5th Grade

Due to the importance of repetition and continuity at this grade level, fifth grade is offered as a complete educational package that meets 4 days a week.  Each day will include instruction in Humanities, English, Math, and Latin.  Science, Bible, Art, and PE will each meet 2 days per week.

5th Grade Humanities

Grade Humanities block will center on a study of “Home.”  This study will focus on the ideas of heritage and rootedness in a place.  It will include a study of national symbols and monuments as well as intensive U.S. geography, beginning in the West and moving eastward, including memorization of all states, capital cities, and major landforms.  The course includes a variety of literary genres to enhance students’ understanding of eras and events. In addition, each student completes 4 projects that require academic diligence combined with creative expression.

English 5

Utilizing the Shurley Method of English grammar, students will cover the eight parts of speech, basic sentence structure, diagramming the simple sentence, capitalization rules, basic punctuation, and writing a simple sentence and simple paragraph. Students will study vocabulary words, spelling rules, and dictionary skills.  Basic elements of the literature texts for Humanities will be covered.

Math 5

Students will study multiplication of whole numbers, fractions, percents, decimals, prime factoring, geometric formulas, ratio problems, unit multipliers, and areas of geometric figures. 

 

Bible 5

Over the course of the school year, students will read through the Old Testament and begin developing habits of regular and thorough Bible study.

Science 5

This class is comprised of unit studies of plants, ecology, geology, and nutrition.  Students will develop skills in observation and recording of details.  The course will be based on hands-on experience and will include several relevant field trips.

Latin 5

 

Students begin learning Latin vocabulary, derivatives, and noun declension endings. The course includes the study of Christian creeds and prayers as well as Roman culture and history.

 

6th Grade

Due to the importance of repetition and continuity at this grade level, sixth grade is offered as a complete educational package that meets ¾ day, four days a week.  Each day will include instruction in Humanities, English, and Math.  Science and Latin will each meet 2 days per week.

6th Grade Humanities 

6th Grade Humanities is an introduction to U.S. history and geography intentionally taught through the lens of a biblical worldview.  We review the backdrop of world history that eventually led to the founding of a new nation.  Our studies include a broad sweep of American art, music, literature, politics, symbolism, and architecture.  The course includes a significant amount of memorization and recitation as well as a variety of literary genres to enhance students’ understanding of eras and events.  In addition, each student completes 4 projects that require academic diligence combined with creative expression.

English 6

Utilizing the Shurley Method of English grammar, students will cover the eight parts of speech, basic sentence structure, diagramming the simple sentence, capitalization rules, basic punctuation, and writing a simple sentence and simple paragraph. Students will study vocabulary words, spelling rules, and dictionary skills.  Basic elements of the literature texts for Humanities will be covered.

Math 6

Students will study multiplication of whole numbers, fractions, percents, decimals, prime factoring, geometric formulas, ratio problems, unit multipliers, and areas of geometric figures.

Bible 6

Over the course of the school year, students will read through the Old Testament and begin developing habits of regular and thorough Bible study.

Science 6

This class is comprised of unit studies of plants, ecology, geology, and nutirition.  Students will develop skills inobservation and recording of details.  The course will include significant hands-on work and several relevant field trips.

 Latin 6

Students begin learning Latin vocabulary, derivatives, and noun declension endings. The course includes the study of Christian creeds and prayers as well as Roman culture and history.

  

7th & 8th Grade

Lower Division Humanities

Humanities is the study of culture emphasizing the basic scholastic approach of moral philosophy.  Students are equipped with the tools for a lifetime of learning: a working knowledge of the timetables of history, a background understanding of the great literary classics, a familiarity with the sweep of art, music, and ideas, a worldview comprehension of basic geography, a principle approach to discerning the significance of current events, and an emphasis on a Christian paradigm. 

Our focus of study will be a broad overview of the sweep of humanities through World Cultures.  We will study the rise and fall of people groups, religions, and political structures throughout history, with the goal of preparing the student with the framework (vocabulary, geography, and literature) needed for more rigorous study during the four year humanities cycle they will encounter in high school.

LD English 

The goals of the lower division English courses are to strengthen grammar and composition skills.  Students will continue a vocabulary program and will work to improve reading skills, determine main and supporting ideas, differentiate between fact and opinion, and learn literary terms.

 General Math

This course includes the study of operations of arithmetic, whole numbers, fractions and mixed numbers, adding, subtracting and multiplying fractions, linear measure, introduction to polygons, two step word problems, graphs, decimals to fractions and fractions to decimals,  surface area calculations, liquid measure, symbols of inclusion and simple interest.

 Pre-Algebra

This course will prepare students for Algebra.  Students will study negative and positive numbers, decimals, order of operations, solving equations, and other concepts and theories essential to prepare them for Algebra.  Students will also begin an introductory study of basic algebraic concepts.

Life Science

Studies in Life Science will include characteristics of living things, cells, basic microbiology, overviews of plants and animans, the primary human body systems, genetics and ecology.  This class is intended for 7th graders.

 

Physical Science

This hands-on, lab-based course allows students to explore the fundamentals of chemistry and physics. In the chemistry portion of the course students will examine characteristic properties of substances and then use that knowledge to identify substances they have separated from compounds and mixtures. They will also learn about radioactivity and use scientific models to understand more complex scientific concepts. In the physics portion of the course students will explore forces and the motion that results from those forces. They will also analyze different forms of energy and the transfer of energy.

Foundational Latin I

Students build a detailed and expansive foundation in the essentials of Latin grammar in order to facilitate their full comprehension of reading, writing, and understanding the language. The course includes a study of Christian creeds and prayers as well as Roman culture and history.

Foundational Latin II

Students continue building a detailed and expansive foundation in the essentials of Latin grammar in order to facilitate their full comprehension of reading, writing, and understanding the language. The course continues their study of Christian creeds and prayers as well as Roman culture and history.

Prerequisite: Foundational Latin I average of 70 or above

LD L ogic

Students learn the distinction between correct and incorrect reasoning as well as the truth of the terms and the propositions in an argument. Class time will include discussion and debate.

 LD Bible

This course consists of 4 units on topics of interest to the middle school student from a Biblical perspective.  The units include:  a study on personal image through the lens of truth (separate sections for boys and girls), a study on Biblical money management, a unit on basic etiquette culminating in a luncheon for students and parents, and a unit on devotional Bible study skills.

LD Art

Students will be introduced to foundational artistic elements and techniques, focusing primarily on drawing, painting, and other visual media.

Introduction to Computers

Students will learn basic keyboarding skills as well as applications in Microsoft Word, Powerpoint and Excel.  No prerequisites.

Study Hall

Study hall will be offered every period for any student who is not in another class.  Students who are not in class may leave campus with parents’ permission; however, students who remain on campus must be in class or in study hall.  Study Hall will be staffed and monitored.