Unified Arts Classes
Tomlinson's non-core classes are called unified arts classes, or UA's. Sixth grade UA's are Health, Art, Computers, and Home Ec. For Home Ec. the 10-week marking period is split into two five-week classes- cooking and sewing. In seventh grad the schedule is much the same, however Computers is substituted for "Tech Ed."- one half of the marking period is Woodshop, and the other is Computers/Manufacturing/Construction. Eighth grade UA's are electives, ranked at the end of the seventh-grade year. Students typically get their top two or three classes, and a mandatory health class takes up the marking period left. Eighth grade students can choose from 3-D Art, 2-D Art, Foods, Sewing, Computers, Manufacturing and Construction, Transportation Technology and Alternative Energy, or Design and Communication Technology. All TMS students have gym twice a week, where they are exposed to numerous enriching units such as Project Adventure (rock climbing), Wii/Dance Dance Revolution, Fitness Room (weights, stationary bikes, etc.), as well as the typical gym units- volleyball, football, capture the flag, etc. Students also take a music class three times a week. Music options are: Orchestra, Band, Chorus, Music Tech (keyboard), Orchestra-Chorus, and Band-Chorus.
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