This document provides information and instructions for 6th and 7th grade course selection. It outlines required core classes and elective options. It instructs students and parents to select courses on a course selection sheet to submit by March 6 and to attend a Spartan Day orientation on August 8 or make-up registration on August 13 in preparation for the first day of school on August 14.

1. 6th to 7th Course
Selection

2.  Class choices
 Student Questions
 Additional Parent Information
 Parent Questions

3.  Course Selection Guide
 Course Selection Sheets
 February 24th
 Highlighted Courses

4.  English or Advanced English
 Basic Pre-Algebra 7, Pre-Algebra 7, or Pre-
Algebra 7/8
 Geography/Civics
 Life Science
 Lunch/Study
 PE
 Elective

5.  Electives descriptions are in the Course
Selection Guide.
 7th graders have 1 elective slot:
1 yearly elective or 2 semester electives
(2 electives may be taken if zero period PE (7:15am) is
selected.)
 Choose an alternate elective, otherwise the
computer will randomly assign you an elective.

6. What are the choices?

7.  Academic Skills (Recommendation Required)
 Resource Lab (Recommendation Required)
 Beginning Band
 Concert Band
 Choir
 French Immersion
 Latin 1-A
 Spanish 1-A

8.  Art Foundations
 Creative Writing
 Drama Intro
 Rotating Electives Program- Technology
(Career Explorations and Computer
Essentials)
 Rotating Electives Program- Fine Arts
(Speech/Drama/Debate and Choir)

9.  Lunch/Study
 Lunch/JUNA
 Lunch/Band
 Lunch/Resource Lab
 Lunch/PE
 Lunch/Math

10.  May 2nd: CBS & MBE
 May 4th : BWF & CES
 Private Schools attend either day

11.  Spartan Day is August 8, 2012.
 Attendance is not mandatory but most
students attend.
 Activities include walking your schedule,
meeting your teachers, and interacting with
peers.

13.  Some students have been recommended for
an elective such as Resource Lab or Academic
Skills. These classes offer organizational,
tutorial, and academic assistance.

14.  ForeignLanguage taken in the 7th grade with
the intention to continue in 8th grade will be
part of a student’s high school transcript,
including credit toward graduation,
computing class rank, and GPA.
 ForeignLanguage is another academic
subject that requires nightly homework,
studying, and a semester exam.

15.  Thisis a 90 minute course that provides 60
minutes of Pre-Algebra 7 curriculum
instruction with an additional 30 minutes of
remediation in math skills.
 Theadditional 30 minutes can be taken at
7:30 in the morning or during the study hall
portion of the lunch/study period.

16.  This
is the math level the majority of 7th
graders take.

17.  This is a 90 minute accelerated course.
 The additional 30 minutes can be taken at
7:30 in the morning or during the study hall
portion of the lunch/study period.
 Students successfully completing Pre-Algebra
7/8 will be considered for placement into
Algebra I or Advanced Algebra I as 8th
graders. These courses are part of a
student’s high school transcript, are used in
computing class rank, and a student’s GPA.

18.  Circle the desired course on the Course Selection
Sheet.
 Email Shelly Johnson at
johnsons@mtnbrook.k12.al.us to schedule an
appointment to meet with one of our teachers
for discussion about the class expectations.
 Teachers will be in the elementary schools for
some of the meetings on:
 March 13th at MBE 8:15-11:00
 March 13th at CES 12:30-3:00
 March 15th at CB 8:15-11:00
 March 15th at BWF 12:30-3:00

19.  Students are not required to take an
advanced course.
 If a student was recommended for an
advanced course that you do not want
him/her to take, simply mark through
the advanced course and circle the
regular level course.

20.  Mrs. Johnson will be the 7th grade counselor.
 Ifyou have any questions or concerns, please
contact her at johnsons@mtnbrook.k12.al.us.

21.  Course Selection Sheets are due to your
child’s homeroom teacher by March 6,
2012.
 Pleasereturn these selection sheets even if
parent placement meetings are still pending.

22.  Registration will be held on August 1st and
2nd, 2012.
 Students will receive their schedule,
textbooks, buy supplies and pay fees at
registration.
 Make up registration is August 13, 2012.

23.  OpenHouse for parents will be on
August 16, 2012.

24.  Registration- August 1st and 2nd
 Make-up Registration- August 13th
 Spartan Day- August 8th
 First Day of School- August 14th
 Open House- August 16th