LAS FLORES TK-8

 

This class teaches the principles and dynamics of student leadership.  Students who are elected or appointed to leadership positions will be enrolled in the year-long class.  Student body officers will perform a variety of services throughout the school year, such as planning a school budget, conducting business meetings, and learning leadership techniques.  Students will organize most student activities, magazine sales, dances, assemblies, staff and student recognition, and lunchtime activities.

 

This course will also teach students to develop interpersonal and communication skills, foster community awareness and involvement, and apply problem-solving and critical thinking skills to peer, social, and personal situations.

 

 

Peer Assistance Leadership (PAL) - Grades 7, 8 - Year  (Course will be a combination class with ASB)

The PAL program is a school-based, peer-to-peer youth development program built upon a philosophy of students helping students. Students will be preparing for success in college & careers by building 21st century skills in: Communication by welcoming and reaching out to other students and delivering presentations and public speaking; Collaboration by working together toward a common goal, partnering with other campus and community groups, interacting with diverse groups of peers; Character by advocating for a healthy and drug-free lifestyle, implementing strategies to reduce bullying and violence, caring for others; Creativity by utilizing individual talents and imagination in new ways, brainstorming original ideas, developing plans for projects and activities; and Critical Thinking through analyzing issues affecting the campus and community, and creating strategies to address issues.

 

PAL members are expected to serve as positive role models for the rest of the student body. As a result, students involved in PAL have many responsibilities and expectations to be aware of before committing to the class.

 

Intro to Foreign Languages - Grade 6 – Quarter  (not offered in the 2026-27 school year)

This class gives students the opportunity to study a foreign language at an introductory level.  The course covers basic conversational skills, vocabulary building, history, customs, and geography of the countries.  It does not cover any language in great depth, as the course is designed as a first exposure to foreign languages.  This course may be included as one rotation in the Sixth Grade Wheel Elective.

 

B average or better in English is highly recommended.

 

This class provides students the opportunity to study Spanish grammar, pronunciation, simple conversation, and practical expression.  Spanish 1A is paced to build a strong foundation for future foreign language learning.  This course is the first year in a two-year sequence.  Students enrolling in Spanish 1A are committing to continue in Spanish 1B in their eighth-grade year.  Students are strongly encouraged to earn at least a “B” each quarter to continue to Spanish 1B. Students earning less than a B average in this course may be recommended for Spanish 1 in 8th grade.

Grade 8 students who do not meet the minimum requirements for Spanish 1 (B average in English) but would like to build a strong foundation in Spanish before entering Spanish 1 in high school may also be considered for this course if space permits. This course is the equivalent of one semester of Spanish 1 and thus will not meet the A-G requirements toward a year of foreign language and will need to enroll in Spanish 1 in high school.

 

B average or better in Spanish 1A is highly recommended.

 

This class continues the skills developed in the Spanish 1A prerequisite course.  The main emphasis of Spanish 1B is placed on (1) mastery of the sound system (which is basic to pronunciation), (2) simple conversation and practical expression, (3) basic grammatical concepts necessary in speaking, and (4) an introduction to short and simple reading selections.  Students must earn at least a “B” each quarter to be recommended for Spanish II in high school.   

Students who successfully complete both Spanish 1a and 1b will meet one year of the high school graduation requirement for foreign language as well as one year of the college 'A-G' foreign language requirement.  Students will not receive unit credit toward meeting the required 220 units for high school graduation.  Grades shown on the 2nd- and 4th-quarter reports are semester grades and will appear on a student's high school transcript, although neither the grade nor the credits count toward the high school grade point average or credits earned.  

 

 

 

The main emphasis of the language is placed on (1) the mastery of the sound system, which is basic to pronunciation, (2) simple conversation and practical expression, (3) basic grammatical concepts necessary in speaking, and (4) an introduction to the short, simple reading selections.  Students who receive a yearly cumulative grade of “A” or “B” will be recommended to advance to the second year of the language.  These students will receive one year of “course credit” toward meeting the foreign language requirement for college admission.  Students will not, however, receive “unit credit” toward meeting the required 220 units for high school graduation.  Grades shown on the 2nd quarter report and 4th quarter reports are semester grades and will be shown on a student's high school transcript, although neither the grade nor the credits are calculated toward the high school grade point average or credits earned.  The course is shown as it meets one year of the high school graduation requirement for foreign language as well as one year of the college 'A-G' foreign language requirement.