All current 7th grade students will attend a registration assembly in late January or early February.  This assembly will give 7th grade students instructions on how to register for 8th grade. For more information or instructions, please see the below PowerPoint.

Key Points for 8^th Grade Registration:

• indicates the course is a full-year course
• .5 indicates the course if a semester/half-year course

ALL Students will register for: 

• 1.0      Language Arts 8
• 1.0      Reading* (Students may be eligible to waive Reading, refer to powerpoint for details)
• 1.0      Math 1
• 1.0      Science
• 1.0      U.S. History
• .5        Fitness
• .5        Health
• 1.0      Elective Classes

* Students who qualify to waive Reading can begin a Foreign Language, select the Exploring Literature course, or make an appointment to speak with their counselor to discuss options.

ALPS Students will register for:

• 1.0      ALPS Language Arts 8
• 1.0      2nd Year of Foreign Language
• 1.0      ALPS Science
• 1.0      ALPS U.S. History
• .5        Fitness
• .5        Health
• 1.0      Elective Classes

Resources:

During the 8th grade registration assembly for students and parents, the attached powerpoint was presented. Feel free to review the powerpoint for your reference

Below are Key Points for 8th Grade Registration

All Students will register for:

• 1.0            Language Arts
• 1.0            Reading (Students on or above grade level will not be required to take reading *District Placed
• 1.0            Math 
• 1.0            Science
• 1.0            CTE
• 0.5            Fitness
• 0.5            Utah Studies
• 1.0 – 2.0   Elective Classes*

Notes:

• 1.0 indicates the course is a full-year course
• .5 indicates the course if a semester/half-year course
• Elective Classes are non-core classes that a student will choose from to complete their schedule
  • Elective classes are listed in the far-right column of the registration card
• Reading Classes:
  • Students will have 1.5 electives if they are in a .5 reading class
  • Students will have 1.0 electives if they are in a 1.0 reading class
• All students will register for 1.5 electives. If they are placed in a 1.0 Reading a .5 elective they have chosen will be dropped to adjust their schedule.

* If you are concerned regarding your students’ district Math or Reading placement please contact the district curriculum specialist.

ALPS Students will register for:

• 1.0             ALPS Language Arts
• 1.0             Foreign Language (Students will select French or Spanish)
• 1.0             ALPS Science
• 1.0             CTE
• 0.5             Fitness
• 0.5             ALPS Utah Studies
• 1.0             Elective Classes

Notes:

• 1.0 indicates the course is a full-year course
• 0.5 indicates the course if a semester/half-year course
• Elective Classes are non-core classes that a student will choose from to complete their schedule
  • Elective classes are listed in the far-right column of the registration card

* If you are concerned regarding your students’ district Reading placement please contact the district curriculum specialist.

• Wendy Harmon, Math Consultant,  wendy.harmon@jordandistrict.org  801-567-8377

**ALPS placement is determined at the district level. At this time we are having potential ALPS students fill out the normal 7th grade registration form. Once we have been given the ALPS placement list we will process their registration as an ALPS student.

8th Grade Resources