Core Classes
Language Arts
6TH GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS
Course Duration: 1 Year
Embark on an exciting writing adventure with our 6th Grade Language Arts course. Students will explore Narrative, Informational, Argumentative, and Research writing, sharpening their proofreading and revising skills for precise and polished work.
Experience a wide range of fiction and poetry, delving into literary terms and figurative language to deepen understanding and expression. Critical thinking is nurtured through the analysis and evaluation of informational texts.
Additionally, students will be introduced to essential speaking and listening skills, preparing them for clear and effective communication. This course offers a dynamic and enriching journey into the world of language arts.
6th Grade Advanced Language Arts
Length/Credit: 1 Year
The Sixth Grade Advanced Language Arts course offers an in-depth introduction to Narrative, Informational, Argument, and Research writing. Students will enhance their proofreading and revising abilities. By engaging with diverse fiction and poetry, students will utilize literary terms and figurative language.
Through the analysis and evaluation of informational texts, students will cultivate critical thinking skills. The course also introduces foundational speaking and listening skills, ensuring students are prepared for articulate communication.
7th Grade Language Arts
Length/Credit: 1 Year
In Seventh Grade Language Arts, students continue to build on their foundational skills in writing narratives, informational texts, arguments, and research projects. They will refine their proofreading and revising abilities. By exploring a diverse range of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, students will learn to recognize and use literary devices, figurative language, and advanced vocabulary. Additionally, they will analyze and evaluate informational texts to enhance their critical thinking skills. The course also focuses on developing speaking and listening skills.
7th Grade Advanced Language Arts
Length/Credit: 1 Year
Seventh Grade Advanced Language Arts provides an opportunity for students to expand their writing skills in narratives, informational texts, arguments, and research, with an emphasis on proofreading and revising. Students will delve into a wide array of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry to master literary devices, figurative language, and complex vocabulary. They will critically analyze informational texts to sharpen their critical thinking. This course also enhances speaking and listening abilities. Those enrolled in Advanced Language Arts will engage in independent study units, offering choice and increased rigor for a deeper understanding of the content.
8th Grade Language Arts
Length/Credit: 1 Year
Welcome to 8th Grade Language Arts, where students embark on an enriching journey through reading, writing, listening, and speaking. This course offers a diverse collection of literature, including expository texts, and guides students in mastering various writing styles such as narrative, persuasive, and expository, along with responses to literature. Through the use of literary terms and figurative language, students will gain a deeper understanding of language arts.
Our comprehensive curriculum includes direct instruction in essential skills and strategies, focusing on vocabulary development, spelling, and grammar. Students will also engage in analyzing and evaluating informational texts to enhance their critical thinking abilities. Furthermore, speaking and listening skills will be honed to ensure well-rounded communication proficiency. Join us in this dynamic and engaging exploration of language arts!
Math
6th Grade Math
Length/Credit: 1 Year
- Unit 1: Explore numerical expressions, work with fractions and decimals, and master the order of operations.
- Unit 2: Delve into algebraic expressions, calculate area, and understand number properties.
- Unit 3: Investigate ratios and proportional relationships, work with rates and percentages, and learn to convert between percentages and fractions, as well as different units of measurement.
- Unit 4: Understand rational numbers, integers, inequalities, absolute value, and navigate the coordinate plane.
- Unit 5: Practice writing equations, solving one-step equations, graphing inequalities, finding area using equations, and calculating surface area and volume for prisms and pyramids.
- Unit 6: Dive into statistics, learn about measures of center and variation, absolute deviation, and explore histograms and data displays.
6th Grade Advanced Math
Length/Credit: 1 Year
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Unit 1: Master the Number System.
- Unit 2: Analyze expressions, equations, and inequalities.
- Unit 3: Understand ratios and proportional relationships.
- Unit 4: Explore percentages and proportional relationships.
- Unit 5: Study probability and statistics.
- Unit 6: Discover geometry.
6th Grade Double Advanced Math
Length/Credit: 1 Year
- Unit 1: Tackle numerical expressions, fractions, decimals, and the order of operations.
- Unit 2: Dive into algebraic expressions, area calculations, and number properties.
- Unit 3: Examine ratios, proportional relationships, rates, percentages, and conversions between percentages, fractions, and various units.
- Unit 4: Cover rational numbers, integers, inequalities, absolute value, and the coordinate plane.
- Unit 5: Write and solve one-step equations, graph inequalities, determine area with equations, and calculate surface area and volume for prisms and pyramids.
- Unit 6: Explore statistics, measures of center and variation, absolute deviation, histograms, and various data displays.
7th Grade Math
Length/Credit: 1 Year
- Unit 1: Learn about The Number System.
- Unit 2: Work on expressions, equations, and inequalities.
- Unit 3: Delve into ratios and proportional relationships.
- Unit 4: Investigate percentages and proportional relationships.
- Unit 5: Study probability and statistics.
- Unit 6: Explore geometry.
7th Grade Advanced Math
Length/Credit: 1 Year
- Unit 1: Focus on equations, exponents, and scientific notation.
- Unit 2: Understand transformations.
- Unit 3: Analyze functions.
- Unit 4: Learn about real numbers, the Pythagorean Theorem, and volume.
- Unit 5: Examine patterns of association.
8th Grade Math
Length/Credit: 1 Year
- Unit 1: Study equations, exponents, and scientific notation.
- Unit 2: Explore transformations.
- Unit 3: Delve into function analysis.
- Unit 4: Understand real numbers, the Pythagorean Theorem, and volume.
- Unit 5: Investigate patterns of association.
Science
6TH GRADE SCIENCE
Length/Credit 1 year
Following the Colorado Academic Standards, students will learn lab safety, the scientific process, properties of matter, atomic structure and the periodic table of elements, water and natural resources, Earth’s process, ecosystems and biodiversity and the reproduction system. Students will also realize that science is connected to everything and scientific thinking is used in daily activities.
7TH GRADE SCIENCE
Length/Credit 1 year
Following the Colorado Academic Standards, students will learn about the scientific process, mixtures, plate tectonics (volcanoes, earthquakes, Earth's layers, & sea-floor spreading), geologic time (continental drift, fossils, & geologic history), adaptions, genetics, cells, and human body systems. The goal of this curriculum is to build students' analytical and scientific skills as well as help them understand the natural world around them.
7TH GRADE ADVANCED SCIENCE
Length/Credit 1 year
The advanced curriculum will cover the same content as General Science, but will be structured to include a greater amount of depth for each unit and more project-based studies. Because students will be expected to learn more complicated concepts and work at a naturally faster pace, the extra time will be spent on extension and enrichment activities for each unit. This will include, but is not limited to, researching related technological advancements, experimental critiques, previewing future content, or independent research projects.
8TH GRADE SCIENCE
Length/Credit 1 year
Grade 8 Science includes the study of genetics, energy, waves and their properties, force and motion, chemical changes, astronomy, weather, and health. Appropriate technology and hands-on activities, including labs, will be used regularly for instruction and assessment.
Social Studies
6TH GRADE WORLD STUDIES: WESTERN HEMISPHERE
Length/Credit 1 year
Students will analyze and interpret historical sources, use geographical tools to solve problems, and analyze different economic systems as they relate to the forms of government in the Western Hemisphere.
7TH GRADE WORLD STUDIES: EASTERN HEMISPHERE
Length/Credit 1 year
Students will study the history of ancient civilizations and their impact on the Modern World. Specifically, we will be focusing on Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, China, Greece, Rome, Africa, and Middle Age Europe. In addition, Social Studies skills (maps, charts, graphs, types of sources, citing sources, timelines, archaeology, personal finance literacy) will be the area of emphasis during the first unit of instruction. The curriculum used for this class is in accordance with Colorado State Social Studies Standards, the Common Core Literacy Standards, and the District 11 Standards for 7th grade Social Studies students. Studies Standards, the Common Core Literacy Standards, and the District 11 Standards for 7th grade Social Studies students.
7TH GRADE ADVANCED WORLD STUDIES EASTERN HEMISPHERE
Length/Credit 1 year
Students will study the history of ancient civilizations and their impact on the Modern World. Specifically, we will be focusing on Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indian, China, Greece, Rome, Africa, and Middle Age Europe. In addition, Social Studies skills (maps, charts, graphs, types of sources, citing sources, timelines, archaeology, personal finance literacy) will be the area of emphasis during the first unit of instruction. Overall, the course will require self motivation, high interest, and responsibility to meet the demand of higher expectation. Students will be asked to use critical thinking, analysis, creativity, and synthesis to complete projects and assignments in this class. The curriculum used for this class is in accordance with Colorado State Social Studies Standards, the Common Core Literacy Standards, and the District 11 Standards for 7th Grade Social Studies students.
8TH GRADE AMERICAN STUDIES
Length/Credit 1 year
Students will study European colonization of North America and the emergence of the United States along with the development of the central government’s political structures and citizens’ rights. They will learn how westward territorial expansion redefined the nation’s identity and brought the differences between the North and South to the forefront, dividing the nation and resulting in the emergence of the modern United States.