Preparing for 7th grade

Class of 2026

The 7th Grade TeamAssistant Principal – Stacey Blackshear

Counselor – Anita Stetson

Admin. Assistant - Jennifer Heid

281-641-4824

anita.stetson@humbleisd.net

The Process● January 16:

○ Meeting with all students in the gym

● January 21:

○ Planning Sheets, with recommendations, go home with

students

○ Parent Night

● January 29:

○ Planning Sheets due in RELA

● February 17 - 19:

○ Course Selection meetings in RELA classes

● March 18-19:

○ Brief individual conferences with students in math

● Later in the semester, verification sheets will go home

Middle School Course Guide● Can be found on the district webpage

under Counseling & Behavioral

Services and on the RMS website

● Provides information about the

district’s policies and procedures and

describes all of the courses offered at

the middle school level.

• RELA (1 period)

• Math

• Science

• Texas History

• PE/Athletics

• Health (1 semester)

Courses required in 7th

grade:

• In the core subjects, recommendations for student success are completed by teachers based upon current student progress.

• Verification sheets of requested courses will be sent home.

• If you wish to make a change from PreAP to Level, make the change on the course selection sheet, sign and return.

• But if you wish to make a change from Level to PreAP, contact the teacher to discuss. – Moving levels in math requires at least 1 test over the

summer to test into the PreAP course

Placement

PreAP Note:

If you choose a PreAP class, you will only be allowed to move to Level at the 3 and 6 week progress report times, or at semester - with approval.

Period 1st Semester 2nd Semester

1 Math Math

2 Science Science

3 TX History TX History

4 RELA RELA

5 PE/Athletics PE/Athletics

6 Health __________

7 __________ __________

Electives:

• Band

• Orchestra

• Choir

• Dance

Year-long electives (2 semesters):

Beginning Art

Intermediate Art

Arts & Crafts

Theater Arts I

Broadcasting I

Journalism I*

Debate I

Touch Systems Data Entry -

HS credit

One Semester Electives:Foods for Today

Intro to Programming

Intro to Engineering & Tech

Intro to Spanish

Intro to STEM

Intro to Graphic Design

* application required

Several 7th grade courses have 6th grade prerequisites:

● Beginning Art > Intermediate Art or Applied Arts & Crafts

● Dance I > Dance II

Several 7th grade courses are prerequisites to 8th grade

courses:

● Intermediate Art > Advanced Art

● Theater I > Theater II.

● Intro to Eng and Tech > Princ of Man Tech

Prerequisite: a course that must be

taken before another course may be taken.

Backward planning helps - if you want to take

Principles of Manufacturing in 8th grade, you

have to prepare for it in 7th grade!

Careful planning is important!

8th grade Course 7th Grade Course

Principles of Manufacturing Intro to Engineering &

Technology

• 2 years of PE/Athletics are required in middle school.

• PE provides an overview of several sports & activities like: bowling, soccer & basketball.

• Athletics offers the opportunity to compete against other schools in: cross country, track, basketball & volleyball (for girls) & football (for boys).

PE vs. Athletics

• Students must commit to Athletics for the entire school year.

• Requires that students dress out in an RMS athletic uniform & appropriate shoes EVERY day.

• For students who like to compete & work hard EVERY day. Think of athletics as PreAP PE. The expectations and activities are intense.

• If you do not make a team, you will be in “off season” athletics (lots of running and conditioning).

• It is 1st period for 7th grade:

– 7:00 a.m. for football and cross country

– 7:30 a.m. for volleyball, basketball & track

• Soccer is not part of Athletics - tryouts for boys and girls soccer is in the spring and practice for both 7th and 8th grade is after school.

More about Athletics:

Boys AthleticsAthletics lasts ALL year

Football: 1st semesterCross-Country: 1st semester

● Will run at 7 a.m. and have athletics 1st period for conditioning.

Basketball: part of 1st and 2nd semesters

● Tryouts are required! You can be in PE and try out for basketball. If you make the team you move to athletics and stay the rest of the year.

Track: 2nd semester

Girls AthleticsAthletics lasts ALL year

Volleyball: 1st semester ● Tryouts are at the beginning of school.

Cross-Country: 1st semester

● Will run at 7 a.m. and have athletics at 7th period for conditioning.

Basketball: Both semesters

● Tryouts are after volleyball season.

Track: 2nd semester

● Off-season workouts until track season begins (after

basketball ends)

• Requires at least 5 hours of training, Monday-

Friday

• Students will select an additional elective in

place of their school PE class

• See the district website>departments>PE

• Apply directly through the website

Off Campus PE

Cheerleading If you make the cheerleading squad, you will be required to take Cheer Training in the fall.

Dance

• Dance Class can count as PE or a Fine Art.

• If you make LDT, you will be required to take a full-year of dance.

Reading and Math Strategies• If you are not successful on the STAAR test,

you will be recommended to take Reading or Math Strategies.

• Strategies will last for the entire year.

• Strategies class will be scheduled in place of an elective.

Electives Note:Elective classes are planned based on your choices, so requests for changes are not always able to be accommodated.

Sample schedule with 3 semester electives:Period 1st Semester 2nd Semester

1 Math Math

2 Science Science

3 RELA RELA

4 TX History TX History

5 PE PE

6 Health Foods

7 Intro to Program Debate

Period 1st Semester 2nd Semester

1 Math Math

2 Science Science

3 RELA RELA

4 TX History TX History

5 PE/Athletics PE/Athletics

6 Health Theater

7 Band Band

Sample schedule with a year-long elective:

Period 1st Semester 2nd Semester

1 Athletics Athletics

2 Science Science

3 RELA RELA

4 Math Math

5 Arts and Crafts Health

6 Orchestra Orchestra

7 TX History TX History

Sample schedule with athletics:

• Dates and additional information are coming soon!

• Immunization record must be current with the school nurse prior to Camp.

• Proof of residency is still required for Camp.

Student Annual Update

Contact me with any questions!anita.stetson@humbleisd.net

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