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7TH GRADE COURSE SELECTION

For the 2018-2019 School Year

PROMOTION TO 7TH GRADE

To be promoted to 7th grade:

• You must have an overall average of 70 or higher in all courses.

• You must also have an overall average of 70 or higher in 3 of the 4 core subject areas:

1. English and Reading

2. Math

3. Science

4. Social Studies

Students who do not meet these requirements must either

attend summer school or repeat the 6th grade.

COURSE SELECTION PROCESS

1. Course selection presentations will be during SCIENCE classes beginning January

22nd.

2. Take your course selection sheet home to share with your parents. Both you and

your parent must sign the form!

3. Return your completed, signed/initialed course selection sheet to YOUR SCIENCE

TEACHER by Thursday February 1st.

4. Students will meet with counselors to input 7th grade course selections the week

of February 20th.

COURSE REQUESTS OVERVIEW

• Course sheets must be turned in to your Science Teacher by FEB 1st.

• If you are moving or planning to move, you must fill it out anyway.

• Both the student and parent must sign the course sheet.

All students must sign up for the following courses:

1. English

2. Reading

3. Math

4. Social Studies

5. Science

6. PE or Athletics

7. One elective and two alternate elective

PREAP PROGRAM INFORMATION

It is recommended that students meet the following criteria for PreAP classes:

1. Have an “A” average in the academic class, or a “B” average in the PreAP class.

2. Have parent approval.

3. Students taking PreAP English must also take

PreAP Reading.

The PreAP Course Commitment form is included on the back of the course selection sheet.



PreAP courses are designed to challenge

motivated students and prepare them for success

in advanced coursework. These courses:

1. typically move at a faster pace,

2. are academically challenging,

3. require more independent learning, and

4. require more homework than academic

courses.



• Students may exit a PreAP course during

the first 6-weeks grading period or at the

end of the 1st semester.

• The student must have teacher and parent

approval to exit.

• If the student’s 6-weeks average falls

below 70, it is recommended to exit the

class at the end of the grading period.

GT STUDENTS

• Students must be screened and identified to be eligible for GT courses.

• If you are an English and Reading GT student, you will sign up for the combined GT English/Reading class G710.

• The combined GT English/Reading class will allow you to sign up for an additional elective.

PE & ATHLETICS• All rising 7th grade students will be placed in PE.

• Students may not sign themselves up for athletics.

• Please see the coach if you are interested in playing a sport next year.

• Coaches will give the counselors a list of students to

be scheduled into the athletic period later this

semester.

• Off Campus PE: Students who are participating in 5-14 hours of approved off campus PE training will have their PE class replaced with a study hall. If you

participate in 15 or more hours, you may be released

from campus after 7th period.

7TH GRADE ELECTIVES

• Band – Beginning or 2nd Year

• Choir – Boys or Girls

• Orchestra – Beginning or 2nd Year

• Theater Arts – Beginning or 2nd Year

• Art – Beginning or 2nd Year

7TH GRADE ELECTIVESCONTINUED

• Publications – Yearbook*

• *Application required

• Career Readiness

• Spanish I, Part 1of 2

• 2 year commitment

• No high school credit is earned in 7th grade.

• The full high school credit is earned in 8th

grade Spanish 1, Part 2 of 2.

OTHER COURSES

• Math Block - designed to help refine and review

math skills in preparation for the STAAR test.

• Reading Elective - designed to help improve

reading level and basic reading skills in

preparation for the STAAR test.

• You will be recommended to take these classes

if you do not pass the Math or Reading section

of the 5th grade STAAR test. This class will

replace your elective.

REMEMBER!

• Course selection sheets are due to YOUR SCIENCE

TEACHER by FEBRUARY 1ST .

• Keep your course selection sheet neat and clean.

Take good care of it!

• Choose your courses wisely – think carefully about

your choices.

• Talk to your teachers about PreAP placement.

• Choose the elective that’s most interesting to you.

• List two alternate electives.

• Have your parent Sign your course selection sheet

and you must return the course sheet on time!

FINAL NOTES

http://www.katyisd.org/dept/campusadmin/Documents/Graduation%20Requirements/2018-2019%20Course%20Catalog_FINAL_8x10.pdf