Department Liaison

Pat Daly
pdaly@brewsterschools.org

Our well-designed English Language Arts Program ensures that students will learn to use language effectively and appreciate fully the oral and written expression of others and to achieve the following Common Core Learning Standards in the pursuit of College and Career Readiness:

• Reading standards for literature and informational text.
• Writing standards.
• Speaking and listening standards
• Range, quality, and complexity of student reading.

Detailed information about the English Language Arts Program can be found in our Curriculum Guide (page 6)

Department Liaison

Nora Johnston
njohnston@brewsterschools.org

Through the integrated study of number sense, operations, algebra, geometry, measurement, statistics and probability, the New York State Mathematics Curriculum highlights the following learning standards for middle school students.  

Students will:

1. understand the concepts of and become proficient with the skills of mathematics;
2. communicate and reason mathematically;
3. solve problems using appropriate tools and strategies.

Detailed information about the Math program can be found in the Curriculum Guide (pages 8 & 9).

Department Liaison

Katie Keane-Allen
kkeane@brewsterschools.org

The Science curriculum includes Science 6, Living Environment 7 and Living Environment 8.  The course objectives include understanding the importance of science in everyday life, to refine skills in observing, recording and summarizing data, and to challenge all middle school students to excel in science.  Detailed information about the Science program can be found in the Curriculum Guide (page 10).

Department Liaison

Susan Barbato
sbarbato@brewsterschools.org

The Middle School Program is designed to increase students’ abilities to understand an ever-changing, complex world.  Students are encouraged to reach conclusions about significant issues and events of the past and present. They will be exposed to the concepts of the social sciences in order that all students gain a greater appreciation of their own cultures as well as the values and beliefs of others.  Detailed information about the Social Studies program can be found in the Curriculum Guide (page 7).

Department Liaison

Danielle Michielini
dmichielini@brewsterschools.org

The goal of the program is to have every Middle School student experience, appreciate, and develop visual and technical skills through a variety of media. Students are provided with many materials and resources in a studio setting to maximize abilities and visual communication.  Detailed information about the Visual Arts program can be found in the Curriculum Guide (page 15).

Technology is the application of knowledge, tools, and skills to solve practical problems and expand human capabilities. Technology education is a hands-on program, and is taught using an investigative, design and construct problem-solving approach.  Students develop problem-solving skills, expand their creativity, and increase technological literacy as they explore different areas of our technological society.

Detailed information about the Technology program can be found in the Curriculum Guide (page 14).

Health

The goal of Health Class is to meet the New York State Standards for health education and promote student wellness.  The student is challenged to balance functional knowledge, health skills, and lasting applications through a variety of activities.  The emphasis is to develop a healthful lifestyle. The various courses provide students with essential information in order to be healthy and safe, and achieve academically.  Students are encouraged to maintain responsible behaviors, demonstrate positive family values, and take responsibility for their own healthful lifestyle.

Detailed information about the Health program can be found in the Curriculum Guide (page 14).

Physical Education

The Physical Education Program at Wells Middle School strives to have a positive impact on all.  This will be done through:

• The continued improvement of motor skills as developmentally appropriate for the early adolescent;
• The ongoing assessment of individual fitness levels;
• The realization that personal and social responsibility are vital components of human relations.

We believe that all students have the ability to accept physical activity as an important part of life.  Fitness, self-awareness, weight control, and stress management are understood as benefits of physical activity.  Students will be encouraged to demonstrate leadership, respect, and problem-solving through participation in organized games and activities.  Middle School Physical Education must be appropriate for the distinct developmental level of early adolescence.

Detailed information about the Physical Education program can be found in the Curriculum Guide (page 13).

Department Liaison

Deborah Velazquez-Wessely
dvelazquez@brewsterschools.org

Studying a second language promotes a greater understanding of cultural diversity among people. It can enhance the vocabulary and grammar of your own language, help improve your memory and even help you excel in your chosen future career. Besides promoting greater cultural awareness and appreciation, the foreign language program at the middle school will assist students in the study of their selected language beginning in seventh grade.  The program of studies will concentrate on gaining competency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. The program can eventually lead to an advanced seal of biliteracy in Italian or Spanish on your high school diploma.

Detailed information about the Foreign Language program can be found in the Curriculum Guide (pages 11 & 12).