1. 7th and 8th Grade Parent Meeting
Cobb Middle School
7th and 8th Grade Parent Meeting

2. Cobb Administrators & Counselors
Principal Kecia Theodore Assistant Principals Stephanie Janes (Alpha A-K) Tricia Boswell (Alpha L-Z)
Counselors Sharla Guess (Alpha A-K) Eric Loveless (Alpha L-Z)

3. Required Core Courses ILA 7 Pre AP ILA 7 GT ILA 7 Science 7
7th Grade
Texas History
Integrated Language Arts:
ILA 7
Pre AP ILA 7
GT ILA 7
Summer reading required (PAP/GT)
Science:
Science 7
Pre AP Science 7
Math:
Math 7
Pre AP Math 7
8th Grade
US History
Integrated Language Arts:
ILA 8
Pre AP ILA 8
GT ILA 8
Summer reading required (PAP/GT)
Science:
Science 8
Pre AP Science 8
Math:
Math 8
Pre Math 8
Pre AP Algebra (more details to come)

4. Summer Reading Pre AP Integrated Language Arts
6th Grade: My Life in Dog Years by Gary Paulsen
7th Grade: Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick
8th Grade: The Messenger by Lois Lowry
GT Integrated Language Arts
6th Grade: Stargirl by Jerry Spinneli
7th Grade: One title from the 2014 Lone Star Reading List
8th Grade: The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien

5. Middle School Math Courses
6th grade math
7th grade math
8th grade math
5th grade math
8th grade PAP math
6th grade PAP math
7th grade PAP math
PAP Algebra I
** 8th Grade: Choose math class you “think” you want to take. Changes will be made after IAAT results.

6. CBA Comparison On-Level: Pre-AP:
A concession stand earned a profit of $150 in July. This represented 25% of the profits made in June. How much profit did the concession stand make in June?
Pre-AP:
Chad works for Best Buy and is paid an hourly wage plus a 3% commission on his sales. Last week he worked 35 hours and sold $4500 worth of merchandise. His total earnings for the week were $ How much does Chad earn per hour?
**Requires students to see that $150 is ¼ of June’s profit, so the answer is found by multiplying 150 by 4.
**Requires students to solve a multi-step equation by first calculating the commission, subtracting it from total earnings and then dividing by the number of hours worked.

7. PAP Algebra I HS Credit and counts toward HS GPA
Accelerated course and considered above grade level
8th grade PAP Algebra I students should plan on taking a total of 5 years of math prior to HS graduation (5th year can either be AP Calculus or AP Statistics)

8. Elective Choices…Choose Carefully!
All courses are year-long commitments
Rank elective choices
“1-5” for 8th grade; “1-4” for 7th grade
1 for first choice, 2 for second choice, etc.

9. Physical Education Course Options (Required for 7th grade)
Choose one of the following:
Boys Athletics (Football and/or Basketball)
Girls Athletics (Volleyball and/or Basketball)
Tennis
You must make the competition ladder by the end of the first semester in order to remain for the spring semester.
Please refer to the Cobb Athletics portion of the website for more details about tennis levels. PE
Partners PE –8th grade only (application). Will open to 7th grade if not filled by 8th grade students.
*If you are only planning to participate in Soccer, Cross Country, Track, or cheerleading you DO NOT need to sign up for athletics
*Please note: There is a $100 non-refundable, one time fee to participate in Athletics or Tennis

10. Elective Courses Spanish
7th grade year will be Introduction to Spanish and will prepare you for the high school course. We highly recommend you take this class if you want to take Spanish in 8th grade. Native speakers should not take this class. 8th graders can take Intro class if they are not ready for Spanish I.
8th grade will be Spanish I and will count toward your High School GPA (Grade point average)

11. 7th & 8th Grade Fine Art Electives
Choir
Boy’s Choir
Girl’s Choir
Band
Beginning Band (6th/7th)
Band A
Band B
Band C
Orchestra
Beginning (6th/7th) Orchestra A
Orchestra B
Orchestra C
Band & Orchestra Directors will determine placement into the different levels
Art I
Art II (pre-requisite Art 6)
Art III (8th only)
Theater I
Theater II (pre-requisite Theater 6)
Theater III (8th only)
Theater Production
(audition only)
Technical Theater

12. Other Electives 7th & 8th grade Multimedia/Video Production I
Multimedia/Video Production II (8th only)
Robotics
Digital Graphics & Animation
Broadcast (application– 8th only)
Yearbook (application required)
Skills for Independent Living I
Skills for Independent Living II (8th only)
*Note: If you have already taken a class, you cannot repeat in 8th grade (example: Robotics as there is not a Robotics II)

13. 8th Grade only – NO Prerequisite work required:
Office/Library/Band/Orchestra Aide (application required—very limited number of students accepted)
Health/Teen Leadership (combination class)
High school credit given for Health ONLY and will count towards HS GPA
Each class is one semester in length
Health is required for High School graduation
If you are considering the Health/Medical pathway at the CTE center for high school, you should NOT take Health in middle school as the Health Science class will count for your HS Health credit. (see CTE center pathways in the high school course guide)
You can also take Health in summer school before 9th grade and any other summer before graduation. The class is also offered as an on-line course.

14. 8th Grade Electives that require Pre-Requisite work in 6th or 7th grade
Art III - Requires Art 6 & Art II Skills for Independent Living II - requires Skills for Independent Living I Multimedia II/ Video Production II - requires M/VP I Broadcast - Multimedia/Video Production is highly suggested & application

15. Electives that Require Applications
All due March 2nd
Yearbook - Application from Mrs. Muse
Broadcast – Applications from Mrs. Clark
Office Aide– Applications in front office. Due to Ms. Ariola (receptionist)
Band Aide- Application from Mrs. Tucker
Orchestra Aide- Talk with Mrs. Hesson
Partner’s PE – Applications in the front office. Due to Ms. Ariola
Library Aide – Applications in library. Due to Mrs. Seddighi (librarian)
Theater Production – Auditions with Mr. Moore
Art III – Portfolio due to Mrs. Tyagi

16. Student Registration Information
This is information can be found on the back of the course card:
Pre-AP, Pre-AP Algebra I, Pre-AP Geometry and Spanish Expectations
High School Credit Course Expectations
Instruction to Support Future Academic Success (all grade levels)
Schedule Changes
Elective Course Selection

17. Now what? For Incoming 7th: For Incoming 8th:
Be sure to fill out every section and choices
Turn in applications to the appropriate teachers by March 2nd (if applicable)
Schedule pick-up will be ????
Open Campus will be ????
(We have to wait for the state of Texas to tell us when we can start school to assign these dates)
For Incoming 7th:
Course Card (DUE Feb. 16th with parent signature to MRS. BRINLEE)
See from Nurse Hodgkiss (if applicable)
For Incoming 8th:
Course Card (DUE Feb. 16th with parent signature to your TEXAS HISTORY TEACHER)
Be sure to sign FRONT and BACK of course card.

18. Contact Information: Sharla Guess: Alpha A-K Eric Loveless: Alpha L-Z