Middle School (6-8)

Chapel Field Middle School houses grades 6-8 and is located on our South Campus along with our High School.  Middle School students have the opportunity to begin honors & Regents classes, and may participate in modified sports as well as vocal and instrumental ensembles.  

Modified sports available include soccer, basketball, softball, baseball, and track & field.

Middle School students also participate in Spirit Week, the school drama, student government, Christian service, and missions trips.

Academics: 

· History: 

- Grade 6: United States History (Antebellum Era to Present Day)

- Grade 7: New York State History

  Grade 8: The World Before the Ancient Greeks

· English:

- Grade 6: ELA 6 (Focus: short stories, non-fiction texts, essay writing, research) 

- Grade 7: English 7 (Focus on essay development, expository writing [fiction/non-fiction], connecting literature and culture)

- Grade 8: English 8 (Literature focus: short stories and poetry, literary techniques, critical thinking, written responses exercise writing skills)

· Science:

- Grade 6: Earth and Universe (Introduction to Earth Science)

- Grade 7: Life Science (Introduction to Biology)

- Grade 8: Physical Science (Introduction to Physics and Chemistry)

· Mathematics: 

- Grade 6: Mathematics 6 (connecting ratio and rate to whole number multiplication, division and problem solving; division of fractions; expressions and equations; statistical thinking) 

- Grade 7: Pre-Algebra 7 (proportional relationships; operations with rational numbers; expressions and linear equations; scale drawings and informal geometric constructions; two- and three-dimensional shapes to solve problems; drawing inferences about populations) 

- Grade 8: Pre-Algebra 8 (formulating and reasoning about expressions and equations; solving linear equations and systems of linear equations; grasping the concept of a function; using functions to describe quantitative relationships; analyzing two- and three- dimensional space and figures; Pythagorean Theorem)

· Foreign Language: 

- Grade 6: Latin 6 (Latin Roots)

- Grade 7: Spanish 7 & Introductory Latin

- Grade 8: Spanish 8 & Introductory Latin

· Arts: Middle school students are enrolled in music and art courses each year that they are in attendance. Instrumental music courses are also available to middle school students as electives. 

· Physical Education: Students should be enrolled in a “half credit” physical education course each year of middle school (two class periods a week).