Physical Education
Teacher: Jeff Andrade

Core Curriculum: S.P.A.R.K Curriculum; Teaching Sport Concepts & Skills-A Tactical Game Approach

Curriculum Overview: 
In this course, students receive Physical Education instruction five days a week for 30 minutes a day. Instruction will be provided in the areas of motor skill development, fitness, sports and social development. Students engage in physical activities specifically related to the components of physical fitness. Students learn and have the opportunity to experience the differences between personal challenges and competition.  Recreational activities and sports provide an opportunity for personally responsibility, cooperation and  team/small group and partner activities. 

P.E. Goals:

• Demonstration of locomotor skills and movement patterns needed to perform in a variety of physical challenges and activities.
• Demonstration of movement concepts, body management and manipulative skills at appropriate times during performance of physical activities.
• Demonstrate knowledge of social concepts, strategies and rules as they apply to learning and performance in physical activities.

Middle Elementary Art
Teacher: Camille Geraci

Curriculum Overview:
Students to become familiar with different styles of artwork as well as various processes for making two-dimensional and three-dimensional artwork.

Art Goals:

• Demonstrate the ability to follow a set of four step directions for each art process introduced.
• Identify and describe basic art elements such as different types of lines, shapes, forms and colors in art reproductions and their own artwork.  
• Increase fine motor skills by exposure to using different art mediums, art tools and processes. 
• Create original works of art in the following mediums: sculpture, ceramics, drawing, painting, printmaking, and mixed media.
• View artists’ work and participate in class discussions about the artist or illustrators intent.
  

Music
Teacher: David Hopper

Core Textbook: Making Music K-8, Silver Burdett Ginn 

Course Overview:
Students will learn the basics of music including, rhythm, beat, tone, expression, music notation and genre. They will be introduced to and study a majority of the genres of music and the great composers of each. Music instruction is an organic learning process and is adjusted to the needs of each class. In the upper grades music technology is introduced and encouraged. 

Course Goals:

• Establish a love and appreciation of music and music genres.
  
• Introduce music notation and theory.
  
• Ignite a curiosity for learning music.
  
• Understand and practice proper etiquette in music performances.
  
• Use music software to create/perform original music.