Deciding which elective to take?

Talk to your counselor!

6th Grade Courses and Electives

Required Courses
English/Language Arts 6
Mathematics 6
Science/Health 6
Physical Education

Elective Courses
Category	Elective	Requires the approval of
General	General Elective Year (2 one-semester classes, to be announced)
	English Language Development Intervention
Leadership	Sixth Grade Leadership (see Note 1)	5th grade teacher
	General Elective Semester (1 one-semester class, to be announced)
Music	Chorus
	Beginning Winds
	Beginning Strings
	Band	Ms. Jones and audition
	Orchestra	Ms. Jones and audition

Note 1: Sixth Grade Leadership and General Elective Semester are a pair. Students take one semester of Sixth Grade Leadership and one semester of General Elective.

Students can indicate their 1st, 2nd, and 3rd elective choices when they meet with their counselor before starting 6th grade at Palms. The counselors will try to accommodate each student's preferences, although not everyone can have their first choice.

7th Grade Courses and Electives

8th Grade Courses and Electives

Academic

6th Grade Courses and Electives

Palms Middle School