Waldo Middle School 8th Grade Course Description Worksheet 2018 - 2019

Name: ______Student ID #:______

To meet required district curriculum in a 7 period day, students must take the following courses:

Semester 1 Semester 2 Language Arts Language Arts Math Math Science Science Social Studies/Health Social Studies/Health Elective/ELD/Intervention Elective/ELD/Intervention Elective/Intervention Elective/Intervention Elective Elective

Preparing students for high school graduation is our focus. In order to prepare all students to be successful, students will be scheduled into the following intervention classes as appro- priate: Language Arts Intensive, Read 180, System 44, Math 180, English Language Devel- opment (ELD), Writing Skills and Learning Resource Center.

The following electives are also offered but require prerequisites and teacher recommen- dation: Catering, Advance Art, Advance PE, Advance Ind. Tech, Avid, Avid Excel, Leader- ship, and Proteam.

PLEASE SELECT 7 ELECTIVES IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE WITH #1 AS YOUR TOP CHOICE:

Semester Electives (half year) Full Year Elective Industrial Technology (6040) Beginning Band (4001S1/4002S2) Food & Consumer Studies (6066) Intermediate Band* (4002S1/4002S2) Family Focus (6071) Advanced Band* (4003S1/4003S2) Art (4060) Jazz Band I* (4006S1/4006S2) Game Design/Lego Robotics (6039) Beginning Orchestra / 5th grade Orchestra Computer Lit (6020) Intermediate Orchestra* (4020S1/4020S2) Web Page Design (6034) Upper Int Orchestra II* (4021S1/4021S2) Current Events (2003) Advanced Orchestra* (4022S1/4022S2) Personal Finance (6003) Advanced Soprano/Alto Choir (4032S1/4032S2) Astronomy (3009) Tenor/Bass Choir (4031S1/4031S2)

Guitar (4041) Concert Choir* (4033S1/4033S2) Piano (4040) Spanish I (5001S1/5001S2) Percussion (4005) Spanish II (5002S1/5002S2) Spanish for HS credit*

All elective classes are subject to staffing and student enrollment. Please consider your elective choice final. Industrial Technology I: Semester Jazz Band: Full Year This course will teach students to work alone or in teams, utilizing a variety of By audition only. activities to create products and solve problems. Students will learn to use hand Evening performances required. tools and power tools. They will also learn about drafting and design along with industrial practices. Safety is emphasized at all times. Family Focus (Intro to Child Development): Semester Beginning Band: Full Year This class is designed to introduce students to the realm of child development. This class is open to anyone who is interested in learning how to play a brass or Students will explore a variety of developmentally appropriate activities for woodwind instrument. Typical beginning band instruments would e flute, clari- young children, practice necessary infant care techniques (diapering, feeding, net, saxophone, French horn, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, or tuba. Students burping, etc.), and develop activity/recipe books they can use when working with may obtain their own instrument or may rent a school instrument for a nominal young children. Students will learn about the responsibilities of babysitting. fee. Students will be required to purchase their own music book and incidental Here we will discuss: responsibilities, needed information, safety, trainings, and supplies. opportunities for income. Evening performances required.

FACS: Semester Intermediate Band: Full Year This is beginning FACS class where students will gain valuable hands-on skills Open to students who have satisfactorily completed a year of beginning band. and experience. The two main areas of study will be foods and sewing. Students are required to purchase their own music book and incidental supplies. Students will be required to attend evening performances and several Salem area band festivals during the year.

Art: Semester Advanced Band: Full Year In this class students will focus on the Elements of Art, various techniques, histo- By audition only. ry, cultural influences, artist statements and vocabulary. Explore the many as- Evening performances required. pects of art, such as drawing, painting, clay, printmaking, mixed media, and more. Computer Literacy : Semester Beginning Orchestra/5th grade Orchestra: Full Year In this class students will learn to use many applications such as Word Docs and Evening performances required. Sheets and Slides. Students will explore creating projects with graphics, Pho- toshop/Pixlr and Scratch programs.

Lego Robotics/Game Design: : Semester Intermediate Orchestra: Full Year In this class students will learn principles of programming in Scratch (block This class is open to students with one or more years of experience playing vio- coding), Game Maker and JavaScript. Robots will be designed and constructed lin, viola, cello or string bass. Evening performances required. to solve tasks using various sensors, motors and gears.

Current Events: Semester Advanced Orchestra: Full Year This is a semester elective which will cover both the essentials of world geogra- By audition only. phy as well as current events. Students will learn about the many different re- Evening performances required. gions of the world, what issues they face today, and how they are impacted by geography. Personal Finance: Semester Intermediate Orchestra II: Full Year This is a semester class that will teach students how to avoid debt, budget with This class is open to students with two or more years of experience playing vio- intention, start a small business, invest early, and build wealth to learn how to lin,viola, cello or string bass. Evening performances required. live generously.

Astronomy: Semester Concert Choir: Full Year This is a semester class. Students will review the scientific method and transfer Is an audition only elite choir, open to experienced students who have already of energy. Students will learn about planets, stars, galaxies and features of Earth. sung in a choir for at least a semester. An audition is required to join. Students will also learn about life in the universe. This class offers many labs Evening performances is required. and activities.

Guitar: Semester Advanced Soprano/Alto Choir: Full Year This class is open to any student who is interested in learning how to play guitar. This class is open to any student interested in singing within a group. Students No experience is necessary. Guitars are provided may join at any point during the year. Concert attendance is required. Percussion: Semester Tenor/Bass Choir: Full Year This class is open to anyone who is interested in learning how to play percussion. This class is for any 7/8th grade student interested in singing within a group. It is Students will learn how to play snare drum, bass drum, mallets, timpani, auxiliary a year-long commitment. Students may join at any point during the year. percussion, and drum set. Students will need to provide their own music book, Concert attendance is required. snare drumsticks, practice pad and pair of yarn mallets. Piano: Semester Spanish I: Full Year This class is for any student interested in learning piano. This class is for begin- Students will begin the study of the basics of Spanish language and learn to ners and/or intermediate piano students. speak, listen, read and write in Spanish.

Web Page Design: Semester Spanish for High School Credit: Full Year In this class students will learn how to create web pages with HTML and other Prerequisites – Spanish II or Heritage Spanish. This is a more rigorous editors like Wix or Weebly. Part of this course will focus on graphic design, course for students in 8th grade who wish to receive one year of foreign language programming and marketing projects. Students will learn how to include com- credit at the high school level. Students will review material from Spanish I and mon elements like text, graphics, links and other imbedded objects in their web further develop skills in the reading, writing, listening and speaking of Spanish. page projects.

Spanish II: Full Year Prerequisites – Spanish I or Heritage Spanish. Spanish II is a continuation of the Spanish I course. Students will continue to develop their skills in the area of reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Heritage Spanish is for Native speakers who have a broad depth of conversational vocabulary.