NEEDHAM HIGH SCHOOL A Caring Community Striving For Personal Growth and Academic Excellence AGENDA:
• Welcome and Introductions- NHS Principal Aaron Sicotte
• Math Curriculum- John Shea, Math Department Chair
• World Languages Curriculum- Elizabeth Zajac, K-12 Director of World Languages
• Introduction to NHS Graduation Requirements
• Course Selection Details
• Interdisciplinary Learning Initiative
• Announcements/Freshman Transition Dates Math Course Offering Timeline
School Year 2018-2019 Math 8 Math 8 Acc
School Year Integrated Advanced Math 9 Math 9 GeometryGeometry 18-19 Math 9 Math 9 Math 9 ORR Honors Accelerated AcceleratedAccelerated I Accelerated
School Year Math 10 Math 10 Integrated Math 10 Precalculus Accelerated 19-20 Geometry Geometry OR Math 10 Geometry BC Honors Accelerated
School Year Precalculus Integrated Precalculus APAP 20-21 Precalculus Accelerated OR Math 11 Honors CalculusCalculus BC BC AB or BC
School Year Integrated Fund. of Calculus or AP Calculus AB AP Statistics 21-22 Calculus and Math 12 Stats Honors or BC and/or AP and/or other Statistics Statistics Math Electives World Languages Course Offering Timeline “Place by Pace”
Leaving Pollard French: Mandarin: Spanish: NOTES: and continuing with...
Options for 9th French 2H Mandarin 2H Spanish 2CP Massachusetts & French 2ACC Mandarin 2ACC Spanish 2H NHS require 2 Spanish 2ACC successful years of the same world Options for 10th French 3H Mandarin 3H Spanish 3CP language. French 3ACC Mandarin 3ACC Spanish 3H Competitive Spanish 3ACC universities require 3-4.
*Not run in recent years due to very low enrollment; student would be offered second choice instead
Leaving Pollard French: Mandarin: Spanish: Latin: and starting new with...
Options for 9th French 1H* Mandarin 1H/ACC Spanish 1CP Latin 1H Spanish 1H* Latin 1ACC
Options for 10th French 2H Mandarin 2H Spanish 2CP Latin 2H French 2ACC Mandarin 2ACC Spanish 2H Latin 2ACC NHS REQUIREMENTS – THE BASICS
• 92 credits required to graduate • Subject Area Requirements • 4 Years of English • 3 Years Laboratory Science • 3 Years of Mathematics • 3 Years of History/Social Studies • 2 Years of World Language • 4 Semesters or 2 Full Years of Fine and Performing Arts • Letter from LeeAnn Sutton, Director of Fine and Performing Arts • 4 Semesters of Health/Physical Education • 2 credits (60 hours) Community Service Learning • Pass MCAS: Eng, Math, Science
9TH GRADE COURSES
• English • Science (Biology) • World History • Math 9 • World Language – Spanish 1 or 2, French 1, French 2, Mandarin 1 or 2, Latin 1 • Directed Study- Freshman Seminar (Fall) • Wellness (Spring) • Elective(s) (up to 4 credits) • Skills Center (if your student is on an IEP) or PLC NHS COURSE LEVELS
• College Prep • Honors • Accelerated • Level Determination Guidelines
COURSE SELECTION TIMELINE: SY 2018-2019 Date Event & Description
Thursday, 2/8 NHS Counselors visit 8th Grade Students at Pollard
Thursday, 2/8/18 Special Education Information Night for Parents (NHS Library) 6:30-8pm
Thursday, 2/15/18 Snow Date for Special Education Information Night (NHS Library)
2/12-2/16 Teachers input course level recommendations into PowerTeacher. All recommendations are due by Friday, February 16th.
3/5-3/9 STUDENT INPUT WEEK: - Students input elective requests in PowerSchool by Friday, March 9th. Students who miss the deadline may not have the opportunity to request elective courses. - Students seeking to override a teacher recommendation must complete the Override Request Form
3/10-3/16 Parents review student recommendations and requests via PowerSchool parent access.
Friday, 3/16 Override Forms Due!
Tuesday, 8/22/18 Guidance counselors return from summer break; 2018-2019 student schedules available on PowerSchool. PLEASE REMEMBER…
• Teacher Recommendations (they know your students and the High School curriculum/levels)
• Only a very small percentage of students successfully navigate all accelerated classes (typically <10%)
• Override with caution/Course Change Policy
• Due to increased enrollment and schedule constraints, changing course levels later may not be possible.
• Student & Parent sign the override form Deadline is Friday, March 16, 2018. RESOURCES TO HELP
• Your child’s current teachers and counselor • High school department chairs • High school School Counselors • NHS Website – Course Selection Page NHS ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SPRING ‘SAVE THE DATES’
th 8 Grade Step-Up Day @ Needham High School Wednesday, May 30, 2018 Program open for all 8th graders to tour NHS, hear from NHS students and staff members
NHS ATHLETICS & ACTIVITIES FAIR for rising 9th graders and parents/guardians June 7th or 8th Orientation session in NHS Auditorium
•Fall Sports Start Before School Starts (Starting Dates for 9th Graders on Thursday, August 24th- Football, Cheer, Dance start earlier •Sports Seasons run through all 3 School Vacations •Pre-registration for fall starts in June and continues through August ○ New for Fall 2017, Online Registration will be available for Athletics
CLUB SPORT OFFERINGS & 2018-19 PROPOSED OPTIONS
CLUB SPORTS PROGRAM • Cheer - Fall & Winter - tryouts end of May/June • Dance - Fall & Winter- tryouts end of May/June • Sailing - Fall & Spring • Squash - Winter • Snowboarding - Winter • Boys Ultimate Frisbee - Spring • Girls Ultimate Frisbee - Spring • Girls Rugby - Spring • Water Polo - Spring INTERDISCIPLINARY LEARNING INITIATIVE • The Greater Boston Project • African American Studies • Art in the Dark • Robotics • Kinetic Sculpture • Computer Science Program • Stats and Infographics • Wellness Units • Studio Chem and Physics • The DaVinci Workshop • Integrating Engineering into • Junior/Senior STEM Capstone Environmental Science • Robotics • Social Memory and Memorial • LACES • Be the Change • Art History • Peer Tutoring • Sport Psychology • Work Study • Interdisciplinary Writing • Digital Portfolio • Interdisciplinary Math • Product Design & Development • Storytelling with Numbers • Television Production • Digital Game History and Design • Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing • Engineering Design • Computer Aided Design • THANK YOUQuestions? FOR ATTENDING!