WMS Electives Current - Elective P2

August 2025

Design Tech

Mr Watanabe.

Students in the Engineering Design class. Used the Engineering and design process to research, design, and execute plans for paper towel holders and a foot brace.

Students also explored electric circuits to brush bots.

Family Consumer Science & Health

Students started off the quarter by playing an expectations review game where they had to spell out their answers as a group. There were very creative set ups this quarter! Home Ec students have been learning about money management and hand sewing while Teen Health students have been learning about serving sizes and stress management.

Physical Education

Mr. Yap

Students spend 2 days of their PE Elective following a circuit training session at the WMS Fitness Center. They are learning proper form and technique.

Chorus

Mrs. Austin

DO a deer, a female deer. RE a drop of golden sun. You've probably heard this familiar tune before. But for our chorus students, it is taking on a whole new meaning. We are currently working on learning the SOLFEGE scale and how to sing it and sign it (as you will see in the pictures). The solfege scale was invented by Guido d'Arezzo who lived in the 11th century. He developed the system to help singers learn and remember melodies more quickly. We use it today to help us learn to sight read music. This is our first step in being able to read music!

Agricultural Tech

Ms. Pilato

This month in Ag. Tech, we kicked off the year by exploring germination and the fundamentals of botany to prepare students for hands-on planting.

We examined the wide range of agricultural sciences, giving students a broad understanding of the field. From Agricultural Engineering to botanical illustration, students were introduced to diverse and exciting career opportunities within the industry.

Art

Mrs. Wada - Goode

6th graders have been working on their charcoaol owls. They have been studying texture, value, and pattern in the creation of their owls.

7th graders recently learned how to make nature prints with ferns and each student made a collection of 4 prints.

8th graders are currently working on their watercolor eye study and are mixing colors to paint a color wheel.

Intro to Computer Science

Mr. Otaka

We had a great start for the first quarter!

6th graders started the quarter by creating 3D designs using Tinkercad, a 3D modeling platform.

7th graders learned the fundamentals of coding in Swift, a language particular to Apple apps.

8th graders built Lego EV3 robots, and coded them to accomplish various movement and sensory challenges.

All grade levels kept basic data (taking photos) of the plants in our IRC indoor agricultural systems. They also learned how machine learning works, and took a poll on the issue of the use of generative AI in the creation of art.

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