McCulloch Intermediate School Class of 2024 SIXTH GRADE McCulloch Intermediate School Class of 2024

CLASSES and TEAMS Classes are 70 minutes long Advisory is 35 minutes long Students will be in pods on six houses Sixth grade houses are: Baxter Johnstone Buchanan Brodie Dunbar Erskine

ACTIVITIES D.A.R.E. Safety Patrol Student Leadership Club (SLC) Assemblies Author Research Project Concerts Lunch at Noon

CORE CLASSES Language Arts 6 and Language Arts 6 TAG Math 6, Math 6/7 and Math 6/7 TAG Science 6 and Science 6 TAG Social Studies 6 and Social Studies 6 TAG Physical Education

ELECTIVES Band Strings Choir Art Connection Creativity/Theater Students choose one elective for the entire year.

BAND This class is open to everyone in 6th grade regardless of musical background, and gives each student the opportunity to master the basic skills of playing musical instruments in the Brass and Woodwind family. Members will be performing at numerous concerts and contests in preparation for the great Raider Bands here, as well as playing with the Highlander Band at HPHS. Band will meet 30 minutes each day and you will have P.E. 30 minutes each day.

STRINGS ORCHESTRA Enrollment at the 6th grade level is open to all students. This course is designed to introduce and/or reinforce the fundamentals of string playing. Previous experience with string instruments is desired, but not required. Strings will meet 30 minutes each day and you will have P. E .30 minutes each day.  

CHOIR This is an exciting class where 6th graders learn the fundamentals of singing, sight-reading, and music basics. Choir will provide experiences to develop poise, self-confidence and skills to assist in music reading, rhythmic notations and performance. This class will perform at NorthPark in December, Highlander Festival in the spring, and have a trip to Sandy Lake Amusement Park in May. Choir follows the A/B schedule with PE on the other day.

ART CONNECTION This class is designed to meet the needs of “budding” young artists. This art class incorporates the elements of art with a variety of media. Projects will focus on drawing, painting, and sculpture. Art Connection is on an A/B rotation with P.E.

CREATIVITY/THEATER Each course is one semester in length. Creativity is a challenging and fun class that explores a range of different skills while using imagination and critical thinking. Creative projects include making a stop-motion-film and building a volcano. Theater students will perform short plays in class throughout the semester and present a performance at the end of the course. This class meets on A/B day schedule.

Choice Sheet DUE Tuesday, April 25th EVERYONE WILL RECEIVE A CHOICE SHEET IN ADVISORY ON Tuesday, APRIL 11TH DUE Tuesday, April 25th