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Growing Believers, Healthy People, Active Learners, Effective Communicators, Wise Decision-Makers, Collaborative Workers, Humble Servants, Responsible Servants, Engaged Citizens
Growing Believers, Healthy People, Active Learners, Effective Communicators, Wise Decision-Makers, Collaborative Workers, Humble Servants, Responsible Servants, Engaged Citizens
In this course students will explore a wide variety of topics and skills. Each unit engages students in some of the skills necessary for successful and responsible living. Lessons infused with faith integration will foster students' spiritual, academic, social, and emotional growth.
In this course students will explore a wide variety of topics and skills. Each unit engages students in some of the skills necessary for successful and responsible living. Lessons infused with faith integration will foster students' spiritual, academic, social, and emotional growth.
Unit
Unit
SJCS Throughlines
SJCS Throughlines
Content, Activities & Skills
Content, Activities & Skills
MS Skills & Tools (Gr. 6)
MS Skills & Tools (Gr. 6)
Display self-awareness and attentiveness to their own well-being.
Maintain a balanced lifestyle.
Plan ahead with prudence and manage time effectively.
Recognize individual roles and responsibilities.
Learn how to use and organize Google Classroom.
Organize binders.
Create a daily schedule that reflects consistent study habits, healthy tech boundaries, rest and play.
Understand personal study preferences and how to apply those to succeed in middle school.
Participate in regular self reflection to include CIQ's (Classroom Critical Incident Questionnaire)
Learning About Learning (Gr. 6)
Learning About Learning (Gr. 6)
Display self-awareness and attentiveness to their own well-being.
Hold a loving self-image as well as a loving view of others, both the friend and the stranger.
Productively use the gifts they are given.
Balance their wants and needs with those of others.
Honor diversity, respect others, and recognize their right to hold different ideas and beliefs.
Demonstrate godly leadership qualities.
Define and practice mindfulness.
Understand various learning modalities and complete a "modality board" group project.
Memorize the pathways, parts and functions of the brain. Understand the "tween advantage" in brain development. Create an infographic on one aspect of brain research.
Uncover "The Way We Learn" using the work of Cynthia Tobias.
Explore and practice specific Habits of Mind as defined by the Van Andel Institute.
Study growth mindset as presented by Carol Dweck.
Create a culminating growth plan project using a Choice Board.
Spanish Culture & Language Intro (Gr. 7 & 8)
Spanish Culture & Language Intro (Gr. 7 & 8)
Hold high standards of performance and achievement.
Express ideas clearly in a variety of forms (and languages).
Demonstrate high levels of skill in writing, speaking and listening.
Learn the Spanish alphabet.
Practice introductory language acquisition skills.
Memorize basic Spanish vocabulary including pronouns.
Carry out simple Spanish conversations.
Understand conjugation for -AR, -ER, and -IR verbs in present tense.
Intermediate and advanced Spanish speakers will have differentiated assignments.
Personal Finance (Gr. 7 & 8)
Personal Finance (Gr. 7 & 8)
Balance personal wants and needs with those of others.
Gain financial literacy and use resources to bring glory and express gratitude to God.
Practice discernment.
Employ reason and flexible problem solving.
Saving and Budgeting
Credit and Debt
Education, Careers, and Entrepreneurship
Investing, Insurance, and Identity Theft
Global Economics
Marketing and Consumerism
Course curriculum: Foundations in Personal Finance
Step Up To Writing Activities
Step Up To Writing Activities
Take responsible risks and self-reflect, viewing mistakes and setbacks as opportunities to learn.
Express ideas clearly in a variety of forms (and languages).
Demonstrate high levels of skill in writing, speaking and listening.
Participate in expository and narrative writing activities to support classroom writing skills.
Edit writing in a safe, nurturing environment.
Develop proofreading and editing skills.
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