Religion

Study of the New Testament with emphasis on: Catholic doctrine Traditions Worship

	Study of the life of Jesus
	Study of the Apostles

Attend Mass with the sixth and eighth graders once a week

Standard Math

	Reinforce skills learned in prior grades with applications to: Probability Functions Geometry Basic algebra
	Strategies for problem solving

Strategies for test taking

Literature

	Exposure to various literature forms: Short stories Poetry Essays
	Reads and discusses four novels
	Experiment with creative writing

English

	Learn to write different types of genre
	Learn grammatical skills associated with writing
	Keep a portfolio of their own writing
	Use their writings at the Celebration of the Arts
	Vocabulary workshop: Using new words in context with writing exercises Using new words in context with reading exercises

Reading

	Exposure to various literature forms: Fables Tall tales Biographies Poetry Science fiction Autobiographies
	Reading trade books Reinforce the themes Compare to movie rendition

History

	Traces U.S. history from the settlement of the Thirteen Colonies through the era of the "Manifest Destiny"
	Special emphasis on the American Revolution period
	Special emphasis on the development of constitutional democracy

Geography

	The five themes of geography are explored as we travel from Canada to the United States to South America
	Learn the physical, political and social aspects of each continent and country

Life Science

	Explore the study of life from the single celled organisms to the complex human anatomy
	Use mini labs to develop and reinforce concepts
	Earthquakes

Computer Science

	Increase keyboard skills
	Increase word processing skills
	Learn about data base entry
	Learn about spreadsheets
	Introduction to  Power Point Acceptable uses of the Internet Legal issues
	Guided access to the Internet to research and accomplish assignments
	Remote networking allows electronic interchange between classrooms
	Laptop computers are used for most of the course work

Foreign Language

	French for the entire year
	Introduction to  Vocabulary Verb conjugation Legal issues
	Emphasis on  Pronunciation Spelling Identification of vocabulary words
	Facilitate the transition into high school foreign language programs

Art

	Explore visual arts through the following media: Acrylic paints Watercolor Pastel Charcoal Pen Ink Paper folding
	Projects are created with the following history of the media: Study of the art history Famous artist for this medium Styles that will be emulated

Projects will be displayed at the annual Celebration of the Arts

Library

Can take books out

Music

	Basic music theory
	Sight reading techniques
	Simple harmonies through: Singing in rounds Canons Two and three part harmonies
	Perform at Christmas Lessons and Carols
	Perform at the Celebration of the Arts

Physical Education

	Develop skills in team sports
	Learn teamwork development