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Art

Instructor:  Mrs. Hucker

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Band

Instructor:  Mr. Derrick Banks

Students in Grades Four through Eight have the opportunity to participate in our school's band program through Northeastern Music Programs, Inc.  Our band instructor, Mr. Banks, gives weekly music lessons in small groups in the following instruments:  drum, flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone and bells.  Mr. Banks practices with the students to prepare for a Christmas performance as well as the Spring Festival of the Arts.  His love of music encourages his students to learn far more than the basics of any instrument and expand their own talent.

The fees for band instruction are approximately $400 per year (can be made in two payments to Northeastern Music Program), in addition to the fee for leasing the instrument from Northeastern Music, or another music store of your choice.  Some parents do choose to purchase an instrument after their child has shown a continued interest.  To learn more about Northeastern Music Programs, Inc. click here.

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Library

Instructor:  Mrs. Gallagher

Students in Kindergarten through Grade 8 receive weekly instruction in Library.  Mrs. Gallagher teaches her younger students how to use the library, library citizenship and how to select and care for books.  They are taught responsibility through borrowing books from the library and returning them on a timely basis.  Students also study the Dewey Decimal System as a way to help them in choosing books in any library.

As students progress through the middle and upper grades, they learn about various reference tools, biographies, copyright rules, and many other important research tools needed as they progress towards high school and beyond.

Reading is strongly encouraged in all students and our older students can choose to participate in the annual Reading Olympics.  Reading Olympics is a year long commitment for students that wish to compete in the annual competition.  Teams are given the Reading Olympics book list for their grade level, and read as many of the books as they can throughout the year, paying special attention to the details.  These details later make the basis for many questions in the competition that is held each April in the Montgomery & Bucks County area.  This year's Reading Olympics competition was held in Colonial Middle School, with thousands of students from all over the area answering hundreds of questions about the entire list of books.  Holy Martyrs' two teams each won a blue ribbon; the highest honor there is!  Great Job!

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Music

Instructor:  Mrs. Demkovitz

Weekly music classes for children in Kindergarten through Third Grade include instruction in the basics of tone, pitch and rhythm.  Simple instruments are introduced and children also learn how to sing in a group.  Students in the upper grades establish the basics of music theory, with application to performance styles such as singing and playing instruments.  All types of music are encouraged; classical, jazz, modern and even pop music.

Mrs. Demkovitz also prepares the students for both the Christmas Show and Spring Festival of the Arts, which showcase all of the students' hard work throughout the year.

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Physical Education

Instructor:  Mrs. Burns

Kindergarten through Grade 3:

·  Locomotor skills related to game activities

·  Directional activities and formations

·  Basic ball skills:  throw, catch

·  Low-level organizational games and relays leading to and including soccer, flag football, kickball, dodge ball, basketball, street hockey, volleyball, baseball (w/ waffle ball).

·  Hand-eye coordination activities      ·  Basic physical fitness        ·  Jump ropes, hoops

Grades 4 through 8:

·  Ball skills and games:  throw, catch and kick

·  Organizational activities leading to and including soccer, flag football, kickball, dodge ball, basketball, street hockey, volleyball, baseball

·  Organizational games & relays

·  Self-testing physical fitness

·  Physical fitness:  cardiovascular fitness, muscle strength, general nutrition

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Spanish

Instructor:  Signora  Charry

Weekly Spanish class for students in Kindergarten through Grade 8 includes vocabulary development, pronunciation, greetings and conversation skills.  Students also have the opportunity to learn about and experience cultural traditions and music.  Students in the upper grades learn more extensively about sentence formation and they will spend more time on their Spanish conversation skills.

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Instructor:  Mrs. Gallagher

In addition to P.C.'s in each classroom, students in Kindergarten through Grade 8 have the opportunity to experience weekly computer class to learn computer skills that enhance their learning experience.  In the younger grades, students are taught keyboarding and basic word processing skills.  They are also instructed how to use numerous software programs that reinforce their math and language arts skills. 

Middle through upper grade students complete many projects by creating and utilizing databases, spreadsheets and desktop publishing programs.  Students are also taught how to search and utilize the internet as a research tool, while being instructed on the importance of internet safety.  Mrs. Gallagher also creates numerous cross-curricular projects for her students.  For example, Grade 4 students create Power Point presentations that link their study of Pennsylvania history with their technology skills.  Programs taught include:  Microsoft Word, Paint, Excel, Powerpoint and many other software programs.

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