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FAMILY & CONSUMER HEALTH Non-Linear Algebra MUSIC Making Music 6
SCIENCES Health and Wellness 7 8th grade: Students should seek advice from 6th-graders are required to choose one Required Elective; every other day
What role does music play in our lives
current teacher before registering for this
Family & Consumer Sciences 7 Required Elective; every other day class; Every day Intro to Band 6 and in the lives of those around us?
Choice Elective; every other day This course empowers students to This course revisits linear functions and Required Elective; every other day While learning the answers to these
Enjoy making things? In this yearlong make healthy decisions that influence introduces quadratic, exponential (and Intro to Band 6 is for students who questions, students also experience
class, students explore a variety of topics, self, family and community. Students rational) function families. Students did not take band in grade 5. Students making music in many ways. This
including food preparation, nutrition, are given opportunities to enhance and explore functions in tabular, algebraic, learn the beginning elements of playing course is for students not participating
career exploration, understanding explore their health within the context and graphical forms. Students write a woodwind or brass instrument. in one of the performance classes
personal purchases, financial literacy, of the following topics: introduction and solve algebraic and application Students meet every other day and are (choir, band, or orchestra).
growth and development of children, to health, decision making and goal problems. Additional topics include expected to perform at evening concerts
and a design project. Students learn setting, safety and injury/violence MATH statistics and probability. during the year. Upon completion of
the basics of cooking and work in small prevention; substance use/abuse; this course, students are ready to enroll Intro to Orchestra 6
group cooking labs. Students learn how personal health / nutrition / fitness; Foundations of Algebra in Band 7. Required Elective; every other day
to become informed and responsible community / consumer health; social/ 6th grade: Required; every day Algebra 1 Intro to Orchestra 6 is for students
lifelong learners who are able to make mental / emotional health; disease Students will use positive and negative 7th grade: Students should seek advice from who did not take orchestra in grade 5.
healthy decisions regarding diet, fitness prevention / HIV-AIDS; and basic integers, rational numbers and algebraic current teacher before registering for this Band 6 Students learn the beginning elements
and lifestyle. Students also investigate family life. properties to solve problems. Students class; Every day Required Elective; every other day of playing an orchestra instrument:
the exciting world of careers. will use mean, median and range to This class is organized around families In Band 6, students meet in class
display, interpret data and calculate of functions, with a special emphasis on every other day. You can expect your violin, viola, cello or bass. Students
meet every other day and are required
Health and Wellness 8 probability. Other topics include ratio, linear and quadratic functions. Algebra performance skills (individually and as to perform at evening concerts during
Choice Elective; every other day measurement, scale, translations, 1 may include lessons on probability, an ensemble) and musical knowledge the year. Upon completion of this
Students learn and apply strategies that reflections, and probability. data analysis, and geometry. to grow quickly! Band 6 musicians are course, students are ready to enroll in
will enhance their ability to make healthy required to perform in two evening
Family & Consumer Sciences 8 choices and reach optimal lifelong health. Pre-Algebra Orchestra 7.
Choice Elective; every other day Students are taught the following units: 6th grade: Students should seek advice from Geometry concerts during the year. Prerequisite:
Want to do a little of everything? From sports nutrition (focusing on enhancing current teacher before registering for this 8th grade: Students should seek advice from Completion of Band 5 or audition with
children to food and design to money, athletic performance), prevention and class current teacher before registering for this the band director. Orchestra 6
this project based course gives students treatment of sports injuries, basic first 7th grade: Required; every day class; Every day Required Elective; every other day
more practice with skills that help daily aid, American Red Cross CPR/AED This course builds skills for rational In Geometry, students will develop Choir 6 In this every-other-day class, students
life and lead to success in the workplace. training and certification. The specific numbers and their operations and their reasoning and problem solving skills. Required Elective; every other day can expect their performance skills
Students will explore design, personal unit on sex education is taught on a algebraic representations. Topics from The course will include analyzing 6th grade choir is for students who (individually and as an ensemble) and
financial responsibility, and the science dual track: abstinence until marriage or math strands such as measurement properties of two and three dimensional enjoy singing in an ensemble! Choir musical knowledge to grow quickly!
behind food preparation. Students will abstinence as the best choice for teens. conversions, area, averages, and data objects, establishing the validity of classes meet every other day, and These musicians perform two evening
work collaboratively to make floor Prior to that unit being taught, parents/ displays are introduced in this course. geometric conjectures, trigonometry, students can expect their performance concerts during the year and
plans, develop financial awareness guardians will receive information Other topics include equations and transformations, angles, parallel and skills and musical knowledge to grow participation in these concerts is
and prepare delicious healthy foods. about the content of each track so they functions, geometry, square roots, and perpendicular lines, and triangle quickly. A variety of music will be required. Prerequisite: Completion
Exploring careers and occupational can choose which one is right for their probability. relationships. performed. All Choir 6 musicians of Orchestra 5 or audition with the
pathways are woven into this fun and student. Students will also be given the are required to perform two evening orchestra director.
fast-paced curriculum. opportunity to take part in community Linear Algebra concerts during the year.
service learning.
7th grade: Students should seek advice from
current teacher before registering for this Intro to Band 7
class Choice Elective; every day
8th grade: Required; every day Intro to Band 7 is for students who did
This course provides a strong not take band in grade 5 or 6. Students
foundation in linear algebra and builds learn the beginning elements of playing
skills for rational numbers and their a woodwind or brass instrument.
operations, equations, and inequalities. Because this class meets every day,
Topics include understanding students can expect to learn playing
expressions, equations, and function skills at an accelerated level. Intro
notation. Linear equations, linear to Band 7 musicians are required to
functions, linear inequalities, and perform at evening concerts during the
graphing will be covered in depth. year. Upon completion of this course,
students are ready to enroll in Band 8.

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