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 will receive Physical Education instruction five days a week for 45 to 50 minutes a day. Instruction will be provided in the areas of motor skill development, fitness, sports and social development. Students will be able to demonstrate locomotor, non-locomotor, and manipulative skills for performance outcomes and in game situations. Students will know how to assess and improve personal fitness levels by engaging in physical activities specifically related to each component of physical fitness. Students will learn and have the opportunity to experience the differences between personal challenges and competition in both recreational activities and in sports with an emphasis placed upon being personally responsible, cooperative and a team-player. Finally, students will continue to develop cooperation and communication skills to enable completion of a common goal while working with a partner, in small groups or on a team. 

P.E. Goals:

• Demonstration of motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform in a variety of physical challenges.
• Demonstrate knowledge of movement concepts and strategies as they apply to learning and performance in games and physical activities.
• Develop and maintain a level of physical fitness to improve performance and overall health.
• Demonstrate knowledge of social concepts and strategies as they apply to learning and performance in physical activities.

Upper Elementary Art
Teacher: Camille Geraci

Curriculum Overview:
For students to become familiar with different styles of artwork as well as various processes for making two-dimensional and three-dimensional artwork, and inclusive of the California State Visual Art Education Content Standards.

Course Goals:

• Follow a series of steps and procedures to create individual artwork. 
• Compare and contrast works made by different artists.
• Make connections to other subject areas when studying works of Art. 
• Distinguish and describe representational, abstract and nonrepresentational works of Art.
• Use Art vocabulary when discussing works of Art by others as well as their own artwork.
  

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.