Music
Students have music instruction each week. Students work on rhythm, melody, harmony, dynamics and other music skills. They develop skills through singing, listening, and playing percussion and melody instruments. Participation and effort are key elements in music class. All students prepare and present programs and perform/share in the community.
3rd-6th Grade
Students play recorder instruments to help develop harmonic ensemble abilities and music notation reading.
Physical Education
In Kindergarten, locomotor skills as well as sportsmanship qualities are the emphasis of the physical education program.
1st-6th Grade
Increasing physical fitness skills, participating in and knowledge of individual and team sports, cooperation, and sportsmanship are all parts of the physical education curriculum.
6th Grade
Participation in extra curricular sports through the Middle School Campus is being offered.
Computer
Full-day Kindergarten through fourth graders attends Computer Lab once a week. Our emphasis ranges from basic computer skills such as keyboarding and word processing to academic games and graphic design. Microsoft PowerPoint is introduced in the third grade to prepare the children for reports in fourth, fifth and sixth grade. Students in rooms 20-22 have access to networked computers in their classrooms.
Library
Kindergarten-4th
Students come each week for a time of reading and check out (1st-4th are allowed to take books home). Different authors and all types of literature are introduced. Basic library skills are taught.
5th-6th
The library focus is mainly on how to use the library as a research tool. The Dewey Decimal system is taught, as well as how to use an index, the almanac, encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other resources. The 5th and 6th graders are also given the chance to participate in a voluntary reading challenge.