• Rational numbers
• Exponents, powers, and roots
• Quantitative relationships, using algebraic terminology, expressions, equations, inequalities, and graphs
• Linear equations
• Ratios to solve problems
• The Pythagorean theorem and constructing geometric figures

• Earth Science all year
• Grade-appropriate participation in annual Science Fair and Engineering Design Challenge

• Medieval and early modern times, including disintegration of the Roman Empire; Medieval Europe; the Renaissance; the Reformation; the Scientific Revolution; the Age of Exploration; the Enlightenment; and the Age of Reason.
• Historical and social science analysis skills
• Geography and map skills

Library - The library as an ever-available resource for school and personal use, before or after school, during classes, or during study hall. Additional library time as contracted between middle school teachers and the librarian, to do special projects. Monthly book talks during English class by librarian to stimulate independent reading. Skills emphasized include:

• Using the card catalog and search engines to locate information
• Using the Internet independently to locate information
• Maintaining an interest in reading, and knowledge of recently-published works

• Reading and responding to historically significant works of literature; contemporary adolescent literature and poetry
• The forms of prose
• Understanding the structure and organization of narration, exposition, and description
• Idioms and analogies
• Literary devices: metaphor, similes, and recurring themes

• Writing a variety of narrative, expository, and descriptive pieces
• Conventions and usage of standard English
• Using the rules of grammar to improve writing
• Tools for researched writing

• Conditioning and fitness activities. Five-Mile-Club walk/jog/run for 30 minutes each week.
• Team sports skill-building continues with the introduction of new skills as well as practice and enhancement of skills already learned in the areas of Volleyball, Football, Soccer, Basketball, Track and Field, and Baseball/Softball.
• Swimming: continued instruction and practice in diving and reinforcement of stroke development; free swim and water games.
  
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Foreign Language - French OR Spanish for two years*

• Listening, speaking, reading, and writing in French or Spanish, through textbooks, supplemental computer programs, and a variety of TPR activities
• Pronunciation improvement
• Development of translation skills
• Oral and written historical research and presentations
• Study of the culture and geography of French- or Spanish-speaking countries; cross-cultural connections and comparisons