• Operations and problem solving with whole numbers, decimals, fractions, decimals and mixed numbers
• Positive and negative numbers
• Algebraic expressions and equations
• Rates and proportion
• Plane and solid figures
• Data analysis

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

• Ancient civilizations from early man through the rise of the Roman Empire, including the Paleolithic era and agricultural revolution; the Mesopotamia and Egypt; Ancient Greece; the Roman Republic
• 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

• Developing critical thinking skills through written and oral literary analysis
• Reading and analyzing a variety of literary workings, including myths and legends
• Connecting literature and history
• Understanding the structure and organization of different rhetorical strategies
• Strategies for specialized vocabulary development
• Literary devices: symbolism, imagery, metaphor

• Writing of a variety of narrative and expository pieces
• Conventions and usage of standard English
• Using the rules of grammar to improve writing
• Using a variety of organizational structures in writing, according to purpose
• Development of a thesis using multiple authoritative sources

• Conditioning and fitness activities. Five-Mile-Club walk/jog/run for 30 minutes each week.
• Team sports skill-building: Volleyball, Football, Soccer, Basketball, Baseball/Softball, and Track and Field.
• Swimming: introduction of racing dives, reinforcement of stroke development, free swim and water games.
  
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Foreign Language - Latin

• Verb conjugation, declension/inflection, translation, and reading and recitation of Latin words and passages
• The relationship between Latin, English, and other European languages
• The culture of Ancient Rome