Beginning orchestra is designed to meet the needs of students interested in playing a stringed instrument. Attention is focused on reading basic rhythms and notation and the production of tone and music fundamentals. The students acquire skills described in Proficiency Level One and are usually expected to furnish their own instruments. The students participate in activities, which develop basic game skills and body awareness. The program will stress the importance of achieving an appropriate level of physical fitness.
Students receive instruction from the physical education specialists and assistants.
Science Students participate in a variety of hands-on investigations to study life, physical, and earth sciences. They will use a variety of science processes to explore the world around them. These processes include observing, asking questions, sequencing, measuring, classifying, comparing, inferring, recording information, and using materials safely. The students develop inquiry skills, the ability to make inferences, and observe relationships in the natural and technological world. The elementary social studies program is designed to develop the knowledge and skills of history, geography, civics, and economics that enable students to place people, ideas, and events that have shaped our world, nation, and our state in perspective.