Clarendon Middle School - Reflections Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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l-A JR. HIGH ACADEMICS D ' 551 1 T ts READING-LITERATURE ' gg The seventh grade reading classes focus on vocabulary devel- 1 rrr ,Z ,,rr 1 opment of basic reading skills through the use of theme units if such as science fiction, folktales, adventure, and personal 5 gl,li handicaps. tw! ' The eighth grade reading classes encourage faster and more efficient reading, in addition to more in depth comprehension it skills. This is accomplished through short story and novel reading. g ' g MRS. HORTON MR. SCHAPIRA GUAGE E The seventh grade English classes coveri basic parts of speech, ,lg friri capitalization, punctuation sentence structure, and composi- ii V' :KVEA subject. tion Vocabulary development and spelling are included in this English classes in the eighth grade study advanced vocab- i ulary, have a review of basic concepts, and have creative writing and speeches. MR. SNYDER A Drama activities include the reading of various dramatic litera- ture. a study of theater in its development, and training movement, expression of emotion and speech. Advanced Drama reviews the various principles of Drama plus staging. new acting techniques and character studies, One act and full length plays were presented. LIBR RY This year the Library was definitely more fun than a room of books. The Librarian, Ms. Cole, organized many fun-filled activities throughout the year, such as a Chinese New Year Parade with a demonstration from an original master and a poem contest. Some events of Library Week were Read and Feed Day, Kiss a Pig, and a Door decorating contest. Congratulations to lvls. Cole on a successful bookful wonderful year! MS. COLE

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WELCOME T0 CLARENDO Fifth grade is a very exciting year! lt gives a foundation for 6th, 7th and 8th grade. Math concentrates on division and fractions. Reading skills are honed while language centers on the various parts of speech and hovv they work together. Health is exciting because you learn about yourself and hovv your body works. Meanwhile in Science everything from plan- ets to photosynthesis is studied and social studies dis- covers the country we live in the United States! 15 1 tg - ' MISS MERRITI' UMAN Sixth grade is a year filled with hard work, change and preparation for junior high. The reading program in sixth grade focuses on short stories, poems and plays. Orson Wells, The War of the Worlds is a favorite, ln language, the students develop skills in listening, speaking and writing effectively, Spelling and vocabulary development is also studied. The science program covers plant and animal environments, atoms and energy, the earth's atmosphere and future survival, The sixth graders regroup for reading and math so that instruc- tion can be individualized. ln math, students study the basic opera- tions, as well as geometry, ratio, Q proportion, percent, integers, measurement and problem solving. ' MRS

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Science in the seventh grade covers the basics of matter and -an energy living things and genetics Experiments and microscope MR. YOUNGBERG M TH Both the seventh and eighth grade math classes are individ- ualized to meet the needs of the students. Seventh grade math covers place value, operations with whole numbers, decimals, and fractions, measurement, reading charts, graphs, and tables, and percent, decimal, and fraction equivalents. Eighth grade math deals with a review of seventh grade math and adds geometry and prealegbra concepts. SCIENCE Eighth grade science elaborates on basics learned in seventh grade adding health which covers safety and first aid, ecology, M drugs alcohol tobacco anatomy diseases growth and develop- ., ment and of course lvlr Hammontree He adds a new dimension MRS. SOCIAL STUDIES American History is taught in the seventh grade. lt deals with history from the rivalry with Britain to World War ll. Included in this study are the Revolutionary Vllar, the Civil War, and World War l. This eighth grade course covers the events leading up to and the writing of the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and the Articles of Confederation. lt also includes a study of the three branches of government, federal agencies, and amendments. Opposite the Federal Government class is the State Government class. lt is divided into two parts: lj the history of Arizona and 27 its Constitution.