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"Getting to know you" taught by Mrs.Lazzari during 2nd period on Monday and Wednesday.
   Students will be interacting with each other in the classroom and on the yard. You will explore interactive games and share personal knowledge of everyone in this class.

"Dance" taught by Mr.Ligotti during 2nd period on Friday.
   Explore the art of ballroom dancing as well as other popular dances!


"Art of the outdoors" taught by Mr. Monga during 3rd period on Friday.
    You will be working with clay and other durable materials. You will create a project to be displayed in the school garden and one to take home and display.

"Guitar" taught by Ms.Swing during 5th period on Monday and Wednesday.
     Learn the basics of chords and strumming by playing folk, holiday, and some popular music!
This elective is currently not available.

"Bells" Taught by Ms.Swing during 5th period on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
     As you learn to play the bells you will participate in a variety of performances.
This elective is currently not available.

"Math therapy" taught by Mrs.Stava during 5th period on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
     Get extra help with your math skills.

"Art, Art, and More Art" taught by Mrs.Lazarri during 5th Period on Friday.
      Some of the fun projects lined up for this class will be: Watercolor, Tie Dye and many more fun projects. You will have the chance to make up your own art project with lots of supplies to choose from.

"Health and Fitness" taught by Mrs.Tuchband during 6th period on Mondays and Wednesdays.
    You will learn how proper nutrition and regular exercise contribute to good health. You will understand how to apply the USDA's new national guidelines for nutrition for your own life. In addition, the class will participate in physical fitness activities that incorporate flexibility, strength training, and cardiovascular exercise.

"Digital Photography"  taught by Mr. Monga during 8th period on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. 
    Get an introduction on using your digital cameras while taking photos of fellow students and school activities. You will also get an introduction to a free downloadable photo editing program that you can use to make changes or additions to your photos.

"Green Squad" taught by Mr.Monga during 8th period on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
     As a member of the green squad you will help with our school's effort at recycling, composting, and gardening, all the while learning responsibility and caring for God's creation.   

"Foods: Facts and Fun" taught by Mrs. Stava at 8th period on Tuesdays and Thursdays. 
      Explore the world of food; learn about nutrition and learn your way around the kitchen by cooking some simple foods.

"Great Artists of the World"  Taught by Mrs.Lazzari
    Students will focus on one great artist or style of art per trimester. They will learn the history behind the artist or style explore creating in that style.

"Academic Decathlon" Taught by Mrs.Momsen During 8th period on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
    Academic decathlon is an elective geared toward students who are academically gifted and looking for a challenge. This elective offers opportunities for students in the 7th and 8th grade to study one of the following curriculum topics more in depth: Religion, Science, Social Studies, Math, Literature, English, Fine arts, and Current events. Students in this elective also practice their logical thinking skills as they complete logic problem activities. From this elective, ten children are selected by the Upper Division Faculty to compete in the Diocesan Academic Decathlon held in March.
You can only join this elective by invitation.


"Robotics" Taught by Mrs. Salvatto During 8th period on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Click Here to go to the robotics page, or look at the bottom of this to see the overview of the class.

 This program  helps spark the interest of our future engineers, who can use their creativity to build a robot and see it produce a defined result.  The students are split into both teams of four and paired teams, so teamwork is an important skill that is honed in this class.  Working together as we meet three days a week plus some Saturdays, as well as, creating team t-shirts that are worn to school and events help to foster a sense of team that is critical.  Within these teams the kids compete against each other and with other schools.  At the beginning of the school year, we compete in the FIRST Lego League, which is a national competition.  When that is over in January, we begin working to compete in the International RoboGames.  We participate in their Junior Division with twenty or so other schools.  We also like to host at least one event with Sonoma Charter in preparation for our last competition, the Sonoma Unified School District Robotics Challenge.  This last meet is in May, it is where we can showcase the skills we have been building all school year.  Combined, these competitions allow the team to create robots that can move, react, and solve challenges.  They can be tough to say the least and push our creativity and "out-of-the-box" thinking to the limits, but students are always up for the challenge, which is great!  The program overall is a blast to be a part of for both students and moderator.
This Elective has already started and cannot be joined this year!


"Advanced Computers" Taught by Mr.Monga during 5th period on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
     This class is offered to 8th graders as a way of advancing their computer skills into areas not explored in other classes.  We do photo and video editing, web-page creation and editing of the school's web-page.  Subjects are student driven (we discuss what will be learned) and this is a dynamic interactive class situation where students work in collaborative groups throughout the trimester. Students will also be able to control certain parts of this website, and manage them.

"Alternative health and fitness" Taught by Ms.Swing during 5th period on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
     Students will talk about body building, health, fitness, and alternative body exercising.
You will learn about what is really in your food; are there chemicals in your food? You will also learn about stretches and exercising. 


Don't see your elective here?

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