· Web view- Story of Creation, the Fall of Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, the Great Flood, Noe’s Ark, Life after the Flood, Abraham-Isaac-Jacob, the journey into Egypt, Moses leading

CURRICULUM SCOPE and

SEQUENCECATEGORY KINDERGARTEN 4K KINDERGARTEN 5K FIRST GRADE RELIGION Master making the Sign of the

Cross; develop a love for Jesus and Mary; learn about the saints and important feast days; recitation and memorization of basic prayers (Holy Rosary); learning and listening to Bible stories.

Materials: Leading the Little Ones to

Mary (OLV), God’s Rule for Me (Seton), My Jesus and I (My Mission

House) Chat’s With God’s Little Ones

(Our Lady of Victory) Coloring books about Mary,

the Rosary, and the Holy Bible

Master making the Sign of the Cross correctly; develop a love for Jesus and Mary; learn about the saints and important feast days; recitation and memorization of basic prayers including Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be and Guardian Angel; recitation of the Most Holy Rosary and Stations of the Cross. Learn Bible stories. Memorize Lovely Lady poem. Materials: Our Holy Faith Series Book 1:

My Father and Mother on Earth and in Heaven (Neumann Press),

My Jesus and I (My Mission House),

Our Lady of Victory Stations of the Cross.

Chat’s With God’s Little Ones (Our Lady of Victory)

Coloring books about Mary, the Rosary, and the Holy Bible

Discussion and memorization of catechism questions; learn about saint of the day; recitation and memorization of Catholic prayers; Topics: God and His love, Angels, Old Testament personages such as Adam, Eve, Noah, David; New Testament and the life of Christ, sin, Mary, grace, the Sacraments of Penance and Holy Eucharist.

Materials: Living in God’s Love 1, Our Heavenly Father and Workbook (OLV), Saints for Young

People (St. Paul Editions),

LANGUAGE ARTS: PHONICS and READING

Letter recognition and letter sounds; instruction on how to blend sounds to make words leading to simple words and sentences.

Materials: Alphabet Flash Cards, ABC

Coloring

Identify upper and lower case letters and match partner letters; put alphabetical cards in order; identify short vowels sounds and consonant sounds; read color words; blend sounds to make words; read short vowel words, long vowel words, and sight words; recognize periods and

Develop love for reading; read long vowel words and blends; learn to read consonant digraphs, r-controlled words, vowel digraphs; increase sight word vocabulary.

Materials: Little Angel Reader B,C,D and

Book, Do It Carefully (Rod and Staff), Bob Books (Scholastic).

question marks; identify rhyming words and opposite words.

Materials: Alphabet Flash Cards; Little Angel Reader A and B

and Little Angel Workbooks (Stone Tablet Press),

Little Angel Workbooks (Stone Tablet Press);

These Are Our Friends (Faith and Freedom).

LANGUAGE ARTS: FINE MOTOR (HANDWRITING K4-5)

Write name correctly; print letters of the alphabet; print numbers 1-10; trace and copy words; correct use of scissors; color in lines.

Materials: Basic Letter Tracing A-Z, Basic Number Tracing 1-10.

Write first and last name correctly; print capital and lower case letters; print numbers 1-100; trace and copy words and sentences; correct use of scissors; color in the lines.

Materials: Kindergarten Handwriting for

Young Catholics (Seton), StartWrite Handwriting

Worksheet Software.

N/A

LANGUAGE ARTS: PHONICS

*See Language Arts: Phonics and Reading (above).

*See Language Arts: Phonics and Reading (above).

Reinforce phonic concept learned in reading including short and long vowels, blends, consonant digraphs, r-controlled vowels, vowel digraphs, diphthongs, contractions, endings, suffixes, prefixes, synonyms, homonyms, and punctuation.

Materials: Phonic Level B (MCP).

LANGUAGE ARTS: SPELLING

N/A N/A Weekly spelling test; alphabetical order of spelling words; rhyme identification.

Materials: Traditional Catholic Speller 1

(OLV). LANGUAGE ARTS: GRAMMAR:

N/A N/A Learn grammar concepts including sentence, nouns, verbs, pronouns, contractions,

synonyms, homonyms, and punctuation; application of grammar concepts in writing proper sentences and simple paragraphs.

Materials: Language of God for Little

Folks A (Catholic Heritage Curricula).

POETRY Memorize and recite basic poems Memorize and recite basic poems Memorize and recite basic poems

HANDWRTING/PENMANSHIP

Materials: Basic Letter Tracing A-Z, Basic Number Tracing 1-10.

Materials: Kindergarten Handwriting for

Young Catholics (Seton), Start Write Handwriting

Worksheet Software.

Practice proper number and letter formation.

Materials: Handwriting 1 for Young

Catholics (Seton). ARTITHMETIC Recognizing numbers 1-10;

counting objects 1-10; making patterns; sorting objects; naming of shapes; beginning of addition.

Materials: Numbers Coloring Book

(Memoria Press).

Recognize numbers 1-100; counting objects up to 100; counting to 100 placing numerals in order; counting by 5s and 10 to 100; count by 2s to 20; create patterns; tell time to the hour and half hour; money: penny, nickel, dime and quarter; recognize shapes and colors; basic early addition and subtraction; learning simple fractions; telling time; learning left and right.

Materials: MCP Mathematics Level K

(2005).

Learn mathematical concepts including one-digit and two digit addition; one digit and two digit subtraction; counting money; telling time to the half hour; beginning fractions, measurement, place value, and counting by 2s,5s,10, and 25s; application of mathematical concepts in simple story problems.

Materials: Road and Staff Beginning

Arithmetic I

SOCIAL STUDIES N/A Memorize Pledge of Allegiance; learn about important people and events in U.S. history; celebrate holidays throughout school years;

Materials: The Fourth of July Story

Learn about important historical American figures during the infancy of the United States; celebrate patriotic holidays; develop map skills.

Materials: American History for Young

(Dalgiesh), Red, White, and Blue

(Penguin Young Readers Level 3),

Christopher Columbus (Step into Reading Step 3).

Catholics (Seton) Stories of Great Americans

for Little Americans (Eggleston)

Maps A (Modern Curriculum Press)

SCIENCE N/A Appreciation of God’s beautiful world; explore and investigate variety of science topics.

Materials: Science and Living in

God’s World 1 (OLV)

Appreciation of God’s beautiful world; explore and investigate plant, animal, people, growth and habitats; fossils, earth resources.

Materials: Science (Harcourt) Nature Stories of Young

Readers (Our Lady of Victory)

WORLD LANGUAGE: Ancient LATIN

*Memorization and pronunciation of basic Latin prayers.



PHYSICAL EDUCATION/RECESS

Daily recess periods fostering sportsmanship, virtues of charity and patience; development of social interaction. May Jog-A-Thon.



MUSIC Learn songs about ABCs, months of the year, days of the week, and Jesus and Mary.

Materials: Hug Me Jesus CD, I’ve Got Music in Me CD.

Sing Catholic hymns and patriotic songs.

Materials: Hug Me Jesus CD, I’ve Got Music in Me CD.

Sing Catholic hymns and patriotic songs.

Materials: 24 Catholic Songs for

Children CD and Coloring Book (OLV).

ART Development of proper coloring in religious coloring book. Coloring books about Mary, the Rosary, and the Holy Bible. Demonstrate creativity through variety of arts projects.

Development of proper coloring in religious coloring book. Coloring books about Mary, the Rosary, and the Holy Bible. Demonstrate creativity through variety of arts projects.

Materials: ABC Coloring Book (Seton).

Demonstrate creativity through variety of arts projects.

FIELD TRIPS Milwaukee Zoo, Hartford Public Milwaukee Zoo, Hartford Public Milwaukee Zoo, Hartford Public

Library. Waldvogel’s Pumpkin Farm, Schauer Arts Center, Betty Brinn Childrens Museum. Holy Hill.

Library, Waldvogel’s Pumpkin Farm, Schauer Arts Center, Betty Brinn Childrens Museum, Holy Hill.

Library, Waldvogel’s Pumpkin Farm, Schauer Arts Center, Betty Brinn Childrens Museum, Holy Hill.

SECOND GRADE THIRD GRADE FOURTH GRADE RELIGION Discussion and memorization of

catechism questions; learn about saint of the day; recitation and memorization of Catholic prayers; Copy daily Bible verse; Topics of study: Ten Commandments, Sin and Prerequisites for Heaven; Sacraments of Baptism, Penance, Confirmation and Holy Eucharist. Preparation for First Holy Communion and First Penance.

Materials: Living in God’s Law 2 and

Workbook (OLV), Our Holy Faith Book 2 –

Jesus Comes (Neumann Press),

Saints for Young People (St.

Students learn about the creation of man, original sin, the promise of the Messiah, Christ as the New Adam, Grace and the supernatural life, institution of the Church, the Holy Ghost and the Sacraments.

Materials: Living in God's Grace 3

(OLV), God’s Truths Help Us Live

Our Holy Faith -Neumann Press)

100 Activities Based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church (Ignatius),

CD’s of Traditional Latin Chants,

Students learn about the Ten Commandments, sin and redemption, the Church, the Mass and Sacraments, Angels and the Precepts of the Church; liturgy and the liturgical year

Materials: Living for God’s Love 4

(OLV), The Vine and the Branches

(Our Holy Faith – Neumann Press),

Latin-English Booklet Missal, 100 Activities Based on the

Catechism of the Catholic Church (Ignatius),

CD’s of Traditional Latin Chants

Paul Editions), Eucharistic Adoration

Coloring Book

Latin Cursive Copybook, Latin Hymns and Prayers

(Memoria Press), The Traditional Latin Rosary

(DVD), Latin-English Booklet Missal.

Latin Cursive Copybook Latin Hymns and Prayers

(Memoria Press), The Traditional Latin Rosary

(DVD).

LANGUAGE ARTS: READING

Continued reinforcement fundamental reading concepts; expansion of sight vocabulary; development of reading comprehension; encouragement of independent reading.

Materials: This is Our Parish (Seton), Chapter Books: Little Bear,

The Velveteen Rabbit, The Courage of Sarah Noble, The Boxcar Children, Little House Animal Adventures, Paul Bunyan

Reading and discussion of the following classics and lives of the saints:

Materials: St. Thomas Aquinas

(Windeatt) ,Little House in the Big

Woods (Wilder), The Whipping Boy

(Fleischman), (Patron Saint of First Communicants (Windeatt),

Charlotte’s Web (White), Children of Fatima

(Windeatt), Reading 3 for Young Catholics (Seton).

Introduction to writing book reports.

Reading and discussion of the following classics and lives of the saints:

Materials: The Lion, The Witch, and The

Wardrobe (Lewis) St. Rose of Lima (Windeatt), The Wizard of Oz (Baum), Cricket In Times Square (Selden), Miraculous Medal-The Story of Saint

Catherine Laboure (Windeatt), Alternatives: Sounder (Armstrong), The Tale of Despereaux (DiCamillo).

Book Reports.

LANGUAGE ARTS: PHONICS Reinforce phonic concepts being learned in reading, including short vowels, long vowels, blends, consonant, digraphs, r-controlled vowels, vowel digraphs, diphthongs, contractions, endings, suffixes, prefixes, synonyms, autonyms, and homonyms

Materials: *Phonics Level C (MCP).

Consonants, short and long vowels, hard and soft sounds, blends, digraphs, synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, homophones, compound words, syllables, base words, suffixes, prefixes.

Materials: Phonics Level D (Pearson)

Consonants, vowels, blends, digraphs, suffixes, double vowels, diphthongs, contractions, apostrophes, prefixes, synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, roots.

Materials: Phonics 4 for Young Catholics

(Seton)

LANGUAGE ARTS: SPELLING *POETRY and SECONDARY HANDWRITING

Weekly spelling test; alphabetical order; identification of rhyming words.

Students will learn to spell hundreds of new words, including Catholic terms and their meanings. Definition; Fill in the Blanks; Practice writing the

Skills in spelling and handwriting are developed. Poetry – reading and memorization.

Materials:

COMPONENT words; Sentence Exercises; Additional Practice lines (for letters of the alphabet); and finally, lined and numbered sheets for taking tests.

Materials: Traditional Catholic Speller

03 Workbook (Lepanto)

Traditional Catholic Speller 04 Workbook (Lepanto)

LANGUAGE ARTS: GRAMMAR

Learning the following grammar concepts: sentences, contractions, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, punctuation, abbreviations, synonyms, homonyms, prefixes/suffixes; memorization and recitation of grammar rules; application of grammar rules to writing of paragraphs; daily short essay writing based on journal topic.

Materials: God Gave Me the Gift of

Language 2 (OLV).

Grammar 3: Syllables, species of sentences, capitalization rules, punctuation, contractions, possessives, paragraphs, word usage, action verbs, nouns, Subject/predicate, abbreviations, helping verbs, verb tenses, regular and irregular verbs.

Materials: God Gave Me the Gift of

Language #3 Workbook (OLV).

Supplemental: Voyages in English 3 Workbook (Loyola)

English 3 for Young Catholics (Seton).

Grammar 4: Writing – Expository, persuasive, and creative essays; Grammar – sentences; parts of speech (nouns, adjectives, pronouns, verbs, conjunctions, and adverbs); punctuation and capitalization; diagramming sentences.

Materials: Voyages in English 4

Textbook and Workbook (Loyola Press).

Supplemental: English 4 for Young Catholics (Seton).

HANDWRTING/PENMANSHIP

Review and mastery of proper number and letter formation; formation of capital and lowercase letters in cursive; connection of cursive letters to form words.

Materials: Handwriting 2 for Young Catholics (Seton).

Correct writing manuscript review, basic strokes, cursive letters, days of the week and months of the year; liturgical calendar, joining letters; writing a friendly letter. The child practices with Catholic words and phrases.


Daily practice of cursive with manuscript review. Lessons instruct children in learning to write smaller and faster while still aiming for neatness and legibility. The child practices with Catholic words and phrases.


ARITHMETIC Learning of the following Arithmetic 3: An intensive review Arithmetic 4: An intensive review

mathematical concepts: addition and subtraction families, addition and subtraction of 2 and 3 digit problems, place value, carrying in addition and borrowing in subtraction, fractions, telling time to the minute, measurement, money and the beginning of multiplication and division; counting by 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, 10s, and 25s; applying learned mathematical concepts in story problems.

Materials: Rod + Staff Beginning

Arithmetic 2

of addition and subtraction, develop mastery in multiplication and division; fractions; Roman numerals. Exploring Arithmetic 3 Textbook, Workbook, Speed Drills, Blacklines

Materials: Rod and Staff

of addition and subtraction; intensive review of multiplication and division; squares and square roots; numbers to 999,999; mixed numbers, lines and segments; exponents, line and circle graphs, decimals, numbers through hundred millions.

Materials: Math 54 (2nd edition; Saxon).

SOCIAL STUDIES *GEOGRAPHY (Maps) COMPONENT

Develop an appreciation for the American flag; freedoms within the United States; learning important personages that led to formation of US; celebrate patriotic holidays; map skill development.

Materials: American History for Young

Catholics Stories of Great Americans

for Little Americans (Eggleston); Maps

B (MCP).

2 Semesters of Geography (Same for 3+4) Reading maps and globes, interpret and gain an understanding for local and global information on the political, social, and cultural conditions withing communities, climates, topography development.

Materials: Maps Charts Graphs C

communities (Modern Curriculum Press),

Map Skills for Today Traveling Near and Far Grade 4 (Scholastic)

Supplemental: Maps, Encyclopedias, State and World Atlas.

SCIENCE: HEALTH COMPONENT Gr. 3-4

Appreciation of God’s beautiful world; exploration and investigation of the solar system, weather, matter, forces and motion, and hearing sound.

Materials: Science (Harcourt), Nature Stories for Young

Readers (OLV).

Two semester course. The wonder of heaven, solar system, earth and it’s origin and surface, the oceans, weather and climate, matter, solids, liquids, gases, machines, living things and the wonder of man.

Materials: Science 4 for Young Catholics

(Seton)

Study of the wonders of the body with detailed study of bones and muscles, body systems, hygiene, maintaining a healthy relationship with God.

Materials: Developing Good Health

(ABEKA)

HISTORY Understanding the Catholic faith in shaping history. Catholic events that changed the world.

Materials: The Catholic Faith Comes to

the New World (Seton)RECESS: Daily recess periods fostering

sportsmanship, virtues of charity and patience; development of social interaction.

Daily recess periods fostering sportsmanship, virtues of charity and patience; development of social interaction.

Daily recess periods fostering sportsmanship, virtues of charity and patience; development of social interaction.

MUSIC Sing Catholic hymns and patriotic songs.


Children CD Coloring Book (OLV).

Worked into regular coursework for 3/4: Religion, Reading especially.


Children CD 24 Catholic Songs Coloring

Book (Our Lady of Victory), Lingua Angelica CD (Memoria

Press) ART Demonstrate creativity through

variety of arts projects; continued proficiency of proper coloring in religious coloring book.

Materials: Eucharistic Adoration Coloring Book (OLV)

Worked into regular coursework for ¾: Religion, Reading, History, Science especially. Demonstrate creativity through variety of arts projects; continued proficiency of proper coloring in religious coloring book.

FIELD TRIPS Milwaukee Zoo, Hartford Public Milwaukee Zoo, Hartford Public Milwaukee Zoo, Hartford Public

Library, Schauer Arts Center, Betty Brinn Children’s Museum, Discovery World Museum, Holy Hill



JUNIOR HIGH FIFTH GRADE SIXTH GRADE SEVENTH GRADE RELIGION Bible History - Story of

Creation, the Fall of Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, the Great Flood, Noe’s Ark, Life after the Flood, Abraham-Isaac-Jacob, the journey into Egypt, Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt, the 10 Commandments, establishment of the Israelite religion, the 40 years in the desert, Josue and the conquering of Chanaan, Gedeon, Samson, Samuel, Ruth, Saul, David, Solomon, Elias the Prophet, Achab and Jezabel, Esther, Tobias, Job, Judith, the Prophets, the Babylonian Captivity, the Return to Juda, Cyrus, Esdras and Nehemias, Alexander the Great, life under the Greeks, the Machabees; the coming of Christ, His infancy, Public Life, teachings, miracles, Apostles, founding of the Church, Passion-DeathResurrection, commisioning of the Apostles, Ascension into Heaven, the Descent of the Holy Ghost.

Materials: Bible History: A Textbook of

the Old and New Testaments for Catholic Schools (TAN)

Holy Sacrifice of the Mass: Fundamental introduction to the theology and prayers of the Sacrifice of the Traditional Latin Mass. * Holy Sacrifice of the Mass Text (OLV). The Latin Mass Explained (Moorman), The Mass for Boys and Girls (Dunney).

OR

Catholic Miracles, Mystics, Mysteries: Introduction to the saints, miracles, mystics, and mysteries of the Catholic faith. Students learn about the supernatural elements of our faith throughout history that give evidence to support its validity.

Materials: The Incorruptibles – Joan

Carrol Cruz Mysteries, Marvels, and

Miracles: In the Lives of the Saints (TAN)

Catholic Doctrine I: A fundamental study of the Commandments of God and of the Church of the doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church. Topics include Conscience, The Two Great Commandments, Mercy, Good Works, and Ten Commandments.

Materials: My Catholic Faith (Morrow)

LANGUAGE ARTS READING and LITERATURE

Introduction to Literature I - Quarterly book reports. Reading and critical analysis of classics and lives of the saints including:

Materials (book options): Red Wall (Jacques), The Princess and the Goblin (MacDonald), Amos Fortune (Yates), Fr. Marquette and the Great Rivers (Derleth), The Adventures of Ulysses (Evslin), The Light in the Forest (Richter), St. Hyacinth of Poland (Windeatt), St.

Introduction to Literature II- Quarterly book reports. Reading and critical analysis of classics and lives of the saints including:

Materials (book options): Saint Benedict (Windeatt), Captains Courageous (Kipling), Treasure Island (Stevenson), Joan of Arc (Belloc), Kateri Tekawitha (Brown), St. Margaret Mary (Windeatt), The Wind in the Willows (Grahame), D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths,

General Literature I: Quarterly book reports. Reading and critical analysis of classics and lives of the saints including:

Materials (book options): Evangeline by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Story of a Soul (St. Therese of Lisieux), The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Twain), A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, , Gift of the Magi by O. Henry, Johnny Tremain by

Martin de Porres (Windeatt), St. Isaac and the Indians (Lomask),

Esther Forbes, St. Louis De Montfort by Mary F. Windeatt, Forget Not Love: The Passion of Maximilian Kolbe (Frossard).

ENGLLISH GRAMMAR and COMPOSITION

English Grammar & Composition 5: Punctuation, sentence structure, parts of speech, paragraph compilation, and all aspects of grammar. Models of written expression to show the beauty of word and phrases. Compositional activities and creative writing.

Materials: Voyages in English Grade 5

(Loyola)

English Grammar and Composition 6: Punctuation, parts of speech, sentence structure, paragraph compilation, and all aspects of grammar. Models of written expression to show the beauty of word and phrases. Speaking in class, writing letters, and books and dramatizations.


(Loyola)

English Grammar & Composition 7: Punctuation, parts of speech, sentence structure, paragraph compilation, and all aspects of grammar. Models of written expression to show the beauty of word and phrases. Public speaking, telephone courtesy, drama and reading of good books. Sentence diagramming.


(Loyola) HANDWRTING *Cursive mandatory for all

written assignments. *Materials: Handwriting and Spelling Workbook (Lepanto)

*Cursive mandatory for all written assignments. *Materials: Handwriting and Spelling Workbook (Lepanto)

*Cursive mandatory for all written assignments.

MATHEMATICS/ Mathematics 5: order of Mathematics 6: solid Mathematics 7: algebraic

ARTITHMETIC operations; geometry and measurement; integers; divisibility concepts; ratios; statistics and probability; prime and composite numbers; patterns and sequences; and powers and roots. Students will specifically learn about making a multiplication table, adding/subtracting fractions with a common denominator, multiplying by multiples of 10 and 100, perimeter, simple probability, decimal parts of a meter, reciprocals, volume, square roots, graphing points on a coordinate plane

Materials: Math 6/5 (Saxon)

foundation of algebraic reasoning and geometric skills; functions and coordinate graphing, integers, exponential expressions, and prime factorization. Students will specifically learn about the order of operations, number lines, decimal place value, how to find the percent of a number, how to round decimal numbers, attributes of geometric solids.


reasoning and geometric skills; arithmetic calculation, measurements, geometry and other skills, and introduces pre-algebra, ratios, probability and statistics. Students will specifically learn about adding/subtracting/multiplying fractions, equivalent fractions, the metric system, repeating decimals, scientific notation, Pi, graphing inequalities, multiplying algebraic terms, the Pythagorean Theorem, the slope-intercept form of linear equations.


SOCIAL STUDIES American History. Students learn the story of North America—the Indian nations, European colonization, and the founding and history of the United States up to the Twentieth Century.

Materials: From Sea to Shining Sea

(Catholic Textbook Project).

World Culture and Geography. Students study world history and culture from prehistory through the Greeks, the rise of Christianity, up through the Middle Ages, as well as developments in China, Japan, Russia, Europe, Africa and the Americas up to the mid 1800′s.

Materials: All Ye Lands (Catholic

Textbook Project).

World History. From the advent of Jesus, through the achievements of medieval Christendom, to the threshold of the Enlightenment projects of the 18th century, the student will learn how God’s work in history had and continues to reveal itself.

Materials: Light to the Nations I: The

History of Christian Civilization (Catholic Textbook Project).

SCIENCE *CPA Training (Grades 7-8)

General Science 56: Life processes; human body systems; life cycles; Earth’s surface and resources; cells; plant system; animals.

Materials: Harcourt Science (2002).

Introduction to Astronomy: Investigation into the following topics: Origin of the Universe: Creationism vs. Big Bang Theory, The Sun, The Planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, The

Earth Science. Scientific methods in earth science; topography; topics in oceanography, meteorology, geology, astronomy, metric system, and Technology: Earth Science.

Earth’s Moon and its Phases, Space Rocks: Comets, Meteoroids, Asteroids, Kuiper Belt, Dwarf Planets and Pluto, Stars, Galaxies and Space Travel, Telescopes., Black Holes and Quasars, Dark Matter.

Materials: Exploring Creation with

Astronomy (Apologia) The World of Astronomy

(Tiner).

Materials: Earth Science (Holt

McDougal)

WORLD LANGUAGE: Ancient LATIN

Introduction to Latin 05 –1st and second conjugation: present, imperfect, and future tense; irregular verb SUM; 1st and 2nd Declension nouns; adjectives of 1st-2nd declension; memorization of basic Catholic prayers; derivatives and Latin sayings.

Materials: Memoria Press: Latina

Christiana I Ludere Latine.

Introduction to Latin 06 – third and fourth conjugation verbs; third, fourth and fifth declension nouns; irregular second declension nouns; memorization of basic Catholic prayers; derivatives and Latin sayings.

Materials: Memoria Press: Latina

Christiana II

Elementary Latin 07: Six tenses of first and second conjugation verbs; review of noun syntax, all five noun declensions; adjectives, cardinal numbers 1-10, memorization of basic Catholic prayers; derivatives and Latin sayings.

Materials: Memoria Press: First Form

Latin.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION/ HEALTH:

Physical Education 05 - two-hand touch football; handball and wiffleball; volleyball, kickball, basketball, dodgeball, soccer, table tennis, exercise and physical fitness. Boys Flag Football 58 (Elective), May Jog-A-Thon, CPR Training.



MUSIC *Schola Cantorum is optional. *Classic Liturgical Music a component of Religion 7-8.

Girls Schola Cantorum – learning the basics of Gregorian Chant and practicing reciting Latin hymns



ART Interdisciplinary projects supplementing coursework.

Interdisciplinary projects supplementing coursework.


FIELD TRIPS Milwaukee Zoo, Discovery World Museum, Holy Hill, Milwaukee Art Museum, UW Madison and Geology Museum, Old World Wisconsin, Rock Climbing, the State Capitol

Milwaukee Zoo, Discovery World Museum, Holy Hill, Milwaukee Art Museum, UW Madison and Geology Museum, Old World Wisconsin, Rock Climbing, the State Capitol

Milwaukee Zoo, Discovery World Museum, Holy Hill, Milwaukee Art Museum, UW Madison and Geology Museum, Old World Wisconsin, Rock Climbing, the State Capitol

EIGHTH GRADE RELIGION Catholic Doctrine II: Covers the

second half of the book My Catholic Faith and the basics of the doctrine of the Catholic faith.

Materials: My Catholic Faith (Morrow)

LANGUAGE ARTS: READING and LITERATURE

General Literature II- Quarterly book reports. Reading and critical analysis of classics and lives of the saints including:

Materials: The Hound of the Baskervilles (Doyle), Across Five Aprils (Hunt), The Joyful Beggar (De Wohl), Robinson Crusoe (DeFoe), St. Aloysius Gonzaga (Meschler), White Fang (London), The Story of a Soul (St. Therese of Lisieux), The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Twain), Shakespeare’s Stories for Young Readers (Nesbit).

ENGLISH GRAMMAR and COMPOSITION

English Grammar & Composition 8. Intensive review of punctuation, parts of speech, sentence structure, paragraph compilation, and all aspects of grammar. Compositional activities and

creative writing.

Materials: Voyages in English (Loyola

Press)HANDWRTING *Cursive mandatory for all

written assignments.

MATHEMATICS: MA01 Algebra I (1.0 HS Credits) Pre-Algebra

Pre-Algebra - Prime and Composite numbers; fractions & decimals; order of operations, coordinates, exponents, square roots, ratios, algebraic phrases, probability, the Pythagorean Theorem.

Materials: Algebra ½ (Saxon). MA01 Algebra I - signed numbers, exponents, and roots; absolute value; equations and inequalities; scientific notation; unit conversions; polynomials; graphs; factoring; quadratic equations; direct and inverse variations; exponential growth; statistics; and probability.

Materials: Algebra I (Saxon).

SOCIAL STUDIES Ancient History - Studying the origins of ancient human history with the right and fall of mighty empires and focusing particularly on the stories of Ancient Rome and Greece.Materials: Book of the Ancient World

(Memoria Press) Great Men of Rome (Memoria

Press Great Men of Greece

(Memoria Press)

SCIENCE and HEALTH Physical Science: study of

*CPR Training Properties of Matter, States of Matter, Atomic Structure, The Periodic Table, Chemical Bonds, Chemical Reactions, Solutions, Acids, and Bases, Carbon Chemistry, Nuclear Chemistry, Motion, Fluids, Work, Power, and Machines, Energy, Mechanical Waves and Sound, The Electromagnetic Spectrum and Light, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism, Earth and Space ScienceMaterials: Exploring Physical Science

(Prentice Hall) WORLD LANGUAGE: Ancient LATIN

Elementary Latin II -review of all First Form Latin grammar; personal and possessive pronouns, irregular 2nd and 3rd

declension nouns; prepositions; third and fourth conjugation verbs; passive voice; memorization of basic Catholic prayers; derivatives and Latin sayings.

Materials: Memoria Press: Second Form

Latin.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION HEALTH

Physical Education 08 - two-hand touch football; handball and wiffleball; volleyball, kickball, basketball, dodgeball, soccer, table tennis, exercise and physical fitness. Boys Flag

Football 58 (Elective), May Jog-A-Thon, CPR Training.

MUSIC Girls Schola Cantorum – learning the basics of Gregorian Chant and practicing reciting Latin hymnsMaterials: The Traditional Roman Hymnal

ART Interdisciplinary projects supplementing coursework.

FIELD TRIPS Milwaukee Zoo, Discovery World Museum, Holy Hill, Milwaukee Art Museum, UW Madison and Geology Museum, Old World Wisconsin, Rock Climbing, the State Capitol

HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMAN SOPHOMORE JUNIOR

MATHEMATICS: 4.0 Credits

MA01 Algebra I (*see above). MA02 Algebra II - geometric functions, angles, perimeters, and proportional segments; negative exponents; quadratic equations; metric conversions; logarithms; and advanced factoring.

Materials: Algebra II (Saxon).

MA02 Algebra II or MA03 Geometry - triangle congruence, postulates and theorems, surface area and volume, two column proofs, vector addition, and slopes and equations of lines.

Materials: Saxon Geometry

MA06 Accounting I - accounting cycle, business transactions and accounting equation, assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses, withdrawals, general ledger accounts, six-column worksheet, financial statements, banking activities, payroll system, ten-column worksheet, cash funds, inventories, ethics in accounting.

Materials: Accounting (Glencoe)

MA07 Business Mathematics: The practical aspect of math and skills useful for survival in the world: balancing checkbooks, studying investments,

Materials: Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert

Kiyosoki THEOLOGY: 4.0 Credits

TH01 Biblical Theology: Old and New Testaments. Topical study of Divine Revelation, soteriological messianism, salvation history, inerrancy and inspiration.

Materials: Douay-Rheims Bible. Providentissimus Deus Spiritus Paraclitus Divino Afflante Spiritu Historicity of the Gospels.

TH02 Dogmatic Theology: introductory presentation of the fundamental doctrines on the Trinity, Christology, Soteriology, Mariology, Ecclesiology and the Sacraments.

Materials: Fundamentals of Catholic

Dogma (Ott), The Roman Catechism Mystici Corporis Christi (Pope

Pius XII), Mediator Dei (Pope Pius XII).

TH03 Moral Theology/Ethics: An introduction to the human act, circumstances, principle of double effect, sin: venial and mortal, virtue and vice, conscience and law.

Materials: A Course in Thomistic Ethics

(Fraternity Publishers) Right and Reason (TAN).

WORLD LANGUAGE: ANCIENT - LATIN 4.0 Credits

LAT01 Latin I: Exposure to the student of the language of Holy Mother Church and the perennial tongue of Western civilization. Noun syntax and noun declensions; verb conjugations, tenses, voice (active and passive), adjectives; translation. Ecclesiastical pronunciation and daily translation drills.

Materials: First Year Henle. English

Grammar for Students of Latin (Olivia and Hill Press).

Third Form Latin

LAT02 Latin II: Ecclesiastical pronunciation and daily translation drills. Introduction to the subjunctive mood, participles, irregular verbs: possum and eo; deponent verbs, numerals, comparison of adjectives.

Materials: First Year Henle. English

Grammar for Students of Latin (Olivia and Hill Press).

Wheelock’s Latin

LAT03 Latin III: Ecclesiastical pronunciation. Intensive linguistic study and review of First Year Henle; ablative absolute, gerunds, gerundives, temporal, result, and causal clauses; irregular verbs: volo, fero, and fio; daily translation of passages from Caesar’s Conquest of Gaul and Caesar’s Commentaries on the Gallic Wars.

Materials: Wheelock’s Latin Second Year Henle and

English Grammar for Students of Latin (Olivia and Hill Press).

WORLD LANGUAGE: MODERN - FRENCH/SPANISH Summer Session Elective

FRE01 French I: Conversational expressions, vocabulary development – calendar, seasons; regular verbs; irregular verbs: etre, avoir, aller; present tense; adjectives and definite

FRE01 French I. FRE02 French II, SPA01 Spanish I

FRE01 French I. FRE02 French II, SPA01 Spanish I

articles. Materials: French for Mastery I

(Valette).SPA01 Spanish I: En Espanol! (McDougal

Littell). SCIENCE: 4.0 Credits *CPR Training

SC01 Physical Science – study of Properties of Matter, States of Matter, Atomic Structure, The Periodic Table, Chemical Bonds, Chemical Reactions, Solutions, Acids, and Bases, Carbon Chemistry, Nuclear Chemistry, Motion, Fluids, Work, Power, and Machines, Energy, Mechanical Waves and Sound, The Electromagnetic Spectrum and Light, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism, Earth and Space Science

Materials: Exploring Physical Science

(1999).

SC02 Biology – study of ecology, cells, genetics, micro-organisms and fungi, plants, invertebrates, chordates, and the human body.

Materials: Prentice Hall Biology SC06 Anatomy & Physiology - human anatomy and physiology, including the skeletal, nervous, endocrine, lymphatic, digestive, respiratory systems.

Materials: Apologia Advanced Biology

in Creation: The Human Body (2nd Edition).

SC03 Chemistry – study of subatomic particles and the periodic table and graduate into balancing chemical equations and understanding chemical bonds. Learn about metals and nonmetals, solutions and colloids, and chemical thermodynamics and kinetics. Materials: Chemistry: Precision and

Design (ABEKA)

SC04 Physics – study of mechanics, momentum, energy, gravity, atomic nature of matter, solids, liquids, gases, heat, sound, electricity+ magnetism, light. Materials: Conceptual Physics ( Hewitt).

HEALTH: 1.0 Credits Health: Covers the basics of health – systems of the body, basics of nutrition, the benefits of exercise, building healthy habits, and dealing with mental anxiety or disorders

Materials: Total Health (ABEKA)

Nutrition & Diet: Reviews the basics of Nutrition learned in Health going into more depth and analysis of students’ current diets.

Materials: Nutrition for Teenagers

(Lepanto)

HISTORY: 4.0 Credits

HI01 American History I: History of North America from the landing of Columbus in 1492 to the late 20th century, including the contributions of the Catholic Church.

Materials: Lands of Hope and Promise:

A History of North America (Catholic Textbook Project). OR

Christ A Light to the Nations (TAN)

To the Victor Go the Myths and Monuments (Arthur R. Thompson)

HI03 World History – Ancient: Study of the major personages and events of the Egyptian, Phoenician, Assyrian, Babylonian, Persian, Hebrew, Greek, and Roman cultures.

Materials: The Histories (Herodotus) Ancient History (Vuibert).

HI05 American Government: Materials: Basic American Government

(Carson) The Law (Bastiat) Libertas Praestantissimum

(Pope Leo XIII) ORHI06 Economics: Lessons for the Young

Economist (Murphy), Economics in One Lesson

(Hazlitt).

LITERATURE: 4.0 Credits *Grammar and Composition continues to be addressed in high school essays/papers with supplemental books.

LIT01 British Literature: reading and literary analysis of:

Materials: Great Expectations (Dickens), Beowulf, Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare), Everyman, Dream of the Rood, Macbeth (Shakespeare), The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus (Marlowe), Piers Plowman (Langland), The Canterbury Tales (Chaucer). Writing of formal essays.Poetry, Prose & Drama: Book One: Old English & Medieval Period Set (Memoria Press)

LIT02 American Literature: reading and literary analysis of:

Materials: Legend of Sleepy Hollow & Other Short Stories by Washington Irving, The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, Joan of Arc by Mark Twain, To Kill A Mockingbird (Lee), Short Stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne, The House of Seven Gables (Hawthorne), Murder in the Cathedral (Eliot), Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe. Writing of formal essays.

LIT03 Classical Literature: reading and literary analysis of Greek and Roman epics and other classical masterpieces including:

Materials: Iliad (Homer), Odyssey (Homer), Aeneid (Virgil), Metamorphoses (Ovid), Oresteia (Aeschylus), and Confessions of St. Augustine. *Medusa Mythology Exam

GREAT BOOKS: SEMINAR – 2.0 Credits *Grammar and Composition continues to be addressed in high school essays/papers.

PR07 J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings (SEM01): Class seminar discussion and critical analysis of thematic statements about politics, power, religion, friendship, and what makes a good king. Catholic theological allusions and allegory. Materials: Lord of the Rings (all books)PR05 G.K. Chesterton’s Fr. Brown (SEM02): Class seminar discussion and critical analysis of Fr. Brown stories. The elements of the short story and traits of mystery fiction. Materials: The Complete Fr. Brown (Penguin).

PR14 Arthurian Legend (SEM01): Class seminar discussion and critical analysis of themes found in: Materials: The Quest of the Holy Grail, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, The Once and Future King (White) and Le Morte D’Arthur (Mallory). PR04 C.S. Lewis – Modern Christian Philosopher (SEM02). Materials: C.S. Lewis and the Catholic Church (Pearce), The Screwtape Letters (Lewis), Mere Christianity (Lewis).ORPR15 French Revolution: Literary Perspective (Sem 01) Materials: A Family of Brigands (Angelus Press), A Tale of Two Cities, Song at the Scaffold PR16 Our Lady of Fatima (Sem 02)Materials: The Woman Shall Conquer, 1917: Red Banners, White Mantle (Christendom Press), Our Lady of Fatima (Thomas Walsh)

N/A

PHILOSOPHY: 2.0 Credits

N/A N/A PH01 Intro. to Philosophy (SEM01): A highlight of the fundamentals of logic, cosmology, psychology, ethics, epistemology, and ontology. Part II: History – Greek to Medieval and Medieval to Modern. Students are introduced to scholastic terminology.

Materials: Philosophy 101 (Kreeft), An Introduction to Philosophy

(Sullivan), Philosophia Perennis, Vol. I

(Maluf), Aeterni Patris (Pope Leo XIII),

PH02 ORLogic (SEM02): Materials: Socratic Logic (Kreeft) Traditional Logic:

Introduction to Formal Logic (Martin Cothran)

Being Logical: A Guide to Good Thinking (D.Q. McInerny)

Traditional Logic I Workbook (Memoria Press)

PHYSICAL EDUCATION: 4.0 Credits

PE01 Physical Education I - two-hand touch football; flag football; volleyball, kickball, basketball, dodgeball, soccer, table tennis, exercise and physical fitness. May Jog-A-Thon. Appleseed Marksmanship Class (Elective), CPR Training.

PE02 Physical Education II - two-hand touch football; flag football; volleyball, kickball, basketball, dodgeball, soccer, table tennis, exercise and physical fitness. May Jog-A-Thon. Appleseed Marksmanship Class (Elective), CPR Training.

PE03 Physical Education III - two-hand touch football; flag football; volleyball, kickball, basketball, dodgeball, soccer, table tennis, exercise and physical fitness. May Jog-A-Thon. Appleseed Marksmanship Class (Elective), CPR Training.

FINE ARTS: MUSIC - Elective

FA01 Schola Cantorum I. Girls Schola Cantorum – learning the basics of Gregorian Chant and practicing reciting Latin hymns

Materials: The Traditional Roman

Hymnal

FA01-FA02 Schola Cantorum I-II. Girls Schola Cantorum – learning the basics of Gregorian Chant and practicing reciting Latin hymns

Materials The Traditional Roman

Hymnal

FA01-FA03 Schola Cantorum I-III. Girls Schola Cantorum – learning the basics of Gregorian Chant and practicing reciting Latin hymns

Materials: The Traditional Roman

Hymnal

FINE ARTS: ART Interdisciplinary projects supplementing coursework.



FIELD TRIPS Medieval Times, Milwaukee Brewers Weather Day (Miller Park), Discovery World Museum,

Discovery World Museum, Milwaukee Art Museum, Holy Hill, WI state capitol (Madison), Museum of Natural Science in

Discovery World Museum, Milwaukee Art Museum, Holy Hill, WI state capitol (Madison), Museum of Natural Science in

Milwaukee Art Museum, Holy Hill, WI state capitol (Madison), Museum of Natural Science in Chicago

Chicago Chicago

SENIOR

MATHEMATICS: 4.0 Credits

MA07 Business Mathematics: Gross and net income, recordkeeping, checking and saving accounts, cash purchases, credit cards, loans, housing costs, insurance, purchasing and inventory, sales and marketing, financial records, corporate planning. Mathematics with Business Applications (Glencoe) or MA04 Advanced Mathematics - coverage of trigonometry, logarithms, analytic geometry, and upper-level algebraic concepts. Continued practice of intermediate algebraic concepts and trigonometry introduced in Algebra 2, functions, matrices, statistics, and the graphing calculator. Materials: Saxon Advanced Math

MA05 Calculus I (Elective)- condensed summary of key algebra, trigonometry, and analytic geometry topics, students explore limits, functions, and the differentiation and integration of variables.

Materials: Saxon Calculus.

THEOLOGY: 4.0 Credits

TH04 Apologetics (Fundamental Theology): Explore the heresy of modernism and its influence and history in the Catholic Church

Materials: The Popes Against Modern

Errors (TAN). 18-20 pg. Senior Thesis and

quarterly interviews –week of student instruction.

WORLD LANGUAGE: ANCIENT LATIN 4.0 Credits

LAT04 Latin IV: Ecclesiastical pronunciation. Second Year Henle and

English Grammar for Students of Latin (Olivia and Hill Press).

Wheelock’s Latin

SCIENCE 4.0 Credits *CPR Training

SC03 Chemistry or SC04 Physics (see description above in high school courses ) or

SC06 Anatomy & Physiology (see description above in high school courses)

SC07 Marine Biology (elective) – oceans, plate tectonics, salinity & density, waves, tides, sea creatures and types of ocean zones, the first four kingdoms (Monera, Protista, Fungi, and Plantae), marine invertebrates, marine vertebrates, marine ecology, the intertidal zone, estuary communities, coral reefs, continental shelf communities, the deep ocean.

Materials: Exploring Creation with

Marine Biology

HISTORY: 4.0 Credits

HI03 World History – Modern. Students study the history of modern ideas and institutions effected by the high centuries of Christian culture drawing on the guidance of Catholic thinkers and the popes. Materials: Light to the Nations, Part II

(Catholic Textbook Project). OR

HI04 Church History: Survey of the Church and the Roman world; the persecutions, heresies and the Church Fathers, the “Dark Ages,” the Great Schism, the Crusades, Inquisition, scholasticism, and Renaissance, Protestant Revolt, Enlightenment, French Revolution, and the Church in the 20th century. Materials: The History of the Church

(Didache series) ORHI07 American History II (20th-21st Century America): Materials: A Basic History of United

States, Vol. III-IV (Carson). LITERATURE: 4.0 Credits *Grammar and Composition continues to be addressed in high school essays/papers.

LIT04 Catholic Literature: reading and literary analysis of:Materials: My Antonia (Cather), Fr. Elijah: An Apocalypse (O’Brien), The Man Who Was Thursday (Chesterton), He Leadeth Me (Ciszek), and the Leonard Feeney Omnibus. or LIT05 World Literature: The Song of Roland, The Divine Comedy – Inferno (Dante), Don Quixote (Cervantes), Medea (Euripides), Quo Vadis (Sienkiewicz), Lord of the Flies (Golding), Crime and Punishment (Dostoyevsky).

PHILOSOPHY: 2.0 Credits

PH03 Metaphysics I (SEM01) Students learn about first principles, 24 Thomistic theses, existence/essence, substance/accident, form/matter/ act/potency, transcendentals of being, finite/infinite being. Materials: Metaphysics (McInerny). PH04 Metaphysics II – Philosophy of God (SEM02). Students prove the existence of God according to Thomistic method; study of the attributes of God; the problem of evil. Materials: Natural Theology (McINerny) Summa Contra Gentile: Book

1 (Aquinas) A Philosophy of God (Gornal)

Chess 101 (Elective). Students earns Pawn and Knight Certificates from Wisconsin Scholastic Chess Federation

PHYSICAL EDUCATION: 4.0 Credits

PE04 Physical Education IV: two-hand touch football; softball and wiffleball; volleyball, kickball, basketball, dodgeball, soccer, table tennis, exercise and physical fitness. May Jog-A-Thon. Appleseed Marksmanship Class (Elective), CPR Training.

FINE ARTS: MUSIC - Elective

FA01-FA04 Schola Cantorum I-IV. Girls Schola Cantorum – learning the basics of Gregorian Chant and practicing reciting Latin hymnsMaterials: The Traditional Roman

Hymnal

FINE ARTS: ART Interdisciplinary projects supplementing coursework.

FIELD TRIPS Museum of Science and Industry, Discovery World Museum, Milwaukee Art Museum, Shrine of Holy Hill, WI state capitol (Madison).

Documents

· Web view- Story of Creation, the Fall of Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, the Great Flood, Noe’s Ark, Life after the Flood, Abraham-Isaac-Jacob, the journey into Egypt, Moses leading