Rising 6th Graders
Registration
Scoggins Middle School
Spring 2014
Registration Card &
Course Guide…
All students should have a
yellow registration card and
the 6th grade course guide.
Please DO NOT fill out your
course requests until you have
discussed this information with
your parents.
1. Student Registration Information…
You will need to print your full name, ID number,
and gender (either M or F).
Student ID#: ___________
Scoggins Middle School
6th Grade Registration
2014-2015
Last Name: _________________ First Name: _________________ Gender:_____
Required Classes 2014-2015
REQUIRED COURSES
Choose 1 from each of the following required areas:
Social Studies
__√__ Social Studies 6
Science
__√__ Science 6
All students are
required to take the
following classes…
 ILA or PreAP ILA
__√__ *Tech Apps/PE
(Alternating Days)
 Math or PreAP Math
 Reading
 Science
__√__ *Advisory
 Social Studies
ILA
____ ILA 6
____ Pre AP ILA 6
Mathematics
_____Math 6
_____ Pre AP Math 6
 Tech Apps/ PE
 Advisory
All classes are subject to change. Student interest and staffing availability
may affect whether or not an offering is available.
Pre-AP Expectations…
Pre-AP Expectations:
A student who earns below a 70% in
two consecutive six week grading
periods will be placed on academic
probation, and a committee
including the student, parent, and
teacher will convene to develop a
plan for future success. If, at the
conclusion of the six weeks of
probation, the student again earns
below a 70%, the committee will
reconvene to determine if Pre-AP is
the appropriate placement.
STAAR Tests
STAAR (for all grade levels): If a student does
not meet expectations on any section of STAAR
(2013-2014), the student will be scheduled into
the appropriate accelerated instruction lab class.
 It is the state law.
 This class(es) will take the place of the elective
and/or Advisory.
Electives
Mark your first choice with a “1,” your second
choice with a “2,” and your third choice with a “3.”
____ Band (Instrument – per Band Director)
____ Orchestra (Instrument – per Orchestra Director)
____ Art
____ Theater
____ Choir
All classes are subject to change. Student interest and
staffing availability may affect whether or not an offering
is available.
Parent Information…
Please make sure your parents have included current/correct
phone numbers/e-mail address in case the counselors have any
questions and need to contact you this summer.
You and your parent(s) need to sign the card before turning it
in…
Parent Name(s): _______________________________________
Parent E-mail: _________________Home Phone #: _______________
Cell Phone #: _________________Work Phone #: ________________
Student Signature:___________________________________________
Parent Signature: _________________________ Date: _____________
Parent Information (cont.)
Your parent(s) also needs to sign the back
of the schedule card after carefully
reading each statement…
Parent Signature: _________________________ Date: _____________
Schedule Changes
Schedule Changes: Schedule changes are subject to
availability in the class requested. This policy is
strictly enforced. Please make sure you choose
classes carefully and that you understand the schedule
change policy.
Schedule changes will not be permitted in the first
week of school unless you are:
* enrolled in a class twice
* enrolled in too many or too few classes
* need to move from Pre AP to on-level or vice versa
No schedule changes will be permitted after the 2nd
week of school unless initiated by a school official.
4. Turn in the REGISTRATION card
ALL registration cards are
due to your elementary
school teacher no later than
Thursday, March 6th.
Any cards turned in after the
deadline will be processed
last.
Frisco Independent School
District
ILA – English and Reading
Pre-AP Information
Spring 2014
MS Pre-AP Offerings
Grade 6: Pre-AP ILA
Reading and English combined
Grade 7: Pre-AP ILA
Reading and English combined
Grade 8: Pre-AP ILA
Reading and English combined
Expectations & Qualities of a Pre-AP
Student
The following are a few of the qualities and attributes listed
by The College Board which indicate success in Pre-AP
classes:
The student is a confident independent reader
The student seeks out challenges and new concepts
The student possesses a respect and regard for literature,
composition, and learning in general
The student is willing to go beyond the minimum requirements of any
assignment
The student has the ability to listen and participate in a thoughtful
exchange of ideas
The student is able to accept and to offer questions for which there
are no clear answers
The student possesses writing abilities which demonstrate the use of
controlled mechanics, grammar and usage, organization and syntax
Summer Reading Component
Pre-AP courses do have a summer reading
requirement.
The titles are posted on the district website, and students
should be notified by their 5th grade Literacy or middle
school English teacher.
Summer reading will be incorporated in learning the first
six-weeks of class.
Parents can also contact the counseling department of
their child’s respective campus during the summer.
Frisco Independent
School District
Middle School Science
Programs
Our Goals
Prepare middle school students for
successful high school science class
experiences
Increase enrollment in Pre-AP and AP
science classes at the middle and high
school level
Middle School Science Topics
th
6
Grade- Physical Science
th
7 Grade- Life Science
8th Grade- Earth Science
Middle School Science Courses
6th grade
7th grade
7th grade Pre-AP
8th grade
8th grade Pre-AP
Frisco Independent
School District
Middle School Math
Programs
Why choose Pre-AP Math Classes
Prepare students for Calculus AB,
Calculus BC, and Statistics and to
potentially earn college credit through AP
exams
Grade-level TEKS will be taught at a
deeper and more rigorous level than onlevel classes
Students will be exposed to broad-based
problems integrated into the curriculum
that use accumulated skills/concepts
The link to the district Pre-AP
vodcast can be found on the
Scoggins website in the
Counselors’ Corner.