Creative Arts
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Physical Education and Health
| Mr. Sharrow Creative Arts Team Lead Email Mr. Sharrow |
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Physical Education
Physical Education class is for one semester in grades six, seven, and eighth every day. This course will enable students to actively participate in a variety of different sports and physical conditioning. Students will be able to identify and improve their fitness levels throughout the course. Emphasis is placed on sportsmanship, team work, and improving one's cardiovascular fitness.
Life Skills Training Level I sixth grade is part of the students Physical Education class. This course is for ten class periods. Life Skills Training will identify personal self-management skills, general social skills, and drug resistance skills.
Health 7
We will examine and explore topics pertaining to adolescence growth and development; physical, social, and mental/emotional topics. We will discuss health influences and risk factors. We will discuss and examine the digestive system and the body’s main nutrients. Life Skills Training level 2 will be taught to students. The main purpose of the level 2 Life Skills Training curriculum is to reinforce the material covered in the first level. Exploring topics on making decisions, setting goals, assertiveness, peer relationships, managing stress, and practicing communication and social skills.
Healthy Living 8
We will examine and explore topics pertaining to adolescence growth and development; social and emotional topics such as, building character and peer relationships. In addition, we will identify and discuss various body systems, communicable and noncommunicable diseases.Exploring topics on drug abuse causes and effects. Life Skills Training level 3 will be taught to students. The main purpose of the level 3 Life Skills Training curriculum is to reinforce the material covered in the first 2 levels. Emphasis is placed on reviewing important concepts and skills, and to provide students with the opportunity to practice specific skills.
Art
Mrs. Gustafson
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Chorus and General Music
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Middle school students have the ability to expand upon the musical experiences they were given in elementary school. Students may enroll in a general music class where they learn elements of music theory, history, and musical theater, in addition to receiving guitar instruction. They may also choose to take part in one or both of the sixth grade performing ensembles, band and chorus. These ensembles meet as a class during a full period of the school day and perform in evening concerts during the school year. Band students are pulled out of class to receive group lessons on their individual instrument, but these lessons are staggered over different days and periods so the same subject of classroom instruction is not missed each lesson.
Students may continue band and chorus into seventh and eighth grade where they are given additional opportunities to perform. Some choral examples include community caroling events, singing the National Anthem at Memorial Day programs, field trips to Hersheypark and the Iron Pigs, and performing for the fifth grade chorus at the elementary center. Additionally, six to nine members of the eighth grade chorus are nominated each year to participate in PMEA District 10 Intermediate Songfest.
Band students may be chosen to attend the PMEA Elementary 5th/6th grade BandFest or the PMEA Intermediate BandFest. They have performed for middle school pep rallies, special events and assemblies, and also played alongside the high school marching band during football games. There are often field trips for adjudication or competition which allow students to receive feedback from other music professionals in the state. Students may also choose to be involved in jazz band which is an extra-curricular ensemble that meets after school. In all ensembles, students learn the value of responsibility, teamwork, and discipline as they create music together.
Computers
Mr. Tkach
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Family Consumer Science
Library Research
Mrs. Tite
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Physical Education
Ms. Rimbey
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Reading Specialist
Ms. Serfass
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