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4th Grade


5th Grade

 Title 1
Becca Bondurant (Reading) bbondurant@rcps.org
 Jeanette Croteau(Title I) jcroteau@rcps.org

6th Grade

Gifted Education
 Becky Dangerfield bdangerfield@rcps.org
Art  Michelle Saunders msaunders@rcps.org
Students at Belle Heth enjoy a 30 minute art class once a week. A lot of activity takes place in this short amount of time. The art program emphasizes student experimentation and original expression while involving students in a wide range of art experiences. Drawing and modeling skills are practiced, art styles and artists techniques are studied and appreciation of our differences is encouraged.
Computer  Janey Hazleton jhazleton@rcps.org
4th and 5th graders use the  Computer Lab twice a week. 6th graders come to  the Computer Lab every Tuesday. There are 25 computers in the Lab. Every student is assigned a computer to use for the year . The students  study  word processing, spreadsheets, databases, searching the Internet, using search engines, doing research, and learn the different parts of a computer. Typing is practiced often. The Computer Lab is a very busy and exciting place to be.
Music  Sandra Findley sfindley@rcps.org
The Music K-6 Standards of Learning introduce basic music concepts through singing, playing instruments, moving and listening.  Students will gradually develop their singing voices, a repertoire of songs, and a sense of rhythm beginning with the steady beat and continuing toward complex rhythms and meters.  Movement experiences are included as a means of demonstrating an understanding of concepts such as pitch, rhythm, and form.  Listening experiences include traditional and contemporary classical works, American folk music, and music of other cultures.  Through these experiences students will have the opportunity to apply and demonstrate and understanding of music concepts.

Library  Sherri Quesenberry squesenberry@rcps.org  
The Library is a busy and exciting place, pleasantly decorated with bright and colorful pictures and slogans. Many shelves are decorated with objects that depict the topics that are to be found on those shelves. The library is carpeted and can comfortably accommodate 25 - 30 students at a time. There are seven computers available to students for accessing the card catalog and Accelerated Reader. The library has over 8,000 books, of which more than 2,500 are Accelerated Reader books.
Each class has one scheduled library period each week. At this time students check-out books, do research, and receive instruction in library usage. Sometimes we play library games or simply have free reading. Children may come to the library at times other than their scheduled period.
Physical Education Toni Wright (4th & 5th grade P.E.) twright@rcps.org
Additional Programs...
6th Grade Band
Daniel Frankenberger  dfrankenberger@rcps.org
6th Grade Choir               
Alice Armentrout 
D.A.R.E.
 Drug Abuse Resistance Education
Accelerated Reader Program  The students read books and then take tests on each book.   The students work very hard to receive as many points as they can for the books they read.
National Geography Bee    The first round of the National Geography Bee is held in late November.  The final round is narrowed to 10 competitors.  The winner of the final round takes a written test in mid-January.  The top 100 in the state compete for the Virginia winner.
National Spelling Bee  In early January, each classroom determines its top speller.  Those students compete in front of a whole school assembly in late January.  Belle Heth's champion competes against Dalton's winner in February.  That winner is the Radford champion who will compete regionally in Roanoke in March.
                                                                           

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