OCTORARAAREAJUNIORHIGH SCHOOL

BELLSCHEDULE
Studentswillbescheduledinto8

classes Thesecondaryprogramrunsona4 y y daycycle Eachday,studentswillhavesix,57 minuteclasses

CommunicationArts
All7th gradestudentswillhaveone,57minuteperiod

ofCommunicationArts(reading,writing,listening andspeaking) All7th gradestudentswillalsohaveone,57minute periodofReader sWorkshop. periodofReadersWorkshop StudentswithaGIEPwillnothaveReaders Workshop.Instead,theywillhaveone,57minute p y 5 SeminarClass.

SocialStudiesandScience
All7th gradestudentswillhaveone,57minuteSocial

Studiesandone,57minuteScienceclassfortheentire schoolyear. schoolyear

Math
Baseduponteacherrecommendation,4SightScores

andPSSAScores,allstudentswillbeplacedintooneof thefollowingMathclasses:
Course2(gradelevel heterogeneouslygrouped) Course2(gradelevel,heterogeneouslygrouped) Course3,PreAlgebra(abovegradelevel) ATCourse3,PreAlgebra(abovegradelevelwithfaster 3, g ( g

pace,increasedrigorhigherexpectationsfor independentlearning)

GiftedProgram
StudentswithGIEPsarescheduledintothefollowingcourses:

Seminar ATCourse3(PreAlgebra) ATCourse3(Pre Algebra) ATCommunicationArts ATScience ATSocialStudies ATS i lSt di **Note:StudentswithoutaGIEPmayalsobescheduledintoany oftheabovecourses,exceptSeminar.Thisisbasedonteacher f h b h b d h recommendation,reportcardgrades,andtestingdata.

LearningSupport
StudentswithanIEPmayhavethefollowingsupports

inadditiontotheCoreCurriculum: ReadingEnrichment R di E i h MathEnrichment OpenEnrichment O E i h

TitleIMathandReading
IfyourchildqualifiesforTitleIMathand/orReading

Support,youwillbenotifiedbyletter.Thissupport includes: OneperiodofTitleIReadingRemediation AND/OR OneperiodofTitleIMathRemediation Studentsaremonitoredcloselyforprogressandmaybe exitedatthesemesteriftheyhavemetthe benchmarksfordoingso. g

Additional Supports for Struggling AdditionalSupportsforStruggling Students

MathLabafterschool HelpClassafterschool M thH l d i h MathHelpduringhomeroom TeacherBlogs,Websites,Wikkis AMCheckIn ISTReferralandProcess

MusicProgram
BandandChoruswillbeaclassin20112012 Studentsmaytakeboth WhetherastudentisinBand,ChorusorbothBand

andChorus,itwillonlytakeupone,57minuteperiod intheirschedulefortheentireschoolyear. intheirschedulefortheentireschoolyear StudentswhoareinBandand/orChoruswillnotbe scheduledintoGeneralMusic

WorldLanguage
Studentsin7th gradewilltakeonesemesterof

IntroductiontoSpanish I d i S i h
I 8th gradetheywilltakeayearlongSpanishICourse In8 d h ill k l S i hIC

UnifiedArts
PhysicalEducation,Computers,Art,TechEdand

GeneralMusicwillallbeofferedassemestercourses forthe201112schoolyear. forthe2011 12schoolyear

AllstudentsarerequiredtotakePhysicalEducation;

however,theremaybesomeinstancesinwhichallof theremainingunifiedartscoursesmaynotfitintoa g y studentsschedule.

Sample Student Schedule: SampleStudentSchedule: Band/Chorus

Period1:Band/Chorus Period2:CommunicationArts Period3:Science Period4:SocialStudies Period5:MathCourse2 Period6:IntrotoSpanish/PhysicalEducation Period7:Computers/TechEdorArt Period8:ReadingWorkshop

Sample Student Schedule: No SampleStudentSchedule:No Band/Chorus

Period1:GeneralMusic/Art Period2:CommunicationArts Period3:Science Period4:SocialStudies Period5:MathCourse2 Period6:IntrotoSpanish/PhysicalEducation Period7:Computers/TechEd Period8:ReadingWorkshop

SampleStudentSchedule:TitleI Support Reading or Math and SupportReadingorMathand Band/Chorus

Period1:Band/Chorus Period2:CommunicationArts Period3:Science Period4:SocialStudies Period5:MathCourse2 Period6:TechEdorArt/PhysicalEducation Period7:TitleIMath/Reading Period8:ReadingWorkshop

Sample Student Schedule Title I SampleStudentScheduleTitleI Math/ReadingnoBand/Chorus

Period1:TitleIMath/Reading Period2:CommunicationArts Period3:Science Period4:SocialStudies Period5:MathCourse2 Period6:TechEdorArt/PhysicalEducation Period7:GeneralMusic/Computers Period8:ReadingWorkshop

LunchPeriods
Studentsin7th gradewilleatlunchwithONLY7th

gradestudents.
Studentshave30minutesforlunchwhichincludesan

optional1015minuteoutdoorrecess optional10 15minuteoutdoorrecess

Teachersandadministratorsareondutyinthe

cafeteriaeachday.

ExtraCurricularActivities
StudentCouncil7th and8th gradeonly Yearbook Newspaper FunFriendsClub ShakespeareFestival Sportsasmadepossiblethroughtheboosterclubs

OJHSStaff
GuidanceCounselor:Mr.JohnAtlee G id C l h A l IST:Mrs.ClaudiaBenekam Guidance/AssistantPrincipalsSecretary:Mrs.Beth G id /A i P i i l S M B h Miller AttendanceSecretary:Ms.JeanMandell AttendanceSecretary:Ms JeanMandell SchoolNurse:Mrs.WendyRisch Principal:Mr.ScottRohrer Principal:Mr ScottRohrer AssistantPrincipal:TBA

Questions/Miscellaneous
SummerReadingListispostedonthewebsiteREAD,

READ,READ!!
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