Course Selection for 6th Gr. 21-22
Unity Braxton Middle School Rising 6th Graders NEW TO PWCS
Please complete the Microsoft Form to select classes for middle school.
Students, along with their parents, should select Language Arts, Math, World Language and Music placements. Please pay close attention to requirements for each course. All courses are subject to change based on SOL scores, student interest, teacher recommendation and availability.
ALL COURSE REQUESTS NEED TO BE COMPETED UPON REGISTRATION.
Course Request Details:
Dear Parents & Students,
Ms. Breski is working on scheduling for the upcoming school year. It is important that you select the courses you would like to take for 6th grade. Please pay close attention to the requirements for each course. Your requests along with your student records from your previous school will be used to make appropriate course placements. Students with your parents, please fill out the attached Microsoft form.
Language Arts Placements: Guidelines for Entry
Includes but is not limited to:
IBMYP Lang Arts 6
IBMYP general students
IBMYP Extended Lang Arts 6
5th grade Reading SOL 400+
Teacher Recommendation
Student interest
*Student is motivated to: work at an accelerated pace, work independently, accept challenges, participate in class, and meet deadlines
*Student demonstrates outstanding work habits and positive collaboration with peers.
Math Placements: Guidelines for Entry
IBMYP Math 6
IBMYP general students
IBMYP Extended Math 6
(covers 6th & ½ of 7th grade curriculum)
5th grade Math SOL test score of 475 or higher
Minimum of a B average in Math 5
Parent permission to take accelerated course
5th grade teacher recommendation
IBMYP Extended Math 7
(covers ½ of the 7th grade & all 8th curriculum)
5th grade Math SOL score of 525 or higher
Completed Math 5 with A average
Parent permission to take IAAT
5th grade teacher recommendation
Includes but not limited to:
*Student demonstrates: motivation to work at an accelerated pace and accept challenges, ability to work independently and meet deadlines, outstanding work habits, enthusiastic class participation and meets deadlines
Social Studies 6 – All 6th Grade students will take this course.
Science 6 – All 6th Grade students will take this course.
Heath & Physical Education 6 -All 6th Grade students will take this course.
All 6th grade students will take Exploratory Arts classes. These courses are assigned randomly and will rotate each quarter.
Students need to complete the Rising 6th Grade Course Requests for World Language & Music placements.
Music:
Please select one request. Students will have one of these courses for the entire school year. The music selections are as follows.
___Beginning Band
___Beginning Orchestra
___Continuing Orchestra
___Choir Performing
World Language:
Please select one request. Students should know that they will be taking a foreign language as a sixth grader, which is a high school credited course. If their SOL score does not meet these criteria, they will be placed in Reading Strategies and/or Math Support and will take Introduction to World Language (not a high school bearing credit). If their scores do meet these criteria, they will be placed in the World Language class of their selection. For Introduction to Spanish for Fluent Speakers requests, students would select this course if they speak Spanish at home for 50% of the time or more. The options for World Language for 6th graders are as follows:
___ IBMYP French IA (475+ Reading SOL)
___ IBMYP Spanish IA (475+ Reading SOL)
___ IBMYP Introduction to Spanish for Fluent Speakers (475+ Read SOL/Must be a native speaker)
All recommendations/requests are based on this year’s current academic progress. Adjustments to recommendations may occur at the end of the school year. Please contact your child’s language arts teacher, math teacher, and/or school counselor with further questions. Due to no SOL scores this current school year, teachers and counselors will look at current and past academic performance to make appropriate placements for success of the student.
Please contact Ms. Dawn Breski, Director of School Counseling, at Breskidm@pwcs.edu with any questions.
Please click on the form below to make selections.