School Curriculum
River Bend Middle School is a traditional calendar, standard Wake County Public School System middle school. Although it is not a magnet school, River Bend offers a variety of courses and its new facilities provide more opportunities to students; for example it has a main gym and an auxiliary gym, a band room, a chorus/drama room, and an amazing auditorium. Please refer to pictures in the Facilities section.
Every student's schedule has four core classes (English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies), one Healthful Living/Physical Education class, one elective class, and one homeroom (Tiger Den). Depending on the elective, some students may have a different elective each quarter or each semester.
Electives
Beginning Band (6th), Intermediate Band (7th), and Advanced Band (8th)
Visual Arts Exploratory (6th), Drawing (7th), and Pottery/Sculpture (8th)
Dance I and Dance II
Introduction to Theater (6th), Dramatics (7th and 8th)
Spanish Beginning Less than One Year (6th and 7th) and Spanish Beginning One Year (8th)
ESL I and ESL II
Curriculum Assistance 6th, 7th, and 8th
Math Acceleration and Support
Reading Acceleration and Support
CTE
Digital Literacy
Exploring Careers
Childcare
Maintaining Technological Systems
Design and Creativity
Each grade level has a grade level ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies, and Physical Education. There are a few alternatives. Math has Math 6 Plus, Math 7 Plus, and Compacted Math 6 Plus/Math 7 Plus, as well as Math 1 for High School Credit and Math 2 for High School Credit. Students with disabilities can take Literacy Essentials, Math Essentials, Science & Social Studies Essentials, and Middle School Reading as an alternative to the grade level offerings. We also have a part-time AIG teacher to support our gifted and talented population.
Every student's schedule has four core classes (English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies), one Healthful Living/Physical Education class, one elective class, and one homeroom (Tiger Den). Depending on the elective, some students may have a different elective each quarter or each semester.
Electives
Beginning Band (6th), Intermediate Band (7th), and Advanced Band (8th)
Visual Arts Exploratory (6th), Drawing (7th), and Pottery/Sculpture (8th)
Dance I and Dance II
Introduction to Theater (6th), Dramatics (7th and 8th)
Spanish Beginning Less than One Year (6th and 7th) and Spanish Beginning One Year (8th)
ESL I and ESL II
Curriculum Assistance 6th, 7th, and 8th
Math Acceleration and Support
Reading Acceleration and Support
CTE
Digital Literacy
Exploring Careers
Childcare
Maintaining Technological Systems
Design and Creativity
Each grade level has a grade level ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies, and Physical Education. There are a few alternatives. Math has Math 6 Plus, Math 7 Plus, and Compacted Math 6 Plus/Math 7 Plus, as well as Math 1 for High School Credit and Math 2 for High School Credit. Students with disabilities can take Literacy Essentials, Math Essentials, Science & Social Studies Essentials, and Middle School Reading as an alternative to the grade level offerings. We also have a part-time AIG teacher to support our gifted and talented population.