LJPS Middle School Course Offerings

LJPS Middle School Course Offerings 6th Grade Core Classes

Language Arts 6th Grade Language Arts, 6th Grade Advanced Language Arts

Social Studies World Cultures, Advanced World Cultures

Science 6th Grade Science, 6th grade Advanced Science

Mathematics PreAlgebra, 6th Grade Math 1, 6th Grade Advanced Math All students scoring Level 1 or 2 on FCAT Reading or Math will be enrolled Remedial Skills in one or more of the following year-long remediation courses in place of the exploratory wheel: Intensive Reading, Intensive Math. Spanish Critical

Thinking Skills 7th Grade Core Classes

World Geography and Career Exploration, Advanced World Geography Social Studies and Career Exploration

Science 7th Grade Science, Advanced 7th Grade Science

Mathematics 7th Grade Mathematics, PreAlgebra, Algebra I All students scoring Level 1 or 2 on FCAT Reading or Math will be Remedial Skills enrolled in one or more of the following year-long remediation courses in place of the exploratory wheel: Intensive Reading, Intensive Math. Spanish Critical Thinking

Skills 8th Grade Core Classes

Social Studies U.S. History, Advanced U.S. History

Science 8th Grade Science, Biology I (high school credit)

Mathematics PreAlgebra, Algebra IA, Algebra I, Algebra I Honors, Geometry Honors

All 8th Grade students are encouraged to take a World Language World course as part of their core classes. World Language offerings for 8th Languages graders include Beginning Spanish, Beginning French, French I (high school credit), and Spanish I (high school credit). All students scoring Level 1 or 2 on FCAT Reading or Math will be enrolled in one or more of the following year-long remediation Remedial Skills courses in place of an elective course: Intensive Reading, Intensive Math. Elective and Exploratory Courses Exploratory Wheel: Students in grades 6-8 take part in an exploratory wheel consisting of 12 week units of Art, Drama, and Technology. (Details for each class are listed below.) Art: Students in the art exploratory class learn the elements of design, specific techniques, and study of the various artists. Our students regularly win awards at local and district art competitions. Band: Students may take the year-long band course in grades 6-9. Drama: Students in drama learn improvisation, dramatic performance, and stagecraft. Many of them choose to try out for our yearly middle school theater performances, and some go on to state competition. PE: Students in grades 6-9 take PE five days per week all year. The PE units are designed to build lifetime skills and promote wellness. Technology: Students in the technology wheel class learn Microsoft Word, Excel, Publisher, and PowerPoint. They also create projects requiring them to collect data, design layouts, create graphs, edit photos, etc. 8th grade students learn web design--using Dreamweaver software, photo-editing skills, and other fundamental computer literacy skills.