Course Descriptions
Communications Arts
Social Studies
Mrs. Kerans-6th Grade
Ms. Dayson-7th Grade
Mr. Wilinski-8th Grade
Mr. Buckman-6th Grade World History
Ms. Legenza-7th Grade World Geography
Mr. Wolff-8th Grade American History
Texts:
6th-8th Grade: Language Network: Grammar,
Usage, and Mechanics Workbook by
McDougal Littell.
6th-8th Grade: Elements of Literature by Holt
McDougal
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6 -8 Grade: The Language of Literature by
McDougal Littell
Texts:
6th Grade: World Cultures and Geography by
Houghton Mifflin
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7 Grade: People, Places, and Change by Holt
8th Grade: Creating America: History of the United
States by Holt
These courses emphasize an integrated approach
to the study of grammar, reading comprehension,
literary appreciation, spelling vocabulary, oral
communication, and the writing process. Class
will begin each day with sentences from Daily Oral
Language, which contain errors that must be
identified and corrected in similar to some
questions on the writing portion of the SAT10.
Students will hone writing skills with emphasis
placed on modes of writing: narrative,
descriptive, expository, and persuasive. Students
read many types of literature.
Math
Mr. Powell-6th Grade
Ms. Sola -7th Grade
Mr. Edington-8th Grade
Texts:
Everyday Math
Saxon Pre-Algebra-6th Grade
Saxon Algebra ½-7th & 8th grade
(All courses include other supplementary materials)
These courses provide students with a
fundamental understanding of Number and
Operations, Algebraic principals, Geometric and
Spatial Relationships, Measurement, and Data
and Probability.
These courses provide students with an
understanding of civilizations, cultures, our
world’s diverse people, their contributions,
places, and natural landscapes.
Science
Mrs. Kerans-6th Grade Life Science
Mr. Powell-6th Grade Life Science
Mr. Buckman 6th Grade Life Science
Ms. Farr-7th Grade Earth Science
Mr. Scott 8th Grade Physical Science
Texts:
6th Grade: Science – The Diamond Edition by Scott
Foresman
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7 Grade: Science Blue – The Air Around You, and
Astronomy by Glencoe
8th Grade: Integrated Science Green by Glencoe
These courses provide students with a
fundamental understanding of Matter and Energy,
Force and Motion, Characteristics of Living
Organisms, Interaction of Organisms, Earth’s
Processes, The Universe, Scientific Inquiry, and
Technology and the Environment.
Life Science provides an introduction to science,
energy, force, weather, climate, the Earth’s
systems and the living world.
Earth Science provides the foundations of science,
energy, the Earth and its features; the Earth’s
Course Descriptions
internal and external structures and how they
change; the Earth’s history; living things and how
they change and interact; genetics and heredity;
and the organization of the living world.
Physical Science introduces the nature of science,
earth and space science, properties of matter,
changes in matter, matter and energy, and energy
flow in the living world.
Mr. Wilinski-6th-8th Grade
Ms. Dayson-6th-8th Grade
Ms. Reinhardt-6th-8th Grade
This course emphasizes the development of
reading strategies and writing skills to ensure that
students are reading and writing at or above
grade level.
Math Support
Advanced Communication Arts
Ms. Rhinehardt 6th-8th Grade
Ms. Kerans 6th Grade
Ms. Dayson-7th Grade
Mr. Wilinkski-8th Grade
Mr. Powell-6th Grade
This course emphasizes the development of the
fundamentals of math to ensure that students are
performing at or above grade level.
Music
These courses further develop literature, writing,
and critical thinking skills at a level reserved for
advanced placement.
Advanced Math
Mr. Powell-6th Grade
Ms. Sola-7th Grade
Mr. Edington-8th Grade
Ms. Hiller – 6th-8th Grade
This course emphasizes the development of the
fundamental music skills, such as; appropriate
hand positions and fingerings, music reading, sight
reading, conductor skills, ensemble productions,
etc.
Physical Education
Text:
6th Grade: Saxon Algebra ½
7th Grade: Saxon Algebra 1
8th Grade: Saxon Algebra 1
(all courses include other supplementary materials)
These courses further develop Number and
Operations, Algebraic principals, Geometric and
Spatial Relationships, Measurement, and Data
and Probability.
Reading Support
Ms. Amerison-6th-8th Grade
Mr. Danner-6th-8th Grade
Mr. Elashkar-6th-8th Grade
Ms. Horner-6th-8th Grade
This course emphasizes physical activity, lifetime
wellness, and the efficiency of human movement
and performance.
Spanish
Course Descriptions
Ms. Rhinehardt-6th -8th Grade
Text:
1A Expresate!-6th Grade
2A Expresate!-7th -8th Grade
This course will provide opportunities for students
to utilize and expose themselves to the Spanish
language, customs, and culture and language
acquisition: speaking, listening, reading and
writing.
Computers
Ms. Galvin-6th-8th Grade
This course provides students exposure to various
software programs, such as; word processing,
spreadsheet, and presentation software
applications and a fundamental understanding of
keyboarding and computer literacy skills.
Creative Writing
Ms. Wallace 6th-8th Grade
This course provides students with a clear
understanding of the steps of the writing process
through both writing and speaking.
Art
Ms. Hammond- 6th-8th Grade
This course emphasizes the fundamentals of art
language, painting, print making, two and three
dimensional art, and the understanding of the arts
across disciplines, such as; world history, art
history, science, social history, math, and so on.