Registration Distribution Granite Ridge Incoming 8th graders

Typical 8th grade schedule

AB

Language Arts and History

Math
Students are placed in math classes based on teacher recommendation and semester grades. 2nd semester grade will be checked before confirming student placement for 2019-2020
• Math 8 with Math Strategies • Below 70% in Math 7
• Math 8
• 70% or better in Math 7
• Below 80% in Advanced Math 7 • Advanced Math 8
• 80% or better in Advanced Math 7

Typical 8th grade schedule

Science

Science 8

Students are placed in science classes based on their first semester Science grade.

Honors Science 8 *New Curriculum
• A or B in Honors Science 7 AND A or B in Adv Math 7
• Concurrent enrollment in Advanced Math 8

Typical 8th grade

schedule PE

All 8th graders must take PE ◦ Athletic PE, must participate
on a school athletic team, otherwise he or she will take Co-ed PE.

▶ 0 period and lunch PE are options
◦ All combinations of electives with the exception of Teen Living/Art, Film Studies or Intro Into Education will NOT qualify students to take lunch or zero period PE

STEP ONE: Personal Information

▶ Fill in personal info in box provided

STEP TWO: Review Electives

Other options include:

▶	Computer Science Discoveries ▶	Teen Living/Art
▶	Film Studies

▶	Intro Into Education

▶	Advanced Art (Must have taken art in 7th grade)

▶	Forensics

**If you are currently taking: ▪	Teen living/Art,
▪	Film Studies, don’t sign up for the
course again next year

STEP TWO: Review Electives

World Language

▶	Spanish and French are offered

▶	3.5 GPA and a 4 (Exceeding Standards) on 7th grade ELA SBAC

▶	Enrollment based upon space availability- priority given to Clovis North students

▶	More space available in French

STEP TWO: Review Electives

Performing Arts

▶	Most Performing Art electives have unlimited seating

Application Electives (A) ▶	Applications were due
February 1st which included all teacher recommendations
(Peer Counseling, Leadership, and Yearbook)
AVID application are due February 15th.

STEP THREE: Choose Electives

▶ Please choose your electives carefully!
◦ You must choose 3 elective classes. You will be enrolled in ONE of the three selected electives.

▶	Consider class choices to be FINAL. NO schedule changes will be made unless you are placed in the wrong class.

▶	IMPORTANT: Class balancing takes place within the first two weeks of the school year. Class schedules may be subject to change.

STEP THREE: Academic Interventions

Students will be recommended by his or her AB teacher

Academic Seminar
▶ Focus on reading, comprehension,
writing, language, homework support in AB

Study Strategies

▶ Receive C-/D grades consistently

▶ Focus on study skills, academic skills, and organization skills

STEP THREE: Academic Interventions

Math Strategies ▶ Students may be

recommended by their math teacher for this intervention class

▶ It is an additional math class for students who would benefit from extra math support in Math 8

Intermediate Leadership Academy

▶ School site will be at one of our elementary feeder sites. See CNEC website (under counseling) for more details.

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▶ Provide leadership, counseling, and career growth opportunities by using 21 Century skills instruction to build student capacity to successfully navigate the content standards and rigor of secondary education. To promote student investment in education and develop support systems and relationships that continue the following year.

▶ Summer School dates: 6/17/19-7/11/19 ▶ M-Th 7:50am-2:00pm

Additional Information

▶	Consider class choices to be FINAL. NO schedule changes will be made unless you are placed in the wrong class.

▶	IMPORTANT: Class balancing takes place within the first two weeks of the school year. Class schedules may be subject to change.

▶	Take home these materials and review them with your parents

▶	No parent signature = no registration!

▶	Registration form is due to your AB Teacher on February 20th.

▶	Registration will be on Feb. 25th and 26th in the Library Lecture Hall.

Welcome to 8th grade,

GO BRONCOS!