Language Arts
• Advanced grammar
• 5 paragraph essay/creative writing
• Wordly wise
English/Literature
• Great Escapes of WWII
• Animal Farm
• Catcher in the Rye
Reading
• Advanced comprehension
• Book reports
• Boston Globe - current events
• Novels connected with Social Studies
Classical and Modern Language
• French or Spanish and Latin
• Communication skills - conversations, poems and plays
• Reading, writing, pronunciation and grammar
• Culture - age appropriate look at related culture
Math
• Middle School Math, Scott Foresman-Course 2
• Decimals, fractions, percents
• Geometry, ratios, integers, probability
• Word problems, critical thinking, weekly quizzes
Science
• Life process, cells
• Matter, atoms, energy
• Earth's resources
• Life cycles and the body |
Technology
• Review of previous topics
• Continuation of LOGO
• History of computers and the Internet
• Introduction to Web page design
Social Studies/History
• HBJ Social Studies: The World War II, WWI and WWII
• World Geography
• Current Events
Art
• Self-portrait
• Study of figures - 20th Century, 3-D
• Sculptures, dry media
• 20th Century art
Music
• Increasing song repertoire
• Music theory, classical composers, sol fegge
• Preparation of winter/spring program
• Continuation of recorder lessons
Physical Education
• Group goal oriented tasks
• Understanding sports components, rules, strategies
• Further development of sports skills
• Physical fitness development
Enrichment
• M.F.A. - 20th Century Art
• Boston Symphony Youth Orchestra
• Berklee Performance Center
• Habitat |
