Anonymous wrote:The same 6th graders who wanted to but couldn’t take Algebra 1 try to take Geometry HN in the summer. What a shame they spend the entire 6th year going over the same stuff they’ve already known while missing the beauty of and much needed logic training from Geometry by rushing it through in just 5 weeks! There is parents or students wanting to catch up with kids from the right school in this. All AAP center schools also need to make it possible for eligible 6th graders to take Algebra 1.
Anonymous wrote:I understand that students who are in 6th grade AAP, with SOL>500 and IAAT >91% can enroll in Algebra 1 HN in their 7th grade.
How can students be qualified to take Algebra 1 HN in their 6th grade? They will have SOL, but do they take IAAT at 5th grade?
Can anyone share experience? I will ask school counselor today as well.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:In order to take Algebra I in 6th grade, they need to take 6th grade pre-algebra in 5th grade (or whenever). So the principal needs to move the child up a grade level (or more) for math. Some principals will consider this, many won't.
This. Two kids did it in our ES in my son’s grade. They joined the 6th grade AAP math class while in 5th so they took the IAAT and 7th grade SOL along with the rest of their math class.
I should add they went to the middle school for first period and then came to our late start ES where they were only a couple of minutes late on the MS odd days.
Anonymous wrote:FCPS has an official track that they hide from parents. If your child had a CogAT Q score >= 145, SOL scores for 3rd and 4th >= 575, and the teacher recommends them, they are then invited to jump up to 6th grade AAP math at the beginning of 5th grade. The kids I know of on this track also had to take another test administered by Gatehouse before being jumped up. This track is only available if your principal chooses to participate.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:In order to take Algebra I in 6th grade, they need to take 6th grade pre-algebra in 5th grade (or whenever). So the principal needs to move the child up a grade level (or more) for math. Some principals will consider this, many won't.
This. Two kids did it in our ES in my son’s grade. They joined the 6th grade AAP math class while in 5th so they took the IAAT and 7th grade SOL along with the rest of their math class.
Anonymous wrote:In order to take Algebra I in 6th grade, they need to take 6th grade pre-algebra in 5th grade (or whenever). So the principal needs to move the child up a grade level (or more) for math. Some principals will consider this, many won't.
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Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:at our school’s AAP, it looks like fifth grade math is taught again to sixth graders - ratio, percentage, order of operation and basic algebra. It would be better if qualified and ready 6th graders at ALL ES schools would be permitted to take Algebra 1 and not just Haycock.
The ES math curriculum all spirals, they see it again and again each year.
The concept/topic spirals but the questions get harder and often include more steps.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:at our school’s AAP, it looks like fifth grade math is taught again to sixth graders - ratio, percentage, order of operation and basic algebra. It would be better if qualified and ready 6th graders at ALL ES schools would be permitted to take Algebra 1 and not just Haycock.
I suspect Haycock gets a nod/pass from gatehouse because they have large numbers of kids who might be ready or fine with taking it in 6th. Reasons for this are: The level of parental involvement with math is extremely high for that cohort, likely due to prepping for TJ, but also self selection into that pyramid (parents moving into the area hear that Haycock/Longfellow historically is extremely strong in math, so they move there if they can afford it). The Mathcounts metrics confirm that Haycock as an elementary school does really well at Mathcounts and historically has set a large pipeline of students to continue to excel in Mathcounts at Longfellow, etc. They also have a very vocal PTA from what I've heard, so they will obviously push the school/FCPS to get whatever they need to feed this cohort. It probably also doesn't hurt that logistically Haycock is located next to Longfellow, so they can just walk there in 2 mins if they need to take Alg1 or another math course.
But most elementary schools don't have all this setup, so they will not be able to get Alg1 6th grade classes.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:at our school’s AAP, it looks like fifth grade math is taught again to sixth graders - ratio, percentage, order of operation and basic algebra. It would be better if qualified and ready 6th graders at ALL ES schools would be permitted to take Algebra 1 and not just Haycock.
The ES math curriculum all spirals, they see it again and again each year.