Students in grades 5-8 participate in A day-B day semester long electives for the 2018-2019 school year. This means that each semester they will have one elective, which meets every Monday and Wednesday and another elective, which meets every Tuesday and Thursday. On Fridays, students do not have elective classes. Students in grades 5 and 6 take electives together. Grade 7 and 8 students are in class together. Students in grades 5 and 6 are required to take at least one class from each of the fine arts, while students in grades 7 and 8 are allowed to choose freely.

Students, with parent approval, rank their preferences and then are placed in a class according to their choices. Students in 8th grade and students in 6th grade are given priority when filling classes. Every effort is made to place students in the elective of their choice; however, this is not always possible.

Fall 2018 courses are the following: (Click on the links to go to the individual class pages)

Grades 5/6 

• Art Through the Ages - Ms. Tatum
• Art Exploration - Ms. Tatum
• Band - Ms. Tompkins
• Ukulele 101 - Ms. Tompkins
• Foundational Spanish - Mrs. Phelan
• Mini-Musical - Mrs. Colvin
• Masks and Puppets - Mrs. Colvin
• Working with Microsoft Office - Mrs. Southard
• Amazing Race - Mrs. Southard
• Ecology: What's in Your Backyard? - Mrs. Tudor

Grades 7/8

• Art Around the World - Ms. Tatum
• Fun with Fibers - Ms. Tatum
• Music Chamber Ensembles - Ms. Tompkins
• Advanced Band - Ms. Tompkins
• Spanish - Mrs. Phelan
• Culture of Spanish Speaking Countries - Mrs. Phelan
• Advanced Improv - Mrs. Colvin
• Drama Methods - Mrs. Colvin
• P.E.P.I. Kindergarten/Phys. Ed. - Mr. Burt
• P.E.P.I. 1st Grade/Phys. Ed. - Mr. Burt
• Creative Writing - Mrs. Tudor
• Classroom Assistant