Middle School Electives

Dear Incoming 6th, 7th, & 8th Grade Students and Parents,

It’s time to select the electives that you would like to take. In addition to the state requirement for PE, students have the opportunity to select from the electives on the following page. We also require that during their three years of middle school, students take Technology I.  During a student’s 7th or 8th grade year, it is required to take one, yearlong foreign language course.  Some courses offered are yearlong and others are semester long.  All classes meet a minimum of 2-3 times per week.  As you rank your choices, please keep in mind that band and PE - Angels have a financial commitment involved.  If you are serious about taking one of these two courses, please rank them as a high choice.

We continue to work with Conroe ISD so that we can offer some electives as high school courses.   Health class continues to be a high school level class required by CISD. Health is a yearlong course and is available to students in 8th grade.  Spanish I and Spanish II will be yearlong courses which will cover the high school Spanish TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills). Spanish I and Spanish II can be taken in 7th and/or 8th grade.  Health and Spanish classes will follow the high school TEKS and utilize a high school level textbook.  In order to meet high school requirements, homework, tests, quizzes, and semester exams may be given.  Upon satisfactory completion of courses, students will receive a letter of completion from St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School and CISD will have the option to issue the high school credit upon review.

Offering several choices will allow students to sample various electives that spark their interest.  We ask students to rank their preferences.  However, due to scheduling constraints, a tentative budget, and staffing requirements, students are not guaranteed all of their top ten choices.  We will do our best to schedule students into those courses that they rank highest.  In the event that not enough students sign up for a course, the course may be cancelled.  Students will be notified on the first day of school in August of their elective schedule.  Please take time in filling out and ranking your courses as it may be impossible to change your schedule in the fall.

Please sign and return the attached form to school no later than May 25th. If this elective form is not turned in by the due date, students will be placed in electives where spots are available.

Sincerely,
                            
Renee' Nunez                Kendall Shamas
Principal                         Assistant Principal