Eighth Grade Orientation Ada Merritt K-8 Center Middle Years Programme Eighth Grade Orientation Ada Merritt K-8 Center

Guiding Question How will MYP experiences help me in the future? Ada Merritt K-8 Center

Eighth Grade Highlights MYP Requirements 8th Grade Research Project High School Fairs Eighth Grade Exams End of the Year Activities Ada Merritt K-8 Center

Eighth Grade Requirements To receive an Eighth Grade Certificate of Promotion students must pass all Middle School core classes. To receive an Ada Merritt K-8 Center International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IB MYP) Certificate and Pin students must meet the following criteria: a GPA of 2.5 or higher in all Academic Courses and in conduct a minimum of 40 hours of Community and Service: 10 in grades 6 and 7, 20 in grade 8. All Service Record forms must be submitted before May 17, 2013 a satisfactory eighth grade research project a complete MYP portfolio.

Eighth Grade Research Project Ada Merritt K-8 Center

What is the 8th Grade Research Project? The MYP Research Project is a great opportunity to: learn about a topic that interests you apply the skills you have developed while participating in the Middle Years Programme at Ada Merritt K-8 Center in all your subjects and through Approaches to Learning develop and showcase talents and interests that you may have and apply them to a chosen goal apply your knowledge of the Design Cycle More detailed information on the 8th Grade Research Project will be discussed shortly in your Technology/Gifted class. A PowerPoint presentation is also posted on the school website.

What are the required components of the 8th Grade Research Project? A Design Folder detailing your work through all the phases of the Design Cycle  A product A presentation of the project with visual aids A personal statement Remember: all components will be required to qualify for the Ada Merritt K-8 Center IB MYP Certificate and Pin.

How will it be graded? Your project will be graded using the Technology assessment criteria. The various phases of the Design Cycle will each receive a grade. Your final product, personal statement and presentation will be evaluated using a project rubric A minimum grade of 3 on the product, personal statement and presentation will be required to qualify for the Ada Merritt K-8 Center IB Certificate and Pin. You will receive guidance and support during your technology /gifted classes to ensure that your project has all the required components.

High School Fairs Ada Merritt K-8 Center

High School Fairs Applications due January 15, 2013 October 11, 2012, from 1 pm to 3 pm Confirmed to attend: Coral Gables Senior High School International Studies Prep Academy- ISPA International Studies Charter High School- ISCHS Miami Beach Senior High School Miami Senior High School New World School of the Arts Young Men’s Prep Academy Invited: Iprep Young Women’s Prep Academy Terra Declined invitation: Coral Reef High School, MAST Academy, Dash, North Miami Senior High School Applications due January 15, 2013 Ada Merritt K-8 Center

Eighth Grade Exams Algebra 1 End of Course Exam (May 2013) Geometry End of Course Exam (May 2013) FCAT in Writing, Science and Reading (April 2013) Spanish Language AP Exam (May 2013) Ada Merritt K-8 Center

End of the Year Activities Eighth Grade Field Trip Dinner/Dance End of the Year Awards Program Ada Merritt K-8 Center

Eighth Grade Orientation September 28, 2012 The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life. Plato Ada Merritt K-8 Center