The house plan provides time for teachers to meet together to plan class and testing schedules, discuss student needs, organize group activities and contact parents. Guidance staff, administrators and special subject teachers also meet regularly with house teams. Each student takes a set of required courses which includes communicative arts, mathematics, science and social studies. Also required at this level are several nine-week exploratory courses designed to help students identify special interests and talents. Band, chorus, orchestra or World Music are offered every other day, alternating with physical education.
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Students must take communicative arts, mathematics, science and social studies daily. Physical education is scheduled every other day, alternating with art, band, chorus, computer applications or orchestra. In addition to required full-year courses in communicative arts, mathematics, science and social studies, and alternating day physical education classes, eighth graders may choose a wide variety of electives. Classes offered opposite phy. For more information see the All About Middle School Section .