SCHOOLWIDE ENRICHMENT 2009-2010
Schoolwide Enrichment Brochure (with
Parent Resources)
3rd Grade-
Literary Arts Magazine (Mrs. Accumano
and Mrs. Esposito), two days per week,
2:30-3:00
Student
Council (Mrs. O’Neill/Mrs. Carothers)
LDW Morning Show
4th Grade-
I-Search
Reader’s Theater
Colonial Life
Math & Science
5th Grade-
STEM (Science, Technology, Math)
Explorations
Grades 6-8-
Enrichment Electives:
Smart Choices: The TREGOE Model of
Decision Making (Mr. Scollan)
Students will gain a working knowledge
of the TREGOE Model, used in business
and industry worldwide. Students will
learn the step-by-step process to
developing problem-solving and
decision-making skills. After mastering
the process, students will apply the
process to real-life situations in their
lives, their school or within the
community.
Korean and Vietnam War (Mr. Blazure)
This course will focus on the Korean and
Vietnam Wars. Students will learn about
the generals of each war, the locations
of them, the causes and effects, and how
they impacted the rest of the world.
The students will see different
documentaries relating to these wars and
will complete projects using Microsoft
Office. They will also read different
letters and poems that were written
during these times of war.
Advanced Art: 3-Dimensional Design (Mrs.
Winchatz)
Mythological animals, dragons,
gargoyles, and unicorns are just some of
the imaginary creatures that will be
created in 3-dimensional art class.
Using a variety of media including clay,
pariscraft, wire, cardboard, and papier
mache, students will also have the
opportunity to create action figures,
heroes, legends, and portraits.
Assemblages will be constructed using
recyclable materials in an effort to be
earth friendly. The elements and
principles of design will be applied to
each project. Artwork will be inspired
by various styles and techniques of
prominent artist and craftsmen.
World Cultures (Mr. Moore)
This course would explore the
lifestyles, customs, foods, traditions,
and core beliefs of people of several
countries whose roles on the world stage
is rising in importance in the 21st
century globalizations. Among these
would be China, Russia and India.
Students would become familiar with the
customs and norms associated with each
group of people, to be better prepared
to interact appropriately in their
future business or travel experience.
The goal would be for students to come
away from the course with a deeper
understanding of, and appreciation for,
peoples of the world, as well as how
their lives are significantly different
and/or similar to our own in the U.S.
Celebrate the Invention of Flight (Mr.
Bierly)
During this course students will build
and fly their own hot air balloon.
Through this process students will gain
an understanding of flight and discover
the secrets behind the science.
Students will explore the early years of
ballooning and man’s necessity to fly.
As a culminating project, students will
compete to lift as much mass as possible
with their balloon. Winners will be
awarded the Alexandria Middle School
Ballooning Certificate of Excellence.
Measurement Application (Mrs. Yonney)
This course will teach students the
real-life application to standard and
metric measurement. Students will be
able to convert units of measurement in
standard and metric form. The students
will explore measurement both visually
and physically. The students will
choose a culminating activity to
demonstrate what they learned. The
first choice would be designing a map of
the school building, which could, in
turn be used for new students, faculty
etc. The second choice would be
to design an original house or
building.
International Games/Sports (Ms. Harrigan
/ Mr. Galante)
This class will teach students about
different cultures and the activities in
which they participate. The focus will
be on cross curricular learning,
instruction in both individual and dual
sports, skill development, game play,
and video assessment. The purpose of
the course is to educate students about
worldwide games/sports/activities and to
expose them to various cultures and
their practices.
Clubs and Activities
5th & 6th Ski Club
7th & 8th Ski Club
Select Chorus
Combined Chorus
Cross Country
Cheerleading
Homework Club
Computer Club
Chess
Newspaper
Soccer
Boys’ Basketball
Girls’ Basketball
Baseball
Softball
Field Hockey
Volleyball
Student Council
Morning Show
Science / Math
Train Trekkers
Peer Leaders
Student Readers
Plot/PreK
Mediators
PIPS
FAST
Rebel2
Yearbook
