Academic Overview
Aquinas Academy endeavors to provide a well-balanced curriculum through which the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for daily living can
be acquired. The students are challenged to develop their full potential with an open, inquiring mind while always realizing a sense of accomplishment. In addition to meeting all the requirements of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the curriculum gives special attention to the integration of Gospel values.
4th Grade Curriculum
Mathematics
- Understanding whole numbers and operations
- Multiplication
- Division
- Fractions
- Decimals
- Geometry
- Statistics and probability
Reading/Language Arts
- Short and long vowels
- Homophones
- Compound words
- Prefixes and suffixes
- Silent consonants
- Three-syllable words
- Unusual spellings
- Parts of speech
- Grammar
- Writing
- Poetry
- Comprehension skills
- Vocabulary
- Study skills
Religion
- The Study of the Sacraments
- Creed
- Liturgy
- Prayer
- Liturgical seasons
- Ten Commandments
- Corporal and spiritual works of mercy
- Beatitudes
- Sin: mortal and venial
- Pentecost
Science
- Earth and human activity
- Energy
- Earth, rocks, minerals, and erosion
- Molecules and organisms
- Waves and its applications
- Cells and systems
Social Studies
- Scope and sequence
- Regions
5th Grade Curriculum
Mathematics
- Place value, addition, and subtraction
- Multiplication and division
- Number theory and fraction concepts
- Fractions: addition and subtraction
- Decimals: addition and subtraction
- Decimals: multiplication and division
- Geometry
- Measurement topics
- Metric measurement, area, and volume
- Ratio, proportion, and percent
- Probability and statistics
- Problem solving
Reading/Language Arts
- Vowels and compound words
- Homophones
- Prefixes and suffixes
- Spelling
- Grammar, usage, mechanics
- Parts of speech
- Written and oral communication
- Book reports
- Comprehension skills
- Comprehension strategies
- Information and study skills
- Vocabulary
- Proofreading skills
- Modes of writing
Religion
- Jesus shares his life with us and invites us to follow him
- The seven sacraments
- Seasons in the Liturgical Year
- The parts of Mass
- The devotion Catholics have to Mary
- The marks of the church
Science
- Earth’s systems
- Matter and energy in organisms
- Matter and its interactions
- Space systems
Social Studies
- Our nation
- Scope and sequence
6th Grade Curriculum
Mathematics
- Basic fact operations, rounding, place value
- Expressions and equations with whole numbers
- Decimal operations
- Data analysis
- Number theory
- Fraction concepts and operations
- Percentages and conversions
- Geometric, plane, and solid figures
- Ratios and proportions
- Probability and statistics
- Measurement and conversions
- Integers and rational numbers
Reading/Language Arts
- Writing genres
- Genre skills
- Writing process
- Writing skills
- Grammar, usage, and mechanics
- Speaking and listening skills
- Spelling
- Parts of speech
- Conjunctions, interjections, and punctuation
Religion
- Faith and beliefs
- Catholic life
- Pure heart
- Creed
- Scripture
- Salvation history
Science
- Earth and the universe
- Earth dynamics
- Weather science
- Human impact on Earth
Social Studies
- Our world
- Scope and sequence
