��Experiencing Cavitt Excellence! �Working hard and enjoying ourselves...

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Cavitt JHS

is a College & Career Readiness school with a focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

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���Remarkable Achievements

California Dashboard

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2023 CAASPP Assessment Achievement

• 82% of our students Exceeded or Met Standards in English

Language Arts (State average 47%)

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• 75% of our students Exceeded or Met Standards in Math.

(State average is 35%)

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• 73% of our students Exceeded or Met Standards in Science

(State average 30%)

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Cavitt is committed to focusing on your child’s social emotional well-being in addition to providing outstanding academic instruction.

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We are excited to host the 6th Graders Field Trip on May 16th!

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Cavitt JHS is a GOLD RIBBON Model School for STEM!

One of only 3 junior highs in Placer County to have earned this recognition!

Music

Cavitt Choir

Period 2

7th & 8th Grade

Beginners are welcome!

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Concert Band

Period 3

7th Grade Only

Beginners are welcome!

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Symphonic Band

Period 4

8th Grade Only

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Jazz Band

Meets after school (M & W)

7th & 8th Grade

Must be enrolled in CB/SB

Science

NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards)

• Science and Engineering Practices
• 7th Grade: Solar System and Beyond; Earth Systems and Processes; Heredity; Evolution; Ecosystems
• 8th Grade: Matter & Interactions, Motion & Stability; Energy, Waves & Earth-Moon-Sun System

STE(a)M 7 – 7th Grade STEM - Science Strand Elective

• Forensic Investigations
• Engineering Challenges
• Biomedical Sciences
• PLTW: Medical Detectives

7^th Advanced STE(a)M�STEAM - Science Strand Elective

Passion Based Science aligned with NGSS Standards - Genius Hour format

• LittleBits- robotics and inventions
• Bioengineering Challenges
• Cavitt Nature Trail and Garden-Citizen Science
• Medical Detectives-Advanced Genetics and Body Systems
• Origami and Engineering: The Art and Science of Folding

Project Lead the Way– Eighth Grade�STE(a)M - Elective

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• Design & Modeling

(CAD Software)

• VEX Robotics

(RobotC programming)

• Environmental Studies

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Competitive VEX Robotics

6 Teams - multiple teams competed at the State level and 1 team competed at Globals in 2023!

Mathematics

Standard Courses:

• Course 2 in 7th grade
• Course 3 in 8th grade

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Accelerated Courses:

• Course 3 in 7th grade
• Integrated 1 in 8th grade

Cavitt Junior High Mathematics

Content Standards

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“What we teach”

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• Unit 1: Scale Drawings
• Unit 2: Introduction to Proportional Relationships
• Unit 3: Measuring Circles
• Unit 4: Proportional Relationships and Percentages
• Unit 5: Operations With Positive and Negative Numbers
• Unit 6: Expressions, Equations, and Inequalities
• Unit 7: Angles, Triangles, and Prisms
• Unit 8: Probability and Sampling

Content covered in 7th grade

Standards for

Mathematical Practice

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• Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
• Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
• Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
• Model with mathematics.
• Use appropriate tools strategically.
• Attend to precision.
• Look for and make use of structure.

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“How students show learning”

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ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES

AMC 8 Mathematics Competition Team 2025

ALL STUDENTS ARE WELCOME!

Striving for excellence

The math department is continually working for excellence in all areas.

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• Up to date on current research of best practices in learning.
• Students experience an ACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
• Collaboration with GBHS Mathematics Department to ensure students are receiving rich and meaningful learning opportunities to support their readiness for high school.

Strong communication and visual thinking happens here!

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�History

• Roman Empire
• Middle Ages
• Islamic empires
• Asia
• Africa

World History

Historical thinking skills

Significance, cause and consequence, continuity and change, multiple perspectives, claims and evidence

• Renaissance
• Age of Exploration
• Reformation
• Scientific Revolution
• Enlightenment

English�

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Reading

• Literature & Biographies
• Approved Class Novels
• Expository Text
• Reading Comprehension

with emphasis on Text

Complexity

• Grammar
• Spelling
• Vocabulary

Writing

• Argumentative
• Informative
• Narrative
• Analysis
• Research Projects
• Speech and Debate
• Summaries
• Compare & Contrast
• Writing Conventions

Special Education Support/

Academic Lab

• Replaces the enrichment course unless Zero Period
• Adult Paraeducator Support provided in Academic Lab and into some Academic courses
• Students are responsible for work assigned in classes with the support of the accommodations in their IEP
• Focuses on Academic Goals written into the IEP (Individualized Educational Plan)
• Some supplemental support for content area classes (Math/English/Science/History)
• Assistance with organization and planning goals
• Sample Support: grade-checks, monitoring work completion, test support, direct instruction on goals, planner completion, etc.

Physical Education

• Football
• Basketball
• Volleyball
• Hockey
• Lacrosse
• Ping Pong
• Pickleball
• Speedminton

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• Track & Field
• Ultimate Frisbee
• Softball
• Soccer
• Rugby
• Bowling
• Fitness Circuits
• Mile Run

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The goal of the Cavitt Physical Education Program is to introduce and teach a variety of sports and leisure activities that will promote a lifetime of physical fitness. These sports and leisure activities are designed to increase physical fitness, improve self-image, and promote positive social interaction.

Fitness Watches now being used!

�After-school Athletics

Fall

Cross Country *

Boys Flag Football

Girls Volleyball

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Winter

Boys Basketball

Girls Basketball

Wrestling *

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Spring

Track *

Boys Volleyball

Girls Flag Football

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* No tryouts / CO-ED

¹ Wrestling may not be offered due to low enrollment or we may offer for our athletes to train with Olympus.

7th & 8th grade Español and

8th Español 2!

• Spanish is a year long elective
• It is taught as a Spanish 1 high-school level class.
• High school credit is given and acknowledged on college applications

• Students will be given a GBHS assessment. Successful completion will allow Spanish 2.
• Students will learn to speak, read, write and communicate in español!

7th graders that take Spanish both years at Cavitt

• In 7th they would take Spanish 1
• In 8th they would take Spanish 2
• In 9th they would take Spanish 3 & 4
• In 10th they would take AP
• Take the AP test in the spring!
• And, potentially earn a Biliteracy Certificate upon high school graduation!

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Enrichments/Electives�(sample courses)

ELECTIVES

• S.T.E.A.M. Strand

* STEAM/PLTW 7th

* STEAM/PLTW Advanced

* PLTW 8th

• Band
• Choir* (Prop 28)
• Spanish I (7th or 8th)**
• Spanish 2 (8th)**

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ENRICHMENTS

• Life Skills
• Yearbook
• Exploratory
• Computers / Coding
• Woodshop
• Media - CTV
• Ceramics
• Digital Arts (Prop 28)
• History of Music (Prop 28)
• RAP as Literature (Prop 28)

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* Restarted!

** High School Level Course

Support for Students

• Social-Emotional
• Counselor on-campus 4 days a week
• Suicide Prevention via Teen Depression Education - Erica’s Lighthouse
• College and Career Readiness - Naviance
• Counselor Corner in the Cavitt Roundup and in Google Classrooms
• Crisis Intervention Counseling
• Eureka Union Parent Workshops
• Community Building
• WEB (Where Everyone Belongs)
• Before School Orientation Day
• Activities throughout the year
• Peer to Peer support
• SSA (Safe School Ambassadors)
• Cowboy Council - Intramural Games, Rallies
• Spirit Teams
• Social Opportunities
• Special Events by WEB & Student Council
• Makerspace
• Board Games and Chess in the Library
• Chess Group on Fridays in the Cafe
• Book Group in the Library
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• Library Activities at break and lunch w/ Mrs. Cuthbert
• Visual & Performing Arts: Cavitt Review with Prop 28 monies

Support for Students

• Academics
• Grade-level Interventions & Extension to Lessons
• School-wide Intervention
• Online Math & Science tutorials lessons & textbooks
• Teacher appointments for students
• Academic Counseling
• College and Career Readiness Focus (Naviance)
• Behavior
• Explicit instruction on expectations at school (CTV, assemblies, classrooms)
• Staff to student reteaching, electronic learning opportunities, BASE lessons, restorative actions, as well as typical discipline occur at Cavitt
• Reminders throughout the year by teacher presentations and CTV
• Attendance
• Cavitt supports positive attendance by educating families and supporting individual students
• Students attendance is monitored closely and followed up as necessary
• Absences to the instruction in class cannot be duplicated with independent work

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��Opportunities to Support Your Child at home and at Cavitt JHS

• Ensure that your child is here every day and on-time.

(If not, the absences count against your child and Cavitt.)

• Schedule vacations outside of school. Complete Independent Study Contract(s)

when away from school. (If not, the absences count against your child and Cavitt.)

• Continue to provide rules, love and structure.
• Closely supervise cell phone/Internet usage, staying up to date with electronic trends
• Review and Discuss the Student Handbook
• Check PowerSchool often and discuss grades
• Attend Fall & Spring Conferences
• Ensure that your child has the TDAP booster and 2nd Varicella required for 7th

grade entry or for new students to public school

• VOLUNTEER: Participate in the Parent Teacher Club (PTC), PAWS, Chaperone a

Dance, in the Library & Media Center or on a committee

• Support the Eureka Schools Foundation (ESF) by volunteering, being an event chair, a

board member and donating! EUSD’s education is significantly impacted by ESF’s

generosity!

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�Student Recognition

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• Student of the Month (Academic or Character)
• Pictures in the office when they are recognized
• Academic Achievement Luncheon (Report Card Grades)
• Student Recognition for Award Winners

(Social Media & Newsletters, CTV)

• Prizes from Student Council, PTC and Office
• EUSD Board Recognition
• California Junior Scholarship Federation (CJSF)
• Positive Calls Home
• Positive Behavior Incentives throughout the year (PRIDE)

Thank you for joining us tonight!