COURSE DESCRIPTIONS:
 

PHYSICAL EDUCATION:

The Physical Education program reinforces healthy habits that encourage an active lifestyle.  The program emphasizes fitness, cooperation and skill building.  This is accomplished through team games/sports, fitness activities, lifetime skills, and cooperative activities.  Our goal is to incorporate a variety of activities which motivate students to improve their physical fitness.
 
HEALTH:

The health classes focus on good decision making skills and refusal skills for all grades.  The curriculum used is the successful Lifeskills program and The Great Body Shop for Middle School.  The sixth grade classes learn how to understand and improve their self image, and work with decision making skills to prepare for the years ahead.  Seventh grade classes learn decision making skills and refusal skills with a concentration on Drug Education and Nutritional Choices.  The eighth grade classes focus on an abstinence based Family Life Education program and appropriate relationships.

ART:

Students in art classes create and design artwork ranging from flat two dimensional projects to building 3-D domes or star shapes.   Eventually, students learn about architectural styles and use them to build house models or monument shapes.  Students are also taught art appreciation.
 

MUSIC:

The music program explores many areas including singing and instruments used in jazz and concert bands as well as orchestras.  Students engage in discussions and listening exercises of music from 1650 to the present day.  Music theory is introduced, requiring students to compose and perform their own music.

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC:

Instrumental Music returns to Teachers' Memorial in 2006-2007.  Students will be offered lessons on a pull out basis and after school band practices will be available.  Concerts presented in the evening will become part of the program.

WORLD LANGUAGE:

World language promotes an understanding of how languages function (i.e., structure and grammar).  It helps to develop an appreciation for differences through exposure to various cultures and nations of the world.  In addition, it involves the development of all areas: speaking, listening, writing and reading.

COMPUTER INTEGRATION:

The Computer Integration class at Teachers’ Memorial Middle School is based on the idea that students should use the latest technology to produce projects based on their present day curriculum.  After an introduction to technology and discussions about Internet safety and Copyright in the Digital Age, students learn the finer points of the Microsoft Office Programs Suite.  They then use the skills taught to produce a project based on what they are presently studying in one of their other classes.  Some of these projects are taken back to their House to share with all of the other students at that grade level.
 

SPECIAL INSTRUCTORS

Physical Education: Laura Tignonsina and Kyle Griffin

Health:  Therese Wilson

Art:  Ray Klimaszewski

Music:  Elisha Millerd Instrumental Music:  Megan Czechowicz World Languages: Elisa Lizano and Robert Osko

Computer Integration:  Andrew Kortflet

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