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Course Descriptions:
All students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade are placed in teams where they have four hour-long blocks of the core classes. 
 
The core classes consist of:
  • English Language Arts
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Social Studies
 
In addition to the four core classes, students have a required quarter-long rotation class that is 40 minutes daily.  Students also have wellness every other day with the opportunity to choose one elective for the opposite day.  Wellness and the chosen elective are 40 minutes every other day, all year long. 
 
 
Core Courses
(60 minutes, every day)
6th Grade
7th Grade 8th Grade
 
ELA:
  • ELA 6
  • Foundations of ELA 6
 
MATHEMATICS
  • Pre-Algebra 6
  • Math 6
 
SCIENCE
  • Science 6
 
SOCIAL STUDIES
  • Social Studies 6
 
ELA:
  • ELA 7
  • Foundations of ELA 7
 
MATHEMATICS
  • Pre-Algebra 7
  • Algebra I
 
SCIENCE
  • Science 7
 
SOCIAL STUDIES
  • World History 7
ELA:
  • ELA 8
  • Foundations of ELA 8
 
MATHEMATICS
  • Algebra I
  • Algebra I - Part 1
 
SCIENCE
  • Science 8
 
SOCIAL STUDIES
  • U.S. History 8
 
 
 
Required Rotations:
(40 minutes daily, 9-week quarterly rotation)
6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade
  • Art
  • Computers
  • Family and Consumer Science
  • Technical Education
  • Art
  • Computers
  • Family and Consumer Science
  • Technical Education
  • Art or Music
  • Computers
  • Family and Consumer Science
  • Technical Education
 
 
 
Electives Offered:
(40 minutes: every other day, all year)
6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade
  • Band (Assigned by Audition)
  • Chorus (Assigned by Audition)
  • Design using the FabLab
  • General Music 6
  • Gifted * (Assigned by GIEP)
  • Study Skills 6
  • Tech Ed/Robotics 6
  • Wellness
 
  • Concert Band (Assigned by Audition)
  • Chorus (Assigned by Audition)
  • Design 7
  • Digital Media Publications
  • Gifted * (Assigned by GIEP)
  • Spanish - Exploratory
  • Study Skills 7 
  • Tech Ed/Robotics 7
  • Wellness
 
  • Advanced Art 8
  • Chorus 8
  • Design 8
  • Digital Media Publications
  • Gifted (Assigned by GIEP)
  • Design 8
  • Spanish 1** - year long course meeting every day
  • Symphonic Band (Assigned by Audition)
  • Study Skills 8 
  • Tech Ed/Robotics 8
  • Wellness