Prairie Mountain Resource Room~Grades 6-8

Bethel middle and high school students and their parents are encouraged to attend the Bethel Community Health Forum at Prairie Mountain School this Wednesday.

In separate sessions for kids and adults, experts will offer helpful tips on “How To Talk About the Really Tough Issues” like peer pressure, depression, drug and alcohol use, and sexual activity. 

This FREE event will also feature raffle prizes, childcare for toddlers, free healthy food, and community groups displaying useful health-related information. 

Mark your calendar for Wednesday, October 12, 6:00 p.m. at Prairie Mountain School. 

8th Graders in the Resource Room are beginning to delve into American history, using The American Journey as our primary resource.  To help students prepare for high school next year, we are beginning to incorporate Social Studies into our writing block.  Students are practicing the grade-level writing skills as they summarize, research, or persuade others about the content in each Social Studies unit. 

Using Bethel’s revised ACCESS Toolkit, students are also learning important comprehension strategies to help them better understand the Social Studies text.

School began today with a full schedule for students.  This year, all middle school students have slightly different schedules, with electives spread throughout the day.  Below is a representative sample of each grade’s revised schedule:

2011-12 School Year Schedule Change

6^th Grade Schedule

Per 1:  Reading/Lang Arts

Per 2:  Writing

Per 3:  Science

Per 4:  Math

Per 5:  Elective

Per 6:  Academic Seminar

7^th Grade Schedule

Per 1:  Reading/Lang Arts

Per 2:  Writing

Per 3:  Math

Per 4:  Academic Sem./Elective

Per 5:  Science

Per 6:  Elective/Academic Seminar

8^th Grade Schedule

Per 1:  Reading/Lang Arts

Per 2:  Academic Seminar

Per 3:  Math

Per 4:  Science

Per 5:  Writing/Soc. Studies

Per 6:  Elective