Spanish As mandated by the State Board of Education, all fourth and fifth graders must receive 40 minutes of Spanish instruction each week. A Spanish assistant comes in to teach students basic Spanish vocabulary dealing with school, food, families, animals, colors, and more. From this students are able to produce and comprehend basic Spanish conversations. Noncompliance results in a zero. Extra-credit is not given for missed assignments.
Students have two days for each day of absence to make up work.
In that case, the teacher, students, and parents will arrive at a reasonable, mutually agreeable due date. The CRT tests seven curricular areas - Writing, Reading, Math, Science, U.S. History and Constitution, Geography, and the Arts, which are all scored and weighted separately. Failure to pass one or all of the curricular areas, does not necessarily indicate 5th grade retention. The test is given in February and early March. A bi-monthly ICMM recess is provided for those students who choose to follow the rules.