Parent Night
Beckendorff Junior High
January 25, 2016
Future 6th Grade Bears!
JUNIOR HIGH
SCHEDULE
School Starts -7:30
We encourage students to be at school around 7:15
School Ends -2:40
Daily Schedule
• Eight class periods per day
– Each class is about 45 minutes
– 5 minutes between each class
– Same schedule everyday except for special functions
• Advisory period
– Structured like a study hall
– 4th period
• Attendance is taken every period
– Tardies will not be counted for the first 2 weeks of school
• Passing period
– Students can go to their locker
– Restroom break
Lockers
• Academic Locker
– Keep school supplies and lunch
– Lock is built in
– Can decorate lockers
• Backpacks
– Students can take their backpack to each class
– No rolling backpacks
• Textbooks
– Class sets of textbooks kept in the classroom
– Students will have online access to textbooks at home
Lunch
• 4th period
– Split with Advisory
– Two 6th grade lunches – A lunch and B lunch
– 10:00am - 11:00am
• Meal Pay Account
– Parents can place restrictions on their accounts
• Open Seating
– 6th graders only
– Can use their devices during this time
Electives
• 6th grade is allowed to choose 1 elective for the year
– Art, Band, Choir, Orchestra, Theater Arts
– All electives are beginner classes
• Meet every day and receive a numerical grade
• Some electives require after school commitments
• Cannot be changed after the second week of school
• Due to the high demand of certain electives,
placement in elective courses will be limited
based on availability.
Physical Education
• Students
pay a $15 fee at the beginning of the year for their PE
uniform, lock for locker and laundry service.
• Students will dress out daily in their PE uniform.
Other Opportunities
• Competitive Training PE
– this class is designed for students
wanting to play a team sport in junior high (football, volleyball,
basketball, track, tennis, soccer)
• Presidential
Fitness Standards used to determine eligibility
• Students will run more and train like an off-season athletics class
• Parents will be notified by the end of the year if their child qualifies for this
program
• Athletics
– only for 7th and 8th graders
Grade Notification
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Expect a quiz (minor grade) weekly and a test
(major grade) twice per grading period in every
subject
Progress reports are given out at the 3 week mark
during each 6 weeks period
Report cards are given out each six weeks
The first and last report cards for the year are
mailed home
Home Access Center (HAC) for the most up to
date grades and attendance record
Dismissal
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No Rainy Day Dismissal Plan
Parents do not need to notify the school of
transportation changes
Parents and students need to talk about how they
will get home
No afterschool care
Students need to leave the building after school
unless they are staying for a supervised activity
CBE
• Credit By Exam can be used for math acceleration
• Students must score an 80% or higher on the exam to
receive credit for the course
• Students who decide to take the CBE for 6th grade math
will be on track to take Algebra I in 7th grade and
Geometry in 8th grade
• Algebra I and Geometry are both high school credit
courses which are typically taken in 9th and 10th grade
Enrolled Grade/Course
CBE
5th grade attempting to place out of
6th grade Pre-AP math
6th grade CBE (UT online)
More information can be found at tinyurl.com/cbeinfo
Possible Required Courses
These courses take the place of your elective class.
• Math Lab
– designed to refine math concepts and improve
STAAR skills
• Read 180– designed to
improve reading proficiency and
help with STAAR skills
• Placement may
be mandatory as a result of KISD standards
and graduation requirements
• STAAR results are used to determine placement in the
above courses
Course Selection Sheet
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Due to your 5th grade Homeroom Teacher
Must be signed by a parent/guardian and the
student
If you are moving or planning to move, you still
must turn in a course selection sheet
Students/teachers will enter their course selections
into the computer
Verification Process
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students will receive a verification sheet in March
• The verification sheet is not a schedule — it is the list of
courses you selected
• No changes will be made to courses prior to verification
sheets being distributed
• Any changes to the student’s courses should be made on the
verification sheet and returned to the homeroom teacher with
a parent signature
• If we do not receive a verification sheet back, we assume no
corrections need to be made to your course selections
PTA
6th parents have the opportunity to be involved in many aspects of
junior high life.
• BDJH PTA : http://www.bdjhpta.org/
• Parent Groups: BDJH has different parent groups that help out specific
electives, clubs, and/or activities
Easing the Transition
• Cub Camp
– orientation for incoming 6th graders only in August
– Tour the school, practice opening lockers, meet new friends
• Beckendorff Blast (the week before school starts)
– pick up schedule and locker assignment
– walk your schedule
– Decorate your locker and drop off supplies
• 6th graders upstairs for core academic classes
• Principals, teachers, counselors, and the security guard are
in the halls to help with lockers and answer questions
Communication
• School
website:
http://www.katyisd.org/campus/BDJH/Pages/default.aspx
• eNEWS
• Canvas
• Home
Access Center (HAC)
• Twitter: @BeckendorffJH or search #bdjhpride
• Announcements during school day
• Daily planner/agenda
• “First Day” packets
We can’t wait
to see you at
BDJH!