The Sidney herald., 1957-11-14
What Curriicdluns
Do Sidney Public
Schools Offer?

The Montana State Citizens
Committee for the Schools is
conducting a series of meetings
and studies throughout the state
giving particular emphasis to the
subject matter which should be
included in the schools curricu-
lum.
1t may be of particular interest
for the people of this community
to acquaint themselves with the
curriculum that is offered in the
Sidney Public Schools.
The following tabulated report
reveals that students in the Sid
ney Public Schools have a wide
selection of subject matter for
study.
Grades one through six have
the following subject matter:
music, reading, numbers, phonics,
manuscript, spelling, language,
health, science, art, physical ed
ucation. band, social studies,
arithmetic, geography, penman-
ship, history, and world news.
In addition to the above all
students in grades two to SIX
have a thirty-minute library
period each week.
Students in grades one TO SIX
learn games, exercises and rytn-
mic activities during physical cd
ucation periods. Il
Pupils in grades four, five and
six have an opportunity TO take
instrumental lessons if interested
and qualified. They also have an
opportunity TO sing in chorus
Bows in grades five and six have
an opportunity to play In the
touch football league during the
fall and those in four, five ana
six may play basketball during
the season. Those in five and
six may play in the volley ball
league in the spring. Sportsman
ship physical development,
knowledge of games are stressed
in order that students may be-
come good spectators.
Metropolitan Achievement tests
are given once a year. Conserva-
ton is taught in geography, read .
ing and other related subjects
In the Sidney ju~nior-senior
high schools students have the
following curriculum offered to {
them:
Junior = Senior H 5. :
Seventh and Eighth Grades = I
English, social Science, Seen
eral Science, Arithmetic, @Phys. {
Ed. Chorus, Band or Jr. Band, I
Shop for boys), Remedial Read s
ing. e required s~ubjects). {
Ninth Grade English 9,
Social Science and Government,
General Math, Algebra, General +
Science, Voag l, Shop l, Home
&c. l.. Art /, *Phys. Ed, Chorus, Il
Band, Pep Band, Acapella Choir, p
library, Remedial Reading, Ath- Il
etics. Il
Subjects required for gradu- h
ton - English, 4 units; U. 3 d.
history, ! unit; Govt. and So
ial Science, 2 units; mathematics, ia
units; science, 2 units. pl
For college entrance we rec II
mmend any 3 pair - Science, ec
units; Social Science, 2 units, ii
Mathematics, 2 units; Foreign
language, 2 units; English, 4 b'
nits; P. S. History, l unit. l6 ia
nits are required for graduation. Vi
) units must be academic. CO
Tenth Grade English 10,
World History, Biology, Geom- CT
Algebra, General Math, at
'rench I, Voag I, Shop l and vi
I, Art l and II, Home &c. l and W
|. Co-curricular *Phy. Ed, to
Band, Pep Band, Acap- nc
ella Choir, Library, Driver Sc
raining, Athletics.
Eleventh Grade = English II, VI
U. S. History, Chemistry, Phys al
IS. Aeronautics, Advanced Alge- m
ra, Solid Geometry, Algebra, su
tactical Math, Geometry, Tipping It's
Shorthan, Bookkeeping, French, We
Gag ii and III, Home &c. II IN
nd III, Art l, Shop l, II and III, Sa
peech, Journalism l. Co-curric-
lar Phys. Exceptional,
horus, Band, Pep Band, Ac- -
Choir, Library, Driver II
raining, Athletics. IL
Twelfth Grade - English IL, II
vorld Problems, Chemistry, Phys :.
s, Aeronautics, Advanced Alge- a
"a, Solid Geometry, Geometry,
lgebra, Practical Math, Tipping
and II, Shorthand, Bookkeeping, (E
Voag III, Voag ", Home we
III and ~, Art II, Art l, th'
nop /, Shop II, Shop III (Mech. Ch
r.), Speech, Journalism l and me
/. Co-curricular - Phys. Ed ne
,tional, Chorus. Band, Pep of
and, Accappella Choir, Library,
thletics. Nc
Required subjects. Bi