Scheduling Information Session January 3, 2012

1. 2012 - 2013 Scheduling Information Session January 3, 2012 Chippewa Falls Middle School Unified Arts Department

2. Craft 870 8th Grade • Unified Arts • Art • Business Ed • Family/Cons Ed • Tech Ed • Foreign Language • The craft of mirror etching, metal tooling, wood burning, walking sticks, carving, printmaking, and weaving dream catchers will be explored. • Students will learn about crafts and cultures from around the world and try to recreate their own pieces. • Students will get the opportunity to complete multiple crafts using a variety of materials like yarn, beads, natural objects, and paper-mâché. • This class gives students the opportunity to explore their creative side and get crafty.

3. 8th Grade • Unified Arts • Art • Business Ed • Family/Cons Ed • Tech Ed • Foreign Language Drawing/Painting871 8th Grade • Different types of art materials will be explored • A variety of drawing and painting techniques will be used. • Students will use these techniques to create animal, face, Pop Art candy paintings, self portraits and cartoon drawings. • Sketchbooks will be used for weekly Friday drawings. • Acrylic paint will be used to complete a mini canvas painting and a larger one near the end of the semester. A variety of art styles and artists will also be studied.

4. Clay Sculpture874 8th Grade 8th Grade • Unified Arts • Art • Business Ed • Family/Cons Ed • Tech Ed • Foreign Language • Explore your creative side by learning how to turn mud (clay) into a meaningful piece of art!!! • Students will learn the basic hand building skills needed to create pinch, slab and coil pottery. • Students will be given a project idea and the assignment will be to use creative thinking to transform the project into something unique that reflects their own personal style. • Using the elements of art and principles of design as a guide, students will learn to produce quality ceramic pieces like face pots, candle boxes with lids, vases, birdhouses, and wall decor.

5. Keyboarding Applications851 8th Grade • Unified Arts • Art • Business Ed • Family/Cons Ed • Tech Ed • Foreign Language • Students learn how to type without watching their hands • Students with little or no keyboarding experience are encouraged to take the class. • Emphasis is on the attainment of basic skills, speed, accuracy, and using the computer for personal use. You will be more productive and confident with the computer. • Areas of study will include: letters, envelopes, reports, outlines, basic layout design, and composing original material.

6. Printing & Publishing852 8th Grade • Unified Arts • Art • Business Ed • Family/Cons Ed • Tech Ed • Foreign Language • You get to be part of creating the CFMS Yearbook or school newspaper • Capture memories and write about school issues that are important to you • Work with digital photography and editing pictures • Learn Desktop Publishing skills to create cards, magazine covers, invitations, brochures, and much more

7. Technology for Teens 853 8th Grade • Unified Arts • Art • Business Ed • Family/Cons Ed • Tech Ed • Foreign Language • Digital Photography and Picture Editing • Web Design • Internet Research & Safety • Social Networking, Blogging, Wiki’s, and Social Bookmarking, and Netiquette • How computers work • The CFSD Network & How to Access Your Documents from Home • E-Pals & Connecting with the World Wide Classroom • How to Use Microsoft to Get Your Homework Done Faster!!!

8. Fiber and Fabric Technology861 Learn about fibers and fabrics while creating personalized projects. Use a variety of machines to make your own projects. Projects include pillows, pillowcases, stocking hats, blankets, and gym bags. 8th Grade • Unified Arts • Art • Business Ed • Family/Cons Ed • Tech Ed • Foreign Language

9. Teen Foods863   This course will help teens relate the importance of good food choices and lifetime health. Cooking with an emphasis on nutrition will be the primary concern. Students will prepare breakfast foods as well as foods for nutritional snacks and simple meals. Do you like burritos or pizza? This class is for you! 8th Grade • Unified Arts • Art • Business Ed • Family/Cons Ed • Tech Ed • Foreign Language

10. Adventures With Children/Today’s Teen864  Come along and join the fun learning about children of various ages. Experience what it’s like to have responsibility of a child by caring for a “Real Care Baby”. These are computerized babies that need to be fed, changed, and rocked. Students will create activities to be used during a childcare experience here at the middle school! Students will look at self-image and learn how they can improve their self-esteem. Teen issues such as living in a single parent family, getting along with parents, siblings, and friends, and dating relationships will be covered. 8th Grade • Unified Arts • Art • Business Ed • Family/Cons Ed • Tech Ed • Foreign Language

11. Power and Transportation882  8th Grade • Unified Arts • Art • Business Ed • Family/Cons Ed • Tech Ed • Foreign Language • Projects focus on finding ways to solve problems and figuring out how everyday technology works. • Steps for each problem include • research its uses in the computer lab, • plan its implementation in the classroom, • bring it to life in the shop. • Units that we may cover include (but are not limited to) researching and building the following: • Solar cookers, air-powered cars, boomerangs, wind-vehicles, and Rube Goldberg machines

12. Materials and Processing 884   8th Grade • Unified Arts • Art • Business Ed • Family/Cons Ed • Tech Ed • Foreign Language • 9 weeks Woods • Project – Living room Table • Tools – Table saw & Jointers • 9 weeks Metals • Projects – Tool box • Tools – Welders and Machine lathe

13. Outdoor Skills886   8th Grade • Unified Arts • Art • Business Ed • Family/Cons Ed • Tech Ed • Foreign Language • Students can overcome their fear of heights and challenge themselves in many ways. Outdoor proper clothing is important. • Outside activities include rappelling off the roof,compass use, map reading, zip line, rope course. • We will also cover a survival unit, which includes fire building. • Indoor activities include: knots tieing, wall climb, rappel, completing a candle and a bird feeder. • We also research the legendary timber wolf. • The textbook used is the National Outdoor Leadership School Text.

14. GRAPHICS887 8th Grade • Unified Arts • Art • Business Ed • Family/Cons Ed • Tech Ed • Foreign Language • Students will explore the creative side of the communications industry. • Students will produce projects in • photography • screen-printing • offset printing • package design • advertising

15. High TechComputer Tools888 8th Grade • Unified Arts • Art • Business Ed • Family/Cons Ed • Tech Ed • Foreign Language • Material covered • how computers process information • what their components are • how the internet works • how to make websites • how to manipulate photos • how to assemble a computer. • We all discuss internet safety, video game violence and music piracy.

16. Drafting889   8th Grade • Unified Arts • Art • Business Ed • Family/Cons Ed • Tech Ed • Foreign Language • Introduction in the use of • basic drafting techniques and • their importance in the design and performance of new projects. • Skills developed • tool identification • measurement sketching • computer aided drafting

17. Technology of the Future890 8th Grade • Unified Arts • Art • Business Ed • Family/Cons Ed • Tech Ed • Foreign Language Description: • Can we travel outside of the solar system? • Can humans create clean electricity? • Can we beat the speed of light? • In this class, students will research and. study the technology and the science we will need to travel to the stars while maintaining earth at home and other technology the near and far future may bring. Topics to be covered include, but are not limited to: Space Travel, Clean Energy, Time Travel and living on other planets.

18. French I893 8th Grade • Unified Arts • Art • Business Ed • Family/Cons Ed • Tech Ed • Foreign Language • French I is a high school class for students who wish to begin the in-depth study of the French language and culture. • Upon successful completion, students can continue with French II at the high school, possibly through level V (A.P.) • Students will build French vocabulary through story-telling, speaking, spelling, reading, writing, grammar, and culture. The focus is on oral communication and global citizenship. • Fulfills part of the college entrance requirement for foreign language study.

19. Spanish I896   8th Grade • Unified Arts • Art • Business Ed • Family/Cons Ed • Tech Ed • Foreign Language • Spanish I at the middle school: * is a year-long high school course, that counts as one of the two years’ pre-requisite for most colleges. * allows students to continue to study through Spanish level V (A.P) in their senior year. • Spanish I is taught through storytelling: * allows students to acquire vocabulary through repetition, and to retell, act out, or draw the stories to show comprehension. * attendance is crucial.If you are absent, it is difficult to make up what you missed from the in-class activities. • Spanish I students will study: • Spanish songs, culture, and holidays. • accepting and appreciating diversity in the world. **Exploratory Spanish is not a pre-requisite for Spanish I.