In-School Electives

Semester II Electives

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Toy Company

Students are upper level managers in a toy company. Mrs. Loopstra is the CEO.

The class creates a company name, mission statement, logo and motto for a new toy company.

They develop prototypes of toys - a plush and a model - that reflect the company ideals.

Students will apply creative and imaginative thinking to a “real world” setting.

Descriptive and persuasive writing and skills will be emphasized.

 

Leslie Loopstra 

ART

In art class we learn about contour drawing, shading, texture, color and design. We do guided drawing lessons, water color, a color wheel, reverse shading, texture with ink, chalk pastels and one point perspective. Other art projects include tie dyeing                    t-shirts, and making game boards and game pieces. Students always have the opportunity to do additional art projects in the given elective time.

 

Jeannie Behr 

BAND (BEGINNING-LEVEL)

BAND (ADVANCED LEVEL)

CULINARY ART

SRACS 'Culinary Kids'. In this 12 week elective students will gain culinary knowledge while making delicious food.  Each week students will learn a different recipe, providing them with the opportunity to taste new foods, learn kitchen safety, and experience how to use basic kitchen equipment.  Students will eat what they produce each Friday.

 

Sally McComas 

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

In this elective students will the opportunity to analyze and understand media. This will include evaluating the accuracy of online information, considering the pros and cons of the Internet for research, investigating who’s behind a Web site, examining bias and purpose in Web site content, optimizing online searches, reflecting on copyright and plagiarism. Students will also create an online paper, and assist in the organization and design of the school yearbook. If we have time and interest students will also participate in learning basic debate concepts and be a part of an in class debate team.

 

Anna Williams

 

MATH/SCIENCE ENRICHMENT

The math & science elective is an opportunity for students to experience hands on interactions with math and science topics.  Some of the topics that have been explored in the past are aeronautics, robotics, model rocketry, instrument construction, the raising of invertebrate animals, chemistry, electronics, optics, construction basics, and math relationships.  With each of these topics math and science connections are made as students look for relationships, patterns and make discoveries.

 

Steve Williams

 

MEDIA/TECHNOLOGY

Media is a product that communicates a message to an audience.  Technology is an invention that changes the way human beings live and work.  This elective explores the convergence of these two human endeavors using both low tech and high tech materials and methods including post-it notes, pencil and paper, animation software, programming languages, presentation software, and digital cameras.  Students are encouraged to develop a project to share at the end of the semester.

 

Kim Walls