Matthew Road Academy

Fitness is designed to provide an opportunity for students to engage in vigorous, physical activity; gain a basic knowledge of various sports; and develop a rudimentary understanding of body systems as they relate to fitness. Students of all fitness levels will be challenged and those who apply themselves will increase in strength, flexibility, and... endurance. Students will survey popular sports like soccer, football, and baseball; play many different playground games; and develop their own new team sports. In this course, students will complete art projects based on the amazing art in award winning childrens books. We will explore basic art elements such as line, color, shape, texture, space and value. Children will learn how to use a variety of media such as colored pencil, paint, pastels, and collage. The emphasis in this class is for students to gain an appreciation for different styles and techniques of art while having fun learning to express themselves artistically. This course will introduce students to the eight science and engineering practices, including asking questions and solving problems, modeling and prototyping, investigating, analyzing and interpreting data, computational thinking, creating evidence based arguments, and obtaining, evaluating and communicating information. First year students will work through guided builds while returning students will utilize their knowledge from the previous year to explore more advanced builds. This course will provide an introduction to music through drumming and recorders. Students will experience music through performing together in class, learning to read music and listening to recordings. In addition, this course will explore the relationship of different cultures to music. Journaling and drawing will be incorporated with regular class listening excerpts. This class is for 6-12th grade girls who are new to ballet or have had some previous ballet. It covers basic positions, steps and combinations at the barre and center floor. The second semester will ...Read More