Welcome to Parent Night
2015 – 2016
Information & Registration Meeting
February 12, 2015
7:00 pm
What is the typical Hoover day?
• Students enter the building at 7:55 am
• Warning bell at 8:10 am
• Class starts at 8:15 am
• 7 period day
• Each class is 49 minutes long
• 4 minutes passing time
• 30 minute lunches – Separate 6th, 7th, and
8th grade
What do
children
worry about?
Opening a locker
Please help them learn to open
a combination lock.
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What is different?
• Locker for bookscombination lock
• Locker for PE clothescombination lock
• Rolling backpacks do
not fit in lockers
• PE everyday/Health 1
marking period
• Changing for PE every
day
• Seven different teachers
• Becoming an
independent learner
• PE Uniforms
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What is the cell phone policy?
• “Students may not turn on/use the
portable communication device
during the instructional day on the
school campus.”
• Cell phone stays off from
• 7:40 AM until 3:00 PM
• Cell phone remains out of
sight
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Registration and Courses
• We are going green!
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Registration Information:
• Teacher recommendations for individualized placement in
math
• Advanced English, Reading/Digital Literacy I, Advanced
Social Studies and Investigations Into Science courses are
heterogeneously grouped
• Registration booklet and other information is available
online on the Hoover website
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Hoover 6th Grade Students
Register for:
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Advanced English
Math
Advanced Social Studies
Investigations into
Science
• Reading/Digital Literacy I
*Chinese Immersion
• Physical
Education/Health
*1 marking period
Health
*3 marking periods PE
• Elective
•Arts Rotation
•Music
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Hoover 7th & 8th Grade Students
Register for:
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Advanced English
Math
Advanced Social Studies
Investigations into Science 7&8
World Language
Resource
• Physical Education/Health
1 marking period Health
3 marking periods PE
• Electives
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Mathematics Pathways
Students Currently Enrolled in Math 5:
6th Grade
C2.0 Math 6
C2.0 Math 6
7th Grade C2.0 IM (Compacted 7- 8)
C2.0 Math 7
8th Grade
C2.0 Math 8
C2.0 Algebra 1
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Mathematics Pathways
Students Currently Enrolled in Compacted 5-6:
6th Grade C2.0 IM (Compacted 7- 8)
7th Grade
C2.0 Algebra 1
8th Grade
C2.0 Honors Geometry
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7th Grade Mathematics Pathways
• C2.0 Math 7
•For students who struggled in C2.0 Math 6
• Students who take C2.0 Math 7 in 7th grade will take C2.0
Math 8 in 8th grade
• C2.0 IM (Investigations into Mathematics)
•For students who have successfully completed the C2.0
Math 6 curriculum
•C2.0 IM is designed to be the C2.0 Compacted 7-8
curriculum (all of the Grade 7 Common Core Standards, as
well as half of the Grade 8 Common Core Standards)
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7th Grade Mathematics Pathways
Continued
• C2.0 Algebra 1
• For students who successfully completed C2.0 IM
in the 6th grade
• High School Course
• Students take semester exams which count for
25% of the semester grade.
• The exam grade appears on the report card.
• Grades go on the high school transcript
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8th Grade Mathematics Pathways
• C2.0 Math 8
• For students who successfully completed C2.0 Math 7 in the 7th
grade
• C2.0 Algebra
• For students who successfully completed C2.0 IM in the 7th
grade
• High School Course
• Students take semester exams which count for 25% of the
semester grade. The grade appears on the report card.
• Students must pass the June exam to receive credit for course
• Grades go on the high school transcript
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8th Grade Mathematics Pathways
Continued
• C2.0 Honors Geometry
• For students who successfully completed in C2.0 Algebra 1 in
the 7th grade
• High school level course
• Highest level math course taught at Hoover
• Students take semester exams which count for 25% of final
grade. The exam grade appears on the report card.
• Students must pass June exam to receive credit for the course
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The State of Maryland . . .
• Since 2013, all students must take
4 math courses during their high
school years, regardless of what
course they start with in high
school.
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World Languages
Chinese (high school credit courses)
• Chinese Immersion 1A/B (grade 6)
• Level 2A/B (grade 7)
• Level 3A/B (grade 8)
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World Languages continued
• French (high school credit courses)
• Grades 7, 8
• Levels 1A/B and 2A/B
• Spanish (high school credit courses)
• Grades 7, 8
• Levels 1A/B and 2A/B- 89% of Hoover students
• Level 1A–Full Year – Grade 7
• Level 1B–Full Year – Grade 8
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World Languages continued
• Students must pass semester
B final exam in June to
receive high school credit.
• Course grades will be part of
high school transcript.
• Students may start
languages in grades 7 or 8.
• Students may need to take
upper level courses at
Churchill.
• Students may take a
placement test to
determine appropriate
course level if they have had
previous instruction /
exposure to any of the 3
languages.
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Grade 6 Exploratory Classes
• Students rotate classes each marking
period.
Possible courses include courses in areas of
fine, practical and performing Arts, Music
and Technology.
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Grade 6 Full Year Options
● Band
● Chorus
● Orchestra
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Grade 7 and 8 Electives
Semester Options
Full Year Options
Grade 7/8 ElectivesSemester Offerings
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Studio Art
Animation 1 & 2
Web Design
Digital Photography 1 & 2
Computer Assisted
Drafting and Robotics
• Creative Writing
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Guitar
Digital Art
Drama
Marine Biology 1 & 2
Chorus
Ceramics and Sculpture
*(Gr. 8 only)
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Grade 7/8 ElectivesFull Year Offerings
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Chorus
Concert Band
Advanced Band
Orchestra
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Take a look inside the PE/Arts
classes...
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5xgF3Jg3sN6S2wwbVZxclVBMUE/view?usp=sharing
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Transition to Middle School
We are here to help!
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ORIENTATION OPPORTUNITIES
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Counselor Visits to Elementary Schools
Half Day Orientation – August 27th Tentative
6th Grade Parent Coffees in May - TBD
Half Day Walk-Through with Schedule
Students receive lockers
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL – AUGUST 31st
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Chess
Club
Science
Club
It’s
Academic
HNN
Board
Games
World
Languages!
Creative
Writing
Science
Bowl
S.G.A.
Math
Team
Art Club
Yearbook
Club
How Parents Stay Connected At Hoover
• Edline- grades online
• Grade level teacher teams
• Assignments posted on web
• Counselors assigned by grade
• Email notification of grade updates • Join the PTA
• Hoover Notes
• Morning announcements on website
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• COMPLETE ONLINE REGISTRATION - FRIDAY 2/13
• Information is on our website
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Hoover Website
www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/hooverms
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Questions and Answers
Q: When do parents get a tour of the building?
A: In the past we have offered an open house. More information
on dates and times will be posted on our website in the future.
Q: When do parents meet teachers?
A: Parents meet teachers on Back to School Night. This date will
be announced later in the school year.
Q: What are the hours of the after school activities?
A: After school activities are held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and
Thursdays until 4:00. The specific day for each activity is posted
on our website.
Q: How much homework can we expect?
A: Homework is assigned daily, but it varies depending on each
subject. Teachers keep a calendar of major assignments and
exams and we do our very best to limit major assessments to
two per day. If you feel the amount of homework is
overwhelming at any time during the school year, please contact
the teacher or the counseling department and we will help you.
Questions and Answers
Q: How big are the classes?
A: The class sizes vary depending on the courses. The Physical
Education class and some band classes are larger. The average
class size in English is around 26 and the average class size for
the other classes is around 29.
Q: Do Middle School students have a homeroom teacher?
A: Yes, all students are assigned a homeroom teacher. Students
will only go to homerooms on the first 2 days of school and to
receive their report cards during the school year.
Q: Do sixth graders have a lunch break?
A: Yes, all 6th grade students eat together at the same time. The
lunch is from 10:37 – 11:07.
Q: How many students are at Hoover? How many 6th graders
are at Hoover?
A: We have around 1,040 students at Hoover. The classes are
usually around 325 – 350 students per grade.
Questions and Answers
Q: Is there much project-based learning?
A: Our teachers are skilled at differentiating instruction to meet
the needs of each student in their class. Projects are one
component of how teachers assess how much a student knows.
Some classes tend to use more projects than others based on
the individual course objectives.
Q: Are intramural sports available to sixth graders?
A: No, intramural sports are for 7th and 8th grade students only.
6th grade students are allowed to participate in our after school
activities and clubs.
Q: Are students guaranteed their elective of choice?
A: In 6th grade, students are either in band, orchestra or the
exploratory classes as their elective.
Q: What are hours for the mini-day on August 27th?
A: The mini-day is from 7:45 – 11:45. It is for all 6th grade
students as well as students new to Hoover. Students will get
their lockers, walk through their schedule, and meet their
teachers. It is for the students only. Students that are bus riders
will be picked up and dropped off just like the first day of school.
Questions and Answers
Q: How will you determine which students take Advanced
English 6?
A: All incoming sixth grade students will be enrolled in Advanced
English 6.
Q: How will you teach different level students in Advanced
English 6?
A: Advanced English 6 teachers will collaborate to differentiate
instruction to meet the instructional needs of all students. We
differentiate novels based on students’ interests and reading
levels and teachers continuously adapt instruction based on
feedback from student assignments.
The administrator for the incoming 6th grade class is:
Mr. Jon Green
The counselor for the incoming 6th grade class is:
Mrs. Anne Marill