ST. PAUL'S
CATHOLIC SCHOOL

CURRICULUM

KINDERGARTEN 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th

The academic program offered for children in grades K-8 is comprehensive and challenging. St. Paul's students have ranked consistently in the upper percentiles in all subjects in achievement tests that are administered annually. Guidance Services Available).

The Religion Program of each child is at the core of the philosophy and mission of St. Paul's School. Involvement of students and teachers in all aspects of religion curriculum. Participation is daily religion class and weekly Mass by all grade levels and opportunities for boys and girls, to participate in various aspects of the Mass. Children's Choirs and Youth Singers. Stations-of-the-Cross during season of Lent. Parents are expected to assume the primary responsibility for the faith and moral development of their children. Attendance and participation in weekly Sunday liturgy is central to this development.

A reading and math resource teach is available to students needing additional reinforcement and enrichment in subject areas of math and reading/writing.

S.Q.U.I.R.T. - Super Quiet Uninterrupted Reading Time is administered by grades k-8 from 2:15 - 2:30 pm every day. Children will not be permitted to leave class for dismissal during this time.

The Library contains a broad and growing selection of books, periodicals and encyclopedias. An intensive library curriculum has been established for all students to develop library skills. Accelerated Reader Program via computer and Multi-media computer with internet access are available through the library resource.

Art

Computer Lab

Music

Physical Education

Spanish

KINDERGARTEN

RELIGION:
God our Creator, Family of God, Simple Traditions, Caring for God's World, Praryer, Celebration, Respect for others, Jesus, Parish Family, Bibly Stories, Saints, Angels, Christian Attitudes, Caring for Family and Friends.

MATH:
Meaning of Numbers, Comparing Numbers, Measurement - Liner and Liquid, Counting, Number Formations, Matching, Simple Addition 7 Subtraction, Patterns, Graphing, Sorting, Place Value, Classifying, Money, Time to the hour, Ordinals: 1st-10th.

SCIENCE:
Weather, Plants are living, Environment awareness, Body parts, Seasons, Components of land, Senses, Textures, Safety, Nutrition and Food Groups, Hygiene, Drug awareness.

LANGUAGE:
Reading: Phonics foundation, consonant vowel sounds, word recognition, rhyme and verse recitation, picture/work association.
English: Listening and speaking skills, directional vocabulary.
Penmanship: Letter formation, d'nelian.

SOCIAL STUDIES:
Holidays - significance, Christmas Customs of U.S. & other countries, Small group awareness, Cultural differences / Black History, Community helpers, Change-ever present, Careers, Identify basic needs of the Family

PHYSICAL EDUCATION:
Movement exploration, Simple games, balance stunts, Toss & catch, Skip, hop, Ball control, Social skill development, Directional skills, Field Day.

MUSIC:
Singing for pleasure, Seasonal songs, Creative movement, Introduction to rhythm instruments, Singing for weekly & special liturgies & Spanish liturgy.

ART:
Patterns, Basic colors, lines, shapes, textures, Painting, Basic safety with materials, tools, mediums.

LIBRARY:
Observe correct circulation procedures, Demonstrate proper care of books, Listen attentively, Participate in story time. Recognizes alphabetic ordering, Introduction to Accelerated Reader Program, Book Fair.

COMPUTER:
Basic familiarity and confidence using computers, identification of hardware components, Identify the letters on the keyboard, Load and run educational software, Utilization of education software.

SPANISH:
Developing vocabulary, Developing conversation skills, Listening and repeating.

PROGRAM ENHANCEMENT:
Reading Resource, Student Liturgies, Guidance/Testing, Field Trips, ArtFest.

FIRST GRADE

RELIGION:
Who is Jesus, Bible-stories from Old & New Testament, Prayers - What is prayer?, How to pray, Rosary, parts of the Mass, overview of the sacraments, Holy Days, We are a member of the Catholic Church, Church seasons.

MATH:
Patterns & numbers, Basic addition & subtraction facts, Calendar/Time, Place value, Money, Measurement, Geometry & Fractions, 2-digit addition & Subtraction, Graphing, Estimation.

SCIENCE:
Simple experiments using scientific method, Conservation of Earth's resources, Living/nonliving things, Animals nd their habitats, Food chain - Chain of Life, Plants, Insects, Reptiles, Rain Forest, Oceans, Space, Body Health, Science through literature.

LANGUAGE:
Reading: Vocabulary building, Oral reading expression, comprehension-main idea 7 details, predict outcomes, cause & effect, sequencing, compare & contrast, distinction: fact or fantasy, author studies. Literature based series / SRA / Wright Group books and activities.
English: Sentence structure, vocabulary, capitalization, punctuation.
Phonics: Intensive phonics program.
Spelling: Coordinated with phonics program, includes sight words.
Creative writing
Synthesis of reading

SOCIAL STUDIES:
Holidays - significance, Simple maps & skills, Great Americans/Presidents, Black history month, Native Americans -Early Americans, Comparison of different cultures, Comparison of urban cities and rural settings, Social studies through literature.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION:
Parachute, Run, skip, slide, gallop in rhythm, Fixed target practice, Kick ball between objects, Non-loco-motor skills, Running games, Jump Rope, Rules of Safety, Balls skills - throwing 7 dribbling, Field Day.

MUSIC:
Vocal exploration, Introduction to elements of music, Sequential movement, Directed rhythm instrument experience, Singing for weekly & special liturgies & Spanish liturgy, Broadway musicals.

ART:
Primary & Secondary colors, Warm & cool colors, Painting skills & patterns, Landscapes, Abstract, complimentary colors.

LIBRARY:
Distinguish between fiction and Nonfiction, Selects grade appropriate material, Identifies a few genres of Literature, Identifies main idea of story, participates in story-telling activities, Locates information in an elementary dictionary, Accelerated Reader Program.

COMPUTER:
Rules for computer use & care of hardware, Proper start-up and closing techniques for software, Maintaining right/left hand keyboard technique, utilization of educational software, Research using CD's.

SPANISH:
Developing vocabulary, Developing conversation skills, listening and repeating.

PROGRAM ENHANCEMENT:
Reading Resource, student liturgies, Guidance/Testing, Field Trips, ArtFest.

SECOND GRADE

RELIGION:
Reconciliation - Jesus teaches forgiveness, Eucharist - Jesus gives himself Liturgy, Bible Stories, Advent, Lent, Sacraments: First Reconciliation, First Eucharist.

MATH:
Patterns & numbers, Addition & subtraction facts through 18, Place value through 99, 2-digit addition & subtraction, Math story problems, calendars & time, Measurement, money, Geometry & fractions, Multiplication, Place value through 999, Add time in hourly, 30 minute & 5 minute intervals.

SCIENCE:
Animals - Mammals, Seeds to plants, living things and habitats, Special area unite may include: bats, owls. aquatic mammals, dinosaurs. solar system, insects.

LANGUAGE:
Reading: Vocabulary building, oral reading expression, comprehension & main idea & details, predict outcomes, cause & effect, sequencing, compare & contrast, distinction: fact or fantasy, author studies.
English: Sentence structure, grammar usage, capitalization, reference, study skills
Phonics: Systematic, inclusive, intensive phonics program & vowels, digraphs, diphthongs, prefixes & suffixes, syllable division, history of English language.
Spelling: Coordinated with phonics program - includes sight words & irregular spellings.

SOCIAL STUDIES:
Our neighborhood, Our country, Our world, Map & Globs skills, holidays - significance, Great Americans

PHYSICAL EDUCATION:
Ball handling skills, Warm up activities, Games & relays, Cooperative attitude development, Creative movement, Field day.

MUSIC:
Distinguish vocal sounds i.e. speaking vs. singing, movement to show elements of music. Beginning music symbols & notation, Singing for weekly & special liturgies & Spanish Liturgy, Broadway musicals.

ART:
Line expression, color mixing, tints & shades, Greek art, landscape, Still life, composition.

LIBRARY:
Identifies use of card catalog as Index to the LMC, Use alphabetical order and guide words to locate words in a dictionary or glossary, Uses, cover, title page, table of contents and index for selection of information, Differentiates uses of dictionaries and encyclopedias.

COMPUTER:
Use of input and output storage devices, identification of simple typing techniques, Utilizing educational software to supplement classroom subjects, Research using CD's.

SPANISH:
Basic conversation, Basic vocabulary, Reading, speaking & writing.

PROGRAM ENHANCEMENT:
Reading Resource, Student Liturgies, Guidance/testing, Field trips, First Communion, ArtFest.

THIRD GRADE

RELIGION:
Holy Spirit, Church/people of God, Mission of church, Structure of church, Sacraments, Saints, Prayers, Liturgical celebrations

MATH:
Basic facts, Geometry, number patterns, sequencing, solving story problems, standard/metric measurements, standard/digital time, reading, writing, comparing, & ordering numbers, simple fractions/sentences, simple rounding, counting/adding/subtracting money, graphs, charts, calendars

SCIENCE:
Moon/space exploration, matter, forces - gravity, magnetism, & electricity, keeping healthy, proper hygiene, plants, life cycles

LANGUAGE:
Vocabulary Development: Including suffixes, prefixes, variant spellings, referents, homophones, homographs, context clues.
Comprehension: Including sequence of events, setting, characterization, plot, outcome, main idea, details, cause and effect, fact or opinion, figurative language, test-taking strategies, fiction, fantasy, realistic vs. non-fiction.
ENGLISH: Sentence sense and structure, grammar usage, capitalization, nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs.
Creative Writing: Techniques
Cursive Writing

SOCIAL STUDIES:
Map skills, Jacksonville - then & now, Comparing / Contrasting communities, community government, basic world geography.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION:
Movement in various speeds and forces, eye-hand, eye-food coordination, soccer skills, sportsmanship development, ball handling skills, beginning basketball, Field Day.

MUSIC:
Development of the singing voice, Voluntary choir experience, forms & patterns, introduction to 2-part harmony, singing for weekly & special liturgies & Spanish liturgy, Broadway musicals.

ART:
Positive/negative space, still life composition, color, element of design, principles of design

LIBRARY:
Distinguishes title, author and subject when using collection database, recognize the Dewey decimal system of classification for non-fiction and its general use, uses alphabetical arrangement of encyclopedias to locate research topic, locates biographies in LMC, becomes familiar with books in special reading programs, Utilizes call numbers for book location and selection.

COMPUTER:
Beginning typing lessons and keyboarding techniques, utilization of educational software

SPANISH:
Developing conversation skills, increasing basic vocabulary, reading, speaking & writing, grammar skills

PROGRAM ENHANCEMENT:
Reading Resource, Student liturgies, guidance/testing, field trips, service projects, ArtFest.

FOURTH GRADE

RELIGION:
Doctrine: 4 Pillars of Faith - We Believe, We worship, We Live, We Pray.
SCRIPTURE: Growing in love through knowledge - Ten Commandments (Old Covenant), God's Promise, Beatitudes, New Covenant, Paschal Mystery, Sacraments.
Liturgical seasons celebrated and observed: Advent, Christmas, lent

MATH:
Addition & subtraction of whole numbers, positive & negative, fractions and mixed numbers, measurement - standard, metric, linear, square units, liquid, finding mass, problem solving - time, money, probability, estimation, graphs, charts, finding averages. geometry - identifying geometric figures, using compass & protractor, Square roots & perfect squares, graphing ordered pairs, using order of operations, common & decimal fractions, using Roman numerals, check register, time zones & travel schedules.

SCIENCE:
Making observations - classifying by traits: animal kingdom & plant kingdom, adaptations and habitats, human body parts, plant parts, ecosystems, mater, atoms, molecules, elements, Magnetic field, electricity, astronomy, stars, planets, solar systems

LANGUAGE:
Reading: Sequence of events, setting, mood, characterization, plot, outcome. Study of figurative language
Genre: Identifying realistic fiction, biography, auto-biography, tall tales, myths, poetry. Identifying cause and effect, act and opinion, making comparison, inferences.
English: Sentence sense and structure, nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions
Writing: Building an outline for expository writing, rough draft, proofreading, final draft.
Speaking: Voice, projection, gestures
Penmanship/Spelling/Vocabulary

SOCIAL STUDIES:
Florida history, geography, economics, sociology, ethnic groups, government. U.S. geography, history, past cultures, present interrelationships, government.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION:
Relays, games, contests, fitness exercises, track, hockey, basketball, lead-up games, volleyball, field day.

MUSIC:
Vocal technique, volunteer band, patriotic and other American music, instruments of the orchestra and other ensembles, introduction to opera, singing for weekly & special liturgies & Spanish liturgy, Broadway musicals.

ART:
Still life, abstract art, Renaissance art, rhythm, balance in design, poster design, charcoal, pastels.

LIBRARY:
identifies card catalog as the index to LMC, distinguishes ten general categories of the Dewey Decimal System, distinguishes between uses of dictionary, thesaurus, and encyclopedia as reference sources, uses parts of books to determine scope and timelines, researches topics using more than one source, identifies various genre including myths and tall tales, actively participates in special reading programs.

COMPUTER:
Continuation of typing lessons, typing speed and accuracy play a more prominent role, utilization of educational software.

SPANISH:
Further develop conversation skills, practice writing & speaking, grammar skills.

PROGRAM ENHANCEMENT:
Reading resource, student liturgies, guidance/testing, field trips, service projects, ArtFest.

FIFTH GRADE

RELIGION:
Catholic doctrine, creed, worship, Sacraments, morality, scripture stories, The liturgical seasons, community service.

MATH:
Extensions of all: operations with whole numbers, fractions, percents, decimals, algebra, problem solving, estimation, ratio, exploring patterns, identify geometric shapes, money.

SCIENCE:
Scientific method/basic skills, life cycles - plant & animal, ecosystems, physical - earth science, biomes, energy & matter, weather/weather systems, planets, systems in living things.

LANGUAGE:
Reading: Comprehension - cause/effect, main idea, sequencing, fact/opinion, Decoding - suffixes/prefixes, contractions. Vocabulary - referents, homophones, & homographs, context clues, age appropriate vocabulary, Literary - story elements, figurative language, genres, point of view. Study & life skills - references, skimming & scanning, SQ3R, test strategies.
English: Building and improving descriptive, expository, and narrative paragraphs, writing letters, reference skills.
Grammar: Seven parts of speech, punctuation, capitalization, sentences, (elements, kinds, sentence sense)

SOCIAL STUDIES:
Map skills, physical, political, western hemisphere - Canada & Latin America - Present day, history, geography, economics, ethnic groups.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION:
Fitness components - flexibility, agility, muscular strength, speed, power, ball control. Continue lead-up, games, field day.

MUSIC:
Ensemble singing, performance group experiences i.e. ballet, orchestra, opera, etc. Styles of music, analysis of simple songs, singing for weekly & special liturgies & Spanish liturgy, Broadway musicals.

ART:
Drawing from observation, contour drawing, value, positive & negative space, pop art, medieval art, expressionism, realism, representationalism.

LIBRARY:
Locates information using Dewey Decimal System, Uses almanac as a source of research, identifies and uses specialized dictionaries, identifies parameters of timelines, tables and charts, outlines in research project

COMPUTER:
Continuation of typing lessons, typing speed & accuracy play a more prominent role, utilization of educational software.

SPANISH:
Further develop conversation skills, practice writing & speaking, grammar skills.

PROGRAM ENHANCEMENT:
Reading resource, student liturgies, guidance/testing, field trips, service projects, safety patrol, accelerated math, D.A.R.E., ArtFest.

SIXTH GRADE

RELIGION:
Coming to God's word, value of Hebrew scriptures - Creation, the fall, promise of a redeemer, spread of sin. Salvation history, God's providential plan, lives of the patriarchs, Judaism tradition, The Exodus, journey of the Israelites, living the commandments, celebration & rituals, liturgy in church.

MATH:
Standard operations of whole numbers, decimals, fractions & integers, Prime & composite numbers, percents & ratios, basic equations, square root, exponents, variables, geometry & measurement.

SCIENCE:
physical: nature of Matter, forces & motion; Life-environmental: Cells & microbes, continuity of life-reproduction, heredity, evolution, Oceanography - physical properties of ocean & living things it supports, earth science - changes in earth over time.

LANGUAGE:
Literature: Our focus is on developing the ability to read stories for character development and story line. Develop the ability to discuss a characters decisions and plight, and to recognize theme. introductions to poetry, drama, short story and non-fiction writing.
English/writing/vocabulary: Integration of writing skills, using writing process. Integrated library skills and research across curriculum. Sentence structure. Strong grammar connection to writing (8 parts of speech). Descriptive, narrative expository writing, friendly letter, poetry, effective use of imagery. Analogies, word structure, antonyms, synonyms, context clues, incorporate vocabulary in writing.

SOCIAL STUDIES:
World geography, ancient cultures: Egypt, Greece, Rome, China, India, Africa sociology/current events/economic systems. Interdisciplinary research project. Stress cause /effect & socratic reasoning.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION:
Rules - strategies in sports related games, indoor and & outdoor games, Field Day.

MUSIC:
Optional in-school choir, Optional after-school band, Music for liturgies, graduation & other school ceremonies.

ART:
Design principles, portraits, contour drawing, value & shading, lettering, elements of design, watercolor, tempra, figure drawing, structure drawing.

LIBRARY:
Locates necessary information and can create bibliographic notation necessary for research, identifies major characteristics of a variety of reference tools, selects an appropriate reference source for a specific purpose, collates ideas from a variety of sources to reach a conclusion.

COMPUTER:
Develop word processing skills, typing speed & accuracy is increased, computer literacy, utilization of educational software.

SPANISH:
Basic expressions, increase in vocabulary, develop conversation & writing skills, develop reading and grammatical skills.

PROGRAM ENHANCEMENT:
Accelerated math, student liturgies, guidance testing, field trips, service projects, safety patrol, spelling/geography Bee, Civic Oration Contest, Student Advisory, sports, ArtFest.

SEVENTH GRADE

RELIGION:
Understanding the gospels, scripture & tradition, salvation history through Jesus, The incarnated Christ, The world Jesus lived in, Choosing the Apostles, parables, miracles, morality given in - Ten Commandments, beatitudes, sacramental living, celebration & rituals, liturgy in church.

MATH:
Operations on numeration systems, percents, ratios & proportion, Geometric figures, areas, volume, probability & graphs, algebraic equations, coordinate plane, integers, calculators. PRE-ALGEBRA: number theory, rational number operations, integers, variables & expressions, ration, proportion, & percent, geometric figures, volumes, surface area, probability & statistics, square roots, calculators.

SCIENCE:
Life sciences: Scientific method, technology - scientists, features of life - the cell (plant & animals), heredity, classification of living things, plants, animals: invertebrates & vertebrates, ecology, ecosystems/endangered species, human body systems.

LANGUAGE:
Literature: Further development of all skills learned in 6th grade with the addition of mood, social awareness in stories, analyzing characters and the significance of theme and moral. An introduction to poetic interpretation, dramatic interpretation, and social effects of writing and expression.
English/writing/vocabulary: Integration of writing skills focusing on writing process. Research, including library skills, notecards, bibliography cards, outline, bibliography. Strong emphasis on effective use of parts of speech; sentence structure. Computer skills. Pats of speech, synonyms, antonyms, analogies, context clues, etymology. Incorporates vocabulary in writing.

SOCIAL STUDIES:
U.S. History to civil war, migrations, Indian cultures, government, world geography, economics, role playing, class presentations, interdisciplinary research project.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION:
Complex games with individual and team emphasis, sports i.e. basketball, volleyball, soccer, field day.

MUSIC:
Optional in-school choir, optional after-school band, music for liturgies, graduation & other school ceremonies.

ART:
Design, colorwork, creative doodles, cave painting, art history - medieval & Chinese, contour lines, value principles, drawing/still live, portraits/faces/chalk, elements of design, figure drawing, structure designs.

LIBRARY:
Identifies Reader's Guide as Index to periodicals, locates and prints specific information from electronic resources, develops criteria for selecting and evaluating resources, in conjunction with English class, able to write unplagarized research paper selecting best resources, finding bibliographic entries needed, create outlines and notecards.

COMPUTER:
Develop database skills, develop e-mail skills including the use of attachments, typing speed & accuracy continues to increase, computer literacy, utilization of educational software.

SPANISH:
Introduction to transition between elementary and high school Spanish, development of expressions, vocabulary and grammatical terms.

PROGRAM ENHANCEMENT:
Accelerated math, student liturgies, guidance/testing, field trips, service projects, safety patrol, Spelling/Geography Bee, civic oration contest, Student Advisory, Kindergarten buddy, Student Government Association, ArtFest.

EIGHTH GRADE

RELIGION:
The church as mystery, the distinctive traits of Catholicism, Catholic identity, Church history, developments in the church, Acts of the Apostles, presence of the Holy Spirit in the Church: Confirmation, Saints: following their example, living the Ten Commandments, service/prayer, celebration & rituals, liturgy in Church.

MATH:
Pre-Algebra: Number theory, rational number operations, integers, variables & expressions, ration, proportion, & percent, geometric figures, volumes, surface area, probability & statistics, square roots
Algebra I: Rational numbers, algebraic equations & inequalities, geometry, analytic geometry, graphing, probability & statistics, factoring polynomials, rational expressions, quadratic equations, radicals, calculator.

SCIENCE:
Physical sciences; Scientific method, scientists 7 discoveries, measurement, lab safety, matter & energy. Chemistry foundation: Periodic table, chemical & physical properties. Physics Foundations: motion, forces, energy. Astronomy foundations, earth science foundations, ecology, review of human body systems.

LANGUAGE:
Literature: introduction to critical reading and literary interpretation. Classic novels, poetry, and drams. introduction to the plot snake: a unique and useful tool for mapping and interpreting story lines, character development and theme.
English/writing/vocabulary: Verbals (gerunds, participles, infinitives.) Diagrams: all four types of writing, continuous use of writing process, sentence structure, compound complex sentences, parallel sentence structure. Research, incorporating library skills and Internet. All forms of writing, narrative, persuasive, expository 7 descriptive. poetry. incorporate vocabulary in writing. parts of speech, etymology, context clues, analogies, synonyms, antonyms.

SOCIAL STUDIES:
U.S. history - 1861 - present, economics, world geography, government, class presentations, oral recitations, interdisciplinary research project.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION:
increased skill work with advanced techniques and strategies in all games.

MUSIC:
Optional in-school choir, Optional after-school band, music for liturgies, graduation & other school ceremonies.

ART:
Poster work, figure drawing, paper construction cubes, painting, design/color, paper mache masks, martiaus/paper tearing, mixed media, structure design.

LIBRARY:
Identifies Reader's Guide as Index to periodicals, locates and prints specific information from electronic resources, develops criteria for selecting and evaluating resources, In conjunction with English class, able to write unplagarized researched paper selecting best resources, finding bibliographic entries needed, create outlines and notecards.

COMPUTER:
Develop spreadsheet skills, develop Power Point skills, typing speed & accuracy continues to increase, computer literacy, utilization of educational software.

SPANISH:
transition from elementary to high school Spanish, dialogues, conversation is Spanish only.

PROGRAM ENHANCEMENT:
Accelerated math, student liturgies, guidance/testing, field trips, spelling/geography Bee, service projects, Civic Oration Contest, national Junior Honor Society, Student Advisory, Student Government Association, safety patrol, sports, Confirmation, Graduation, ArtFest.