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Academics

Middle School Grades 6-8

Students have Spanish class each day along with the other core subjects. Physical education, music, art and information digital literacy are offered as specials once a week.

Our Middle School Program provides for continuous academic progress across the curriculum. Students have Spanish class each day along with the other core subjects. Physical education, music, art and information digital literacy are offered as specials once a week.

Class Curriculum

Reading

  • Genres: Realistic and Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Poetry
  • Biography and Non-Fiction
  • Vocabulary- Greek and Latin-based words
  • Figurative Language
  • Prefixes and suffixes

English & Language Arts

  • Grammar – beginning diagramming
  • Parts of speech
  • Written Expression
  • Genre Characteristics
  • Word and Study Skills

Mathematics

  • Numerical and Algebraic Expressions
  • Solve Equations and Inequalities
  • Operations with Rational numbers and absolute value
  • Coordinate Geometry
  • Compute fluently with multi-digit numbers and find common factors and multiples
  • Apply and extend understanding of multiplication and division to divide fractions by fractions
  • Understand ratio concepts and apply ratio reasoning to solve problems
  • Percentages
  • Understand statistical variability
  • Geometry (area, surface area, volume)

Science

  • Sun, Moon, and Planets
  • Diversity of Life
  • Motion, Force, and Models
  • Scientific Method
  • Analyzing and interpreting data

Religion

  • Old Testament
  • God’s Plan for us
  • God’s love and supporting grace
  • Important figures of the Old Testament
  • Navigating the Bible
  • Created for Love Curriculum

Social Studies

  • Maps, Charts, and Diagrams
  • Ecosystems and Culture
  • Economics
  • Population and Movement
  • Geography
  • Government and Citizenship
  • Landforms and Water Features

Art

  • Create 2/3D artwork from observation, memory, imagination, or to make an impact
  • Explore media, composition, color theory, geometry in art, and abstraction
  • Learn to classify art into categories, choose appropriate subject matter for art
  • Elements of art: identify characteristics, demonstrate mastery of principles of design
  • Art history, culture, art of native populations
  • Art critiques

Music

  • History of Jazz from ragtime to contemporary jazz
  • Vocal performance – SH Chorus
  • Music Theory – understanding/reading
  • Ensemble Performance/Playing Orff Instruments
  • Studying Symphonic Literature

Information & Digital Literacy Library

  • Digital Citizenship: media balance, Internet privacy/security, digital identity and footprint, news/media literacy, cyber bullying, copyright, citation, Google tools, email etiquette
  • Research: Print and Digital Sources, citation, navigating search engines and databases, evaluating websites
  • Literature Exploration: book awards, Poetry month, book reviews
  • Creative Content: Digital Projects
  • Library Organization

Physical Education

  • Fitness concepts
  • Fundamentals of health and wellness
  • Team sports
  • Physical recreation activities
  • Social-Emotional development

Spanish

  • Basic Conversational Questions/ Responses
  • Biographical Information
  • Grammar and Tenses
  • Family and Time
  • Hispanic Music and Authors
  • Hispanic Map Work

Reading & English Language Arts

  • Reading Comprehension Skills and Strategies
  • Fiction/Non-fiction/Poetry/Drama
  • Vocabulary development
  • Diagramming sentences/Grammar
  • Writing Process
  • Figurative Language

Mathematics

  • Integer and Rational Number Operations
  • Simplify algebraic expressions
  • Solving algebraic equations and inequalities
  • Ratios, rates, and proportions
  • Percentages
  • Probability
  • Data Sampling
  • Geometry

Earth Science

  • Maps
  • Layers of the Earth
  • Rocks/Soil
  • Erosion and the changing earth
  • Extreme weather
  • Scientific method
  • Hands-on activities

Religion

  • Jesus in the Gospels
  • Jesus – The Way, The Truth, and The Life
    Discipleship
  • Sermon on the Mount
  • The Beatitudes
  • Christ’s Law of Love
  • Created for Love curriculum

Civics

  • Focus on the role of the citizen in their government
  • To encourage responsible and active participation in their communities
  • Study of the US Constitution and Bill of Rights
  • Learn about the country’s diverse people: its democratic system of government; its capitalist economic system; its legal system as enshrined in its founding documents
  • Hands-on projects designed to supplement their text with practical application of the major concepts

Art

  • Create 2/3D art from observation, memory, imagination, storytelling, or to make an impact
  • Explore media, composition, color theory, Geometry in art, abstraction
  • Demonstrate art elements and design principles in your art
  • Classify art into categories
  • Art History, Culture, art of immigrant groups/native populations
  • Learn and explore famous art movements
  • Art critiques
  • Personal exploration and expression in your artwork

Music

  • History of American Folk Music from 1920’s – 1970’s
  • Vocal Performance – SH Chorus
  • Music Theory: Understanding/Reading
  • Ensemble Performance/Playing: Orff Instruments
  • Studying Symphonic Literature

Information & Digital Literacy Library

  • Digital citizenship: media balance, internet privacy/security, digital identity and footprint, news/media literacy, cyber bullying, copyright, citation, Google tools, email etiquette
  • Research: print and digital sources, citation, navigating search engines and databases, evaluating websites
  • Literature exploration: Book awards, Poetry month, Book reviews
  • Creative content: Digital projects
  • Library organization

Physical Education

  • Fitness concepts
  • Fundamentals of health and wellness
  • Team sports
  • Physical Recreation Activities
  • Social-Emotional development
  • Progress with 5 National PE standards

Spanish

  • Basic conversations about people, places, and celebrations
  • Grammar and tenses
  • Demonstrative adjectives, stem changing verbs, and present progressive present of common irregular verbs
  • Study about Panama, Ecuador, Spain, Argentina, Chile, Venezuela, and Colombia

Reading & English Language Arts

  • Reading Comprehension Skills and Strategies
  • Fiction/Non-fiction/ Poetry/Speeches/Mythology
  • Vocabulary development
  • Grammar
  • Writing Process

Mathematics

  • Solving linear equations and inequalities
  • Graphing linear equations and functions
  • Solving systems of equations and inequalities
  • Solve absolute value equations and inequalities
  • Graph absolute value and piecewise functions
  • Law of exponents
  • Graph exponential functions
  • Radical operations
  • Add, subtract, multiply, and factor polynomials
    Graph quadratic functions and solve quadratic equations
  • Percentages and Statistics
  • Geometry

Introduction to Physical Science

  • Scientific Method
  • Matter: types, properties, states of matter
  • Forces of law and motion
  • Energy
  • Hands-on activities and various methods of learning

Religion

  • History of the Church
  • Mary as the best image of the church
  • The four Marks of the Church
  • Old Testament and New Testament
  • Created for Love curriculum

World History

  • Ancient and Medieval civilizations
  • Current events
  • Discuss historical events through the lens of our modern perspectives
  • Develop critical thinking skills
  • Various writing skills, including research, argument, and document-based writing

Art

  • Create 2/3D art from observation, memory, imagination, storytelling, make an impact
  • Explore media, composition, color theory, Geometry in art & abstraction
  • Demonstrate mastery of art elements, design principles, terminology
  • Classify art into categories, choose appropriate subject matter for artwork
  • Properly use tools and materials, techniques and methods
  • Art history, culture, art of immigrant groups and native populations
  • Learn and explore famous art movements and modern trends
  • Art critiques, personal exploration

Music

  • History of Rock ‘n Roll from the 1950’s to 1980’s
  • Vocal performance – SH Chorus
  • Ensemble Performance/Playing: Orff Instruments
  • Studying Symphonic Literature

Information & Digital Literacy Library

  • Digital Citizenship: media balance, Internet Privacy/Security, Digital identity and footprint, News/Media literacy, copyright, citation, Cyber bullying, Google Tools, Email etiquette
  • Research: print and digital sources, citation, navigating search engines and databases, evaluating websites
  • Literature exploration: Book awards, Poetry month, Book reviews
  • Creative content: Digital projects
  • Library organization

Physical Education

  • Fitness concepts
  • Fundamentals of health and wellness
  • Team sports
  • Physical Recreation Activities
  • Social-Emotional development
  • Progress with 5 National PE standards

Spanish

  • Focus on becoming effective communicators by listening, speaking, reading, and writing
  • Culture lessons
  • Grammar and punctuation, subject pronouns, adjectives, conjugating regular and irregular verbs
  • Study about Mexico, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and other Spanish speaking countries