Skip to main content

MIDDLE SCHOOL Division

The middle school curriculum reinforces basic subjects like literacy, mathematics, science, and social studies while fostering practical skills and creativity through technology, physical education, and arts classes. Students develop logical thinking and problem-solving abilities through fundamental concepts and exercises. They acquire broad knowledge and enhance their understanding of society and culture.

Literature

  • Read essays and journals and be able to evaluate their main ideas
  • Improve vocabulary skills
  • Improve grammar structure
  • Write in-class essays in response to a short prompt
  • Write effective sentences, paragraphs, essays, and journals

Mathematics

  • Use and solve number and operations; proportionality; expressions, equations, and relationships; and measurement and data
  • Be able to use concepts, algorithms, and properties of rational numbers to explore mathematical relationships and to describe increasingly complex situations
  • Be able to apply algebraic thinking to describe how a change in one quantity in a relationship results in a change in the other
  • Be able to connect verbal, numeric, graphic, and symbolic representations of relationships, including equations and inequalities
  • Be able to use geometric properties and relationships, as well as spatial reasoning, to model and analyze situations and solve problems
  • Be able to communicate information about geometric figures or situations by quantifying attributes, generalize procedures from measurement experiences, and use the procedures to solve problems
  • Be able to appropriate statistics, representations of data, and reasoning to draw conclusions, evaluate arguments, and make recommendations

General Science

  • Think like a scientist using the scientific methods
  • Have a better understanding of and describe the major features of our planet
  • Understand and describe the characteristics of matter
  • Understand the concepts of forces and motion
  • Understand the taxonomy and characteristics of all living things

Health

  • Acquire and evaluate health-related information
  • Make knowledgeable decisions to improve health
  • Apply decisions to improve their own physical, mental, and social well being and that of peers, families, and communities
  • Learn how to avoid harmful social behaviors
  • Learn how to avoid harmful social behaviors

World History

  • Interpret and reconstruct chronological relationships
  • Analyze cause and effect relationships, including multiple causalities
  • Understand, recognize, and interpret change and continuity over time
  • Understand relationships among events, issues, and developments in different spheres of human activity (i.e. economic, social, political, cultural)

Physical Education

  • Competence in the performance of a range of activities and the ability to analyze these in the context of technical, physiological, and biomechanical implications for the performer
  • The ability to make decisions relating to physical activity while appreciating consequences in both tactical and moral contexts
  • The ability to make decisions relating to physical activity while appreciating consequences in both tactical and moral contexts
  • An understanding of the principles, rules, and purpose of different categories of activity, and the criteria for mastery of each
  • An understanding of the psychological, sociological, aesthetic and biological knowledge relevant to physical education
  • An appreciation of the value of participation in selected physical activities as a lifelong endeavor
  • An understanding of the principles of fairness and tolerance in interaction with others
  • The desire and the capacity to acquire a positive sense of self

Computer

  • Type 20 WPM (Words per Minute)
  • Start an application and use Windows Explorer and My Computer to manage files and folders
  • Be familiar with a Windows operating system
  • Solve common hardware and software problems that occur during everyday use
  • Discuss the terminology of computers
  • Create, edit, and save a Word document
  • Create, edit, and save a PowerPoint presentation
  • Use technology ethically and with integrity

Art

  • Begin to use the art vocabulary and terms discussed in class
  • Demonstrate basic sketching, painting, color theory and other techniques
  • Demonstrate care for materials, tools and classroom atmosphere
  • Describe their artworks and art-making process
  • Demonstrate proficiency in using a variety of materials
  • Transpose thoughts and ideas into tangible visual art projects