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ADDITIONAL COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
LIBRARY
The mission of our school library media program is to ensure that students
and staff are effective users of ideas and information. Our school library media
specialist empowers fifth and sixth grade students to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, and ethical users of information by:
● Collaborating with our educators and students to design and teach engaging learning experiences that meet individual needs.
● Instructing students and assisting educators in using, evaluating, and producing information and ideas through active use of a broad range of appropriate tools, resources, and information technologies.
● Providing access to materials in all formats, including up-to-date, high quality, varied literature to develop and strengthen a love of reading.
● Providing students and staff with instruction and resources that reflect current information needs and anticipate changes in technology and education.
● Providing leadership in the total education program and advocating for strong library media programs in schools as essential to meeting local, state, and national education goals. Weekly, all students will have opportunities to self-select various books located within the library.
BAND
Grade 5 and 6 Students in band will continue their instrumental studies from 4th grade in a class setting, meeting one day out of each five day cycle for small group instruction. Full ensemble rehearsals will occur after school. Students will play a varied repertoire of music and further develop their ensemble skills. Band members’ areas of study will include the following: technical study, aural skills, music history, and semi-private instruction. Students will perform in two concerts (winter and spring) and will have opportunities to play in auxiliary ensembles like jazz band, flute choir, clarinet choir, and percussion ensemble. Students enrolled in band will attend band lessons in place of general music special area class. Please contact the Band Teacher with any questions.
ORCHESTRA
Students in the orchestra will continue their instrumental studies from 4th grade in a class setting, meeting one day out of each five day cycle for small group instruction. Students will perform a varied repertoire of music to further develop their musicianship and ensemble skills. Orchestra students will focus on technical study, aural skills, music history, and musical literacy. Full ensemble rehearsals will occur after school. Students will perform in two concerts (Winter and Spring) and several in-school performances throughout the year. Please contact the Orchestra Teacher with any questions.
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