Middle Grades (Grades 5-8)

Middle school is the place where social interaction meets rigorous curriculum. Teachers in the middle school teach their specialty: Math, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies. These teachers work to develop the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual aspects of each child.

Fifth grade is pre-middle school These students transition into middle school life through the added responsibilities of changing some classes and working with more than one teacher.

• Homeroom
  • Daily time to build classroom community
  • Students participate in games, greetings, current events, and devotions
• Language Arts
  • Creative writing and research writing
  • All genres
  • Vocabulary development
  • Independent book projects
  • Accelerated Reader™ (Grade 5)
• Math, Pre-Algebra, Algebra
  • Graphing calculators, interactive technology
  • Problem solving using different methods
  • Real life applications, stock market
• Science Exploration, Earth Science, Physical Science, Life Science
  • Experimentation to aid understanding of concepts
  • Use of technology to delve deeper
  • Looking at current issues with science to solve problems
• World History, American History, Geography, Minnesota History
  • Projects and research supplement textbook learning
  • Activities relate history to student’s lives
• Faith Formation
  • Daily study of God’s Word relates faith to students
  • Prayer starts and ends the day
  • Weekly all-school chapel broadens knowledge
• Specialists enhance each day
  • Choral music class twice a week
  • Band with group lessons each week
  • Physical Education four times a week
  • Exploratory learning at Maplewood Middle School four times a week
  • Extracurricular sports and activities are available