Course Title: Religion
| Faculty Name: |
Ms. Susan Lindow |
| Textbook: |
God’s Law Guides Us |
| Publisher: |
Sadlier (We Believe) |
| Copyright: |
2004 |
| Website: |
www.webelieveweb.com |
Significant Curriculum Guidelines
Students will:
- learn about grace, God’s life in our souls.
- understand that Mary is the model disciple in Christ’s Church.
- reinforce the concept of the Kingdom of God and the role of each person in it.
- deepen their understanding of the Ten Commandments.
- learn more about the sacraments and their meanings.
- understand that God calls each of us to personal conversion through a process of sorrow, forgiveness, and reconciliation.
- emphasize that there are personal and communal aspects to service and witness.
- develop an understanding of relationships with God and others as a lifelong process.
- learn that the New Testament is the story of Jesus by studying the Beatitudes and parables.
- participate in private and communal prayer.
- recognize and participate in liturgical devotions, seasons, and saints feast days.
Teaching Strategies Used
The students will learn through large and small group instruction, oral reading and presentations, vocabulary study, recitation of prayers, role-playing and skits, written compositions (reports, essays, poems, prayers), artistic expression (posters, collages, pictures), preparation for school and Sunday liturgy, listening to and singing hymns, Scripture study, chapter reviews, and unit reviews.
Special Features
- Each student will prepare a research report about a saint and present it to the class.
- The students will study and be tested on the Mysteries of the Rosary, The Ten Commandments, The Holy Days of Obligation, The Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy, The Beatitudes, The Sacraments, The Laws of the Church, and The Gifts of the Holy Spirit.
- The students will prepare for and participate in class liturgies, Reconciliation, Stations of the Cross, and monthly Eucharistic Adoration.
Evaluations
The students will be graded on daily class participation, homework, chapter and unit tests, reports, and projects using a point system.
Other Descriptions
In addition to the above-mentioned guidelines, the students will be encouraged to put their faith into action in their daily lives by following the Commandments in thought, word, and deed. They will also participate in service projects, such as Thanksgiving and Easter food drives and donating to the missions. Special programs such as NorthCatholicHigh School’s Leadership Team are scheduled whenever possible.
Course Title:
Religion
| Faculty Name: |
Debbie Brungo |
| Textbook: |
God’s Law Guides Us |
| Publisher: |
Sadlier (We Believe) |
| Copyright: |
2004 |
| Website: |
www.webelieveweb.com |
Significant Curriculum Guidelines
Students will:
- Recognize Mary as the model disciple
- Explore grace as God’s life in our souls
- Elaborate the concept of the Kingdom of God and individual roles
- Examine and understand the Ten Commandments
- Elaborate the sacraments and their meanings
- Internalize God’s call to personal conversion through the process of sorrow, forgiveness, and reconciliation
- Emphasize the personal and communal aspects to service and witness
- Generate an understanding of the relationship with God and others as a lifelong process
- Present the New Testament as the story of Jesus
- Examine parables, as well as the Beatitudes, as keys to understanding Christian life
- Distinguish situations of accident, venial sin, and mortal sin
- Recognize and participate in liturgical devotions, seasons, and saints’ feast days
Teaching Strategies used
- Large group instruction
- Small group instruction
- Oral presentations
- Class discussions
- Journals
- Artistic and written expression
- Written responses to questions
- Quizzes
- Tests
Special Features
- Individual participation at Mass
- Saint report
Evaluation
- Class work
- Class participation
- Saint report
Course Title:
Reading
| Faculty Name: |
Ms. Susan Lindow |
| Textbook: |
Lead the Way |
| Publisher: |
Harcourt |
| Copyright: |
2005 |
| Website: |
www.harcourtschool.com |
Significant Curriculum Guidelines
Students will:
- recognize and use new words from content areas.
- identify and support with details events of a story.
- identify words that express the feelings of the main characters in a story.
- identify the change in characterization throughout a story.
- participate in sustained silent reading.
- determine the morals in a fable.
- compare and contrast characters and circumstances in a story.
- read a passage and paraphrase the contents.
- identify books as fiction or nonfiction.
- recall the main events of a story in chronological order.
- apply context clues to determine the meaning of a word.
Teaching Strategies Used
Students will participate in large group instruction and discussion, oral and silent reading, listening to and reading stories on audio tape, partner reading, vocabulary review, comprehension activities (answering oral/written questions, workbook pages, oral presentations), reading and writing poetry, artistic responses (posters, dioramas, puppets).
Special Features
Students will:
- complete and present a book report and project once each month.
- participate in a classroom play.
- participate in a small group project.
- complete a biography report.
Evaluations
The students will be graded on vocabulary quizzes, story comprehension tests, unit tests, homework, book reports, oral reading, and group projects. Total point averages of each of these will be used to calculate the overall grade.
Other Descriptions
The students will be encouraged to participate in the Book-It program by reading at least 100 pages each month. Recommended themes for each month will be followed so that students experience a variety of genres throughout the year. When available, guest storytellers or others with special expertise will be invited.
Significant Curriculum Guidelines
Students will:
- recall details of a story.
- identify words that express the feelings of the main characters in the story.
- identify the change in characterization throughout a story.
- understand different elements of a story, such as main idea, problem, events, and solution.
- answer the following questions after reading a story: what, when, where, why, who?
- participate in sustained silent reading.
- determine the morals in a fable.
- read and enjoy historical fiction.
- compare and contrast characters and circumstances in a story.
- understand how cause and effect are connected in a story.
- read a passage and paraphrase the contents.
- identify books as fiction or non-fiction.
Teaching Strategies Used
Students will participate in story discussions, reading aloud, and oral presentations.
Special Features
Students will:
- participate in weekly discussions about the story.
- become familiar with literary genres.
- write stories using new vocabulary words.
- act out vocabulary words through skits.
- read a variety of stories and complete an assignment for extra enrichment.
- participate in a classroom play.
- read a variety of library books, including Newbery and Caldecott titles
Evaluations
Students will be assessed on class work, homework, activities, projects, quizzes, and tests using a point system.
Other Descriptions
Students will read at least two novels and participate in several activities related to each novel. There are also various short stories which students will read, then prepare class presentations.
Course Title:
English
| Faculty Name: |
Ms. Susan Lindow |
| Textbook: |
Language Handbook |
| Publisher: |
Harcourt |
| Copyright: |
2005 |
| Website: |
www.harcourtschool.com |
Significant Curriculum Guidelines
Students will:
· distinguish between sentences and fragments.
· use subjects and verbs in agreement.
· identify complete/simple subject and complete/simple predicate.
· identify action and linking verbs.
· choose correct present and past tense verbs to complete sentences.
· identify nouns and noun endings (plurals and possessives).
· identify adjectives and the noun or pronoun each adjective modifies.
· add adjectives to simple sentences and phrases.
· identify pronouns and their antecedents.
· compose a main idea for a paragraph and state it in a topic sentence.
· select the correct definitions of synonyms, homonyms, antonyms, and homographs.
Teaching Strategies Used
Students will participate in large group instruction, small group work, oral and written practice, cumulative reviews, journal writing, compositions, and oral presentations.
Special Features
Students will participate in creative writing, compose an autobiography, and write research reports during the school year. The students will participate in oral presentations of their compositions.
Evaluations
Students will be graded on their class participation, homework, quizzes, tests, reviews, reports, and compositions using a point system.
Other Descriptions
Having an integrated Language Arts program will provide a more meaningful context for English, Phonics, and Spelling instruction.
| Faculty Name: |
Mrs. Jacalyn Cardella |
| Textbook: |
Language Handbook |
| Publisher: |
Harcourt |
| Copyright: |
2005 |
| Website: |
www.harcourtschool.com |
Significant Curriculum Guidelines
Students will:
- identify the main parts of a sentence.
- recognize whole sentences and sentence fragments.
- use subjects and verbs in correct agreement in sentences.
- understand simple subjects and simple predicates.
- understand complete subjects and complete predicates.
- correctly use nouns, adjectives, pronouns, prepositions, and adverbs in sentences.
- use punctuation correctly in sentences.
- supply plural forms of singular nouns.
- define and use synonyms, homonyms, antonyms, and homographs.
- identify action and linking verbs.
Teaching Strategies Used
Students will participate in group activities, board work, compositions, oral presentations, and writing poetry.
Special Features
In addition to the handbook, students will use a variety of worksheets to practice new concepts. Students will also work at the board to collaborate on sentences as they work to expand on what has been learned.
Evaluations
Students will be assessed through daily classroom work, participation, homework,
quizzes, and tests using a point system.
Other Descriptions
The English curriculum will be covered through materials that are beyond the textbook.
Students will develop writing and speaking skills through large and small group work,
daily board work, compositions, and oral presentations.
Course Title:
Math
| Faculty Name: |
Mrs. Jacalyn Cardella, Mrs. Carol Pastor, Mrs. Michelle Kalish |
| Textbook: |
Progress in Mathematics |
| Publisher: |
Sadlier-Oxford |
| Copyright: |
2009 |
| Website: |
www.sadlier.com |
Significant Curriculum Guidelines
Students will:
- understand patterns, relations, and functions; represent and analyze mathematical situations using algebraic symbols.
- understand numbers, ways of representing numbers, relationships among numbers, and number systems.
- understand meanings of operations, how they relate to one another, and compute fluently with reasonable estimates.
- understand measurable attributes of objects and the units, systems, and processes of measurement.
- analyze characteristics and properties of two and three dimensional geometric shapes and use visualization, spatial reasoning, and geometric modeling to solve problems.
- formulate questions that can be addressed with data and collect, organize, and display relevant data to answer them.
- understand fractions, add and subtract fractions with like denominators, and find equivalent fractions.
- predict and find possible combinations and outcomes for simple situations.
- organize and display data by using and creating line plots, tables, charts, and graphs.
- demonstrate understanding of place value of whole numbers and decimals.
Teaching Strategies Used
Small group instruction, partner work, problem-solving, math games, basic fact drills, use of charts, graphs, tables, measurement tools, geometric models, fraction bars, place value blocks, and charts, money, and other manipulatives.
Special Features
Students will use Holey Cards (basic fact drill cards) for timed practice of basic math facts. The students will participate in math activity class.
Evaluations
Chapter tests, Cumulative Review tests, chapter checkpoint quizzes, worksheets, board work, and homework. Total point averages of tests, quizzes, and homework are used to calculate overall grade average.
Other Descriptions
Enrichment and accelerated math activities will be used when appropriate.
Course Title:
Science
Faculty Name Mrs. Patricia Brandt, Mrs. Jacalyn Cardella
Textbook Science, The Diamond Edition
Publisher Scott Foresman
Copyright 2008
Website www.pearsonsuccessnet.com
Significant Curriculum Guidelines
Students will:
· describe, clarify, analyze, and provide direction for problem solving.
· discriminate between evidence and proof, fact and theory, observation and inference.
· demonstrate a desire to learn and a curiosity for the unknown by formulating and performing self-motivated investigations.
· discover and appreciate the sacredness of all life as touched by God’s creation.
· become acquainted with graphing, recording, and drawing conclusions from the data.
· apply scientific skills and knowledge to collaborate with others in examining a concept.
· communicate appropriate conclusions from experiments.
· describe how the structures of living things help them function in unique ways.
· describe the cell as the basic structure and functional unit of living things.
· describe earth’s major layers and features.
Teaching Strategies Used
Students will be involved in a variety of learning situations, including hands-on observations, experiments, oral reports, classroom “teacher”, written reports, classroom discussions, and reviews.
Special Features
Students will participate in classroom discussions during each chapter of the new textbook and complete at least two projects during the school year. Every student will have an opportunity to be the class “teacher” while using the textbook and creating questions for the students to answer.
The addition of the new science lab will enable students to participate in a variety of activities and hands-on learning experiences that pertain to the textbook material.
Evaluations
Students will be graded on class work, homework, activities, projects, quizzes, and tests using a point system.
Other Descriptions
During the school year, students will study cells, investigate the properties of water, classify and determine the needs of plants and animals, review the ecosystems, explore weather, calculate breathing rates, observe molds, discover the world of fossils, become familiar with the properties of matter, understand electricity and magnetism, learn about sound and light, discover the concepts of force and motion, study the planets, and examine the continuing effects of technology.
Course Title:
Social Studies
Faculty Name Ms. Susan Lindow
Textbooks Social Studies: Regions
Social Studies: Pennsylvania
Publisher Scott Foresman
Copyright 2008
Website www.sfsuccessnet.com
www.sfsocialstudies.com
Significant Curriculum Guidelines
United States Geography:
- Maps, globes, and models of the earth will be used to study and interpret the different representations to the earth and understand basic geographic terms such as island, peninsula, bay, deserts, plains, plateaus, and mountains
- Any location on earth can be expressed in terms of latitude or longitude.
- Basic skills such as interpreting simple line or bar graphs, circle graphs, grid systems, and diagrams help us to understand Social Studies/Geography.
- Vocabulary related to geographical studies will be recognized, identified and used.
- Natural resources are not distributed equally, and the economy of a region/country is determined by available resources.
- The way people live, pray, speak, work, and play make up their culture. Cultures are preserved and passed on to the next generation.
- Concepts such as reading time lines, drawing conclusions, and identifying cause and effect are the bases of understanding history.
- The right to vote and the duty to vote belong to American citizens.
- There are relationships among local, state, and national government; identify representative leaders at these levels such as mayor, governor, and president.
- The emerging global issues such as pollution and endangered species are problems to which there are solutions.
- Conflict, cooperation, and interdependence among individuals, racial, cultural, religious groups and nations occur regularly.
- In the sight of God, every person is a valuable, unique, and special creation and no person is superior to any other in His sight. People of all races and cultures have made contributions to the American culture.
Pennsylvania Guidelines
- Various Indian tribes lived in Pennsylvania long before the arrival of William Penn and differed in their lifestyles in terms of food, shelter, and activities. They used materials of the immediate environment to meet their needs.
- Religion was an important reason for William Penn starting the colony of Pennsylvania.
- Pennsylvania was settled by people from many lands who brought their cultures and traditions and worked to keep Pennsylvania the Keystone State.
- Frictions among colonists from various countries climaxes in the French and Indian War and resulted in England gaining control of much of the New World, including Pennsylvania.
- Pennsylvania played an important part in the gaining of independence from England and in setting up a new and independent country.
- Famous Pennsylvanians, such as William Penn and Benjamin Franklin have made many contributions to our state and nation.
- Since its beginning, Pennsylvania has contributed to the food industry through its many productive farms and food processing factories.
- Pennsylvania’s past prosperity has been partly due to the effective use of its natural resources, such as soft and hard coal, natural gas, oil, stone, sand, gravel, and lumber.
- Pennsylvania was a leader in setting up our federal government, thus our state and federal plans of government are similar.
- Human rights issues and conflicts affected workers coming to Pennsylvania from other countries. Immigrants enriched Pennsylvania and the United States with their customs and values.
- Science and technology have changed our lives in Pennsylvania during the past century and advances continue to occur.
- Pennsylvania industries in the early 21st century are in an era of change.
Teaching Strategies Used
Large group instruction, cooperative groups, research, group discussion, vocabulary review, presentations, chapter reviews, oral reports, and special projects are utilized.
Special Features
- The students will read and create maps, charts, tables, and graphs.
- Each student will prepare and present a research report about Pennsylvania during the second semester.
- The students will read and discuss current events on a weekly basis using the Scholastic News Magazine.
- When possible, special guest speakers are invited to share their expertise about local/state government, industries, and other appropriate topics.
Evaluations
Chapter tests, quizzes, projects, presentations, and homework are assessed using a point system.
Course Title:
Spelling
Faculty Name Mrs. Viscusi
Textbook Spelling Practice Book
Publisher Harcourt
Copyright 2005
Website www.harcourtschool.com
Significant Curriculum Guidelines
Students will:
- review long and short vowel sounds.
- correctly use various vowel combinations.
- spell words in the plural form.
- use possessive nouns in phrases and sentences.
- work with abbreviations.
- add prefixes and suffixes to words.
- spell words with “silent” letters.
- understand and spell contractions.
- define and spell homophones correctly.
- learn different spelling strategies.
- understand and use various spelling rules.
Teaching Strategies Used
A new concept is introduced in the spelling workbook each week. Students will participate
in a variety of activities that will reinforce the new words and rules.
Special Features
Students will write stories with the spelling words, develop listening and speaking skills,
and participate in spelling bees and board work.
Evaluations
Students will be graded on daily work, participation, workbook pages, written assignments, and tests.
Other descriptions
Spelling is integrated into all areas of the curriculum and will be assessed in all work.
In addition to tests, assessment will include spelling in daily work and homework.
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