ONE YEAR CLASS: This class will be taught by our new high school Spanish teacher. Beginning Spanish 1 introduces students to a wide range of basic concepts. They will learn the alphabet, build vocabulary, and understand basic grammar – including how to greet others, tell time, and describe things. This course has light to medium course work and is a gentle introduction to the language and culture as a whole. … [Read more...]
Thursday *JH 8th & HS Elective (PM1B) – Introduction to Criminal Justice & Sociology
ONE YEAR CLASS (Criminal Justice 1st semester and Sociology 2nd semester): This class will examine the complexities of the current criminal justice system. Upper mature jr. high (8th) and high school students will be challenged to think critically about crime, determine just consequence, the rule of law, historical and modern policing in America, and institutional corrections, rehabilitation and recidivism. Through in depth discussion and analysis of current crime/incarceration rates, … [Read more...]
*Tuesday *JH (PM1) – America the Beautiful (Notgrass History)
ONE YEAR CLASS: “America the Beautiful” guides students in learning all about American History, chronologically, from a biblical worldview. In this class, students will gain a more solid understanding of American History from the making of our nation through present day 21st Century. This will be a rigorous history study as each week students will review and complete 5 lessons, which will include in-class lecture and activities, as well as homework activities to extend learning. Students … [Read more...]
Thursday *JH & HS Lab (PM3) – Williammee Classes Math Homework Lab
This math lab is ONLY for any student taking one of our Pre-Algebra or High School math classes at Grace taught by Mrs. Williammee. This hour will consist of her helping with homework problems students are having trouble with or concepts they need extra help with. … [Read more...]
*Tuesday *JH (PM2A) – IEW Writing (Based on U.S. History)
ONE YEAR CLASS: This theme-based writing curriculum allows students travel back in United States history and delve into the excitement of explorers, battles, land expansion, famous ships, and founding fathers while learning to write with the IEW Structure and Style® writing method. They will learn how to pull key information from source texts, create key word outlines, and develop well-structured paragraphs. This writing curriculum takes students through multiple writing styles including … [Read more...]
*Tuesday *JH 8th & HS Elective (PM2B) – ASB & Student Leadership
ONE YEAR CLASS (Students must be approved by Teacher): ASB is a student body for Grace jr. high and high school students. Students will learn how to take an idea for an event, and then be given a budget to plan and do everything it takes for the event to happen. They will fundraise, advertise and oversee the event from set up to clean up. The student body officers hold roles as President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasure, Jr, Spirit Rep. There will also be committees within ASB … [Read more...]
*Tuesday *JH Elective (PM1A)- Cooking Around The World
ONE YEAR CLASS: In this class, students will take a delicious and fun journey around the world with food! They will not only learn the basics of food preparation and vocabulary of the culinary arts, but will also learn to prepare dishes from around the globe, with an emphasis on healthy alternatives to traditional favorites. They will learn and write about famous chefs from different countries and cultures. They will also need to prepare dishes at home to bring to class. There will be … [Read more...]
Thursday *JH (AM0) – Pre-Algebra (Teaching Textbooks)
ONE YEAR CLASS: Teaching Textbooks Pre-Algebra 2.0 is a complete math curriculum that begins by revisiting whole-number operations, fractions, decimals, percents, and measurements. The rest of the course covers beginning algebra, negative numbers, exponents, roots, plane and solid geometry, functions, relations, graphing, statistics, probability, formulas (e.g. rate x time = distance), solving equations using the distributive property, and absolute value. This will be a rigorous class where … [Read more...]
*Tuesday *JH 8th & 9th (PM2B) – Physical Science w/ Labs
ONE YEAR CLASS (Students should have completed Math 7 and completed or currently taking Pre-Algebra): This very popular course using the newer Apologia edition of Exploring Creation with Physical Science has been designed to bridge middle and high school science courses and create a solid foundation for preparing both 8th & 9th grade students for higher-level science courses.The text discusses such topics as the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, weather, the structure of the earth, … [Read more...]
Thursday *JH (AM2) – General Science
ONE YEAR CLASS: Best for 6 & 7th graders, this course is an overview and introduction to the sciences. The course covers such topics as the scientific method, designing experiments, simple machines, geology, archaeology, biology, and more, with a large focus on Earth Science (astronomy, meteorology, oceanography, earth study, geology, paleontology, and environmental science). Students will keep a notebook of their findings, and there will be lots of review and fun activities to help … [Read more...]