Rising 8th Grade Information
Rising 8th Grade Information:
Hello 7th Grade Lakes families!
This page has been designed to support 7th grade students and their families with the 8th course registration process. Information regarding transition will be provided to students and families during February 2026. If you have questions as you navigate through this process, please contact your child's school counselor, Anna Hill (ahill@k12albemarle.org)
Transition Timeline
- November 14, 2025: Course registration information is shared with 6th grade families.
- December 1, 2025: Course Planner opens in SchooLinks for students to select courses.
- Guardian Course Plan 2 Page Guide
- Guardian Video to Course Planner in SchooLinks.
- For SchooLinks access, please contact your child's school counselor for a personalized link and code.
- December 8, 2025: Counselors visit 7th grade students in Language Arts classes to introduce Course Planner.
- December 9-10, 2025: 7th graders select courses in SchooLinks Course Planner in classrooms with subject teachers.
- January 7, 2026: Course Planner closes in SchooLinks closes for course registration.
- Changes after this date must be made by your school counselor.
- February 2-13, 2026: Teachers make comments on Math selection.
- February 18-23, 2026: Course verification letters sent to 6th and 7th grade families with Sign up Genius links for conferences.
- February 27, 2026: Course verification letters are sent to families.
- March 4-20, 2026: Family conferences available to review course opportunities and class requests for next year.
- March 27, 2026: Last day for course request changes.
- May 29, 2026: By this date, teachers will review SOL scores & student requests. Teachers will contact families if a change in placement is warranted.
8th Grade Classes
Middle School Courses 2026-2027
- Language Arts- Language Arts 8, every other day
- Math- Three levels are available:
- Math 8
- Algebra I (high school credit course)
- Geometry (high school credit course)
- Science 8- Physical Science, every other day
- History- Civics and Economics, every other day
- Health/PE- Every other day
- Electives- Click here for the list of elective courses available in 8th grade.
- Note: Classes advertised may not run in 2026-2027 due to low student interest or staffing constraints.
Sample Schedule
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Starting with a Black day on the first day of school, our days rotate between Black and Teal all year. If we miss a day due to weather, workday, etc., we simply pick up on the next scheduled day.