learn that the Church, and the students as Christians, have responsibilities both nationally and globally.
be active participants at liturgical celebrations, including planning and presenting.
become comfortable with all forms of prayer.
recognize those in need and work with the school community to address those needs.
understand Church history and scripture.
understand how Christian values can often be in conflict with world values and how to persevere them.
understand the seven Sacraments and their significance to the Church.
Language Arts & Literature
Students will:
learn how to write for a variety of purposes (including research reports, essays, short stories, and poetry) using an effective method of planning and composing.
summarize main ideas, paraphrase, and apply critical thinking across subject areas.
understand and implement grammar, punctuation, vocabulary skills, and spelling rules.
identify and incorporate literary devices such as irony, soliloquy, metaphor, characterization, dialect, symbolism and figurative language.
learn how to properly cite sources using the Modern Language Association (MLA 8) documentation style
establish and maintain a formal writing style with clearly supported claims and proper citations.
make presentations using various methods and media.
Math
Students will:
reinforce operations with integers and real numbers.
evaluate, set up, and simplify multi-variable expressions, rational expressions, and formulas.
solve simple and multi-step equations and inequalitiesinvolving decimals, fractions and percents.
write and graph linear equations and inequalities, including finding the slopes of lines and different equation of line formats.
learn how to solve for perimeter, area, volume, and surface area of different figures.
understand advanced methods of statistics: including rates, ratios, and percents
be introduced to exponential and quadratic equations and functions, including the finding of square roots.
learn how to add, subtract, multiply and divide with and factor polynomials.
learn how to apply these skills to “real life” situations
Next Generation Science
Students will:
understand how to measure and classify matter, as well as changes of state.
understand the relationships between force, mass, and acceleration, as well as the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.
understand cause and effect between friction, inertia, and gravity.
identify physical and chemical changes, as well as chemical reactions.
learn about the elements on the periodic table, as well as atomic composition of molecular structures.
learn how to accurately measure motion.
learn about chemical reactions and how to correctly balance chemical equations.
understand changes in particle motion in relation to thermal energy.
understand the mechanics of waves and electromagnetic radiation.
participate in the school science fair.
Social Studies
Students will:
learn about the history of the United States from 1700 to the 1890’s, including key social justice areas such as slavery, the women’s movement, and immigration.
understand key elements of the American Revolution leading to the Declaration of Independence.
understand the structure of the United States Constitution.
become familiar with current events using news magazines, newspapers, and the internet.
participate in political discussions regarding local, state, and national elections.