GBS' Special Specials

By: Matt Davis

Here at GBS specials are the highlight of my day. Every year you get to take each special once. Except for PE, you take PE twice. Here are all the specials and some major projects you do in them.

Art- In art your teacher will be Mrs. Bando. Art is really fun if you don't goof off the whole class. In 5^th grade you paint rubber fish then press them against a t-shirt. You even get to keep the t-shirt! In 6^th grade you make little bowls as you learn the art of pottery. You also make some awesome weavings! In 7^th grade, you make masks out of pappier mache. They look really cool when finished. In 8^th you make a Mola which is a drawing that looks like a stained glass window.

IT- IT stands for Industrial Technology. Your teacher will be Mr. Sweeney. IT is also known as wood shop. In 5^th grade you make a awesome catapult then try to launch things into a bucket. 6^th grade IT is really fun. You make your own product and advertise it in front of the class. 7^th graders make solar cars and race them in the gym! In the 8^th grade you make your own C02 rockets. You get to launch them at Shea Field!

PE- PE is a highlight of my day. First you have a warm-up for the first 20 minutes then you play a game of whatever sport your learning about. You learn about and play, football, volleyball, teamball and many more. In case you didn't know team ball is Ultimate Frisbee except with a ball.

Technology- In technology (tech) you learn all about computers and how to use them. With Mrs. Hale you do power point presentations, spreadsheets and learn how to be safe online. Every week she posts the weeks assignments in the tech center web site. Typing is huge in tech class. Every class you start with ten minutes of typing.

Music- In music your teacher will be Mrs. Moran. She is very hands-on you will learn the music just as fast as regular reading. You play guitar, keyboards, and many others! In 6^th grade you ever get to do an independent research project on any instrument of your choice!

Health- Your health teacher is Ms. Kebler. She with teach you about alcohol, staying healthy, drugs and a couple other things. What she teaches you is important in life. Some of it my seem gross or uncomfortable but it's good to learn.

CFS- Last but not least, CFS. CFS stands for Consumer Family Studies. In CFS your teacher will be Mrs. Blair. You will learn a lot in CFS like sewing, babysitting and cooking. The cooking projects are very fun! You make pizza, pretzels, cookies and many more. With sewing you make puppets and stuffed animals. Before CFS I didn't know anything about sewing. In life you will need babysitting a lot. From teen to adult!

Those are all the GBS specials and what you learn!