Programs

Technology Lab

The Udall Computer Lab is a happy place where students are actively engaged in Standards driven lessons. We have a student-produced newsletter, where student reporters document school events using cameras, video, and Microsoft Publisher.

All students use the Microsoft Office Computer programs. Students receive instruction and practice in Readiness skills for Kindergarten-2 grades, Fundamental skills for grades 3-5 once a week. Sixth through Eighth graders come for one term and gain essential computer skills in order to

Graduate fully prepared in technology for their high school experience.

Some activities students enjoy are:

• Keyboarding
• Typing their own journals {creating boarders, inserting pictures and symbols to embellish their thoughts}
• Printing their journals and publishing them into booklets
• Creating PowerPoint presentations to present content knowledge acquired through research. {Inserting graphs, photos, movies, and clips}.
• Creating research projects for classes
• Safe internet use is taught and practiced
• Email
• Web page design (introduction)

Students love to come to the lab adopt safe practices and gain proficiency in the many technology opportunities we utilize in our modern day-to-day lives.

Library

Librarian Assistant: Mrs. Cañez
Phone number: 602-442-2700
E-mail: rcanez@isaacschools.org

Morris K. Udall Media Center (Library) services approximately 750 students, kindergarten through eighth grade. Students receive services once per week. Students receive instruction in The Dewey Decimal System and how to access the library to find the book of their choice. Our school also has a web catalog to assist in this endeavor. Researching skills are reinforced by instructional use of encyclopedias, almanacs, atlases, books, Internet, and various other media. Students also receive instruction in author studies, various genres, multicultural studies and other studies. We also assist in reinforcing classroom studies whenever possible.

Morris K. Udall is proud to now have a teacher resource area for our teachers and staff to offer the best in education. Teachers are able to find everything from manipulatives to class literature sets. The staff will also find the latest in professional periodicals.

Morris K. Udall is lucky enough to offer all these services in a large well-lit sunny room.

MUSIC

Music education plays an important part in the cultural and social development. It provides K-8 students the opportunity to experience band, orchestra or choir. Students will learn basic music appreciation, structure, singing, instrumentation and the joy of music through participation in class and public performances.

Physical Education/Sports

Morris K. Udall School offers a Physical Education Program that is engaging, developmentally appropriate, inclusive and lifetime activity driven. Our school has approximately 700 students in grades K-8th. The P.E. program provides students from kindergarten thru eight grade opportunities to become proficient in concepts and skills that are needed to develop motor, cognitive and affective mastery. The curriculum is designed to stress the importance of leading physically active lives. Students are taught a variety of movement forms, such as sports, dance, recreational activities, and fitness activities. The lessons are selected and sequenced to align the Arizona Physical Education State Standards to each class and create meaningful learning experiences. Morris K. Udall School has a regulation size gymnasium that is used for P.E. classes and after school sports teams. The gym has six baskets with fiberglass backboards and wooden floors. It also has two outdoor basketball courts, a baseball diamond and a large field that is used for soccer. Morris K. Udall School has a quality Physical Education Program that focuses on teaching students to become self-directed lifelong learners who exhibit a physically active lifestyle.

Morris K. Udall Athletic Program consists of three interscholastic sports for boys, three interscholastic sports for girls and one coed sport for both boys and girls:

BOYS' SPORTS

GIRLS' SPORTS

ART

Our goal is for students to become knowledgeable in the field of the arts. Students will gain an appreciation of art, allowing for individual growth, accelerated creativity and awareness of art's role in today’s society. Art criticism, history, aesthetics, and art production are stressed to develop a well-rounded individual in the arts. The visual arts strengthen our students’ self- image and overall academic performance as well as fostering an appreciation of culture and ethnic diversity. Students will grow in their understanding of the arts through reading, writing, critical thinking, and awareness of social and cultural issues in the world.