Skyview Information for Families of Attending Kids

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Anonymous wrote:I have heard that they might have a Japanese 3/4 combined class so that Japanese is available to 9th and 10th graders. They might do something similar with other languages or classes.

I would guess that the 10th grade class will grow as kids move into the area and will join the school. It is going to be a smaller class but I think it can work well with some creativity.

Offering a niche language like Japanese when you have such a small population does not make sense. The Japanese teacher would need to come to the school just to teach one class.

Certainly can be more than one class:

Japanese 3/4 for kids who took J IB2 in 8th, J2 in 9th, or J3 in 9th
Japanese 2 for kids who took J 1AB in 7th/8th or J1 in 9th
Japanese 1 for 1st year WL students

Exactly, SLHS and Westfield students could have signed up for Japanese because they knew it was available at their schools without having been in JI. Japanese is less of a niche language at these schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have heard that they might have a Japanese 3/4 combined class so that Japanese is available to 9th and 10th graders. They might do something similar with other languages or classes.

I would guess that the 10th grade class will grow as kids move into the area and will join the school. It is going to be a smaller class but I think it can work well with some creativity.

Offering a niche language like Japanese when you have such a small population does not make sense. The Japanese teacher would need to come to the school just to teach one class.

Certainly can be more than one class:

Japanese 3/4 for kids who took J IB2 in 8th, J2 in 9th, or J3 in 9th
Japanese 2 for kids who took J 1AB in 7th/8th or J1 in 9th
Japanese 1 for 1st year WL students

There would have to be 30+ kids interested in each level of the class. Seems unlikely?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have heard that they might have a Japanese 3/4 combined class so that Japanese is available to 9th and 10th graders. They might do something similar with other languages or classes.

I would guess that the 10th grade class will grow as kids move into the area and will join the school. It is going to be a smaller class but I think it can work well with some creativity.

Offering a niche language like Japanese when you have such a small population does not make sense. The Japanese teacher would need to come to the school just to teach one class.

Certainly can be more than one class:

Japanese 3/4 for kids who took J IB2 in 8th, J2 in 9th, or J3 in 9th
Japanese 2 for kids who took J 1AB in 7th/8th or J1 in 9th
Japanese 1 for 1st year WL students

There would have to be 30+ kids interested in each level of the class. Seems unlikely?

Only because kids split between schools for opting in purposes. The Japanese immersion classes are full at Carson and many of the students continue on in HS. If Fox Mill is moved to Skyview, there is good reason to expect 30 kids in the Japanese classes. As it is, I know more then 15 kids in the JI program at Carson opted into Skyview. The Teacher asked the kids in the class who was going where next year. Japanese is well attended at SLHS and, as I understand it, Westfield. If that group of kids are moved to Skyview, then yes, Japanese classes will have 30 or so kids in them.

[Anonymous]

Skyview will be open in about 128 days, and HS still does not have official boundary maps for everyone to complain about!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have heard that they might have a Japanese 3/4 combined class so that Japanese is available to 9th and 10th graders. They might do something similar with other languages or classes.

I would guess that the 10th grade class will grow as kids move into the area and will join the school. It is going to be a smaller class but I think it can work well with some creativity.

Offering a niche language like Japanese when you have such a small population does not make sense. The Japanese teacher would need to come to the school just to teach one class.

Certainly can be more than one class:

Japanese 3/4 for kids who took J IB2 in 8th, J2 in 9th, or J3 in 9th
Japanese 2 for kids who took J 1AB in 7th/8th or J1 in 9th
Japanese 1 for 1st year WL students

There would have to be 30+ kids interested in each level of the class. Seems unlikely?

Only because kids split between schools for opting in purposes. The Japanese immersion classes are full at Carson and many of the students continue on in HS. If Fox Mill is moved to Skyview, there is good reason to expect 30 kids in the Japanese classes. As it is, I know more then 15 kids in the JI program at Carson opted into Skyview. The Teacher asked the kids in the class who was going where next year. Japanese is well attended at SLHS and, as I understand it, Westfield. If that group of kids are moved to Skyview, then yes, Japanese classes will have 30 or so kids in them.

So they are expecting to lose many of the Japanese language students at Westfield and South Lakes?

Lovely. Anything to make Skyview look good so Reid can brag about it to her next employer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have heard that they might have a Japanese 3/4 combined class so that Japanese is available to 9th and 10th graders. They might do something similar with other languages or classes.

I would guess that the 10th grade class will grow as kids move into the area and will join the school. It is going to be a smaller class but I think it can work well with some creativity.

Offering a niche language like Japanese when you have such a small population does not make sense. The Japanese teacher would need to come to the school just to teach one class.

This is possible and makes sense. I don't know why they do not do that more in FCPS. They do it with specialists like those dealing with low vision and hearing.

Because its not an efficient use of the teacher's time and complicates the staffing formulas for the 3-4 high schools the teacher is traveling to.

It is easier logistically for kids to take Japanese through FCPS Online Campus. That doesn't work for athletes, but Skyview won't have kids who are athletes attending for the next two years. so maybe it won't be an issue.

What do you mean it doesn’t work for athletes? Is the online campus after school hours or something?
Also my kid is an athlete and opted in and will keep playing sport for base school until it is at Skyview, so I’m not sure what you mean.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have heard that they might have a Japanese 3/4 combined class so that Japanese is available to 9th and 10th graders. They might do something similar with other languages or classes.

I would guess that the 10th grade class will grow as kids move into the area and will join the school. It is going to be a smaller class but I think it can work well with some creativity.

Offering a niche language like Japanese when you have such a small population does not make sense. The Japanese teacher would need to come to the school just to teach one class.

Certainly can be more than one class:

Japanese 3/4 for kids who took J IB2 in 8th, J2 in 9th, or J3 in 9th
Japanese 2 for kids who took J 1AB in 7th/8th or J1 in 9th
Japanese 1 for 1st year WL students

There would have to be 30+ kids interested in each level of the class. Seems unlikely?

Only because kids split between schools for opting in purposes. The Japanese immersion classes are full at Carson and many of the students continue on in HS. If Fox Mill is moved to Skyview, there is good reason to expect 30 kids in the Japanese classes. As it is, I know more then 15 kids in the JI program at Carson opted into Skyview. The Teacher asked the kids in the class who was going where next year. Japanese is well attended at SLHS and, as I understand it, Westfield. If that group of kids are moved to Skyview, then yes, Japanese classes will have 30 or so kids in them.

So they are expecting to lose many of the Japanese language students at Westfield and South Lakes?

Lovely. Anything to make Skyview look good so Reid can brag about it to her next employer.

DP. No reason to be upset, it is natural that Japanese would shift to Skyview given the possibility of Fox Mill joining Skyview.
We are Fox Mill/JI and hoping for this outcome.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have heard that they might have a Japanese 3/4 combined class so that Japanese is available to 9th and 10th graders. They might do something similar with other languages or classes.

I would guess that the 10th grade class will grow as kids move into the area and will join the school. It is going to be a smaller class but I think it can work well with some creativity.

I think if this is true then we know how the boundaries are going to fall.

From your lips to God’s ears.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have heard that they might have a Japanese 3/4 combined class so that Japanese is available to 9th and 10th graders. They might do something similar with other languages or classes.

I would guess that the 10th grade class will grow as kids move into the area and will join the school. It is going to be a smaller class but I think it can work well with some creativity.

Offering a niche language like Japanese when you have such a small population does not make sense. The Japanese teacher would need to come to the school just to teach one class.

This is possible and makes sense. I don't know why they do not do that more in FCPS. They do it with specialists like those dealing with low vision and hearing.

Because its not an efficient use of the teacher's time and complicates the staffing formulas for the 3-4 high schools the teacher is traveling to.

It is easier logistically for kids to take Japanese through FCPS Online Campus. That doesn't work for athletes, but Skyview won't have kids who are athletes attending for the next two years. so maybe it won't be an issue.

What do you mean it doesn’t work for athletes? Is the online campus after school hours or something?
Also my kid is an athlete and opted in and will keep playing sport for base school until it is at Skyview, so I’m not sure what you mean.

Is your kid's sport no-cut? How do you know she/he will make the base school team next year?

Online Campus classes are held once a week usually around 6-8 pm. So you can't take an online campus class if you do sports, because the sports practice and game schedule varies and you cannot miss the once a week class.

[Anonymous]

If I'm a soccer coach choosing from 130 boys, am I going to (1) pick any kids who have to be transported from another school and back, or (2) am I going to pick the kids who go to my school, who came to the off season workouts, and are already there ready to go for practices and games?

Hint, the answer is (2). Now, it may not matter so much with no cut or girls sports, but any little negative will swing the pendulum against you when a coach is choosing from a crowd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have heard that they might have a Japanese 3/4 combined class so that Japanese is available to 9th and 10th graders. They might do something similar with other languages or classes.

I would guess that the 10th grade class will grow as kids move into the area and will join the school. It is going to be a smaller class but I think it can work well with some creativity.

Offering a niche language like Japanese when you have such a small population does not make sense. The Japanese teacher would need to come to the school just to teach one class.

This is possible and makes sense. I don't know why they do not do that more in FCPS. They do it with specialists like those dealing with low vision and hearing.

Because its not an efficient use of the teacher's time and complicates the staffing formulas for the 3-4 high schools the teacher is traveling to.

It is easier logistically for kids to take Japanese through FCPS Online Campus. That doesn't work for athletes, but Skyview won't have kids who are athletes attending for the next two years. so maybe it won't be an issue.

What do you mean it doesn’t work for athletes? Is the online campus after school hours or something?
Also my kid is an athlete and opted in and will keep playing sport for base school until it is at Skyview, so I’m not sure what you mean.

Is your kid's sport no-cut? How do you know she/he will make the base school team next year?

Online Campus classes are held once a week usually around 6-8 pm. So you can't take an online campus class if you do sports, because the sports practice and game schedule varies and you cannot miss the once a week class.

Fingers crossed there are better options than a once a week 6-8pm class. It sounds like the intention is to do better than that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have heard that they might have a Japanese 3/4 combined class so that Japanese is available to 9th and 10th graders. They might do something similar with other languages or classes.

I would guess that the 10th grade class will grow as kids move into the area and will join the school. It is going to be a smaller class but I think it can work well with some creativity.

Offering a niche language like Japanese when you have such a small population does not make sense. The Japanese teacher would need to come to the school just to teach one class.

This is possible and makes sense. I don't know why they do not do that more in FCPS. They do it with specialists like those dealing with low vision and hearing.

Because its not an efficient use of the teacher's time and complicates the staffing formulas for the 3-4 high schools the teacher is traveling to.

It is easier logistically for kids to take Japanese through FCPS Online Campus. That doesn't work for athletes, but Skyview won't have kids who are athletes attending for the next two years. so maybe it won't be an issue.

What do you mean it doesn’t work for athletes? Is the online campus after school hours or something?
Also my kid is an athlete and opted in and will keep playing sport for base school until it is at Skyview, so I’m not sure what you mean.

Is your kid's sport no-cut? How do you know she/he will make the base school team next year?

Online Campus classes are held once a week usually around 6-8 pm. So you can't take an online campus class if you do sports, because the sports practice and game schedule varies and you cannot miss the once a week class.

Fingers crossed there are better options than a once a week 6-8pm class. It sounds like the intention is to do better than that.

Well, that's just how the Online Campus is run. Hopefully they have enough demand for an in person class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If I'm a soccer coach choosing from 130 boys, am I going to (1) pick any kids who have to be transported from another school and back, or (2) am I going to pick the kids who go to my school, who came to the off season workouts, and are already there ready to go for practices and games?

Hint, the answer is (2). Now, it may not matter so much with no cut or girls sports, but any little negative will swing the pendulum against you when a coach is choosing from a crowd.

oh please nowhere has 130 boys trying out for one sport. that's ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If I'm a soccer coach choosing from 130 boys, am I going to (1) pick any kids who have to be transported from another school and back, or (2) am I going to pick the kids who go to my school, who came to the off season workouts, and are already there ready to go for practices and games?

Hint, the answer is (2). Now, it may not matter so much with no cut or girls sports, but any little negative will swing the pendulum against you when a coach is choosing from a crowd.

Rising 9th graders can go to green days. Assuming family is covering transportation, not sure how you would know the kid wasn’t at your school during the day. What you are describing just sounds like bias.

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It is bias. Coaches have biases.

You would know the kid wasn't at your school because he would be late for all your immediately-after-school activities, and you would get a list at tryouts of all the students grades and schools because they have to register ahead of time.