"As a product of Catholic education for elementary, middle school, high school, and college, I know a faith-centered education is central to knowing yourself and your faith better. I believe teaching the mind, body, and spirit is essential to a well-rounded approach to learning, both now and into the future." 

Language Arts
Mathematics
Science
Health
Social Studies
Art
Religion

• Writing:
  • Mastery of the 5 paragraph essay
  • Introduction of writing to different types of audiences and purposes
• Spelling:
  • Recognize high level words and meanings
• Grammar:
  • Include correct English usage, subject verb agreement, parts of speech,  and verb tenses
  • Write in complete sentences using clauses and compound and complex sentences
• Reading:
  • Age appropriate novels of different genres
  • Relating personal experiences and comprehension strategies to better understand reading materials
  • Using age appropriate vocabulary strategies

• Focus on Pre-Algebra concepts
• Read, write, represent, order and compare decimals and convert between percent,fractions, and decimals
• Read, write, represent, order, and compare integers and give examples of their use
• Apply order of operations including exponents, to simplify calculations and evaluate expressions
• Represent and interpret data using frequency distribution tables, box-and-whisker plots, stem-and-leaf plots, and single and multiple line graphs
• Algebraically represent situations and solve problems
• Recognize and work with positive and negative numbers, rational and irrational numbers, real numbers, and absolute value
• Sort, identify, describe and compare all types of polygons, prisms, pyramids, and cylinders

• Focus on experimentation using the scientific method
• Describe interactions among plants, animals, viruses and other living organisms
• Investigate energy, work, and machines
• Discover the Earth’s elements, minerals, rocks, ocean floor, and resources

• Focus on the effect of nutrition, exercise, drugs, and alcohol on our body
• Study body support and movement
• Understand the digestive, circulatory, and respiratory systems
• Understand the organs that regulate our body and growth and development

• Study of important people and places in world history
• In-depth look of ancient cultures such as the early Mesopotamia civilizations, the Romans, and Greeks
• A detailed look at the rise and fall of pivotal people, empires and nations in the Early Ages, Middle Ages, Renaissance, Reformation, and Age of Exploration

• Taught in art class as well as integrated throughout all subject areas
• Art History
• Emphasis on value of colors and shapes

• Introduce the Mystery of the Incarnation including the New Testament and the birth and resurrection of Jesus Christ
• Discuss the meaning of the kingdom along with Jesus’ preaching and the Gospels
• Introduce the Christian life and how we can be more Christ like
• Discuss the Paschal Mystery
• Discuss how to spread the good news as members of the Church just as Paul and the apostles did

* Seventh and Eighth grade is a blended classroom with a rotating curriculum in Religion, Social Studies, Science, and Health. The course work provided ensures that every student experiences age-appropriate and sequential instruction across the curriculum. Please speak with your classroom teacher to identify the current year’s curriculum topics.