Religion

• State the roles of the three Divine Persons
• Define the names “Jesus” and “Christ”
• Describe the rites of the seven sacraments
• Learn the Beatitudes and give examples of living them
• List qualities of good friendship
• Define sexuality
• Practice the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy
• Explain God’s covenant with the Israelites
• List the evangelists
• Define the word ‘gospel’
• Locate Scriptures in the Old and New Testament
• Recognize God as the judge of our lives
• State that prayer is talking and listening to God
• State different ways to pray
• Learn the Nicene Creed
• Learn the Stations of the Cross
• Explain redemption
• List ways the Holy Spirit empowers us to continue the saving work of Jesus Christ
• Explain and give examples of the four marks of the Church
• Recognize the Liturgical calendar
• Explain that Catholic means universal – open to all
• Explain why the Church is the sacrament of Christ in the world
• Define ecumenism
• List the Holy Days of Obligation
• Identify the signs of each sacrament
• Categorize the sacraments
• Identify personal examples of how grace has gifted us through the sacraments
• State that it is our choice to live as faithful followers of Jesus
• Explain the difference between mortal and venial sin
• List reasons why Mary is a Saint (i.e., Annunciation, Immaculate Conception)
• Identify the Assumption of Mary as a sign of hope
• Highlight the way the Church honors Mary

Science

• Understand that repeated scientific investigations may give slightly different results and should be replicable
• Know that an experiment must be repeated many times and yield constant results before being accepted
• Understand the importance of communication among scientists
• Use strategies to review, compare and contrast, and critique scientific investigations
• Use sketches, diagrams, and models to compare objects to each other, to compare objects to reality and to propose scientific solutions to problems
• Understand that increasing the average motion of the particles increases the temperature
• Understand that mass is the amount of material in an object know that matter takes up space and has mass and that although it may be invisible, it still exists
• Differentiate between mass and weight as they pertain to gravity
• Explain the law of conservation of matter
• Use scientific tools to measure speed, distance, and the direction of the object: stopwatch, meter stick, compass describe the structure of an atom
• Know and understand Newton’s Laws of Motion
• Understand how inertia, gravity, friction, mass and force affect motion
• Make predictions for a new investigation using data from a previous investigation
• Recognize different characteristics that categorize all living things into their kingdoms and give examples of each
• Explain and practice nonviolent, positive behaviors for resolving conflict
• Explain refusal and negotiation to use in potentially harmful or dangerous situations (e.g. refusal to use illegal drugs)
• Understand the concept of air pressure and the factors that affect it
• Understand what causes wind and what determines wind direction

Language Arts

• Read aloud narrative and expository text fluently with appropriate pacing, intonation, and expression
• Use a variety of strategies to determine meaning and increase vocabulary
• Use strategies to spell words
• Recognize the abstract, derived roots and affixes from Greek and Latin and use this knowledge to determine unfamiliar words
• Understand the difference between connotation and denotation
• Use pre-reading strategies and text features to aid in comprehension
• Discern main ideas and concepts presented in prose and identify and assess supporting evidence
• Make inferences, conclusions, or generalizations about a text and support them with a variety of evidence
• Read a variety of literary and informational texts and identify features of each
• Compare and contrast similarities and differences of literary characters (motives and actions), settings and events
• Understand that theme refers to the meaning or moral of a selection and recognize reoccurring themes in various works
• Describe the effect of common literary devices
• Identify cause-and-effect relationships in literary texts
• Describe how an author’s purpose and author’s perspective influence a given text
• Introduce first-person and third-person points of view
• Understand how conflicts are resolved in a story
• Identify characteristics of persuasive text
• Distinguish between poetry and prose and write formula poems and free-form poems
• Read and organize information from multiple sources for various Compose narratives that establish and develop a plot, setting, theme and conclusion.
• Compose narrative responses to literature.
• Write a research report. Research and report topic, idea or issue should feature facts, details and examples from several authorities, and include a bibliography and citations that follows a recognized format. (e.g., MLA, APA).
• Create a logical and effective organizational pattern appropriate to descriptive, narrative, expository and persuasive writing
• Write persuasive letters or compositions.
• Identify and use grammar correctly in writing and speaking
• Practice proofreading skills to correct convention errors in mechanics, usage, punctuation, and spelling using a dictionary, thesaurus, and assessment rubric
• Revise the draft by following an assessment rubric to further develop a piece of writing
• Exhibit appropriate listening and asking relevant questions when applicable
• Deliver narrative presentations. Interact with peers to develop and present familiar ideas centering on a situation, plot and point of view.

Social Studies

• Explain that historical events are subject to different interpretations based on the observer’s knowledge and perceptions of an event
• Distinguish between primary and secondary sources of information and classifies different examples of primary and secondary historical sources
• Explain that the Western Hemisphere is composed of the continents of North and South America, connected by Central America, and that each continent consists of independent countries
• Examine general patterns and processes of migration and diffusion in the Western Hemisphere
• Name examples of the various resources found in the Western Hemisphere
• Use correct geographical terminology to describe all types of maps globes, various charts, and other geographical tools
• Demonstrate the ability to use geographical tools appropriately and interpret data from resources
• Use terminology and data to create charts, graphs, or labeled maps
• Compare and contrast the topography, resources, major population centers, and climatic zones of major physical regions in the Western Hemisphere
• Identify and labels fifty U. S. states and capitols
• Explain how forces inside the earth and on its surface affect the shape of the United States
• Analyze the impact of the geographical features and their effects on the expansion of the United States
• Analyze maps to identify and draw conclusions about the relationship among topography, resources, climate, and population patterns in the United States
• Identify original descendants throughout the United States, their various cultures and lifestyles, and major contributions
• Relate basis in Catholic Church to the United States’ family life, structure, and rule in culture
• Identify the locations and origins of Catholic settlements in the United States