Related Arts
Top: Ms. Gregory, Mrs. Leeman, Mrs. Hunkler, and Mrs. Manwiller
Bottom: Mr. Dvorsak, Ms. Sterrett, Mr. Zahorsky, and Mr. Lutzic
Art Projects
Family and Consumer Science Projects
Family and Consumer Science
The eighth grade family and consumer science classes have the opportunity to experience caring for a baby. The baby is actually a doll of infant size weighing approximately 8 lbs. and containing a microprocessor. The microprocessor causes the baby to cry at irregular times during the day as well as the night. In order to stop the crying the student has a special key to place in the baby and must hold the key until the baby giggles, signifying the care time is over. The key must be held in place for 5-30 minutes until the baby becomes pacified. Students take the baby home on Friday and return it on Monday morning. The school district has infant carriers, baby blankets, clothing and diaper bags for the students to use.
If a students doesn’t want to experience the baby, they can write a 4 page typed report about infants. This is the second year for this program.
Fifth Grade Computer
This is a nine-week course. The fifth graders learn proper keyboarding and basic word processing techniques. Power Point is introduced and the students create a slide show presentation of their life.
Sixth Grade ComputerThe sixth graders work with Microsoft and Power point. Their project for the year is to type in their Unsolved Mystery reports. The sixth graders use application programs to complete projects. Microsoft word is used to type research papers and Power Point is used for a slide show project.
Grades 7 and 8All classes meet once a week. The students practice formal keyboarding skills. The students create, edit, save and print documents using Microsoft Word. The research projects are also completed in computer class. Power Point is used to create and animate slide show presentations.
The seventh graders work with Microsoft Word, Excel and Power point. Their project for the year is to type in their Science reports.
The eighth graders work with Microsoft Word, Excel and Power point. Their project for the year is to type in their English report.
Fifth grade art students are exposed to many experiences ranging from tactile to visual exploration with various media. These different media will enable the student to better convey their feeling to the viewer.
Sixth and seventh graders will be working mainly with two-dimensional assignments evolving around and creating good composition. This will take them into drawing, design and painting projects.
Eighth grade – an understanding of both two and three-dimensional work will be essential to the students understanding of what will be required of him or her. Each will demonstrate and show their knowledge of these aspects of art by various drawings/constructions.
Music In fifth and seventh grade a combination of traditional general music class singing and the Music in Education keyboard program is taught.Sixth grade General Music focuses on the instruments of the orchestra, and the American music in the early 1900’s. The students also learn to use the keyboard lab and compose their own songs.
Eighth grade general music spends time studying the history of music from the Renaissance to the Romantic period, American folk songs and patriotic music. They also learn to play and compose their own songs in our new keyboard lab.
The chorus classes spend time in the fall and spring working on music to perform at the Christmas and spring concerts, as well as for various assemblies and the Unified Arts Festival.
Technology Education (Industrial Arts)
Sixth graders will learn to measure, use a variety of woodworking tools, and operate woodworking machinery while making a wooden toy jeep.
Seventh graders will make a hurricane lamp.
Each eighth grade class will choose a project that they wish to make. Past projects include mantle shelves, mirror frames, double and triple shelves and footstools. One or two classes may make a gumball dispensing trolley.
