Seventh Grade
Ms. Catherine Jardien |
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Program Description
Students in Seventh Grade continue to experience many opportunities for academic and spiritual growth as they work at the middle school level.
Main Themes/Skills
ReligionThe core concepts are the life of Jesus, the Paschal Mystery, Jesus alive in today’s world, and the Sacraments. Also included in the Seventh Grade Religion Curriculum is human sexuality and development, which is taught form a Catholic View.
Language Arts
The focus of the Seventh Grade Reading Curriculum is building an extensive vocabulary, and practicing reading comprehension on a daily basis. Other skills such as literary terms, point of view, character, and cause and effect are also studied and practiced. In seventh grade, students read from a variety of books and classic novels such as A Long Way From Chicago, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Great Gilly Hopkins, The Giver, and Esperanza Rising. There are five major areas of writing that the seventh grade studies: personal writing, essay, fiction, narrative, research and poetry. All papers are completed in a five-paragraph format.
Math
Seventh grade students use the Saxon Math Program. They practice math facts and mental math daily and focus on pre-algebra, algebra, and geometry.
Social Studies
The focus of the Social Studies Curriculum for seventh grade is United States History. The major areas of focus are Colonization, Native Americans and the formation of the United States.
Science
The science curriculum actively engages students in developing concepts, inquiry and problem solving skills by ‘doing science and technology’, largely focusing on the various systems of change.
Art
Seventh grade students are introduced to new techniques. Art appreciation if fostered.
Instructional Methodologies
Students learn through lecture, small group collaboration, individual work and whole class discussion.