Course Planning Worksheet: 9th graders planning for 10th grade

Course Planning Worksheet FOR RISING SOPHOMORES We will be meeting with all current 9th graders February 8 - March 5

Review this worksheet with your parent/guardian & CIRCLE your courses for next year.

CIRCLE YOUR CHOICES

Course Planning Worksheeet For Incoming English English II ICAP-P Acad Eng II ICAP Hlth-P (HCA & DAA)

Intervent English ion ELA II & Intensive & Support Support (Elective Credit Onl 9th Gradersy)

World Language

Spanish I-P, II-P, III-P Spanish II-NS-P, III-NS-P Spanish II/III ICAP-P French I-P ,II-P,III-P French II/III ICAP-P Students should select six classes: English, Life Skills, Math, Science, PE, and one Elective. World Language is an elective. If a student needs support classes, they are required to take seven classes. 8th grade students will complete the course selection process online during March-April 2021. English: Students will be placed according to test scores: English I ICAP-P (Student may also need English I Support) English I Intensive and English I Intensive Support

Intervention ELA I and Intervention ELA I Support (Elective Credit Only) ELA I or II or III-P & ELD I or II or III* Life Skills & Social Studies: Life Skills (1st Quarter Fall Semester) Ethnic Studies I (2nd Quarter Fall Semester) Ethnic Studies II-P (Spring semester)

Science Biology-P Acad Biology-P (DAA)

Acad Biology Hlth-P (HCA) Acad Chemistry Chemistry-P Physics-P (Level II or higher requires a placement test with the SHS World Language Department)

Science:

Biology-P Physics-P Gen Science I – NEP Biology PL-P* Biology LEP-P*

PE:

PE 1 PE Dance-P

PE Dance Int. –P (Audition Required)

PE Dance Adv. –P (Audition Required)

PE

PE 2 PE Conditioning Weight Training PE Dance-P PE Dance Int. -P (audition required) PE Dance Adv. -P (audition required)

History

Modern Euro History ICAP-P Acad Mod Euro Hist-P (DAA) Acad Mod Euro Hist ICAP Hlth-P (HCA)

Math: Must pass with C- to advance

Algebra I-P Geometry-P Accelerated Geometry/Algebra II-P (teacher recommendation required) Algebra II-P Algebra II/Trig-P IB Analysis SL or HL – HP IB Applications SL or HL – HP

VPA/CTE (elective) 1)________________________________ Courses listed on the back of this page

Alternate Electives (Choose TWO) 1)________________________________ 2)_____________________________________

Math: Students will be placed according to 8th grade course: Algebra I-P Geometry-P Accelerated Geometry/Algebra II-P (teacher recommendation required) Algebra II/Trig-P IB Analysis SL or HL – HP IB Applications SL or HL – HP General Math – NEP* (Elective Credit Only) Algebra I LEP-P* Geometry LEP-P*

World Language:

Spanish I-P or Spanish II-P Spanish II NS-P French I-P or French II-P ● Let your counselor know if you are interested in joining AVID, Digital Arts Academy, or Health Careers Academy. ● All support classes for English will be added to your schedule by your counselor. ● Course selections subject to change due to teacher recommendations. Parents will see final course selection with teacher recommendations in May through the Online Information Update (OIU) process. If you do not agree with your teacher’s recommendation, please speak with your teacher and counselor. ● Students taking six or seven classes could be enrolled in a zero or seventh period dependent on the master schedule. ● Sequoia is not able to honor requests for specific periods and teacher preference. ● The last day for students and parents to request a course selecti *ELD/ELA, PL, & LEP classes are for recent US immigrants on change is May 21 via Online Information Update (OIU). learning English as a second language.

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: ● English placements are according to test scores and math placements are according to the 8th grade course taken. ● Students testing below grade level in English will be placed in the correct English class according to test scores. ● If needed, English Support will be added to your schedule by a counselor. ● All students planning to go to a four-year college need to take two years of a World Language (three recommended). ● All 9th graders must take P.E. or Dance ● Students taking six or seven classes could be enrolled in a zero or seventh period dependent on the master schedule.

Sequoia is not able to honor requests for specific periods and teacher preference. ● The last day for students and parents to request a course selection change is May 21 via Online Information Update (OIU).