Course selections available for Park View Middle School

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Students are challenged to be creative, independent thinkers as they build their engineering skills throughout the course.

Students learn about the fundamentals of engineering – isometric drawings, orthographic projections, and computer-aided software engineering programs to design and print 3D objects.

Students will gain experience with the design process through several projects. Some of these include puzzle cubes, air skimmers and creating games/toys.

◆ Concert Choir 8 - Elective

This performance group for 8th grade male and female singers is the most involved of the vocal groups. Concepts and techniques introduced in 7th grade Mixed Choir are continued and refined. Enjoying the experience is a major goal with an emphasis placed on more advanced music reading and vocal technique.&nbsp;

Required performances include a Holiday Concert shared with MHS Choirs, a March Concert, and a Spring Pop Concert.

◆ Marketing and Innovation - Elective

Prerequisite: None. This course is open to 7th &amp; 8th grade students.

Course Description:&nbsp;In Marketing &amp; Innovation, students will learn the skills and methods that have helped innovative companies to become some of the world’s most popular brands.

Project-based learning will be used to plan, innovate, create, and market goods and/or services.

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Through art, students develop the skills necessary to build confidence, self-esteem and visual awareness.&nbsp;

Creative problem solving, as taught in art, may have a positive impact on overall intelligence, and can make an individual more marketable in the employment field.&nbsp;

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In this course, students will be taught to make better aesthetic choices, evaluations, and expand upon critical thinking strategies.

For more information, please contact Gary Weiler at: weilega@masd.k12.wi.us

◆ America At War – Elective

Prerequisites: None. This course is open to 7th and 8th grade students.

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This class explores the clashes between nations and how these were affected by industrialization, the rise of mass politics, and the beginning of wide-scale urbanization.&nbsp; An emphasis is placed on the changes that occurred in United States society in the decades between the World Wars and the Cold War era.&nbsp;

Science 7 – Life Science

Prerequisites:&nbsp;None.&nbsp;This course is required for 7th grade students

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&#160;Life science is an integral part of everyday living. Seventh grade life science offers the student opportunities to learn and use principles of scientific inquiry.&#160;

Students receive instruction in three major areas: cell structure and function ecology anatomy and physiology of several major systems of the human body

Introduction to German 8th Grade Elective

Prerequisites: None. This course is open to 8th grade students.&nbsp;&nbsp;

For more information, please contact Ashley Hafemann at: hafemas@masd.k12.wi.us

This course is designed for students who would like to gain a more thorough introduction to the German language and culture.&nbsp;Students will learn the basics of German vocabulary and grammar to be able to talk about themselves, friends, family and daily life, while also exploring German culture.

Students learn that creative thinking and problem-solving can change the world.&nbsp; Interested in flight, space or both?&nbsp;This class is a must!&nbsp; Check out our Flight &amp; Space video below.

For more information, please contact Christine Perkins at: perkich@masd.k12.wi.us

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Students will implement creative process techniques to build sculptural forms using sculpture media.&nbsp; A variety of media will be explored including but not limited to clay, screen, plaster of Paris, plaster gauze, wire, papier mache, celluclay, sculpta mold, and paint. This course will provide students with art experiences that will include hand building, armature use and casting and clay techniques.

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◆7th Grade Accelerated Math

Prerequisites:&nbsp;A review of multiple data points: <ul><li>Teacher recommendation</li><li>Classroom achievement </li><li>FAST Assessment and statewide assessment</li></ul>

Accelerated Math is a compacted, fast paced, essential course for learning and understanding prerequisite skills which will enable students to enroll in Algebra I the following year.&nbsp;

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Students will study fractions, decimals, percents, integers, probability, and geometry.

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For additional questions, please contact Molly Witte at: wittema@masd.k12.wi.us

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This class requires students to:

<ul><li>Formulate definitions</li></ul> <ul><li>Express mathematical ideas orally and in writing</li></ul> <ul><li>Read written presentations of mathematics with understanding</li></ul>

Students will be taught to follow and construct logical arguments both formally and informally and to understand the connection between geometry and other disciplines.

For additional information, please contact Sheila Meinecke at: meinesh@masd.k12.wi.us

The creation of the United States government, basic economic concepts, and geography are emphasized.

The students will learn about people and events that made a difference in our country’s history and discuss how these people and events have influenced our country today.

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For more information, please contact Kellie Kozlowski-Eineichner at: kozloke@masd.k12.wi.us

Respect yourself, others and your environment.&nbsp;

◆ Business &amp; Employability Skills

Prerequisites:&nbsp;None.&nbsp;This course is a required 8th grade exploratory class.

The 21st century business world holds so much promise for today’s students. This course provides an opportunity for students to develop necessary employment skills that will apply towards secondary, college, and career readiness. Students will learn about different types of business ownership, what it takes to recruit and retain customers and consumers, as well as continued financial literacy topics and skills.&nbsp;

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◆ Communications – Elective

Prerequisites: None.&nbsp;This course is open to 7th and 8th grade students.

The goals are to orally communicate information, opinions, and ideas effectively to different audiences for a variety of purposes: to listen to and comprehend oral communications to participate effectively in discussion.&nbsp; This will all be done through creative, interesting projects with all work time in class.

For additional questions, please contact: Lana Plant at: plantla@masd.k12.wi.us

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◆ Life and Career Skills – Required 7th Grade Exploratory

Prerequisites:&nbsp;None.&nbsp;This course is a required 7th grade exploratory class.

The Academic and Career Planning (Muk Ready) requirement of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction will be implemented in this course.&nbsp;College and career portfolios will be created and students will be able to access these documents during their 8th grade year and throughout high school.&nbsp;

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Students will learn about entry level employability skills and personal financial literacy.

Students will use Micro:bit microcontrollers to build and program.

Throughout the unit, students will learn about programming for the physical world by blending hardware design and software development, allowing students to discover computer science concepts and skills by&nbsp; creating personally relevant, tangible, and shareable projects.

For more information, please contact Amanda Northard at: northam@masd.k12.wi.us

◆ Computer Science for Innovators &amp; Makers (CSIM)- Required&nbsp;7th Grade Exploratory – OR - 8th Grade Elective (For those who did not take as a 7th grader)

Prerequisites:&nbsp; None.&nbsp; This course is a required 7th grade exploratory class.&nbsp;&nbsp;

This course is one of ten gateway/transitional units designed by Project Lead The Way for middle school students.&nbsp;

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Role of social media influencers/digital marketing

Exploring current trends in the marketing and business world

Sports and Entertainment Marketing

This course will provide an opportunity for students to develop an interest in the fields of business, marketing, and entrepreneurship, therefore allowing for a more focused career pathway towards secondary, college, and career readiness

For more information, please contact Jen Serkowski at: serkoje@masd.k12.wi.us

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Math &amp; Reading Academy

<ul><li>These academy classes provide specialized instruction for students below grade level in reading or math. </li><li>These intervention classes help students gain critical skills that will help them in their core classes. </li><li>Interventions take the place of an elective class.</li></ul>

Students qualify through multiple data points: standardized test scores, classroom grades and performance, and other assessments as needed.

INSTRUMENTS and SUPPLIES NEEDED

All band members must supply their own instrument, oil, reeds, mallets/sticks, stick bag, etc.&nbsp;

All band students using school-owned instruments will be assessed a fee.&nbsp; Fees vary based on instrument.

7th and 8th Grade Percussion&nbsp; 1 pair Vic Firth Snare sticks - 2B preferred (wood tip- NOT nylon tip) Vic Firth Yarn Mallet M181, M182, OR M183&nbsp; A stick bag to keep sticks and mallets in labeled with student’s name.&nbsp; Just like in elementary school, all percussionists are required to have a bell set or marimba at home to practice. Woodwind/Brass&nbsp; Your instrument in proper working order and all the supplies necessary to keep it in proper working order: Flutes: Cleaning swab. Oboe/Clarinet/Saxophone: 4 working reeds at all times, reed guard, cleaning swab, cork grease.&nbsp; Trumpet/Baritone/Horn/Tuba: Slide grease, valve oil, cleaning snake. Trombone: Superslick slide grease, cleaning snake.

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The goal of special education is to provide specially designed instruction and related services to students that give access to a free and appropriate public education.

In accordance with The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, Park View Middle School provides a continuum of services for children with an identified impairment that adversely affects their educational performance, and as a result need specially designed instruction and related services to access and progress in the general curriculum.&#160;

Specialized instruction addresses state standards and is adapted in content, methodology, and delivery of instruction to meet the needs of the student. An IEP Team, with parents as equal members, develops an Individualized Education Program for a student based upon the student’s unique individual needs.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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Food labs will provide hands-on learning experiences for students to practice positive nutritional eating habits.&nbsp;Proper food handling and kitchen safety techniques will be taught and practiced in the lab experiences. 

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◆ Medical Detectives – Elective

Medical Detectives is a Project Lead The Way course where students play the role of real-life medical detectives.&nbsp;

For more information, please contact Jackie Nowak at: nowakja@masd.k12.wi.us

Prerequisites: None.&nbsp; This course is open to 7th and 8th grade students.

A continuation of the 7th grade art program will provide 7th and 8th grade students with more in-depth experiences in art.

Students will have the opportunities to continue developing their creative artistic skills in the curricular areas of 2D art, and explore a wide variety of art media and techniques that might not have been available to them in previous art classes.&nbsp;

Creative problem solving, as taught in art, may have a positive impact on overall intelligence, and can make an individual more marketable in the employment field.

◆ App Creators (AC) - 8th Grade Elective&nbsp;

Prerequisites:&nbsp;This course is available to 8th Grade Students who have successfully completed the required 7th Grade exploratory course, CSIM: Computer Science for Innovators &amp; Makers.

This course is one of ten gateway units designed by Project Lead The Way for middle school students. The goal of App Creators is to excite students about programming and build students’ ability to break apart a problem into small steps.

Creativity, collaboration, paired programming and the design process are all integrated into the course.&#160;

This course will cover the history chronologically with three units: World War I era, World War II era, and Cold War era, approximately 1914-1991.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Studies include the causes of World War I and the United States role in WWI through the Cold War era.

There will be a focus on the major engagements of 20th century foreign policy including military strategy and battle tactics.&nbsp;

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For more information, please contact John Strohbusch at: strohjo@masd.k12.wi.us

Students will expand their coding knowledge from CSIM and use MIT App Inventor to create their own mobile apps as solutions to real-world problems.

◆ Spanish I – 8th Grade (Year-Long Course, Every Other Day) - Elective

Prerequisites: This course is open to 8th grade students.&nbsp;

In this course, students are introduced to basic conversation, vocabulary, and grammatical structure of the Spanish language.&nbsp;Topics include: school, family, free time activities, sports, and various cultural aspects of countries of both the Hispanic World and the Hispanic World in the United States.&nbsp;

Classroom work includes activities in all three modes of communication: interpretive (listening and reading), interpersonal (conversation), and presentational (written and/or rehearsed oral projects).&nbsp;Daily homework may include: written activities, flashcard practice or preparation for a class activity.&nbsp;Daily review of vocabulary and structures is essential to this course.&nbsp;

Prerequisites: None.&nbsp;Study Hall is an elective for both 7th and 8th grade students.&nbsp;&nbsp;

◆ Study Hall

◆ Algebra

Prerequisites: A review of multiple data points: <ul><li> Completion of Accelerated Math or 6th grade Pre-Algebra</li><li>Teacher recommendation</li><li> Classroom achievement</li><li>FAST Assessment and statewide assessment</li></ul>

The content and expectations of this course align with Common Core Standards for Mathematics for Algebra I. A common, cumulative exam will be given at the end of each semester.

Successful completion of the course can accelerate the student’s high school math sequence by one to two years.

This course is equivalent to German I at the high school.&nbsp;Students will receive middle school credit and high school elective credit if they earn a passing grade.&nbsp; Successful completion of this course allows students to enroll in German II at the high school as freshmen. Similar to students completing this course at MHS, students will complete final exams during the school year.&nbsp;

~It is recommended that a student have a passing grade on the final exam in German I in order to enroll in German II at MHS.

For more information, please contact Ashley Hafemann at: hafemas@masd.k12.wi.us

To assist parents and students in course selection, the Special Education staff will make course recommendations based on a student’s individual education program.&nbsp;

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Parents are encouraged to contact their child’s special education teacher for any additional information, concerns, or to request an IEP Team meeting.

For more information, please contact Joy Herrell at: herrejo@masd.k12.wi.us

Business professionalism skills will be learned and practiced through job applications, mock interviews, customer service role-plays, and business communications. Continued exploration of Academic and Career Planning (ACP/Muk Ready initiative) will also take place.

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For more information, please contact Jen Serkowski serkoje@masd.k12.wi.us

English Language Arts Grade 7 and 8

Prerequisites: None. This course is required for all 7th &amp; 8th grade students.&nbsp;

While all students receive instruction that addresses rigorous standards, students are also presented with challenges that address their individual instructional needs.&nbsp;This approach allows differentiation based upon each students’ readiness level.&nbsp;

Composition and literature are the major components of the English Language Arts curriculum.&nbsp;The skills of grammar, spelling, speaking, and listening are integrated into those components.

Park View Middle School utilizes a reading and writing workshop instructional format.&nbsp;This approach utilizes whole-group mini-lessons, individual conferring, and small group book clubs to provide students with opportunities to grow their literacy skills.

This course will provide students with art experiences that will include - drawing -sketching -painting -graphic art -printmaking. A variety of media will be explored including, but not limited to, graphite, colored pencil, charcoal, acrylic, watercolor, computer generated images, and ink.

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Students will use the engineering design process to explore mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering careers through a series of robotic projects. Take a peek inside our classroom and watch this video about just one of the projects we complete throughout the quarter.&nbsp;

◆ 7th Grade – Cultural and Physical Geography

Prerequisites:&nbsp;None.&nbsp;This course is required for 7th grade students.

This course is designed to present students with a cultural and physical view of world regions. The intent of the course is to make geography relevant to the student by making connections between regional and global issues.

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It is our collective commitment at Park View Middle School to consistently collaborate, communicate, and build relationships to make learning relevant and meaningful for ALL students. At PVMS we believe ALL students have the capacity to learn and grow academically, socially, and emotionally. We recognize that our students are the citizens of the future; therefore, we develop students who are able to problem solve, think critically, relate to others, and become lifelong learners. We take pride in creating a positive and safe learning environment that is student centered. ALL students and staff will strive for excellence.

The content and expectations of this course align with the Common Core Standards for Mathematics for Geometry.

Geometry emphasizes problem solving, applications, and modeling applications as strategies approaching real world-problems.

Students will be required to: investigate, discover and prove their conjectures.

<ul><li>A common cumulative exam will be given at the end of each semester.&nbsp;</li><li>Students will receive middle school credit and high school elective credit.&nbsp;</li><li>Please reference the MHS course catalog for available high school math courses.</li></ul>

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Prerequisites: Completion of Algebra A review of multiple data points: <ul><li>Classroom achievement</li><li>FAST Assessment and statewide assessment</li><li>Teacher recommendation</li></ul>

How do I decide whether to take Intro to Spanish or Spanish I for HS Credit? Language Arts Grade WLEX Grade Recommendation of WLEX teacher Proficient Reading scores on ACT Aspire Enrollment in ASP or RAMS as a 7th grader Study habits and organizational skills of your student

For additional questions, please contact: Madeline Keithly at: keithma@masd.k12.wi.us

Students collect and analyze medical data to be able to diagnose disease.&nbsp;

Students solve medical mysteries through hands-on projects and labs, measure and interpret vital signs, dissect a sheep brain, investigate disease outbreaks, and explore how a breakdown within the human body can lead to dysfunction.&nbsp;&nbsp;

◆ Seventh Grade Band - Elective

The curriculum includes note and rhythm reading, proper methods of tone production, and concert performance techniques. 

Participation in elementary school band is a&nbsp;prerequisite&nbsp;for all incoming 7th grade band students.&nbsp;We do NOT offer beginning band at PVMS.

Required performances include December, March, and May concerts as well as other performances deemed necessary by the instructor. All performances are scheduled outside of the normal school day.&nbsp;

Prerequisites: Participation in elementary school band.

For more information, please contact Jenny Peterson at: peterje@masd.k12.wi.us

◆ STEM: Design and Modeling

Prerequisites: None.&nbsp;This course is a required 7th grade exploratory class.

This course is one of ten gateway/transitional units designed by Project Lead The Way for middle school students, designed to introduce students to the interconnected world of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.&nbsp;Design and Modeling provides an introduction to engineering and design principles in a collaborative, hands-on learning environment.

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In this class, students focus on the design process – finding a solution to a problem and then constantly improving it until we reach the best possible outcome.

For more information, please contact Katie Bauer at: bauerka@masd.k12.wi.us

◆ Science 8 – Earth Science

Prerequisites:&nbsp;None.&nbsp;This course is required for 8th grade students.

This course incorporates the topics of chemistry, geology, astronomy, natural resources, and climate.&nbsp;

Earth Science promotes a better understanding of natural phenomena such as changes in Earth's structures, the vastness of time and space; and humankind's dependency on Earth's resources.

Incoming 8th graders at PVMS are required to be enrolled in the following courses.

◆ Educational Technologies – Required&nbsp;7th Grade Exploratory

Prerequisites:&nbsp;None.&nbsp;This course is a required 7th grade exploratory class.

This course is designed for students to use technology applications that can be applied in various educational content areas.

Other topics include: the effective use of Internet browser tools, credible online information sources, online communication etiquette and safety, file management, intro/use of Microsoft Office 365, video creation/editing, along with the use of other emerging educational applications.&nbsp;

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As an outcome of Exploring Music, a student will:

~Understand basic music theory to enable them to read music at a proficient level. ~Acquire an understanding on basic technique and hand positions for both the guitar and keyboard. One song will be required to be performed on each instrument for assessment purposes. ~Identify various musical genres, and recognize and understand their place in history. ~Examine a variety of American music which illustrates various compositional styles and/or ethnic characteristics. ~Acquire the skill of perceptive music listening. Recognize aspects of American music that make it unique to a specific genre. A listening test of several different genres will be given for assessment purposes.&nbsp; ~Understand the timbre of instruments and the human voice and how these tonal differences are used to convey moods. ~Demonstrate knowledge of rhythm patterns in traditional and non-traditional notation and understand their importance.

◆ Pre-Algebra&nbsp;- 8th Grade

The content and expectations of this course align with Common Core Standards for Mathematics for grade 8.&nbsp;

The emphasis will be to introduce the students to basic algebraic concepts, and blend them with the arithmetic concepts already learned through 7th grade.&nbsp;

How do I decide whether to take Intro to German or German I for HS Credit? -Language Arts Grade -WLEX Grade -Recommendation of WLEX teacher -Proficient Reading scores on ACT Aspire -Enrollment in ASP or RAMS as a 7th grader -Study habits and organizational skills

This course prepares students to enter German I at the high school, and is perfect for students who would like to study German, but may not be quite ready for a high school level course.

◆Eighth Grade Band - Elective

Prerequisites: Successful completion of Band 7

For more information, please contact Jenny Peterson at: peterje@masd.k12.wi.us

Band 8 is a continuation of 7th grade band. The curriculum uses the same framework as 7th grade band but on a more advanced level.&nbsp;Students will also learn basic music theory and will have some rhythm assignments that will improve their overall sight reading ability and overall knowledge of music.

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Small group lessons are 20 minutes and occur once every 2 weeks.&nbsp;Students are recommended to have an extra set of strings to replace broken ones as they occur. Every string player should have rosin and a mute. All violins and violas should have a shoulder rest. All cello and bass players using a school instrument will be charged a $60.00 user fee to offset the cost of maintaining these instruments. This fee is payable at $30.00 per semester.