Third Grade Curriculum at a Glance
Religion:
The Parish, the Mass, Marks of the Church, Bible, Liturgical Seasons, Saints, Prayer
Language Arts:
Six major themes for reading which includes composition, grammar, punctuation, spelling, poetry, and various other language arts skills. Review of handwriting: manuscript and cursive.
Math:
Addition, subtraction with regrouping, geometry, multiplication, division, graphing, time, and measurement.
Social Studies:
Geography, Map Skills, Community and African-American History.
Science:
Energy, Light, Sound, Biomes, Ecology and Earth's Resources.
Fourth Grade Curriculum at a Glance
Religion:
10 Commandments, Virtues, Memorare, Acts of Faith, Hope, Love, Mysteries of the Rosary and Mass liturgies.
Language Arts:
Reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, punctuation, creative writing, spelling, journal writing and literature circles.
Math:
Review addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, problem solving, whole number operations, geometry, graphs, time, data, fractions, and decimals.
Social Studies:
Pennsylvania history, goverment and geography and US regions.
Science:
Physical: Motion, forces, electricity, magnetism.
Earth science: Weather and rocks.
Life science: Human body (muscular system, nervous system, skeletal system), simple vertebrates and invertebrates.
Fifth Grade Curriculum at a Glance
Religion:
The Sacraments, Liturgical Year, the Mass, and Prayers. Scripture, Creed, Christian Morality, Community and Service.
Language Arts:
Six themes of integrated language arts including: Reading comprehension and vocabulary, spelling, grammar, creative writing and journal writing, independent reading, book sharing (verbal and written) and handwriting review.
Science:
Physical Science: Matter.
Earth Science: Astronomy.
Life Science: Cells and Heredity, Embriology, Intro to Body Systems: digestive, circulatory, respiratory, excretory, endocrine and skin.
Math:
Numbers and Operations, measurement, geometry, algebra concepts, data analysis and probability, mental math, drill, and problem solving.
Social Studies:
US History: Migration to the Americas to End of Reconstruction, US Geography, and Current Events.
