The Catholic School is a unique faith-centered community, which integrates thinking and believing in ways that encourage intellectual growth, nurture faith, and inspire action.
The commitment to academic excellence, which fosters the intellectual development of all students, is an integral part of the mission of our school.
Religion
Your child will learn to:
- Learn how God is revealed in the New Testament, and particularly in the Gospels
- Study the history of Jesus and the early church and how they apply to modern life
- Model the social teaching of the Church through service and involvement in the local community
- Demonstrate faith and service through participation and leadership in school masses and prayer services
Language Arts
Your child will learn to:
- Write a variety of forms which include persuasive, narrative, expository, comparisons and more
- Use the steps of the writing process and the traits of good writing to produce quality written assignments
- Identify and define the parts of speech
- Apply writing conventions of spelling, capitalization, punctuation and syntax
- Speak confidently and clearly in front of an audience
History
Your child will learn Washington State history by:
- Identifying the geology and geography of Washington State
- Exploring the cultures of Native American tribes, with a particular emphasis on the Yakama
- Recognizing the impact of European and American explorers, fur traders, and missionaries
- Learning about Washington’s path to statehood
- Understanding the growth of Washington State and the government and economy of modern Washington
- Interpreting maps and charts
- Creating maps, brochures, and timelines
- Engaging in group conversations that connect past events to the present
- Practicing good citizenship skills
Math: General Math / Pre-Algebra
In Pre-Algebra your child will learn to:
- Explore the language of Algebra
- Add, subtract, multiply, and divide integers, decimals, fractions, and mixed numbers
- Solve and simplify expressions using the Distributive, Commutative, and Associative Properties
- Write and solve multi-step equations and inequalities
- Multiply and divide monomials
- Evaluate expressions with ratios, proportions, and percents
- Graph linear equations and inequalities
- Apply geometry to real-world problems
In General Math your child will learn to:
- Add, subtract, and divide integers, decimals, fractions, and mixed numbers
- Solve expressions with exponents
- Create and interpret graphs
- Graph functions on the coordinate plane
- Write fractions as decimals and vice versa
- Write and solve multi-step equations
- Solve expressions with ratios, proportions, and percents
- Apply geometry to real-world problems
Spelling
- Practice spelling grade level words using phonetic groupings
- Practice frequently misspelled words
- Study words adapted from other languages
Literature
Your child will learn to:
- Build vocabulary through reading
- Examine the elements of literature including: plot, setting, characterization, theme and more
- Develop and practice critical and analytical examination of texts
- Read and research in a variety of genres including: short stories, drama essays, novels, biographies, poetry and others.
- Read for enrichment, recreation and life-long learning
Science – Life Science
Your child will learn to:
- Understand and practice laboratory safety
- Use the scientific method for applications in problem solving
- Recognize cell theory, and learn the major structures of cells
- Apply fundamental knowledge of genetics and understand the importance of heredity in all living systems
- Identify the schemes biologists use to classify all living things, and examine each major group
- Examine structure and function of micro-organisms and their role in infectious diseases.
- Apply knowledge of human and microbe interactions to understand factors that influence the spread of disease
Social Studies
Your child will:
- Identify the geography and geology of Washington state
- Note the impact of historical events
- Understand the diverse cultural make up of our state
- Explore the industrial growth of Washington
- Recognize the impact of reform movements
- Analyze how Washington was influenced by two world wars and the Great Depression
- Identify how our government works
- Draw conclusions about our state’s economy
Activities
- Mathletes
- Peace Partners
- KOSTKA club
- MAPS testing 2 times per year
Drama
There is one quarter of Drama for students each year. They will also continue to work on basic acting and technical support for theatre, ending in a performance both singing and drama at the end of the unit.
Computer Technology
- Laptop for each student
- Instruction in applications of Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc.
- Knan Academy
- Google Classroom
Art
Each student will have one quarter of Art in which they be exposed to many different mediums and will produce items for public display. Seventh grade curriculum will focus on art aesthetics and each child including personality as part of his or her work. Your child will do projects involving several techniques:
- Batik; wax and dye
- Plaster life masks and bas relief sculptures
- Oil pastel
- Acrylic paint
- Drawing and shading
- How to produce and display work
P.E.
Each student will have 2 quarters of P.E. class with their homeroom class. Students will be required to change into P.E. clothes (health and hygiene purposes). Students will be expected to participate at their current skill level, show growth in their skills, and show appropriate sportsmanship behavior during class.
