HEALTH & PHYS. ED DEPT. TECHNOLOGY ED.MR. MATT FLACK MR. JOE PODRAZIKMR. JOE HOGENTOGLERMRS, SUZANNE SIRCHIE

HEALTH EDUCATIONMS. V. INTERRANTE

MUSIC DEPARTMENT ART EDUCATIONMRS. VICKI BLUM MRS. E . BUCKMANMRS. JOANNA LASKEY MS. EMILY SMITHMR. ERIC NORTON

COMPUTER EDUCATIONMS. AMY DOHENY

Special Areas

Health Education

5th Health – Ms. Interrante

Character Education Nutrition Introduction to Puberty Education Personal Hygiene

6th Health – Mrs. Sirchie Bullying Prevention (Project Based)

7th Health - Ms. Interrante Body Systems Puberty & Reproduction First Aid

8th Health – Ms. Interrante Human Sexuality

Society, cultural, emotional and physical intimacy, human reproduction including STD’s, birth, birth control, gender identity.

5 culminating projects.

Physical Education

Mr. Flack (5, 6, 8) Receives PE about 4 weeks everyday. Mr. Hogentogler (5, 6, 8) 1 block Mrs. Sirchie (5, 6, 7)

Grade 7 & 8 must change into district uniform (blue shorts, white shirt and sneakers) Sweats are permitted.

Grades 5 & 6 must wear clothing to permit movement and sneakers. Sportsmanship, cooperation, participation, team building, decision

making and respect for others are strictly followed. Teaching motor skills are done through the following activities:

Football, Soccer, Field Hockey, Street Hockey, Frisbee football, Speedball, Pillow Polo, Scooters, Volleyball, Basketball, Whiffle Ball, Lacrosse, Golf, Ballroom dancing and many other cooperative learning activities. In addition, Yoga, Pilates, Aerobics, Step, Mountain Biking, Circuit Training.

Activities will meet Pennsylvania State Standards.

Music Department

Mrs. Blum - Band and OrchestraMrs. Laskey – Choir and General MusicMr. Norton – General Music

Every student in a performing ensemble will have one 42 minute lesson per week

We serve the community by performing at many different events throughout the year

All students will have 2 general music classes throughout the year. Students will perform on keyboards, guitars and various percussion instruments. They will also learn about a few of music’s most notable composers and performers and their connection to current music.

Music lessons will meet the objectives of the NASD curriculum and adhere to the PA state standards.

Technology EducationMr. Podrazik

Software &Robotics

InkscapePublisherModel Smart3DInventor RoboticsCircuits

CivilEngineering

SkyscrapersBridgesForcesPowerPointModel Smart 3DLEGO NXT

MechanicalEngineering

Types of TechnologySystems ModelDesign ProcessSimple MachinesMeasurementPowerPoint

It’s not a teaching of tools…It’s a

teaching tool!

8th 7th 6th TechnologyEducation

Students will learn to apply knowledge, academics, problem solving skills and personal skills to creatively design and engineer solutions to various technological

problems.

COMPUTER SCIENCE- Ms. Doheny

The goal of this class is to tie learning from content areas into Computer Science:5th grade: Students are learning how to touch type

and basic skills in MS PowerPoint7th grade: A more complex tour of MS Excel:

creating tables, charts and graphs. Researching our “Heros” and creating a PowerPoint to present to the class

8th grade: Careers/Education opportunities after High School and also an introduction to Personal Finance and banking

Art DepartmentMs. Emily Smith

Focus on creativity, exploring personal identity, and building confidence as artists Grade 5: Artists Are Storytellers Grade 6: Artists Are Naturalists Grade 8: Artists Show Identity

Mrs. Elizabeth Buckman Focus on the Elements & Principles of Art and Design

including specific skills & techniques Grade 5: Artists and the World Around Us Grade 6: Art and Color Theory Grade 7: Art & The Journey