Middle School (6-8)
Our Approach
Students in grades 6-8 are going through great internal physical and emotional changes. For that reason they need a structured and consistent environment in which to develop further executive functioning skills and moral virtues. We provide opportunities to strengthen their skills in academics, service and leadership while continuing nurturing their faith through adoration, participation in the sacraments and prayer.
Curriculum
Students in grades 6-8 receive further training in algebra-based math instruction, the scientific method, history of ancient, recent and modern cultures, as well as wide experiences in Literature and Writing/Grammar. The core curriculum of grades 6-8 is further deepened through serving our elderly, families in need and the poor of our city through the St. Vincent de Paul Serves Program. Learn more about our curriculum standards.
Catholic Faith Formation
Students in 6-8 grade read and explore the truth of God’s merciful love throughout the Old Testament, study the life of Jesus Christ as presented in the Gospels, and apply the Catholic view of dignity of the human person to culture and their personal life.
6th Grade
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Math focus: Understand square root as the inverse operation to squaring a number. Compute square roots of perfect squares. Begin to add and subtract scientific notation. Multiply and divide absolute value. Represent and interpret quantities as ratios, rates, and proportions. Continue to apply and practice converting between units of time, distance, weight, etc. Construct, interpret, and critique data in graphs
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Science: Earth & Space Science, Complete a 4-week robotics unit in science
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History: The Ancient Year (Israel and the Ancient Near East, Greece, Rome)
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Theology Focus: Sacred Scripture-The Old Testament & the Liturgical Year
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Service: Lead the school wide Winter Warmth Drive (Coat and Boot Drive)
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Study of opera, including field trip
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Participate in the Veteran’s Day musical performance
Curriculum Focus & Special Projects
All students in grades 6th-8th have the opportunity to participate in hands-on learning opportunities
and contribute to the world around them.
7th Grade
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Math: Use the Laws of Exponents to simplify expressions. Add and subtract positive and negative rational numbers. Multiply and divide positive and negative rational numbers. Calculate percent applications. Derive and calculate the formula of 3-D shapes. Use the counting principle to determine a number of permutations. Solve and graph single and multi-step inequalities. Graph linear functions.
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Science: Life Science (ecology and environment, organisms, cell structure and function, heredity/genetics, human anatomy), Complete a 4-week robotics unit in science
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History: The Christendom Year (Early Church, The Building of Christendom, The Social Life of the Middle Ages), Learn about Medieval history, including building their own castles
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Theology Focus: Sacred Scripture-The New Testament & The Early Church
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Service: Lead the school-wide Diaper Drive
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Participate in the annual Musical Theater performance
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Fall Retreat to Mother Cabrini Shrine in Golden, CO
8th Grade
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Math: Work on concepts of linear equations, proportional reasoning, relations/functions, linear functions, solving linear equations, systems of equations, polynomials, factoring, quadratic functions, other nonlinear functions, rational expressions and equations and algebraic logic.
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Science: Physical Science (physical properties of matter, atomic structure, periodic table of elements, compounds/mixtures, chemical reactions, chemical equations, properties of acids and bases, electricity and magnetism, Newton’s 3 laws of motion), Complete a 4-week robotics unit in science
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Theology Focus: Early Church History, Morality
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Service: Lead the school-wide Thanksgiving Food Drive
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Attend an overnight retreat in the fall at Annunciation Heights
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Attend a Christ in the City service field trip
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Participate in a school-wide presentation of a Passion Play