BEFORE ENTERING fOURTH GRADE

Students are required to have completed and passed the Fourth Grade Curriculum before entering Fifth Grade.

SCIENCE CAMP

Students are all encouraged to attend Science Camp. It is a Monday through Friday overnight program held at Mt. Herman.

CURRICULUM OVERVIEW

Our program involves non-denominational Biblical teaching and prayer. A Beka text books are used for math, language, spelling, poetry, and science. Positive Action for Christ text books are used for Bible.

Reading Program

• The following books are read throughout the year: Rosa (novel) Noah Webster: A Man Who Loved Words, Beyond the Horizon, Windows to the World, Of America I, and Adventures in Nature
• Comprehension Quizzes

Language

• Parts of Speech
• Diagramming
• Punctuation
• The Writing Process
• Research reports and book reports

Spelling

• Weekly spelling tests and activities

Penmanship

• Cursive writing with creative writing

Bible

• Hymns/choruses
• Memory verses
• Bible doctrine
• Lessons such as Salvation Series, Genesis, Life of Christ and many more

History: Other Countries

• Old World History and Geography
• The Middle East
• Egypt
• Africa
• Asia
• Europe
• Australia

Science: Health

• Heart, Food for vitality, Digestion, Physical Fitness, The Real You

Science: The World Around Us

• Nature, Mammals, Light, Earth, Sea, Engines, Sky, Weather, and Vertebrates

Arithmetic

• Whole numbers
• Measures (Metric and English)
• Fractions
• Time lapse
• Algebraic Equations
• Decimals
• Graphs
• Dividing Fractions
• Geometry
• Dividing Decimals