1. examine in depth the articles
of faith contained in the Apostles' Creed
2. examine their call to witness
as described in the Beatitudes and Works of Mercy
3. demonstrate a basic understanding
of the seasons of the liturgical cycle
4. identity and define the Four
Marks of the Church - One, Holy Catholic, Apostolic
5. apply the Ten Commandments,
the Beatitudes, and the Precepts of the Church as a moral guide
for conscience formation
6. recognize and locate the
organization of the Bible
7. demonstrate a basic understanding
of the three theological virtues (faith, hope, and charity)
8. apply Christian principles
to moral and social issues which impact the choices they make
in the practice of their faith
9. plan and apply their response
to the call to Stewardship: time, talent, treasure
10. recognize the contribution
of Mary and some of the saints
11. demonstrate their knowledge
of all required prayer
12. recognize Christian virtues
and demonstrate the practice of them in daily life (Reference
the Vision/Values Program)
13. demonstrate a reverence
for all stages of human life
14. demonstrate knowledge of
& reverence for the Bible as the Living Word of God
15. experience the practice
of various types of prayer
Social Studies. The student will:
1. compare and contrast the
NE, NC, MW, NW, SW regions of the US
2. locate, recognize, and illustrate
the divisions of the US according to geographical terminology
3. compare and contrast the
economies of the regions of the US and their relationship upon
each other
4. compare and contrast the
regions of the US by examining the cultural back-grounds of their
populations and the interrelationships of their culture
5. paraphrase current news involving
the regions of the US demonstrating an evaluation of the effects
of the news articles
6. demonstrate behaviors based
on rules used at school, home, & in community
Science. The student will:
1. explore the interactions
of natural events by using critical thinking skills
2. work together and evaluate
changes within systems
3. evaluate and make judgments
about technological issues that affect God's environment and
society
4. make discoveries about the
relationship of science to other disciplines and God's world
5. experiment with difference
tools of measurement such as balance, graduated cylinder, metric,
ruler, thermometer, weather vane, barometer, and anemometer
6. identify, compare, and contrast
cloud types and explain how they are formed by making and observing
a model of the water cycle
7. explore the concepts of geology
(Earth's layer, rock types, formations, earthquakes, and volcanoes
8. investigate how the changes
in the earth's crust can form new materials (minerals and crystals)
9. experiment with mixtures,
compounds, and solutions and record observations
10. explain the properties of
each state of matter and classify matter as it changes physically
and chemically
11. describe and distinguish
between forms of energy and their sources
12. develop an awareness of
the properties of light
13. describe how the changes
in the Earth's atmosphere affects changes in the Earth's climate
14. compare and contrast the
relationships among the digestive, circulatory, and nervous systems
15. OPTIONAL: research the ocean,
its resources, movements, and its importance to life on Gods
planet
Math. The student will:
1. apply computational skills
to solve routine, non-routine, realistic, and open ended problems
2. communicate mathematically
using a variety of methods
3. integrate mathematics into
curricular areas
4. apply estimation strategies to obtain reasonable solutions
5. synthesize the mathematical
relationship among counting, grouping, and place value concepts
6. demonstrate a conceptual
understanding of computational skills
7. compute with whole numbers
and use a calculator
8. identify, describe, compare,
and apply geometric properties and relationships
9. apply time, money, and measurement
concepts
10. explore probability and
statistics in everyday life
11. demonstrate an understanding
of concepts using number sense of fractions and decimals
12. design and analyze patterns
Language
Arts
Reading. The student will:
1. read and understand literature
through basic comprehension skills and vocabulary usage
2. improve spelling skills
Sentences. The student will:
3. identify and write the four
types of sentences
4. distinguish the parts of
simple and compound sentences
Parts of Speech. The student will:
5. recognize and correctly apply
the parts of speech introducing prepositions and conjunctions
6. exhibit knowledge of the
standard usage of the English language
Mechanics. The student will:
7. recognize and demonstrate
proper capitalization and punctuation
Writing. The student will:
8. expand and improve their
knowledge of writing through outlining, letter writing, and using
the six trait writing analysis
Literature. The student will:
9. investigate various types
of literature with special emphasis on historical fiction, fable,
folk, and fair tales
10. locate and interpret information
in various references, sources, specifically investigate the
thesaurus
