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Sample daily student schedule

6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade

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English & Language Arts 6 English & Language Arts 7 English & Language Arts 8
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Math Math Math

Physical Science 6 Life Science 7 Earth Science 8

Minnesota Studies 6 US Studies 7 Global Studies 8

Lunch Lunch Lunch

Music 6/Phy Ed 6 Health & Wellness 7/Elective I Elective I/Elective II ART Art 8 English & Language Arts 7
Art 6/Art STEAM 6/Gateway Elective II/Elective III Elective III/Elective IV Art STEAM 8 At BMS Language
to Technology 6/Gateway to Art 6 Choice Elective; every other day Required; every day
Technology STEAM 6 Art STEAM 6 At BMS Students in this course focus on the This course stresses sentence and
Required Elective; every other day processes behind the creation of art paragraph writing in composition,
This class explores fun opportunities using knowledge and skills developed study of short stories and novels
Course Selection Listed by Subject Area in two- and three-dimensional art. through the elements of art and in literature, independent reading,
Through hands-on activities, students
principles of design. Students use both
experiment with drawing, clay/ two and three-dimensional media to reference skills, spelling, grammar,
and usage. Students gain critical and
ART MUSIC SOCIAL STUDIES pottery, painting, printmaking, digital develop their artistic voice through creative writing skills. Group and
Art 6/Art STEAM 6 Intro to Band 6 Minnesota Studies 6 art, calligraphy and collage. By the end taking creative risks and experimenting individual projects throughout the
Art 7/Art STEAM 7 Band 6 US Studies 7 of this course, students will have gained with new techniques in drawing, year focus on writing, research, and
Art 8/Art STEAM 8 Intro to Band 7 Global Studies 8 an understanding of the elements of art clay/pottery, painting, printmaking, speaking.
Band 7 and principles of design. digital art, calligraphy and collage.
Band 8 The goal is to provide students with
ENGLISH & LANGUAGE ARTS Choir 6 TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION/ the foundation and confidence for a
English & Language Arts 6 Choir 7 STEAM Art 7 lifelong appreciation of the visual arts. English & Language Arts 8
English & Language Arts 7 Choir 8 Gateway to Technology 6/Gateway Art STEAM 7 At BMS Language
English & Language Arts 8 Making Music 6 to Technology STEAM 6 Choice Elective; every other day Required; every day
Intro to Orchestra 6 Gateway to Technology 7/Gateway This class builds on the skills taught This course emphasizes paragraph
Orchestra 6 to Technology STEAM 7 in Art 6 to create new and exciting ENGLISH & LANGUAGE writing in composition, short stories
FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES Intro to Orchestra 7 Gateway to Technology 8/Gateway opportunities in two and three- ARTS and novels in literature, independent
Family & Consumer Sciences 7 Orchestra 7 to Technology STEAM 8 dimensional art. The hands-on course reading, research skills and language
Family & Consumer Sciences 8 Orchestra 8 Creative Technology: Design and goes deeper into building techniques English & Language Arts 6 development centered on spelling,
Problem Solving and methods with drawing, clay/ Language vocabulary, and grammar. Literature is
Creative Technology: Innovation pottery, painting, printmaking, digital Required; every day explored in-depth with an emphasis on
HEALTH PHYSICAL EDUCATION and Multimedia art, calligraphy and collage. The goal Students focus on developing and comprehending and interpreting what
Health & Wellness 7 Physical Education 6 is to provide students with broader strengthening skills in writing, reading, authors have communicated. Students
Health & Wellness 8 Physical Education 7 understanding of the elements of art speaking, listening, and thinking. gain critical and creative thinking
Physical Education 7 PLUS WORLD LANGUAGES and principles of design. Students will analyze text to determine skills, as well as writing, research, and
Physical Education 8 Beginning French 1B meaning and cite evidence from texts to
MATH speaking skills. Individual and group
Foundations of Algebra Physical Education 8 PLUS Beginning Spanish 1B support analysis. Students will use the projects occur throughout the year.
Pre-Algebra French 1 writing process to create informational
Linear Algebra Spanish 1 and narrative compositions. Students
Non-Linear Algebra SCIENCE French 2 will study vocabulary and grammar.
Algebra I Physical Science 6 Spanish 2
Geometry Life Science 7
Earth Science 8

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