Kindergarten Readiness

This time of year, many parents of preschool children begin to ask themselves

the 1question, is my child ready for kindergarten? They wonder whether their

child will be ready academically, socially, emotionally, and physically for the

rigors of kindergarten. The information below may be helpful in your decision

making. Please note, however, that all kindergarten students enter school with

varying knowledge. Kindergarten is the year to learn to be a student, so don’t

worry if your child isn’t able to complete all the items listed.

Academic Readiness Skills:

Students should be able to:

• Write their name

• Put together a simple puzzle of 3-6 pieces

• Recognize a circle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval, and heart shapes

• Draw or trace a circle, square and triangle

• Recognize rhyming words

• Name basic colors

• Tell opposites of words

• Count to ten

• Identify alphabet letters

• Pay attention to a short story

• Identify and sort objects by color, size, shape

Social/Emotional Readiness Skills:

Students should be able to:

• Interact with others

• Take turns and share; show empathy for others

• Go to teacher for help

• Practice self-control

• Follow simple rules

• Speak understandably

• Talk in complete sentences

• Separate from parents

• Carry out 3 simple step instructions

Physical Readiness Skills:

Students should be able to:

• Hold a pencil correctly

• Use scissors, crayons, and glue

• Manage bathroom needs, including washing hands

• Put on and take off jackets and coats

• Zip and/or button items of clothing

• Alternate feet when walking up or down stairs

• Hop on one foot, jump, stand on one foot

• Trace lines

Please contact Leigh Ledet, CCS Elementary Principal, if you would like to

discuss kindergarten readiness in more depth.

Email: lledet@fbconcord.org

Phone: 865-966-8858

School Visit Checklist

Deciding where your kindergarten child will go to school can be confusing. Each

child and family has different needs and requirements. The checklist below may

help you pick just the right place for your kindergartner.

Greeting/Atmosphere

� Did you like the way you were greeted?

� Are the faculty and staff welcoming and eager to help?

� Are phone calls answered with enthusiasm?

� Does the school atmosphere seem friendly and “right” to you?

� Are parents encouraged to volunteer?

Academics

� Are the principal and teachers willing to discuss curriculum? Is it related

to state guidelines?

� Do teachers use supplements in addition to basic textbooks?

� How is progress measured? Does the school rely only on test scores?

� How much emphasis is put on standardized test scores and preparation?

� Do teachers accommodate for all learning styles?

� What can be done to challenge accelerated learners? Struggling students?

� How much homework should be expected?

� How are teachers evaluated? How often?

Communication

� Does the school communicate regularly with parents?

� Does the teacher communicate regularly with parents; newsletters, phone

calls, notes, planners, teacher conferences?

� Is the classroom open for parent observations if requested?

� Does the school have a web-based parent portal for communication of

grades, homework, calendar events, etc…?

� Does the school have an updated website?

� Is there an active parent group (PPO) who shares information?

� Is there a Parent/Student Handbook?

Enrichments

� Are students engaged in weekly enrichment classes; Spanish, computer,

art, music, PE, etc…? How often do students attend?

� When is the library open and who staffs it? Are parents encouraged to

volunteer?

� Are computers available to all students?

� What is offered as “fine arts”? (band, chorus, art, drama, etc.)

� Is there an outdoor and indoor space for physical activity?

� Are there class field trips? Do they relate to curriculum? Service

projects?

� Are there athletic opportunities for students? What sports are offered?

Environment

� What is the average teacher to student ratio? Is there a teacher’s

assistant?

� How do the teachers interact with students? Pleasant and respectful?

Praise and encouragement? Happy and eager to help?

� Are students taught things like character development, values, manners,

and leadership?

� What are the discipline procedures and do they align with your family

practices?

� What are the guidelines for TV/movie viewing?

� Are the classrooms attractive, neat and orderly?

� Is student work displayed?

� Are there restrooms nearby?

� Do students have a cubby for their belongings?

� Does the Mission Statement and Values of the school align with your

family values?

Safety and Health

� Is student safety a priority for the school?

� Is there an emergency plan in place for all unsafe situations? Are

procedures clearly defined and communicated to faculty and staff?

� Are student areas secure?

� Are the school facilities attractive, neat, clean and hazard free?

� Are the meals and snacks healthy or do you bring your own?

� How does the school respond to children with food allergies?

� What is the policy for sick students? Medication?

� Are medical records and emergency contact information for each child

kept current and accessible?

� Are the teachers and other staff trained in first aid and CPR?

If you would like more information about any of the checklist items, please

contact Concord Christian School at 865-966-8858 or ccsfrontdesk@fbconcord.org

Typical Day in Kindergarten

7:45 – 8:00 Arrival: Place folders on table; put backpacks away; chat time with

peers; Correspondence from home to teacher/office; attendance is

taken.

8:00 – 8:15 Leader of the Day; Pledges to the Flags and Bible; Prayer; Calendar

8:15 – 8:30 Bible (story, Bible Verses, songs, prayer)

8:30 – 9:00 Phonics and Writing

9:00 – 9:30 Enrichment Class (Library, Spanish, computer, Music, Spanish Lab or

PE)

9:30 – 10:00 Math with math manipulatives

10:00 – 10:30 Playground

10:30 – 10:45 Bathroom/ Washing Hands

10:50 Go to Lunch Room

11:00 – 11:30 Lunch

11:30 – 11:40 Rest Time/ Listening to music

11:40 – 12:15 Free Choice time (Books, math manipulative, block/building, puzzles,

etc.)

12:15 – 12:25 Clean UP

12:30 – 1:00 Enrichment Class

1:00 – 1:25 Social Studies (1st

Semester) or Science (2nd

Semester)

1:30 – 1:45 Snack

1:45 - 2:00 Students will look quietly at books while teacher works with small

groups of students (3/4 students each day on skills that need to be

“revisited”)

2:00 – 2:30 Playground

2:30 – 2:45 Bathroom break and prepare to go home

2:50 – 3:00 Line up and leave for 3:00 pick

First Grade

Concord Christian School endeavors to give a completely God-centered orientation of life

to each student. We strive to help produce the mind of Christ in our students and

establish a well-grounded biblical world view. Academic concepts taught in first grade include: Bible

• Salvation

• Creation

• Old Testament Bible stories; Adam, Cain, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob,

Moses, etc…

• The first Christmas; the birth of Jesus

• Boyhood and Early ministries of Jesus

• Crucifixion and Resurrection

• New Testament Bible stories

• Missions Focus Areas

o Local – Elderly; field trip to local assisted living facilities

o International - Spain

Language Arts

• Penmanship

• Recognition and usage of basic punctuation

• Write simple, complete sentences

• Use descriptive words in writing

• Write a three to five sentence paragraph about a given topic

• Write stories with a beginning, middle and end

• Write and revise drafts of stories

• Sequencing of events in writing

Phonics

• Letter-sound correspondence

• Vowels and Consonants

• Identify long and short vowels

• Identify consonant blends and consonant diagraphs

• Rhyming words

• Identify syllables

• Recognize spelling patterns to decode words

• Alphabetize lists of words

• Identify prefixes, suffixes, root words

Reading

• Engage in oral reading activities

• Use punctuation cues when reading orally

• Identify characters, setting, and plot

• Use expression when reading

• Improve fluency during oral reading

• Make predictions about context

• Answer who, what, where, when, and why when reading text

Math

• Addition and subtraction basic facts

• Geometric shapes; angles, number of sides, congruency

• Reading and producing graphs

• Measuring line segments using inches, centimeters, and feet

• Counting money

• Time; numbering clock face, hour and half hour time

• Recognition of even and odd numbers

• Adding 2 digit numbers with and without regrouping

• Identifying simple fractions

History

• Family units

• Christopher Columbus

• Use of maps and globes to identify places and routes

• American symbols and freedoms

• First Americans – Pilgrims and Native Americans

• Identify north, south, east and west

• Countries of the World

• Famous Americans

• Community and Neighborhood

• Field Trip to local pumpkin patch and Mayfield Dairy

Science

• Senses

• Weather and Seasons

• Health and Safety

• Tame and Wild Animals; habitats

• Matter

• Sound

• The Sun, Moon, and Stars

• Plants

• Forces

First grade students participate in weekly enrichment classes including: art, band, chorus,

computer, Spanish, P.E., and library.

Second Grade Concord Christian School endeavors to give a completely God-centered orientation of life

to each student. We strive to help produce the mind of Christ in our students and

establish a well-grounded biblical world view.

Academic concepts taught in second grade include:

Bible

• Salvation

• Moses in Egypt

• Details of the Tabernacle

• The Israelites journey through the wilderness

• The first Thanksgiving and Christmas

• Old Testament books of the Bible: Joshua, Judges, Ruth

• Favorite Bible stories

• Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ

• Missions Focus Areas

o Local – Ronald McDonald House field trip

o International - Nicaragua

Language

• Write complete sentences using proper punctuation

• Identify subject and action parts of a sentence

• Identify sentence types; telling, command, exclamation, question

• Alphabetize words by first and second letter

• Identify nouns, verbs, and adjectives

• Plural and singular nouns

• Present and past tense verbs

• Produce written language in the form of friendly letter, personal story, book report,

and research paper

• Study of poetry types

Reading

• Phonetic review of vowel sounds, rhyming words, blends and diagraphs.

• Prefixes and suffixes in reading

• Sequencing of story events

• Expression and fluency in oral reading

• Recognize main idea, main character, and setting of a story

• Predict outcomes while reading; draw conclusions

• Identify synonyms and antonyms

• Recognize conflict and resolution in a story

Math

• Addition and subtraction facts

• Recognizing and producing patterns

• Commutative property of addition

• Reading and producing graphs

• Identify horizontal, vertical, and oblique lines

• Fractions; whole, halves, fourths, and eighths

• Identify and count money values

• Identify place values

• Geometry; polygons, angles, congruency, recognition of various geometric solids

• Adding numbers with regrouping

• Subtracting two digit numbers with and without borrowing

• Division by two

• Time, temperature, calendar

• Solving story problems

• Basic Multiplication

History

• Map skills

• Consumers and Producers (Project Christmas Store)

• Farming; now and then

• Research Indian tribes and their dwellings

• Describe the role of Indians in our history

• Identify the 13 colonies and locate on a map

• Research and report on famous Americans

• Identify steps leading to the American Revolution

• Field Trip to Cades Cove to examine Pioneer Life

Science

• Scientist and what they do

• Living things; what do they do and where do they live?

• Plants and growth

• Fossils

• Earth Science: what the earth is made of, natural resources, movement

• Light

• Matter and its changes

• Motion

• Your body and how it works

• Field Trip to Safety City

Second grade students participate in weekly enrichment classes including: art, band,

chorus, computer, Spanish, P.E., and library.

Third Grade Concord Christian School endeavors to give a completely God-centered orientation of life

to each student. We strive to help produce the mind of Christ in our students and

establish a well-grounded biblical world view.

Academic concepts taught in third grade include:

Bible

• Salvation

• Parables of Jesus

• Study of the life of Samuel

• The early life of David

• The study of biblical characters Elijah, Elisha, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther

• The first Christmas

• Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ

• Obedience of God’s people

• Prophets of the Bible

• Missions Focus Areas

o Local – Homelessness; Knox Area Rescue Ministry Monthly Service Projects

o International – India

Language

• Capitalization and Punctuation

• Recognition of subject and predicate in a sentence

• Identify types of sentences

• Describe steps in the writing process

• Nouns: singular, plural, and possessive

• Verbs: regular, irregular, past, present and future tense; helping and main verbs,

action and linking; subject – verb agreement

• Identify parts of a book and use library references

• Identify and use adjectives and adverbs in writing

• Write a fictional story, a persuasive essay, friendly letter, book report and research

paper

Reading

• Recall of facts and details in a story

• Identify character traits, setting, plot

• Define and recognize similes and metaphors in writing

• Recognize and understand author messages; attitudes, element of surprise, details,

main idea and imagery

• Recognize similes

• Predict outcomes

• Sequencing of events and Fluency in oral reading

Math

• Addition and Subtraction Facts review

• Measuring inches, half inch, quarter inch, centimeters, millimeters

• Place Value to the hundred thousands

• Multiplication facts

• Division Facts

• Finding square roots

• Working with fractions

• Decimals

• Dividing two digit by one digit, division with remainders

• Geometry

• Positive and Negative numbers

History

• Identify relevant information concerning Columbus, John Smith, Pocahontas, Miles

Standish and Squanto

• Study the lives of William Penn and Ben Franklin

• Boat Project – build a boat and give oral presentation

• Focus on George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Daniel Boone

• Study the lives of famous African Americans; MLK, Booker T. Washington, and

George W. Carver

• Recognize and identify all 50 states along with interesting information about each

• Study of famous women; Clara Barton and Louisa May Alcott

• Field Trip to downtown Knoxville to see the Tall Ship Replicas

Science

• Cold and Warm blooded animals

• Plants and Ecosystems

• Forces: Matter, Sound, Energy in motion

• Soil, rocks and minerals

• Weather

• The solar system

• Cells, tissues, organs, and skin

• Knoxville Zoo field trip

Third grade students participate in weekly enrichment classes including: art, band, chorus,

computer, Spanish, P.E., and library.

Fourth Grade

Concord Christian School endeavors to give a completely God-centered orientation of life

to each student. We strive to help produce the mind of Christ in our students and

establish a well-grounded biblical world view.

Academic concepts taught in fourth grade include:

Bible

• Creation

• Study of Old Testament (Enoch, Abraham, Lot and Isaac)

• Noah and the Ark

• The life of Jacob and Joseph

• Thanksgiving and Christmas for Christians

• Jesus’s childhood and early ministry

• Later ministry of Jesus

• Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus

• Life of Paul

• Missions Focus Areas

o Local – Joni and Friends/ handicap field trip

o International – China

Language

• Identify subject and predicate and use appropriately in writing

• Recognize sentence fragments and run-on sentences

• Use a variety of modes and genres of writing

• Write paragraphs, short essays, detailed letters, narratives, book reviews, poetry

and research papers

• Nouns; common and proper, plural, singular

• Verbs; helping, linking, action, irregular, past tense

• Use of contractions

• Prefixes and root words

• Pronouns; subject, object, possessive

• Synonyms and Antonyms; Homophones and homographs

• Adjectives and Adverbs

• Prepositions

• Identify and use steps of the writing process; brainstorming, drafts, proofreading,

editing, publishing

Reading

• Identify the setting of a story

• Predict outcomes, draw conclusions and interpret dialect in reading

• Read orally with appropriate volume, rate, and expression

• Discern between fact and opinion

• Sequence events in a story

• Identify and recognize character traits

• Recognizing conflict, crisis and resolution of a plot

Reading (cont.)

• Analogies

• Recognize and use the five steps for researching and writing

• Participate in multiple novel studies

Math

• Addition and Subtraction word problems

• Missing addends

• Place value through millions

• Adding and subtracting money amounts, decimals, fractions

• Rounding to the nearest thousands

• Fractions; mixed numbers and improper fractions; reducing and simplifying fractions

• Geometry; triangles, rectangles, squares, circles, lines, segments, rays, angles,

polygons, quadrilaterals, and congruent figures

• Area and perimeter of an object

• Multiplication of two and three digit numbers; two or more factors; three digits by

two digit

• Division with remainders

• Percentages

• Solve equations; beginning algebra

• Rounding numbers through hundred millions

History

• Map skills; latitude and longitude, compass rose, symbols

• Ancient civilizations of the Americas

• New World freedom and major contributors (Balboa, Cabot, Hudson, Erickson,

Vespucci, Ponce De Leon, etc…)

• Conquerors and their contributions to future America

• The first settlements of America

• Identify the colonies

• Spiritual revival in America and major contributors (Edwards, Wesley, Whitefield,

Brainerd, Backus, etc…)

• The French and Indian War

• The American War for Independence

• Economics in early America

• The Government; three branches, US Constitution, Bill of Rights

• The Civil War and Reconstruction

• World War I and Great Depression

• World War II

• Post-war America

• Tennessee History

• Field Trip to the Museum of Appalachia

Science

• Living things

• Insects and Spiders

• Plant Life

• Energy: Forces and Machines, Electricity and Magnetism, Light

• Gravity: the moon and water and oceans

• Earth: weathering and erosion; resources

• Our body: digestion, bones and muscles

• Participation in a regional science fair

• Field Trip to Ijams Nature Center

Fourth grade students participate in weekly enrichment classes including: art, band,

chorus, computer, Spanish, P.E., and library.

Fifth Grade

Concord Christian School endeavors to give a completely God-centered orientation of life

to each student. We strive to help produce the mind of Christ in our students and

establish a well-grounded biblical world view.

Academic concepts taught in the fifth grade include:

Bible

• Salvation

• Sin – the beginning (Adam and Eve)

• Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ

• Spiritual growth

• The Life of Moses; Egypt, Sinai and journey through the wilderness

• The Life of Joshua

• Study of the book of Judges

• The Life of Ruth

• The Life of Samuel

• The Life of David

• Missions Focus Areas

o Local – The Poor and Hungry (Western Heights Ministry)

o International – Israel

Language

• Review and correct use of grammar (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, etc…)

• Identify the simple subject and predicate of a sentence

• Draft, revise, proofread, publish and illustrate

• Use of thesaurus in poetry writing

• Poetry writing; diamante and sense poems

• Diagram and label sentence patterns

• Subject- Verb agreement

• Pronouns; singular, plural, subject, object and reflexive

• Practice listening skills

• Recognize and use prefixes and suffixes

• Write a research paper using revision and proofreading; include bibliography format

for recording references

• Prepositions and prepositional phrases

• Write a persuasive business letter using proper form, including correct addressing of

envelope

Reading

• Recognize authors use of idioms and hyperbole

• Recognize and interpret dialect as part of the setting

• Fables and folktales

• Compare and contrast information from a story

• Identify metaphors

• Predict outcomes

• Dramatize a play

• Identify elements of a story

• Arrange events in sequence

• Recognize plot in a story

• Infer cause and effect relationships; hypothesize a character’s motives

• Read orally with voice expression to convey emotion

• Determine important information for note taking

• Complete research and writing process

• Participate in numerous novel studies

Math

• Expanded skills in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

• Solve story problems with multiple steps

• Addition and subtraction of fractions with or without common denominator

• Proper and improper fractions

• Remainders as fractions

• Probability

• Algebraic equations

• Decimals; addition, subtraction multiplication, division

• More decimals; terminating and repeating decimals, rounding decimals to the

nearest tenth, hundredth, and cent

• Graphs; pictographs and bar graphs

• Conversion of Fahrenheit to Celsius scale

• Dividing fractions

• Geometry; shapes, angles, triangles, perimeter, area

• Square and square root of numbers

• Balancing a bank account

History

• Study of Old World Continents

• Understand the development of the Mesopotamian culture of Sumer and Ur

• Study of different civilizations: Phoenicians, Hittites, Lydians, Israelites, Canaanites,

Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, etc…

• In-depth look at Central and Southern Asia

• Identify Chinese inventions and discoveries

• Compare and contrast communist vs republican governments

• In-depth look at Egypt, their dynasties, and influence on the world today

• In-depth look at Africa

• The study of Ancient Greece

• In-depth look at Rome and the influences of the Roman Empire on the world today

History (cont.)

• Christianity – the greatest force in history; identify Christian martyrs, analyze the

Middle Ages and the role of Christianity

• Great Britain; its rulers and their accomplishments

• Western Europe and the Renaissance period

Science

• Earth – Minerals and Rocks

• Fossils and Dinosaurs

• Matter

• Energy and Heat

• Climate – Weather and Biomes

• Interactions and changes in the ecosystem

• Energy – Sound and Light

• Our body – respiratory and circulatory systems

• Participation in regional science fair

• Field Trip to the Chattanooga Aquarium and I-Max Theater

• Class Trip – 3 day trip to Tremont in the Great Smoky Mountains

Fifth grade students participate in weekly enrichment classes including: art, band, chorus,

computer, Spanish, P.E., and library.

Sixth Grade

Concord Christian School endeavors to give a completely God-centered orientation of life

to each student. We strive to help produce the mind of Christ in our students and

establish a well-grounded biblical world view.

Academic concepts taught in sixth grade include:

Bible

• In-depth study of Acts

• Salvation

• Early church formation

• Doctrinal basics

• Evangelism

• Personal Relationship with Christ

• Spiritual growth

Language Arts

• Language Network and Elements of Literature

• Honors or Standard language class

• Review rules of punctuation

• Review parts of speech

• Transitive and intransitive verbs

• Write for specific purpose or audience

• Read and comprehend a variety of materials and genres of literature

• Use research skills

• Identify/avoid errors in reasoning

• Identify/evaluate emotional appeals

• Novel studies: Take Your Best Shot and Medallion

Math

• Glencoe Math: Applications and Concepts

• Honors or Standard math class

• Analyze data

• Powers and exponents

• Order of operations

• Integers and their operations

• Beginning algebraic expressions and equations

• Prime factorization

• Ratios and proportions

• Operations with fractions

• Using percentages

History

• Bob Jones Heritage Studies

• Ancient civilizations: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Israel, India, and China

• Classical Greece

• Roman civilization

• Mayan civilization

• Ancient African culture

• Golden Age of the Orient

• Byzantine Empire

• Middle Ages

Science

• Bob Jones Sixth Grade Survey of Science

• Volcanoes, Earthquakes

• Weather

• Weathering and Erosion

• Natural Resources

• Cells and Organisms

• Atoms and molecules, electricity and magnetism, motion and machines

Sixth graders also participate in electives such as Chorus, Band, Art, Physical Education,

Spanish, and Computer.

Sixth graders have the opportunity to attend a class trip to our state capital, Nashville.

Seventh Grade

Concord Christian School endeavors to give a completely God-centered orientation of life

to each student. We strive to help produce the mind of Christ in our students and

establish a well-grounded biblical world view.

Academic concepts taught in seventh grade include:

Bible

• The Life of Christ

• Pre-existence of Christ

• Incarnation of Christ

• Purpose of Christ’s ministry

• Crucifixion and Resurrection

• Evangelism

Language Arts

• Language Network and Elements of Literature

• Honors or Standard language class

• Write for specific purpose or audience

• Write to defend opinions

• Read and comprehend a variety of materials and genres of literature

• Use research skills, primary sources, and secondary sources

• Infinitives and gerunds

• Novel studies: Lose Your Cool and Hatchet

Math

• Glencoe Pre-Algebra

• Honors or Standard math class

• Order of operations with integers

• Algebraic expressions and equations

• Prime factorization with algebraic expressions

• Rational numbers

• Proportions

• Using percentages

• Algebraic inequalities

• Functions and graphing basics

History

• Bob Jones World Studies

• Medieval times

• The Renaissance

• The Reformation

• Mongolian Empire

• Age of Exploration

• Absolutism

• European transformation

• Middle eastern changes

• Modern Asia

Science

• Bob Jones Earth and Space Science

• First Law of Thermodynamics

• Geocentric and Heliocentric Theories

• Early astronomical devices

• Galaxies and nebulae

• Structure and characteristics of Sun

• Features of the planets

• Meteors and moons

• Space exploration

• The atmosphere

Seventh graders also participate in electives such as Chorus, Band, Art, Physical Education,

Spanish, and Computer.

Seventh graders have the opportunity to attend a class trip to Space Camp in Huntsville,

Alabama.

Eighth Grade

Concord Christian School endeavors to give a completely God-centered orientation of life

to each student. We strive to help produce the mind of Christ in our students and

establish a well-grounded biblical world view.

Academic concepts taught in eighth grade include:

Bible

• Evidence for Christianity

• Reliability of Old and New Testaments

• Uniqueness of the Bible

• Evidence for Christ’s claims

• Character of Christ

• Salvation

• Evangelism

Language Arts

• Language Network and Elements of Literature

• Honors or Standard language class

• Write for specific purpose or audience

• Write for critical evaluation

• Read and comprehend a variety of materials and genres of literature

• Use research skills, primary sources, and secondary sources

• Evaluate purpose, audience, and message

• Novel studies: Across Five Aprils and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

• Honors additions: A Christmas Carol and National History Day project

Math

• Glencoe Pre-Algebra or Algebra I

• Honors or Standard math class

• Algebraic properties

• Algebraic reasoning

• Using algebra to solve problems

• Real numbers

• Solving linear equations

• Graphing relations and functions

• Using slope

• Algebraic inequalities

• Polynomials (Algebra I only)

• Non-linear functions (Algebra I only)

• Factoring (Algebra I only)

History

• Bob Jones: The American Republic

• Exploration and settlement of the New World

• Wilderness and colonies

• Independence and a new nation

• Establishing the Constitution

• Growth of American nation

• Era of Manifest Destiny

• Divided nation and the Civil War

• Reconstruction

Science

• Bob Jones Physical Science

• Classification and changes in matter

• Chemical and physical changes

• Scientific measurements

• Mechanics and motion

• Force, gravity, and momentum

• Energy

• Simple machines

• Thermodynamics

• Electricity and magnetism

Eighth graders also participate in electives such as Chorus, Band, Art, Physical Education,

Spanish, and Computer.

Eighth graders have the opportunity to attend a class trip to our nation’s capital,

Washington, D.C.