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2016 Program of StudyEarly Childhood Program through Twelfth Grade

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North Cross School Program of Study2016

Early Childhood Program: Level OneThe first level class in the Early Childhood Program provides children, primarily age three, with initial exposure to developing language, math, social and emotional readiness skills using a hands-on approach. This half-day program contains weekly units on many topics, including the senses, safety, and different cultures. These topics are experienced through literature, art, crafts, cooking, science experiments, music, and games. Montessori materials are used along with many other hands-on materials. The program is enriched with field trips to Mill Mountain Zoo and an apple farm.

Prerequisites• Mustturnthreebythefirstdayofschool• Mustbefullytoilet-trained

Language Arts• Introductionofuppercaselettersandtheirsounds,vocabularydevelopment,rhyming,opposites,matching,sorting,classifying,andbeginningsequencing

• Exposuretoclassicchildren’sliteratureandtheme-relatedstories

• Exercisesinphonologicalandprintawarenessaswellasorallanguage

• Macmillan/McGraw-HillLittleTreasureseries

Mathematics• Skills:rotecounting,countingofobjects,recognitionofsymbols,associatingquantityandsymbol,beginningsequencing,one-to-onecorrespondence,simplepatterns,countingby1’sto20,andintroductiontographingandmoney

• Geometricconceptsteachshapesandsizedifferences• IncorporatesMontessorimaterialsandothermanipulatives

Science• Nature-basedprogramstudyinganimals,thehumanbody,

the environment, and living healthy lives• Incorporatessimpleexperimentsanddemonstrations• Topicsinclude:fivesenses,magnetism,theseasons,classificationofnatureobjects,bugs,andmagnification

Social Studies• Discussionofcurrentevents• Introductionofcountries,oceans,andexplorers• Learnaboutchildrenandcustomsaroundtheworld

Spanish• Dailyinstruction• Encouragechildrentouseshortcommands,vocabulary,and

expressions in and outside the classroom• Focusonauditoryandoralskillsthroughincorporationthroughmusic,games,arts/crafts,andbooks

• Collaboratewiththeclassroomteacherstoreinforceconceptsandskillsbutinthetargetlanguage

• ExploreSpanishculture

Creative Expression• In-classactivitiescoordinatewithdailylessons• Encouragecreativitythroughpainting,mixedmedia,and

crafts• Personalexpressionthroughmusic,movement,drama,and

pretending• Dailyunit-relatedandalphabet-relatedprojects,songs,and

games

Music• Twolessonsperweek• Developthesenseofrhythmwithhandsandfeet• Basicunderstandingofmusicnotation(tah,tah,ti-ti,tah)• Singavarietyofsimplesongsaloneandwithagroup,becomingincreasinglyaccurateinrhythmandpitch

• Demonstrateanawarenessofmusicasapartofdailylife• Learningexperiencesinclude:singing,playinginstruments,

listening to music, creating music, and moving to music

Sensory Motor Skills• Montessoriandothermaterialsusedtodevelop

visual,auditory, and tactile senses• Concepts:large/small,thick/thin,loud/soft,rough/smooth,short/long,likeness/difference

• Emphasisonconcentrationandfinemotorcoordination

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North Cross School Program of Study 2016

Perceptual Motor Skills• Worktodevelopbetterbalance,coordination,upperbodystrength,flexibility,listeningskills,sportsmanship,andrhythm

• Incorporatesmusic,games,dance,andexerciseswiththeuseofballs,beanbags,rhythmsticks,andothermanipulatives

Library• Weeklylessons• Increaseappreciationofliterature• Identifycharactersinastoryanddescribetraits,behaviors,

and feelings• Summarizeplotofstory,sequenceofevents,andcause/

effect

Guidance• Developsocial-emotionalawarenessthroughactiveand

creative lessons. • Developempathyskillsbyidentifyingemotions,assumingothers’perspectives,andrespondingemotionallytoothers

• Learntorecognizeandmanagestrongemotionssuchasfrustration, excitement, disappointment, and anger

• Introductiontoathree-stepproblem-solvingmodel

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Early Childhood Program: Level TwoThesecondleveloftheEarlyChildhoodProgramblendstraditionalandMontessoriapproachestolearning,which provides each student with strong readiness in language, math, social, emotional, and enrichment skills neededforkindergarten.Students,primarilyagefour,rotatebetweentwoclassroomsdaily.Childrenreceivewhole and small group instruction, while incorporating literature, dramatic play, arts and crafts, cooking activities,andhands-onscienceactivities.Speakersvisitthroughouttheyear.Inthespring,theclassesvisitHomesteadCreameryandDairyFarm.StudentslearnaboutmarinemammalsandadoptadolphinnamedTalonfromtheDolphinResearchCenterinMarathon,Florida.

Language Arts• Recognitionofuppercaselettersandsounds,lowercaseletters,beginningandendingsounds,shortandlongvowelsounds,wordfamilies,andvocabularydevelopment

• Recognitionofrhymes,oppositescategories,andsequencingevents

• Dailyexposuretoclassicchildren’sliterature• IntroductiontoD’NealianHandwriting• Macmillan/McGrawHillBeginningsletterbook• Pearson'sWordsTheirWay:adevelopmentalspelling,phonics,andvocabularyprogram

Mathematics• Skills:rotecounting,countingobjects,recognitionofsymbols,associatingquantityandsymbol,one-to-onecorrespondence,sequencingnumbers,countingby1’s(to100),andcountingby10’s(to100)

• Includesgeometricconcepts,suchaspatternblocksandrecreating pictures

• IncorporatesMontessorimaterials,othermanipulatives,andEveryday Mathematics Minute Math

Science• Introductiontoconceptsofphysicalscience,earthscience,

and life science• Topics:thesenses,signsofseasons,hibernationand

migration, staying healthy, safety, weather, animals around the world, and sea life

• Lessonsintroducedthroughsmallgroupactivities,songs,and poems

• Hands-onexperimentsinsmallgroupsorindividually,withinstruction from the teacher

• ScottForesman’sScience textbook

Social Studies• Awarenessofself,family,andtheworldinwhichwelive

taught through social values, historical characters, holidays, and special events

• Studyofthecontinentsandoceans• Lessonstaughtthroughroleplay,music,games,artsand

crafts

Spanish• Dailyinstruction• Emphasizespeaking,listening,andvocabulary• Expand,enrich,andreinforcevocabulary• Encourageuseofshortcommands,vocabulary,and

expressions in and outside the classroom• Focusonauditoryandoralskillsthroughincorporationofmusic,games,arts/crafts,andbooks

• Activelyengagestudentsthroughhands-onactivities• Collaboratewiththeclassroomteacherstoreinforceconceptsandskillsbutinthetargetlanguage


Creative Expression• In-classactivitiescoordinatewithdailylessons,including

cooking and dramatic play• Encouragecreativitythroughpainting,mixedmedia,and

crafts

Music• Twolessonsperweek• Developthesenseofrhythminhandsandfeet• Basicunderstandingofmusicnotation(tah,tah,ti-ti,tah)• Singavarietyofsimplesongswithagroup,becoming

increasingly accurate in rhythm and pitch• Demonstrateanawarenessofmusicasapartofdailylife• Learningexperiencesinclude:singing,playinginstruments,

listening to music, creating music, and moving to music

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Perceptual Motor Skills• Grossmotordevelopmentandagilitythroughexercises,

games, and creative movement• Developmentofhand-eyeandeye-footcoordination,balance,upperbodystrength,flexibility,listeningskills,andrhythm

• Incorporatesgames,exercises,relays,stations,dance,ropejumping,climbing,andsportsskills

• Swimlessonsprovided





Library• Weeklylessons• Increaseappreciationofliterature• Identifycharactersinastoryanddescribetraits,behaviors,

and feelings• Summarizeplotofstory,sequenceofevents,andcause/

effect

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Early Childhood Program:Level Three: KindergartenThekindergartenclassesintheEarlyChildhoodProgramofferindividualizedinstructiontomeettheneedsofeachstudent,whichcontributestoreadinessfortherigorsoffirstgrade.Thegoalistofosterindependence,self-discipline,andanenthusiasmforlearning.AcademicskillsarereinforcedandenrichedwithMontessoriactivities, iPads, and field trips. Students are encouraged to explore creativity through painting, mixed media, music, and dramatic play.

Language Arts (reading, spelling, writing, grammar)Readingskills:• Reviewinitial,medial,andendingsounds,vowelsounds,

and rhyming words• Blendsoundstoreadconsonant-vowel-consonant(CVC)

words• Learnbasicsightwords• Emphasisonuseofcompletesentencesusingcorrect

pronouns• Identificationofperson,place,thing,adjectives,andaction

words• Incorporationofliteratureusingwell-knownchildren’s

authors• Memorizationofweeklypoems• Spellingwordsreinforcephonicsskillsandhandwriting• DevelopproficiencyofD’NealianHandwriting• Journalwriting• WordsTheirWay:adevelopmentalspelling,phonics,andvocabularyprogram

• Texts:- Macmillan/McGrawHillReadingSeries- MerrillLinguisticReadingProgram- Explode the Code (Grade 1)Hall/Price—Educator’sPublishingService

- Primary Phonics-Educator’sPublishingService

Mathematics• Numberbondsto25• Learnestimating,symmetry,andgraphing• Sequence,count,recognize,compare,andwritenumbersto100andbeyond

• Countby10’s,5’s,and2’s• Identifyevenandoddnumbersandordinalpositionofnumbers

• Recognizedifferentcoinsandcountdifferentdenominationsof money

• Measurewitharuler,compareweights,makepatterns• Addandsubtractusingsimpleadditionandsubtractionsentenceswiththeaidofmanipulativesandanumberline

• Learnbasicfractionsandbasicgeometricshapes• Practiceadditionandsubtractionsfactfamiliesthrough10• Introductiontotellingtimebythehourandhalfhour• Text:Singapore Math Program: Primary Mathematicsby

Marshall Cavendish Education

Science• Introductiontoconceptsofphysicalscience,earthscience,

life science, and rainforest• Hands-onexperiments,activities,andgardening

Social Studies• Studyofthestudents’placeintheuniverse• Emphasisonlearningfamilies,communities,jobs,andcitizenship

• Incorporatesnationaleventssuchaselections,Thanksgiving,andMartinLutherKing,Jr.,Day

Spanish• Dailyinstruction• Emphasizeoralskills,vocabulary,andanintroductionto

more specific cultural elements• Encouragechildrentouselongercommands,newlyintroducedvocabulary,andexpressionsinandoutsidetheclassroom

• Focusonauditoryandoralskillsthroughincorporationofmusic,games,arts/crafts,andbooks

• Activelyengagestudentsthroughhands-onactivities• Collaboratewiththeclassroomteacherstoreinforceconceptsandskillsbutinthetargetlanguage


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Music• Twolessonsperweek• Developthesenseofrhythmintheirhandsandfeet• Increaseknowledgeofbasicmusicnotation• Singavarietyofsongsaloneandwithothers,independently

in rhythm and on pitch• Demonstrateanawarenessofmusicasapartofdailylife• Introductiontothehistoricalvaluesofmusic• Expandeduseofinstrument• Learningexperiencesinclude:singing,playinginstruments,

listening to music, creating music, music history, and moving to music

Physical Education• Aminimumoftwoclasseseachweek• Gainanunderstandingofhowthebodymoves• Learntoshowappreciationforothersandsportsmanship

skills• Developcoordination,flexibility,rhythmicmovement,

cardiovascular endurance, locomotor skills, spatial awareness,andbasictumblingskills

• Participateinballhandling,jumprope,andhoopskills• Understandtheimportanceofexercise,nutrition,and

personal hygiene• Swimlessonsprovided

Library• Weeklyinstruction• Practicelogicalself-expression• Identifycharactersinastorywithtraits,behaviors,and

feelings• Summarizetheplotofastoryanditssequenceofevents• Recognizesimilarities/differencesinstorysetting,plot,and

characters• Begintoidentifystoryelementsinfolktales





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First GradeFirstGradebuildsthefoundationforstudentstobecomeindependentreaders,writers,andthinkers.Thedevelopmentofgoodwork,studyhabits,andindependencearesupportedthroughouttheyear.TheFabulousFirstGradeFleaMarket,MeettheAuthorTea,andtriptotheVirginiaMuseumofNaturalHistoryareFirstGradefavorites.Theyearculminateswithanin-depthstudyoffossilsanddinosaurs,bringingtogetherreading,writing, science, and math skills.

Language Arts (reading, spelling, writing, grammar)• Smallgroupinstructiontomeettheneedsforindividual

readers• WordStudytobuildphonics,spellingskills,andrecognize

common word patterns & features• Reading:picturebooks,chapterbooks,poetry,and

nonfiction• Writing:originalstorieswithillustrations,personal

experiences, factual information, persuasive writing, and journals

• Identifyandusecompletesentences• Capitalization,endingmarks,andcontractions• Introductiontonouns,verbs,andadjectives• D’Nealianprintandcursivewriting• Introductiontoproofreading• WeeklyHighFrequencyWords• Texts:

- Pearson’sWords Their Way- Macmillian/McGrawHillReadingSeries- ScholasticNews- Individualizedreadingsupplementsthroughleveled

readers- Chapterbooks

Mathematics• Equipstudentswithastrongfoundationinmathematics• Introduceconceptswithhands-onmanipulatives,pictorialrepresentations,thenmental/abstractthinking

• Topics:numberbonds,addition,subtraction,geometricshapes, measurement, time, money, and an overview of multiplication

• Emphasisonstoryproblemsandproblemsolving• SpecialProjects:FabulousFirstGradeFleaMarket• Text:Singapore Math Program: Primary Mathematicsby

Marshall Cavendish Education• SumDogcomputermathpracticeandothercomputer/app-basedmathprograms

Science• Introducestheskillsofscientificinvestigation• Nurtureseachchild’snaturalsenseofwonder• Hands-onactivities• Scientificmethodthroughinquiry-basedactivities• SpecialTopicsandProjects:TheLifeCyclesofButterflies,FossilsandDinosaurs,Penguins,TheHumanBody,Plantsand the Environment

• Demonstrationofknowledgethroughcollaborativeprojects,writing assignments, experiments, games, open-ended questioning,andwrittenassessments

Social Studies• Introductiontohistoricalfiguresandevents• Explorationofholidays,culturalcelebrations,andcurrent

events• SpecialTopicsandProjects:PilgrimLife,AfricanAmericanHistory,Recycling

• Demonstrationofknowledgethroughcollaborativeprojects,writingassignments,games,open-endedquestioning,andwritten assessments

• Text:Scholastic News

Spanish• Dailyinstruction• Emphasisonoralskills,vocabulary,andanintroductionto

more specific cultural elements• Earlyintroductiontophonemicawarenessanditsrelationto

the written format• IntroductiontotheSpanishalphabetandvowels• Encouragechildrentouselongercommands,newlyintroducedvocabulary,andexpressionsinandoutsidetheclassroom


• Exploreweeklyculturalhighlights

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Art• Weeklyinstruction• Encompassestheelementsofartandprinciplesofdesignbyexperimentingwithavarietyofmedia,includingacrylic,clay, colored pencil, pastels, and watercolor

• Incorporatesarthistoryintoclassprojects• Introducessomeof“TheMasters”andtheirworksatagrade/ageappropriatelevel

Music• Twolessonsperweek• Developabasicabilityinnotereadingandrhythmcounting• EmphasisonstrongsingingvoicesaswellasfundamentalOrffandKodalyexperiences

• Exposuretoinstrumentalmusicmakingthroughmalletinstruments

• Studyofvariousmusicstyles,includingworldmusic• PerforminholidayconcertandDinosaurProgram Guidance• Developsocial-emotionalawareness• Developahealthysenseofself-worth• Practiceandimplementproblem-solvingskills.• Learncharactereducationthroughaseriesofactiveand

creative lessons.

Library• Weeklyinstruction• Listenpurposefullyandrespondappropriately• Practicelogicalself-expression• Recognizethepartsofabook• Identifythetitle,author,andillustrator• Identifyanddescribeavarietyofillustrationstyles• Identifycharactersinastorywithtraits,behaviors,and

feelings• Summarizeandmakepredictionsabouttheplotofastory,sequenceofevents,andcauseandeffect

• Participateingroupdiscussions

Physical Education• Dailyclasses• Gainanunderstandingofhowthebodymoves• Learntoshowappreciationforothersandsportsmanship

skills• Developcoordination,flexibility,rhythmicmovement,

cardiovascular endurance, locomotor skills, spatial awareness,andbasictumblingskills

• ParticipateinJumpRopeforHeartandthePhysicalFitnessTests

• Participateinballhandling,jumprope,andhoopskills• Understandtheimportanceofexercise,nutrition,and

personal hygiene• Additionalrecesstimeprovidedeachday

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Second GradeThe goal of second grade is to facilitate a love of learning and academic confidence in each student. Creative andcriticalthinkingisemphasizedwhilemaintainingatraditionalclassroomenvironment.OurWordStudyprogramunderscoressound,pattern,andvocabularyinstruction.Adifferentiatedapproachfostersadeepunderstandingofspellingfeaturesandconnectionsbetweenwordsoneachstudent’sinstructionallevel.Thereadingblockconsistsofacombinationofwholeandsmallgroupinstruction.Smallgroupinstructioncentersinclude:ReadtoSelf,BuddyRead,ListentoReading,WorkonWriting,WordWork,ReadersResponse,andGrammar.WeeklyWriter’sWorkshopshelpstudentslearncompositionskillsandstrategiesforreal-worldapplication.Studiesacrossthecurriculumincorporateintentionalinstructioninorganizationandstudyskills,corresponding activities through art and music enrichment, computer research, and report writing. Our large socialstudiesunitonAfricaincludesfieldtripstotheFrontierCulturalMuseumandTheSafariPark.Thecorecurriculum challenges each student while making learning fun.

Language Arts (reading, word study, writing, grammar)• Incorporatesweeklytextselectionsandindependent/leveledreadersforacomprehensiveliteracyCRAFTdiet(Comprehension,ResponsetoText,Accuracy,Fluency,andTextFeatures)

• Integrateswordstudy,contextclues,andcontent-specificvocabulary

• Applicationofcomprehensionskillsinfiction/nonfictiontexts

• Evaluationofstoryelements,suchassetting,characterization,sequenceofevents,mainideaanddetails,problem/solution,makinginferencesandpredictions

• Monthlybookreportstoanalyzedifferenttypesofliteratureand practice correct reading, writing, and speaking techniques

• Writingworkshops,includingjournalwriting,thewritingprocess, and introduction of research reports with an emphasisonwriter'spurposeandaudience

• Introductiontobasicpartsofspeech,punctuation,andsentence construction

• Introductiontoproofreading• Differentiated,student-centeredinstructionfacilitating

literacy growth• Texts:

- Macmillan/McGraw-HillTreasuresseries- MagicTreeHouseBooks- Pearson'sWords Their Way

Mathematics• Topics:numbersto1,000(placevalue),additionandsubtraction,length,money,andwordproblems

• Introductiontomultiplicationanddivision,fractions,time,tablesandgraphs,andgeometry

• StudentsmovethroughConcrete,Pictorial,andAbstractstageswhenproblemsolving

• Strongemphasisonfactfluencyandmentalmathstrategies• Text:Singapore Math Program: Primary Mathematicsby

Marshall Cavendish Education• Sumdogcomputermathpractice

Science• Furtherdevelopmentoftheskillsofthescientificmethod• Explorationofenvironments,matter,motion,energy,sound,

space, and technology using full, guided, and directed inquiry

• Skillsincludeclassification,inference,developinghypotheses, and conducting experiments

• Text:SciencebyScottForesman

Social Studies• Emphasisonbeingawareofthecommunityandtounderstandtheresponsibilitiesofbeingagoodcitizenbyinvestigating a range of communities, from the classroom to the world

• Introductiontomapskillsandinterpretingandanalyzingdata from graphical representations

• Introductiontolocal,state,andnationalgovernment• Studyofthesevencontinentsandtheircountries• In-depthstudyofAfrica,particularlythevillageofBinaba,locatedinthecountryofGhana

• SocialStudies:People We KnowbyHarcourt

Spanish• Dailyinstruction• Emphasisonoralskills,vocabulary,andearlyexplorationofbasicgrammarcomponents

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• ReviewoftheSpanishalphabetandvowels,alongwithphonemic awareness and its relation to the written format with an expansion of some elements

• Introductiontospellingthroughbasicpatternsandsystematizationofbasicpatterns

• Encouragechildrentouselongercommands,newlyintroducedvocabulary,andexpressionsinandoutsidetheclassroom


• Exploreweeklyculturalhighlights

Art• Weeklyinstruction• Encompassestheelementsofartandprinciplesofdesignbyfocusingonavarietyofmedia,includingacrylic,clay,colored pencil, pastels, and watercolor


Music• Twolessonsperweek• Developbothvocalandinstrumentalskills• Buildstrongfoundationinnotereadingandrhythm

counting• TeachesOrffandKodalymethods,aswellassteelpan,

recorders, and ukuleles • Exposuretomusicculturesfromaroundtheworld• EmphasisonAfricanmusicandperformanceonAfrican

instruments• Studyofbasictheory,musicstyles,andrepresentative

composers• Performancesinholidayconcert,AfricanProgram,andsteel

drum concert

Library• Weeklyinstruction• Listenpurposefullyandrespondappropriately• Practicelogicalself-expression• Identifyandrecallcharacters,plot,andsetting• Recognizeconversation,behavior,andvisualrepresentation

of story characters as clues to understanding a story• Recognizethepartsofabook• Identifythetitle,author,andillustrator• Recognizecommoncharacteristicsorthemesinfolktales• Useonlinecatalogtosearchforbooks• Locatesectionsofthelibraryandidentifyorderarrangement

Guidance• Developsocial-emotionalawareness• Developahealthysenseofself-worth• Practiceandimplementproblem-solvingskills.• Learncharactereducationthroughaseriesofactiveand

creative lessons.

Physical Education• Dailyclasses• Developanappreciationforothersandsportsmanshipskills• Fitnessactivitiesthatdevelopcoordination,flexibility,

rhythmic movement, cardiovascular endurance, locomotor skills,spatialawareness,andtumblingskills

• Playandmovementactivitiesincludingscooters,relays,cooperative games, fitness testing, manipulative skills, activities to encourage creative expressions, sport skills, and games


• Understandtheimportanceofexercise,nutrition,andpersonal hygiene

• Water,busandautomobile,pedestrianandplaygroundsafety

• Additionalrecesstimeprovidedeachday

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Third GradeAsstudentsenterthethirdgradetheyarecapableofthinkingmoreabstractlyandapplyingskillsacrossthecurriculum.Thisenablessubjectcontenttobemorecomplexandcomprehensive.Thethirdgradeisdepartmentalizedinreadingandmathematicsallowingdailyin-depthinstructioninbothsubjectareas.Sectioningbyteacheralsooccursinscienceandsocialstudies.Closecommunicationwiththesecondgradeteachersallowsforacontinuousflowofinstruction.ThecurriculaareenhancedbyfieldtripstoNaturalBridge,Monticello,andBlueRidgeInstitute;theVirginialandmarkprojectandColonialDayarehighlightsofthethirdgrade experience.

Language Arts (reading, spelling, writing, grammar)• Increasedfluencyandexpression• Analyzeandinterpretagreatervarietyofliterature• Readingskills:inferencesandpredictions,drawconclusions,identifymainideas,vocabulary,characterization,setting,and plot

• Creativeandformalwritingthroughthewritingprocess• Monthlybookreportsandcreativeprojects• WordStudywithphonemicawareness• Basicpartsofspeech,sentencemechanics,andpunctuation• Textsandliterature:

- Ramona Quimby,Age8,byBeverlyClearly- Punished,byDavidLubar- Little House in the Big Woods,byLauraIngallsWilder- The Trumpet of the Swan,byE.B.White- Macmillan/McGraw-HillReadingseries(Level4),

selected short stories- McGraw-HillLanguageArtsToday(Level4)

Mathematics• Emphasisonautomaticrecallofbasicaddition,subtraction,

multiplication, and division facts• Employnumeration,includingunderstandingofnumber

patterns and rounding• Addandsubtractmulti-digitnumbersusingthetraditional

algorithm and mental math strategies• Understandmultiplicationanddivisionconcepts• Exploredifferentunitsofmeasurement,includinglength,

mass and weight, capacity, and area and perimeter• Incorporatefractions,money,andtellingtime• Increasedemphasisonwordproblemsbyusingapart/wholemodelandbardiagramstorepresentreal-worldmathematical situations

• Text:Singapore Math Program: Primary MathematicsbyMarshall Cavendish Education

• Sumdogcomputermathpractice

Science• Explorethescientificmethodthroughinquiry-based

activities• EarthScience:caverns,water,weather,rocksandsoil,

changes in the earth, and natural resources• PhysicalScience:forcesandmotion,andsimplemachines• IncorporatesBenjaminFranklin’scontributionstoscience• Text:Science byScottForesman

Social Studies• In-depthstudyofthestateofVirginia• UnderstandVirginia'sgeographyandwhythelandwas

helpful or harmful to early exploration and settlement• ExploreVirginia'speopleandColonialpeople,includingColonialDayscelebration

• InvestigatetheroleofVirginiaintheestablishmentofanewnation

• Virginialandmarkproject• Studyworldgeography• Text:Horizons VirginiabyHarcourt

Spanish• Dailyinstructioninspeaking,listening,reading,writing,vocabulary,andgrammar

• Emphasisonextendedconversationsinsideandoutsidetheclassroom to enrich survival oral skills

• Connectphonemicawarenessandphonicstrategieswithreading comprehension skills

• Buildknowledgeofsyllabificationtostrengthenspelling• Developbasicsentencewriting• Practicegrammarandvocabularythroughgames,chants,

skits, and many other fun activities• Fosterpresentationalskillsforculturalexploration• ExploreHispanicculturethroughengagingactivitiesof

compare and contrast, music, dances, and storytelling• ParticipateincommunityandschooleventsrelatedtoHispaniccultureandothercultures

•CultivateyounglearnersofourGlobalStudiesprogrambyinteracting with older students of Spanish

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Music• Twolessonsperweek• Refinebothvocalandinstrumentalskills• Furthermasteryofmusicnotationreadingability• Useofrecorders,ukuleles,orffinstrumentsandAfricandrummingtoapplyacquiredmusicskills

• Continuestudyofworldmusic• IntroduceJazzasanAmericanartform• PerformintheWilliamsburgprogram,holidayprogramand

end of year showcase

Art• Weeklyinstruction• Encompassestheelementsofartandprinciplesofdesignby

focusing on a variety of media including acrylic, clay, colored pencil, pastels, and watercolor


Library• Weeklyinstruction• Identifyandrecallmajorandminorcharacters,plot,and

setting• Readavarietyoffiction,nonfiction,andaward-winningbooks

• “Read”adramaticpartinReader’sTheatreexercises• Useatableofcontentsandindex• Useanatlas,bothprintandonline• Locatesectionsofthelibraryandidentifyorderarrangementandcallnumbers

• Useonlineencyclopediastogatherinformationforresearch• Usetechnologyresourcesforproblemsolving,

communication, and illustration of thoughts, ideas, and stories

• Useonlinecatalogtosearchlibrarymaterials Physical Education• Dailyclasses• Developanappreciationforothersandsportsmanshipskills• Fitnessactivitiesthatdevelopcoordination,flexibility,

rhythmic movement, cardiovascular endurance, locomotor skills,spatialawareness,andtumblingskills

• Playandmovementactivitiesincludingscooters,relays,cooperative games, fitness testing, manipulative activities, activities to encourage creative expressions, sport skills, and games

• ParticipateinJumpRopeforHeart,thePhysicalFitnessTests,andColonialDay

• Understandtheimportanceofexercise,nutrition,andpersonal hygiene


Guidance• Developahealthysenseofself-worth• Learnhowtoresistpeerpressureusingassertiverefusalskillsandaproblem-solvingstrategy

• Identifyandpracticeactive-listeningskills• Learncharactereducationthroughaseriesofactiveand

creative lessons.

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Fourth GradeAsstudentsenterfourthgrade,theycontinuetodeveloptheabilitytothinkabstractly.Additionally,theyareableto express in writing what they have learned across the curriculum. Therefore, writing is an integral part of each academicarea.Ateamofteachersinstructsthecorecoursesofmath,science,languagearts,andsocialstudies.Organizationandstudyskillsareemphasizedandtaughtinallsubjectareas.HighlightsofthefourthgradeincludeanovernighttriptoWilliamsburg,Jamestown,andYorktown,aPowerPointprojectthatispresentedtoparents, and plays that students prepare and perform for the school community.

Language Arts (reading, spelling, writing, grammar)• Continueddevelopmentofreadingskills,comprehension,

and written responses to texts• Dailyoralreading,discussionoftexts,vocabulary,andjournalwriting

• Bimonthlybookreviewsofoutside-of-classreading• SpellingusingtheWordStudyapproach• Sentencestructure,partsofspeech,punctuation,subject-verbagreement,proofreading,andgrammarrules

• Narrative,expository,persuasive,creative,descriptive,andletter writing assignments through the writing process

• Textsandliterature:- Macmillan/McGraw-HillTreasuresseries- The Search for Delicious,byNatalieBabbit- In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson,byBetteBaoLord

- Poetry and short plays- BlizzardbyJimMurphy

Mathematics• Conceptualdevelopmentandproblemsolvingskillsthrough

visual learning, technology, and interactive learning• Numberandoperations,algebra,measurement,geometry,dataanalysisandprobability,andproblemsolving

• Explorationofplacevalueand"numbersense"• Utilizationofunit,"bar,"or"strip"modelstovisualizeamountsaspartsandtotalstosolvewordproblemsandtounderstand fractions

• Useofinteractivemathwebsites(ex:Sumdog)andDynaMathmagazine


Science• FocusonLifeScience• Inquirybasedinstruction• Developmentofscienceskills:observation,description,

prediction, and data collection• Formalexperimentationbasedonthescientificmethod• Detailedunitsonplants,animals,habitats,andecosystems

• PlantingandcareofLowerSchoolGarden• Outdoorlearningexperiencesfosterawarenessand

understanding of local resources and environmental stewardship

• Text:ScottForesman’sScience Social Studies• UnitedStateshistoryfromearlyexplorationthroughtheCivilWar

• UnitedStatesgeography,includingstateandcapitallocationsaswellasmajorrivers,lakes,mountainranges,plains, and deserts of our country

• Stateresearchproject• Text:The United StatesbyHarcourt

Spanish• Dailyinstructioninspeaking,listening,reading,writing,vocabulary,andgrammar

• Emphasisonexploratoryoralskillstobecomefluentspeakers of the target language

• Encourageinterdisciplinaryreadingcomprehensionskills• Analyzetrickywordsandaccentrulesforaccuratespelling• Developbasicsentencewritingtobasicparagraphwriting• Practicegrammarandvocabularythroughgames,chants,

skits, and other activities• Increasecomprehensionofmorecomplexgrammarrules• Adddebateskillstopresentationalskills• ExploreHispanicculturethroughcompare/contrast

activities, music, dances, and storytelling• ParticipateincommunityandschooleventsrelatedtoHispaniccultureandothercultures

• BecomeanactiveparticipantoftheNCSGlobalStudiesprogrambyinteractingwithotherstudentsofSpanishintheMSandUS

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Music• Studentschooseeitherbandorchorus• TworehearsalseachweekBeginning Band• Instructioninwoodwindandbrassinstruments• Emphasisonrhythmreading,timecounting,note

recognition, musical terminology, posture and position of instrument, maintenance of instrument, and listening skills

• Booksandmusic:• Tradition of Excellence — Book 1• ConcertliteraturefromtheNorthCrossSchoolMusiclibrary

• OneeveningconcertduringtheyearLower School Chorus• Incorporatesbasicmusictheory,sight-singingskills,eartraining,andpropervocaltechniques

• Booksandmusic:• Basic Music Theory: How to Read, Write, and Understand

Written MusicbyJonathanHarnum• ConcertliteraturefromtheNorthCrossSchoolMusiclibrary

• Twoeveningconcertseachyear

Art• Weeklyinstruction• Encompassestheelementsofartandprinciplesofdesignbyfocusingonavarietyofmedia,includingacrylics,clay,colored pencil, pastels, and watercolor

• Incorporatesarthistoryintoclassprojects• Introducessomeof“TheMasters”andtheirwork Physical Education• Dailyclasses• Continuetodevelopanappreciationforothersand

sportsmanship skills• Beginsimpleteamsportsandlead-upgamestohigher-level

team games• Participateinfitnessactivities,improveflexibility,muscular

strength and endurance, speed, and cardiovascular endurance

• Learntomanagerulesandconceptsingamesandsports• ParticipateinJumpRopeforHeartandthePhysicalFitnessTests


Library• Weeklyinstruction• Identifyanddescribegenres• Recallandidentifymajorandminorcharacters,plot,and

setting• Useatableofcontents,index,atlas,andalmanac• Collectandorganizebibliographicdataforcitations• Useonlinecatalogtosearchlibrarymaterials• Usetechnologyresourcesforresearch,problemsolving,


• Begintoanalyzeandcriticallyevaluatesources• Begintounderstandcopyrightandplagiarism• Createamultimediaprojectusingresearchgatheredfroma

variety of sources



creative lessons.

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Fifth GradeTheemphasisintheFifthGradeisonapplicationofknowledge,organizationoflargeamountsofmaterial,combiningandsynthesizingthevarioussubjectsthataretaught,independence,writingfluentlyandcoherently,andproblemsolving.Ateamofteachersinstructthecorecoursesofreading,languagearts,wordstudy,math,history,andscience.Studentsvisitthecomputerlabtosupplementclassroomactivities.Thestudentsparticipateinvariousactivities,includingaScienceFair,alivingtimeline,thehatchingofbirdeggs,andanovernighttriptoWashington,D.C.

Language Arts• Includesreading,wordstudy,composition,andgrammar• Literatureintegratedwithhistoricaltopics• Historicalnovels,fiction,non-fiction,poetry,anddrama• Vocabularyandwordorigin,readingstrategies,andfluency• Analysisofplotstructure,character,andthemes• Spellingwithemphasisonwordstudy• Constructingmulti-paragraphstories,essays,andpoems

through the writing process• Textsandliterature:

- BoyofthePaintedCavebyJustenDenzel- MaïaofThebesbyAnnTurner- TheEgyptGamebyZilphaKeatleySnyder- TheIliadbyNickMcCarty- MacmillanLanguageArtsToday

Mathematics• Furtheradvancetheconceptualdevelopmentandproblem

solving skills developed in fourth grade through visual learning, technology, and interactive learning

• Numberandoperations,algebra,measurement,geometry,dataanalysisandprobability,andproblemsolving

• Explorationofplacevalueand"numbersense"• Utilizationofunit,"bar,"or"strip"modelstovisualizeamountsaspartsandtotalstosolvewordproblemsandtounderstand fractions

• Useofinteractivemathwebsites(ex:Sumdog)andDynaMathmagazine


Science• FocusonLifeScience• Inquirybasedinstruction• Developmentofscienceskills:observation,description,

prediction, and data collection• Formalexperimentationbasedonthescientificmethod• Detailedunitsonplants,animals,habitats,andecosystems• PlantingandcareofLowerSchoolGarden

• Outdoorlearningexperiencesfosterawarenessandunderstanding of local resources and environmental stewardship

• Text:ScottForesman’sScience Social Studies• Studyoftheancientworld,from4.5millionyearsagotothefalloftheRomanEmpire

• Classroomlectures,note-taking,textbookreadingskills• Cooperativeteamlearning,hands-onactivitiesincludingalessonatscribeschool,andcreativeprojects

• Alivingtimelinethatexploresthelivesofhumankindfrom2.5millionyearsagototheancientRomans

• Texts:- Houghton-MifflinHarcourtAncient Civilizations textbook

- Supplemental historical reading through language arts

Spanish• Dailyinstructionthroughimmersioninspeaking,listening,reading,writing,vocabulary,andgrammar

• Sustainedlongerconversationswithemphasisonproperlanguage form

• Encourageinterdisciplinaryreadingcomprehensionskillsbyconnecting oral and writing

• Developbasicparagraphwritingtoextendedparagraphwriting using accurate spelling, linkers, and connectors

• Practicegrammarandvocabularythroughgames,chants,skits, and competitions

• Increaseunderstandingofmorecomplexgrammarrules• Exploreculturethroughdebatesandpresentations• ParticipateincommunityandschooleventsrelatedtoHispaniccultureandothercultures

• BecomeanactivestudentoftheNCSGlobalStudiesprogrambyinteractingwithotherstudentsofSpanishandnative speakers of Spanish

• BecomeamemberoftheNCSSpanishSocietytocultivateskillsintheareasofambassadorship,servicetoschool,andservice to community

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Art• Weeklyinstruction• Encompassestheelementsofartandprinciplesofdesignbyfocusingonavarietyofmedia,includingacrylic,clay,colored pencil, pastels, and watercolor

• Incorporatearthistoryintoclassprojects• Introducesomeof“TheMasters”andtheirworksatagrade/

age appropriate level

Music• Threerehearsalseachweek• ContinuedstudyofbandorchorusBeginning Band• Instructioninwoodwind,brass,orpercussioninstruments,continuinginstructionfromfourthgrade(Pleasenote:StudentswhodidnotbeginbandatNCSinfourthgradearestronglyrecommendedtotakeprivatelessonsbeforetheschoolyearbeginsandthroughoutthefallterm.)

• Emphasisonrhythmreadingandtimecounting,noterecognition,musicalterminology,majorscales,postureandposition of instrument, maintenance of instrument, and listening skills

• Booksandmusic:- Tradition of Excellence — Book 1(secondhalf )- ConcertliteraturefromtheNorthCrossSchoolMusiclibrary

• TwoeveningconcertsduringtheyearLower School Chorus• Incorporatesbasicmusictheory,sight-singingskills,eartraining,andpropervocaltechniques,continuinginstruction from fourth grade

• Booksandmusic:• Basic Music Theory: How to Read, Write, and Understand

Written MusicbyJonathanHarnum• ConcertliteraturefromtheNorthCrossSchoolMusiclibrary

• Twoeveningconcertseachyear



creative lessons.

Physical Education• Dailyclasses• Gainbenefitsfromexerciseandpromoteaninterestinpersonalwellness,lifetimesports,andNorthCrossathletics

• Developmusclestrength,staticstretchingskills,weighttrainingtechniques,fitnesstrainingskills,generalathleticskills involved with team and individual sports

• Developteamsportskillsforvolleyball,football,basketball,baseball/softball,andsoccer



Library• Readavarietyoffictionandnonfiction• Identifystoryelementsandgenre• Useavarietyofmediaandtechnologyresourcesforresearch,problemsolving,communication,andillustrationof thoughts, ideas, and stories

• Analyzeandcriticallyevaluatesources• Beawareofcopyrightandbeabletoidentifyinstancesof

plagiarism• Collectandorganizebibliographicdataforcitations• Locatesectionsofthelibraryandidentifyorderarrangementandcallnumbers

• Createamultimediapresentationusingresearchgatheredfrom a variety of sources

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Sixth GradeThesixth-gradeyearprovidesatraditionalacademiccurriculumwhilerecognizingandembracingthetransitionalexperienceofnewmiddleschoolstudents.Atthebeginningoftheyear,studentsattendanorientationtripatCampRoanoke.Duringthefallandwinterterms,facultymembersandadvisorsseektohelpeachstudentcreateasystemofacademicorganizationandstudyskillsappropriatefortheirmiddleschoolclasses.Duringtheyear,studentslearnresearchandcomputerskillsinmultiplesubjects,worktheirwayintointroductoryalgebra,mayjoinorganizedsportsteams,takepartinayear-longintramuralprogramofcompetitions,andperforminbandorchoirconcerts.

English• Combinationofliterature,grammar,mechanics,and

composition• Practicethewritingprocessthroughessays,creative,andnon-fictionwritingusingMLAformat

• Novelandshortstorystudyemphasizingvocabulary,comprehension,theme,plot,characterization,genres,andauthors

• Emphasisontimemanagement,testtaking,organization,study skills, and technology

• Texts:- Pearson-PrenticeHall’sWriting Coach/Grammar (electronictext)

- The Write Source 2000grammartextbook- Walk Two Moons,bySharonCreech- Through the Looking Glass,byLewisCarroll- A Christmas Carol,byCharlesDickens- The Hobbit,byJ.R.R.Tolkien- SelectedshortstoriesbyWashingtonIrving,RudyardKipling,andIsaacSinger

- SelectedpoetrybyHenryWadsworthLongfellow,EmilyDickinson,andWilliamCarlosWilliams

Mathematics• Explorenumberoperationsandcomputations,includingfractions,decimals,mixednumbers,integers,ratios,proportions,percentages,patterns,andalgebraicsymbols,tobridgethetransitionbetweenlowerschoolmathandtheformalstudyofalgebra

• Analyzeandevaluatevariableexpressions• Solveone-stepandtwo-stepvariableequationsandinequalities

• Identifypointsonthecoordinateplaneandgraphlinearequations

• Studygeometricrelationshipstoanalyzepropertiesofcircles, rectangles, and triangles, including the use of exponentsandsquareroots

• Practiceuseoftools,techniques,andformulastoaccuratelymeasureobjectsinappropriateunits

• Problemsolvingthroughcollecting,recording,organizing,interpreting, and displaying data

• Applytheconceptsofprobabilitytodesignmodelstoanalyzethelikelihoodofeventsandmakepredictions

• ElectronicText:PrenticeHall’sMathematics: Course 2

General Science• Explorethephysicaluniverseandtheprinciplesthatdirecttheinteractionsbetweendifferenttypesofmatterandenergy

• Practicetheprocessofscience:howtoobserve,measure,and record data, research and report information, and how to design and evaluate experiments

• Focusonpersonalactionsandtheirimpactontheenvironment

• Texts:- Pearson’sInteractiveScience:Physical Science(electronictextandhardcopy)

- Scholastic’sScienceWorldmagazine

History• StudyofAmericangovernmentbeginningwiththeConstitutionalConventionthroughtheCivilWar,focusingon the development of constitutional government, the Westwardexpansionandrelatedterritorialdisputes,andtheeventsleadingtotheCivilWar

• Developknowledgeofhistory,geography,civics,andeconomics,whichenablesstudentstounderstandthepeople, ideas and events that have shaped our nation

• Activitiestobuildstudents’skillsindebate,discussion,andwriting

• Useofprimaryandsecondarysourcesandhistoricalnovelstoemphasizetopicsstudiedinclass

• Texts:- A History of US: The New Nation: 1789-1850,byJoyHakim

- A History of US: Liberty for All?: 1820-1860,byJoyHakim

- Seaman,byGailLangerKarwoski- Soldier's HeartbyGaryPaulsen- JuniorScholasticMagazinebyScholastic

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World Languages• StudentschooseFrenchorSpanishinaprogramthatreflectslowerschoolfundamentalsandbeginsamoreadvancedstudy of the modern foreign languages.

• FivelessonseachweekFrench A• Introductorycourseemphasizingthefourfacetsoflearningalanguage:reading,writing,listening,andspeaking

• IncorporatesstudyoftheFrench-speakingworld,includinghistory, culture, and geography

• LearnandapplybasicFrenchvocabulary• Reviewanduseofbothregularandirregularverbsin

present tense• IncreaseawarenessofgrammaticalconceptsinFrenchas

well as English• EncourageuseoftheFrenchlanguagebothinandoutsideof

the classroom• Electronictext:EMC Publishing's T'es branché?Spanish A• Beginningcourseinconversation,grammar,oral

comprehension, reading and writing• Developvocabularyincludinggreetings,time,classroomitems,andadjectivestodescribepeople,food,family,age,clothes, and places

• Exploreculturaldiversitytolearnandcomparepractices,products, and perspectives

• Exposuretobasicaspectsofgrammar,includingindefinitearticles, plurals of nouns and articles, and present tense of regular,irregular,andstem-changingverbs

• EncouragetheuseoftheSpanishlanguagebothinsideandoutside the classroom

• Text:HoltMcDougal’s¡Avancemos!

Music• Continuedstudyofbandorchorus• Fourrehearsalsperweek• TwoeveningconcertsduringtheyearConcert Band• ContinuesinstructionfromLowerSchoolinwoodwind,brass,orpercussioninstruments(Pleasenote:StudentswhodidnotbeginbandatNCSinfourthgradearestronglyrecommendedtotakeprivatelessonsbeforetheschoolyearbeginsandthroughoutthefallterm.)

• Emphasisonrhythmreadingandtimecounting,musicalterminology,majorscales,rudiments,chromaticscale,music history, posture and position of instrument, and listening to professional recordings

• Musicperformancelevel:GradeII/II+• Twoeveningconcertsduringtheyear• Texts:

- Tradition of Excellence — Book 2- ConcertliteraturefromtheNorthCrossSchoolmusiclibrary

Concert Choir• Incorporatesbasicmusictheory,sight-singingskills,eartraining,andpropervocaltechniques,continuinginstructionfromLowerSchool

• Twoeveningconcertsduringtheyear• Texts:

- Basic Music Theory: How to Read, Write, and Understand Written MusicbyJonathanHarnum

- ConcertliteraturefromtheNorthCrossSchoolMusiclibrary

Library• Usetechnologyresourcesforresearch,problemsolving,


• Analyzeandcriticallyevaluatesources• Formulatestrategiesforgatheringinformationonatopicusingavarietyofsearchtechniques

• Useandunderstandprimaryandsecondarysources• Collectandorganizebibliographicdataforcitations• Knowthesignificanceofdomainnames• Demonstratepositivesocialandethicalbehaviorswhen

using technology• Understandwhatconstitutesplagiarism

Guidance• Learntoapplyempathyskillsandrecognizethevalueof

different perspectives• Distinguishdifferencesbetweenpassive,assertive,and

aggressive communication styles• Understandanddeveloptolerance.• Identifythepersonal,health,andsocialconsequencesofusingtobacco,marijuana,alcohol,andinhalants

• Lessonsappliedthroughself-reflection,guideddiscussion,role-playpractice,andjournalwriting.

Physical Education• Dailyclasses• Gainbenefitsfromexerciseandpromoteaninterestinpersonalwellness,lifetimesports,andNorthCrossSchoolathletics

• Developmusclestrength,staticstretchingskills,weighttrainingtechniques,fitnesstrainingskills,andgeneralathletic skills involved with team and individual sports

• Establishfitnessgoalsandparticipateinfitnessteststoassess progress

• Learnthebasichistoryandmajorrulesofmultiplesports

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Seventh GradeThe seventh-grade year reflects a transition to more sophisticated academic work and a larger variety of course offerings, including three different courses in math and in the fine arts. The reading selections in English and history are more advanced in terms of theme and genre, and writing assignments in all disciplines stress individualanalysis,personalreflection,andtheproperuseofresearchdocumentation.Inthespringterm,studentsengageinalengthyco-curricularprojectintheirEnglishandhistorycourses,culminatinginawell-organizedresearchpaperandanoralpresentationinfrontoftheirpeers.TheLifeSciencecoursepaysparticularemphasis in the spring to watershed formation and development, and the students spend time in the field studyingwaterquality,nutrientlevels,andcommoncausesofeutrophication.Thecourseworkduringseventh-gradebeginstolaythefoundationforthesuccessfuleighth-gradetransitiontotheUpperSchoolprogram.

English• Combinationofliterarystudy,grammar,mechanics,

and composition focusing on all types of writing using appropriate diction and structures

• Practiceofthewritingprocessthroughessays,journals,athesis-drivenpaper,andcreativewriting(play,poetry,mystery)

• DevelopresearchskillsfromMLAstyleofcitationtoanalyzingwebsitesforaccuracyandreliability

• Novelandshortstorystudyemphasizingcomprehension,vocabulary,andcriticalanalysis

• Emphasisonorganization,timemanagement,studyskills,memory skills, note taking, test taking, and technology

• Texts:- Pearson-PrenticeHall’sWriting Coach, Grade

7(electronictext)- The Write Source 2000grammartextbookandworkbook- Vocabulary for Success,byHaroldLevine- The Cricket on the Hearth,byCharlesDickens- The Outsiders,byS.E.Hinton- A Raisin in the Sun,byLorraineHansberry- The Boy in the Striped Pajamas,byJohnBoyn- The Giver,byLoisLowry- ShortstoriesandpoetrybyLangstonHughes,RobertFrost,andEdgarAllanPoe

Mathematics• Coursedeterminedbysixth-gradeend-of-yearplacement

process• OfferingsincludePre-algebra,Algebra1-Part1(TI-84graphingcalculatorrequired),andHonorsAlgebraI(TI-84graphingcalculatorrequired)

• E-Texts:- HoltMcDougalLarson’sPre-Algebra- HoltMcDougalLarson’sAlgebra 1

Life Science• Explorehowlifeisdefinedatachemicalandcellularlevel• Focusonintracellularandextracellularprocessesthataffect

living organisms• Studyofthecell,thecharacteristicsoflife,andecology• Reviewandfurtherenrichknowledgeoftheprocessesofscience:howtoobserve,measure,andrecorddata,research and report information, and design and evaluate experiments

• Writingandresearchskillsdevelopedusingobservationsandoutsideresources,includingtheInternet

• Focusonpersonalactionsandtheirimpacttotheenvironment

• Texts:- Pearson’sInteractive Science: Life Science(electronictextandhardcopy)

- Scholastic’sScience World magazine

History• ContinuationofAmericanhistorybeguninsixthgrade• StudyoftheReconstructionoftheSouththroughpresentdayeventswithparticularfocusonWorldWarI,theGreatDepression,andWorldWarII

• Makeconnectionstothepastandunderstandhowandwhyit applies today

• Recognitionofthebasicvalues,principles,andoperationofAmericanconstitutionaldemocracy

• Useofprimaryandsecondarysourcesandhistoricalnovelstoemphasizetopicsstudiedinclass

• Activitiestobuildstudents’skillsindebate,discussion,andwriting, including Chicago-style documentation

• Texts:- GlencoePublishing’sThe American Journey- A History of US: Reconstructing America: 1865-1890,byJoyHakim

- A History of US: An Age of Extremes: 1880-1917,byJoyHakim

- A History of US: War, Peace, and All that Jazz: 1918-1945,byJoyHakim

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- Out of the Dust,byKarenHesse- Junior Scholastic MagazinebyScholastic

World Languages• StudentschooseFrenchorSpanishfordailystudyFrench B• SecondyearcourseinintroductoryFrenchemphasizingthefourfacetsoflanguagelearning:speaking,reading,writing,and listening comprehension

• Reviewregular,irregular,andstem-changingverbsinthepresent, past, and future tenses

• Reinforcethequotidianphrasesnecessaryfordailyconversation and fluency

• Increaseawarenessofpolitical,cultural,andgeographicalinformationconcerningtheFrench-speakingworld

• Focusonthecreationofthematicanddescriptivesentencesand paragraphs

• EncouragetheuseoftheFrenchlanguagebothinsideandoutside the classroom

• IncorporatestraditionalFrenchsongs,skitsandguidedconversationsusingnewvocabularyandreadingsoflevelappropriate material

• Texts:- EMCPublishing'sT'es branché?(electronic)- Amsco’sFrench First YearWorkbook

Spanish B• AugmentintroductorylinguisticconceptsandvocabularylearnedinSpanishA

• Reinforceandexpandthevocabularyusedinbasicreal-lifesettings

• Builduponknowledgeofsomebasicregularandirregularverbsandintroducereflexiveverbs

• Introducetheimperative,thepresentprogressive,thepasttense, and more complex grammatical structures

• Promotegreaterconfidenceineffectiveoralandwrittencommunication

• Exposuretobasicaspectsofgrammar,includingindefinitearticles, plurals of nouns and articles, and present tense of regular,irregular,andstem-changingverbs

• EncouragetheuseoftheSpanishlanguagebothinsideandoutside the classroom

• Text:HoltMcDougal’s¡Avancemos!

Fine Arts• Studentschooseart,band,orchorusforstudythroughout

the year, meeting five times per week.Visual Art• Encompassestheelementsofartandprinciplesofdesignbyfocusingonavarietyofmedia,includingacrylic,clay,colored pencil, pastels, and watercolor

• Incorporatesarthistoryintoclassprojects• Weeklysketchbookassignments• Majorprojects:Masterworkspaintingprojectandpaper,

Galaproject,F.O.T.A.Coffeehousefundraiser,SPCAAnnualArtShow

• StudentartexhibitionConcert Band• Continuesinstructionfromsixthgradeinwoodwind,brass,

or percussion instruments• Emphasisonrhythmreadingandtimecounting,musicalterminology,majorscales,rudiments,chromaticscale,music history, posture and position of instrument, and listening to professional recordings

• Musicperformancelevel:GradeII/II+• Twoeveningconcertsduringtheyear• Texts:

- Tradition of Excellence — Book 2 (secondhalf)- ConcertliteraturefromtheNorthCrossSchoolmusiclibrary

Concert Choir• Incorporatesbasicmusictheory,sight-singingskills,eartraining,andpropervocaltechniques,continuinginstruction from sixth grade

• Twoeveningconcertsduringtheyear• Texts:

- Basic Music Theory: How to Read, Write, and Understand Written MusicbyJonathanHarnum











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Eighth GradeTheeighth-gradeyearischaracterizedbyanemphasisinmoreabstractthinking,engagingmathematicalapplicationsinalgebraandgeometry,classroomdebate,andintermediateforeignlanguagestudy.ThestudentstakepartinanovernightriverstudytriptoWestVirginiainthefall,andtheyearculminatesinatriptoWashingtonD.C.,whichincludesvisitstotheSmithsonianMuseum,theKennedyCenter,theU.S.Capitol,andanhistoricalwalkingtour.AlthoughteachersstresstheskillsnecessarytosucceedintheupcomingUpperSchoolprogram,thefinalyearofNorthCrossMiddleSchoolprovidesstudentsauniqueopportunityforleadership,self-reflection, creative writing, and personal growth.

English• Emphasisonmovingbeyondconcreteideasandtowardmoreabstractthinking

• Thematicapproachtonovels,shortstories,andpoems,connectingliterature,thestudents’lives,andthegreaterworld

• Literaturestudycomplementedwithgrammaticalexercises,vocabularypractice,andcreativeandessaywriting

• Studyoftheresearchprocess,documentation,andMLAformat for research papers

• Analysisofimportantpoeticalworksofvariousformswithemphasisonscansion,tone,andsymbol

• Studyofliterarytermstobuildvocabularyandcorrectlydiscuss the elements of literary works

• Texts:- PrenticeHall’sLiterature, Grade 8(electronictext)- Pearson-PrenticeHall’sWriting Coach, Grade 8 (electronictext)

- Of Mice and Men,byJohnSteinbeck- To Kill a Mockingbird,byHarperLee- Romeo and Juliet,byWilliamShakespeare- A Long Way Gone,byIshmaelBeah- SelectedpoetrybyauthorssuchasWilliamWordsworth,PercyShelley,SeamusHeaney,JohnKeats,ElizabethBarrettBrowning,JohnDonne,JohnMilton,WilliamButlerYeats,andGwendolynBrooks

Mathematics• Courseplacementdeterminedbyperformanceinindividualstudent’sseventh-grademathclass

• OfferingsincludeAlgebra1-Part1,Algebra1-Part2,Algebra1,andGeometry(TI-83orTI-84graphingcalculatorrequiredforallcourses)

• Texts:- HoltMcDougalLarson’sAlgebra 1 (electronictext)- HoltMcDougalLarson’sGeometry(electronictext)- HoltMcDougal’sAlgebra I: Concepts and Skills

Earth Science• Integrationofmeteorology,cartography,hydrology,oceanography,geology,andastronomyintoabroadunderstanding of the processes that affect the Earth

• Laboratoriesperformedforvariousconcepts• Reviewandfurtherenrichknowledgeoftheprocessofscience:howtoobserve,measure,andrecorddata,howtoresearch and report information, and how to design and evaluate experiments

• Writingandresearchskillsdevelopedusingobservationsandoutsideresources,includingtheInternet

• Texts:- Pearson’sInteractive Science: Earth Science(electronictext)

- Scholastic’sScience Worldmagazine

History• SurveyofworldhistoryfromtheoriginsofmanthroughtheRenaissance

• Majortopics:interactionsofenvironment,cultures,religiousand ethical systems, economics, authority and power, empire building,andscienceandtechnology

• Emphasisplacedonknowledgeandskillsthatallowstudentstoresearch,debate,discuss,andwriteaboutthefactorsthathave shaped the world and continue to influence the shaping of the world

• Texts:- McDougalLittell'sWorld History: Patterns of Interaction (electronictext)

- Song of Roland

World Languages• StudentschoosetostudyFrench,Spanish,orLatinfordaily

study throughout the year.French I• AcquirebasictointermediateFrenchvocabularyand

grammar through structured daily exercises and group practice

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• FocusonproperpronunciationoftheFrenchlanguage,including accented vowels and diphthongs

• StrengthenoverallwritingandlisteningskillsinpreparationfortheNationalFrenchExam

• Studythegeography,history,andmajorproductsofFrance• DrillthegrammaticalstructuresnecessarytoconversingindailyspokenFrenchandinformalwriting

• Readlevel-appropriateliterature,articles,andpoems• DiscusscontemporaryissuesintheFrench-speakingworld,

as well as historical issues of relevance• Text:GlencoeMcGrawHill’sBon VoyageSpanish I• BuilduponskillslearnedinSpanishAandB• Reinforceandexpandthevocabularyusedinvariousreal-

life settings• DevelopaSpanishaccentandunderstandtheroleof

pronunciation• EnhancelisteningskillsbylisteningtoCD’sandvideosbyHispanicspeakers

• Introductiontoimportantgrammarrulesandtheirexceptions

• Developwritingskillsincompletesentencesandparagraphs• Expandthecommandofimportantidiomaticexpressionssuchas“tenersuerte”and“tenerrazón”

• PromoteagreaterunderstandingoftheHispanicculture• Text:Holt,RinehartandWinston’s¡Exprésate!Latin I• Focusondevelopingcompetenceinbasicgrammar,

pronunciation, and translation• BuildingLatinvocabularyandrelatingittoEnglish

derivatives• IntroductiontoRomanhistory,geography,andmythology• Text:Wheelock’sLatin, 7th edition

Fine Arts• Studentschooseart,band,chorus,orcreativewritingand

meet five days a weekVisual Art• Focusontheelementsofartandprinciplesofdesign,while

exposing students to a variety of media• Weeklysketchbookassignments• Majorprojects:Masterworkspaintingprojectandpaper,Galaproject,F.O.T.A.Coffeehousefundraiser,SPCAAnnualArtShow

• StudentartexhibitionSymphonic Band• Advancedclassthatcombinesstudentsfrommultiplegrades

in preparation for two evening concerts, district auditions, andCombinedHonorBandDay

• Musicperformancelevel:GradeIV• Emphasisplacedonrhythmreadingandtimecounting,dynamics,12majorscales,rudiments,fullrangeofthechromaticscale,jazz,musichistoryandlisteningtoprofessional recordings

Chorale• Advancedclassthatcombinesstudentsfrommultiplegrades

in preparation for two evening concerts, district auditions, localfestivals,andFounders’Day

• Focusonmoreadvancedmusictheory,sight-singingskills,eartraining,andvocaltechniques

• Texts:- The Sight-Singer,byAudreySnyder- Master Theory (Series 6 books),byCharlesS.PetersandPaulYoder


Creative Writing• Guidestudentsthroughaseriesofwritinggenresincludingshortstories,poetry,fiction,andjournalisticarticles

• Useofthenecessaryterminologyandanalyticaltoolstodocritical analysis and peer editing

• Organizeatleastonecreativewritingperformanceduringthe year, providing a forum to showcase student work

• Compile,edit,andpublishaspringcreativewritingmagazineforthestudentbody










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Ninth GradeBeginninginninthgrade,studentsmoreindependentlynavigatetheirschoolexperiencebothintellectuallyanddevelopmentally.ThetransitiontotheUpperSchoolincludessupportineachclasswithemphasisonskilldevelopmentinreading,writing,note-taking,studyhabits,andtimemanagement.TheacademicrigorsoftheUpperSchoolincludeaseven-periodschedule,formalexamsinNovemberandJune,andapproximatelytwohoursofhomeworkeachschoolnight.Ahighlightatthebeginningoftheyearincludesatwo-dayovernighttriptoWildernessAdventurethatprovidesanopportunityforstudentstolearnmoreaboutthemselvesandtheirclassmates.Ninthgraders,alongwiththerestoftheUpperSchoolstudents,complete12.5hoursofcommunityservice each year, experience a variety of Thursday afternoon programs, participate in the annual Symposium program,anduseaniPadaspartoftheSchool’sintegratedtechnologyprogram.

English• Emphasisonthesis-basedwritingandanalysisoftexts• Developmentofclosereadingandabstractthinkingskills• Incorporationofavarietyofassessments,includingtests,quizzes,papers,andprojects

• Texts:- Homer’sOdyssey- TennesseeWilliams’The Glass Menagerie- JohnSteinbeck'sThe Moon is Down- MargaretAtwood’sThe Penelopiad- ElieWiesel’sNight- Shakespeare’sTwelfth Night

• Termelectives(onecrediteach)- ArtofStory- LiteratureofMusic- IntroductiontoTheatre

Mathematics• Courseplacementdeterminedbyindividualstudent’spreviousyear’smathclassandperformance

• OfferingsincludeAlgebra2,Geometry,andAlgebra1-Part2IntroductiontoComputerScience

World Languages• GraduationrequirementofthreeconsecutivelevelsofonelanguagewithaminimumofninecreditsintheUpperSchool

• InstructionofferedinFrench,Latin,andSpanishthroughtheAPlevel

• Additionalyearsbeyondthegraduationrequirementofferedas electives

• Courseworkguidedbythe"5C's"oftheAmericanCouncilontheTeachingofForeignLanguages:communication,connections, comparisons, communities, and culture

• Studentplacementdependsupontheirachievementinprevious language classes

ScienceConceptual Physics• Inquiry-basedinstructionthatincorporateslectures,laboratories,demonstrations,homework,andin-classproblemsolving

• Useofcomputerprobewareandsoftwarefordatacollectionand analyses

• Buildsuponscienceandmathskillsdevelopedinpreviouscourses of study

• Majortopics:forces,lawsofmotion,fluids,kinetictheory,thermodynamics, electromagnetic waves, refraction, the nature of atoms, nuclear energy, and radioactivity

• Texts:- McGrawHilliBook:Physics: Principles and Problems- Workbooksforproblem-solving,readingandstudy,and

concept development practice History• StudentschoosebetweenWorldHistoryIIorIntroductiontoGlobalStudies.

World History II• BeginswiththeEuropeanRenaissance,continuingthestudy

of world history in the eighth grade• Tracesthegrowingconnections—fromtradeandwarstoculturalexchanges—betweenthevariouspeoplesandnationsoftheworldfrom1500to1900

• Providesanhistoricalcontextforunderstandingtheeventsofstudents’ownera

• Text:GlencoeWorld HistoryIntroduction to Global Studies• InterdisciplinarycoursedesignedforstudentsinterestedinpursuingbroaderparticipationintheGlobalStudiesProgram

• Familiarizestudentswithrecent,current,andfutureglobalissues

• Topicsrangefrompopulation,economicdevelopment,environmental and resource issues, and food and energy concerns

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• Text:Global Issues: An Introduction• Additionalresources:TEDTalks,currentnewspublicationsandsites,web-basedresources

Fine and Performing Arts• Graduationrequirementofthreecredits• Full-yearelectives(threecreditseach)

- AdvancedStudioArt- Chorale- GraphicDesign- Portfolio(StudioArt)- SymphonicBand

• Termelectives(onecrediteach)- IntroductiontoDrawing- IntroductiontoPainting- Introductionto3-DArt

Additional Electives• Mayrequirepermissionoftheteacherordepartmentchairand/orhaveprerequisites

• Full-yearelectives(threecreditseach)- Journalism- Yearbook-Science,Technology,Art,Design(STAD)-Biomechanics-AdvancedReadingandWriting

• Termelectives(onecrediteach)- Entrepreneurship- SportsAdministration- SportsBusiness

Athletic Requirement• MustparticipateinthreeathleticseasonsduringtheirfouryearsintheUpperSchool

• Requirementmaybefulfilledby:- Participatingasamemberofateam- Managing a team

Wellness• Learnthevalueofnutritionandexercisebydevelopinghealthyhabits

• Identifythepersonal,health,andsocialconsequencesofusingtobacco,marijuana,alcohol,andinhalants

• Learndecisionmakingtechniques• Developself-carestrategiesincludingstressmanagement,

time management, relationship management, and goal setting

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Tenth GradeScholasticofferingsexpandinthetenthgradewithoptionsforadditionalelectivecoursework,takingthePSATforthefirsttime,andmoreindependentthinkingandworkinacademicclasses.Afallhikeisahighlightofthefirstterm.Tenthgraders,alongwiththerestoftheUpperSchoolstudents,complete12.5hoursofcommunityservice each year, experience a variety of Thursday afternoon programs, participate in the annual Symposium program,anduseaniPadaspartoftheSchool’sintegratedtechnologyprogram.

English• ExplorationofAmericanandShakespeareanliteratureasbothtextandculture

• Increasedemphasisontherelationshipbetweencriticalreasoning and oral and written analysis

• Texts:- RalphEllison'sInvisible Man-MarkTwain’sThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn- ZoraNealeHurtston’sTheir Eyes Were Watching God- ArthurMiller’sThe Crucible- 101GreatAmericanPoems(includesWhitman,Dickenson,Frost,L.Hughes,Eliot)

- F.ScottFitzgerald’sTheGreatGatsby- AestheticallyandhistoricallysignificantshortstoriesfromauthorssuchasIrving,Poe,Melville,Anderson,Steinbeck,Faulkner,Hemingway,Welty,McCullers,Oates,Updike,O’Connor

- Non-fictiontextsofEmerson,Thoreau,andKing• Termelectives(onecrediteach)

- ArtofStory- LiteratureofMusic- IntroductiontoTheatre


• OfferingsincludeAlgebra2,Geometry,CollegeAlgebra,Precalculus,IntroductiontoComputerScience,AdvancedComputer Science




•Courseworkguidedbythe"5C's"oftheAmericanCouncilontheTeachingofForeignLanguages:communication,connections, comparisons, communities, and culture


ScienceChemistry• Explorationofthestructureandbehaviorofmatter,

chemical and physical properties and processes, and gas law relationships

• Studyofhistoricalapproachestounderstandascientificmethod

• Laboratoryactivitiesextendlectureconceptsandemphasizestandard procedures and safety considerations

• Honorschemistryoffered• Text:Pearson’siBookChemistry• Full-yearelectives(threecreditseach)

- APPhysics-Science,Technology,ArtDesign(STAD)-Biomechanics

History• StudentsparticipateineitherHistoryofthe20thCenturyorAPWorldHistory.

History of the 20th Century• Cross-curricularcoursedesignedtocovermajortopicsandhistoryandadvancewritingskillswhileacquiringgreaterartistic and cultural appreciation of the past century

• Units:Imperialism,WorldWarI,theRoaring20's,theGreatDepression,WorldWarII,ColonialIndependence,Vietnam,andtheColdWar

• Incorporateshistoryessaysbaseduponthefourmodesofwriting:description(people,places,events,ideas);narration(creativestories,memoir,non-fiction);exposition(thesis-basedanalysis);andpersuasion(argumentation,Op-Ed,editorials)

AP World History• Studyoftheinteractionbetweenhumansandthe

environment• Followthedevelopmentandinteractionofcultures• Examinethebuildingofstatesandgovernment,including

expansion and conflict

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• Analyzethecreation,expansion,andinteractionofeconomic systems

• Explorethedevelopmentandtransformationofsocialstructures

• Text:RobertW.Strayer’sWays of the World: A Global History with Sources(2nded.)





• Full-yearelectives(threecreditseach)- Journalism-APHumanGeography-EconomicsandPersonalFinance- Yearbook-AdvancedReadingandWriting




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Eleventh GradeEleventhgradeisapivotalyearasstudentsfulfillalongtermresearchproject,maytakeAdvancedPlacementcourses,andbeginthecollegeadmissionsprocessinearnest.JuniorstakethePSATinthefallandarestronglyencouragedtotakeboththeSATandACTpriortotheendofthespringterm.Thefull-timecollegecounselorworkscloselywiththejuniorclassindeterminingthebestcollegefitforeachstudent.CollegepreparatoryeventsincludethePSATScoreReturnNightinDecember,CollegeNightinFebruary,andanindividualmeetingwitheachstudentandhis/herparentsbeforetheendofthespringterm.AfallhikeatPeaksofOtterisahighlightofthefirstterm.Eleventhgraders,alongwiththerestoftheUpperSchoolstudents,complete12.5hoursofcommunity service each year, experience a variety of Thursday afternoon programs, participate in the annual Symposiumprogram,anduseaniPadaspartoftheSchool’sintegratedtechnologyprogram.

English• SurveyofBritishliterature,providingabroadrangeof

genres and styles• Continuedemphasisoncritical,analytical,and

argumentative writing• BegintheprocessofshapingSeniorProjects• Texts:

- Beowulf- Chaucer’sCanterbury Tales- GeorgeOrwell’s1984- WilliamShakespeare’sKing Lear- MaryShelley’sFrankenstein- JosephConrad'sHeart of Darkness- AestheticallyandhistoricallysignificantshortstoriesfromauthorssuchasDickens,Chesterton,andJoyce

• AdvancedPlacementEnglishclassesofferedinalternatingyears

AP English Language and Composition• Selectionoftexts:

- The Language of Composition. 2nd ed.- Essaysandspeeches,includingworksbyRalphWaldoEmerson,DavidThoreau,MartinLuther,King,Jr.,AbrahamLincoln,JohnF.Kennedy,JonathanSwift,VirginiaWoolf,WilliamFaulkner,JoyceCarolOates,GeorgeOrwell,MarkTwain,AmyTan,andRachelCarson

- WilliamShakespeare’sRichard III- KateChopin'sThe Awakening

AP English Literature• Selectionoftexts:

- WorksbyAeschylusandSophocles- Brontë’sJane Eyre- Conrad’sHeart of Darkness- Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying- Ibsen’sA Doll House- Miller’sDeath of a Salesman- Morrison’sSong of Solomon

- Shakespeare’sHamlet, King Lear, and Othello- Stoppard’sRosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead



• OfferingsincludeAPCalculusAB,Calculus,Precalculus,Algebra2,Geometry,CollegeAlgebra,andAPStatistics






ScienceBiology• Concernedwiththestructure,function,distribution,

adaptations, interactions, and evolution of all living organisms

• Systems-viewofbiology,stressingecologyandevolutionandthe interactions of organisms, including the human species, with their environment

• Text:PearsoniBookBiology

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• Full-yearelectives(threecreditseach)- APChemistry- APPhysics- Science,Technology,Art,Design-Biomechanics

United States History• GeneralsurveyoftheUnitedStatesfromdiscoverytothe

present• Informsstudentsofourhistoricalheritagesotheycanmakeinformeddecisionsaboutpresentdayevents

• Requiresweeklypreparationforquizzesandtestsplusoutside reading and research

• APUSHistoryclassoffered• Texts:

- AlanBrinkley’sThe Unfinished Nation- Cracking the AP United States History Exam(APworkbook)

• FullYearelectives(threecrediteach)- APHumanGeography





• Full-yearelectives(threecreditseach)- Journalism- Yearbook- EconomicsandPersonalFinance- AdvancedReadingandWriting




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Twelfth GradeThetwelfthgraderepresentstheculminatingexperienceofaNorthCrossSchooleducation.ItishighlightedbytheDeHartProject.Theextensivespeechandpresentation,deliveredtotheschoolcommunity,requiresdedication and passion, a high degree of independent work, and close communication with a faculty advisor. Collegecounselingcontinuestobehighlyindividualizedwithascheduledmeetingwiththecollegecounselor,student,andparents.Inaddition,overtwentycollegerepresentativesvisitcampustomeetwithinterestedstudents.Thesenioryearalsoincludesayear-longEarlyChildhood-SeniorBuddyprogram,fallhike,andadditionalseniorprivileges.Twelfthgraders,alongwiththerestoftheUpperSchoolstudents,complete12.5hours of community service each year, experience a variety of Thursday afternoon programs, participate in the annualSymposiumprogram,anduseaniPadaspartoftheSchool’sintegratedtechnologyprogram.

English• Focusonworldliterature• Emphasisonresearchmethodsandwriting• Focusonconnectionsamongmajorliterarytexts• Texts:

- Sophecles’Antigone- WilliamShakespeare’sRichard III- TimO’Brien’sThe Things They Carried-IanMcEwan’sBlack Dogs- ChinuaAchebeThings Fall Apart

• AdvancedPlacementEnglishclassesofferedinalternatingyears

AP English Language and Composition• Selectionoftexts:

- The Language of Composition. 2nd ed.- Essaysandspeeches,includingworksbyRalphWaldoEmerson,DavidThoreau,MartinLuther,King,Jr.,AbrahamLincoln,JohnF.Kennedy,JonathanSwift,VirginiaWoolf,WilliamFaulkner,JoyceCarolOates,GeorgeOrwell,MarkTwain,AmyTan,andRachelCarson

- WilliamShakespeare’sRichard III- KateChopin'sThe Awakening

AP English Literature• Selectionoftexts:

- WorksbyAeschylusandSophocles- Brontë’sJane Eyre- Chopin’sThe Awakening- Conrad’sHeart of Darkness- Faulkner’sAs I Lay Dying- Ibsen’sA Doll House- Miller’sDeath of a Salesman- Morrison’sSong of Solomon - Shakespeare’sHamlet, King Lear, and Othello- Stoppard’sRosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead



• OfferingsincludeAPCalculusBC,APCalculusAB,Calculus,Precalculus,Algebra2,CollegeAlgebra,andAPStatistics

- IntroductiontoComputerScience,AdvancedComputerScience






Science• Full-yearelectives(threecreditseach)

- APChemistry- APPhysics- Environmental Studies- Science,Technology,Art,Design(STAD)-Biomechanics

• One-termElective(onecredit)- IntroductiontoSportsMedicine

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HistoryStudentschooseoneofthefollowingcourses:AP Comparative Government and Politics• Studytheprocessesandoutcomesofpoliticsinavarietyof

country settings• Considertheimportanceofglobalpoliticalandeconomic

changes• Comparedifferentpoliticalsystemstoidentifyproblemsandanalyzepolicymaking

• ElectronicText:Comparative Politics Today: A World View, AP EditionbyPowell,DaltonandStrom

United States Government• Educatestudentsonthebroad,basicprinciplesof

governance while investigating current events that directly affect students and their families

• Investigateofproblemsthegovernmentaddresseswiththegoal of participation in mind

• Discussofboththerulesofademocraticgovernmentandthethoughtbehindthoserulesinordertounderstandtheindividual’sroleasacitizen

• ProvidestudentswiththeinformationnecessarytomakeinformeddecisionsabouttheissuestheyfaceascitizensoftheUnitedStates

• Text:KarenO’ConnorandLarrySabato’sEssentials of American Government - Continuity and Change

• Full-yearElective(threecreditseach)- APHumanGeography





• Full-yearelectives(threecreditseach)- Journalism- EconomicsandPersonalFinance- Yearbook-AdvancedReadingandWriting




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