South Woods Middle School children continue to recognize and accept the inseparable relationships among reading, writing, listening and speaking. They read for enjoyment and information, express their own thoughts verbally and in written form, and ask relevant questions. The students are involved in inquiry within a structured math, science and technology program geared to fostering critical thinking and problem solving. Reading and language arts instruction in South Woods is a literature-based approach empowering children to become effective readers. Social Studies program is directly aligned and supports the applicable NYS Standards for Social Studies. The library research program is designed to introduce information seeking skills to students. The students will utilize various print and media resources to locate, evaluate and apply information to several curriculum based research projects.
