General Course Overview
In grades 6, 7 and 8 you are part of a “block” of approximately 110-120 students. English, social studies, math and science are each taught by different teachers.
6th Grade
In addition to the above classes, students in 6th grade will take the following courses:
● World Language Exploratory. Students will take Spanish and will choose from either French, Russian, or German as a second language to explore. Each World Language class will meet every day for one quarter.
● Art will be offered every day for one quarter.
● PE will be offered every other day opposite health for one semester and music for the other semester.
● Innovation Labs will be a daily period for Grade 6 students, which involves about 5 week courses in each of the six labs.
● Band, chorus and orchestra are also available, if you are interested in being part of a performing group.
7th & 8th Grade
In addition to the above classes, students in 7th and 8th grade will take the following courses:
● Exploratory courses in the fields of art, family & consumer science skills and technology education are studied at ten or twenty-week intervals by all 7th and 8th graders.
● French, German, Russian and Spanish are offered on a full-year basis in grade 7, and a full year of either conversational or high school Regents level language is mandated for qualified 8th graders.
● Physical education is offered every other day all year for the year coupled with health or music which meets every other day for one semester opposite physical education.
● Band, chorus and orchestra are also available, if you are interested in being part of a performing group.
Note: Students identified for Special Education Services will have their programs and levels of support determined through the Annual Review process and scheduled accordingly.