

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