MS Additional Courses

Students will work on assignments to make up incomplete work, as well as on current assignments, in Language Arts, Social Studies, Mathematics, and Science. They will also learn organizational and study skills. Students will study for, and take tests, will practice reading, and will complete other assigned tasks to positively impact their academic progress. Students may be matched with Peer Tutors when available to assist them in all of the above tasks.

This course will provide opportunities for 6th grade students to make connections among various technologies, math, engineering, and science. This course enables students to explore the engineering design process and apply their understanding of technology standards using hands-on tools and equipment.

Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) is a rigorous course designed for motivated and determined students who intend to pursue a four-year college degree. AVID students work through peer study groups and collaborate with college academic coaches to deepen their content knowledge, practice questioning strategies, and lead discussions.

Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) is a rigorous course designed for motivated and determined students who intend to pursue a four-year college degree. AVID students work through peer study groups and collaborate with college academic coaches to deepen their content knowledge, practice questioning strategies, and lead discussions

Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) is a rigorous course designed for motivated and determined students who intend to pursue a four-year college degree. AVID students work through peer study groups and collaborate with college academic coaches to deepen their content knowledge, practice questioning strategies, and lead discussions.

Connections is designed to advise students in academic, career and social mindsets that prepare students for high school and beyond. The lessons help students develop college and career readiness knowledge and skills through topics such as goal setting, career exploration and college planning. Students acquire a range of skills that directly prepare them to plan for and then succeed at the next stage in their lives. This course is taken in 6th, 7th and 8th grade.

This is a more advanced theatre course where students will engage in in-depth movement, voice, and character development. They will experience many opportunities for in class performances. This course includes the basic elements of dramatic production.

This is a beginning course in which students engage in create theatre exercises to develop observation, concentration, and imagination. Students are introduced to drama through activities such as storytelling, pantomime, puppet performances, characterization and scene work. This is a collaborative class that is both challenging and fun.

Students will study and analyze cultural and historical concepts through thematic units. This course focuses on developing critical reading, listening, thinking, research, speaking, and academic and creative writing skills by exploring various cultural, historic, economic, geographic, and literary perspectives

Information Technology is a course that introduces 6th grade students to current computer-based programs. Instruction includes keyboarding, internet-based software training in the basics of Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Digital Citizenship and research tools.

This year course is open to 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students who want to serve the school community while developing their own leadership skills. Leadership skills are both learned in the classroom and refined through practice. Therefore, this course will include two parts: classroom lessons and school projects. Leadership skills such as goal setting, time management, decision making, meeting procedures, communication, organization, public speaking and interpersonal relations will be developed through instructional activities and assessments. Students will put these skills into practice through direct planning and implementation of school projects. Students will reflect on their skill development to identify growth and areas for improvement.

The Attendance Office offers on-the-job training in general office skills and public relations. Students will deliver messages, file, assist with mailings, and help students and staff in a polite and courteous manner. Students will collect attendance records from classrooms.

Publishing Introduction - Yearbook: Develops technology skills for print, including the planning, designing, and development of publications. Application of pagination, layout and design concepts, using industry-standard graphic design and publishing software. Final project is producing the school yearbook.