Summerville
Middle School Courses
Middle School Courses
English/Language Arts
Gorrell: IEW 5th-8th
Summerville, Thursday
Instructor: Betsy Gorrell, Accredited IEW Instructor
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 5th-8th
Tuition: $38
Material Fee: $25
Prerequisites: Current IEW students receive priority seating. Students must be approved by the teacher before registering. I may accept students who did not take the IEW 4th-6th class, but you will need to contact me first for proper placement of your student.
Supply Requirements: 1” 3-ring binder, with four separate tabs for Current Work, Completed Work, Resources, and paper. Please use pens in this class.
Textbook Requirements: Following Narnia, Volume 1: The Lion's Song [Student Book only], Third Edition, January 2016. ISBN: 978-1-62341-238-8. Students will also need access to the C.S. Lewis novels The Magician’s Nephew, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, and The Horse and his Boy.
Course Description: This is a “next step up” for students in upper elementary through middle school. This is the logical next class for students who took IEW 4th-6th All Things Fun & Fascinating the prior year. Please contact me if you’re wondering which class is the best fit for your student.
Parents are expected to help their student with weekly homework and edit the student’s rough drafts. Consistent parental involvement and communication with me are extremely important for students to make progress in their writing skills in this class. Students must also have regular access to Google Classroom.
Summerville, Thursday
Instructor: Betsy Gorrell, Accredited IEW Instructor
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 5th-8th
Tuition: $38
Material Fee: $25
Prerequisites: Current IEW students receive priority seating. Students must be approved by the teacher before registering. I may accept students who did not take the IEW 4th-6th class, but you will need to contact me first for proper placement of your student.
Supply Requirements: 1” 3-ring binder, with four separate tabs for Current Work, Completed Work, Resources, and paper. Please use pens in this class.
Textbook Requirements: Following Narnia, Volume 1: The Lion's Song [Student Book only], Third Edition, January 2016. ISBN: 978-1-62341-238-8. Students will also need access to the C.S. Lewis novels The Magician’s Nephew, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, and The Horse and his Boy.
Course Description: This is a “next step up” for students in upper elementary through middle school. This is the logical next class for students who took IEW 4th-6th All Things Fun & Fascinating the prior year. Please contact me if you’re wondering which class is the best fit for your student.
Parents are expected to help their student with weekly homework and edit the student’s rough drafts. Consistent parental involvement and communication with me are extremely important for students to make progress in their writing skills in this class. Students must also have regular access to Google Classroom.
Kloxin, O: Middle School Writing - Wonders of Science
Summerville, Thursday
Instructor: Olivia Kloxin
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 6-9 (ages 11-13)
Tuition: $38
Materials Fee: $45
Supply Requirements: 1” 3-ring binder to keep writing work in, something to write with in class, and two pocket folders for turning in assignments. Students must have access to a printer to copy weekly check-lists and to print assignments.
Textbook Requirements: IEW’s Wonders of Science based writing lessons, Student Book. I will purchase this for you with your materials fee. Your student will receive their book at parent orientation or on the first day of class.
Course Description: If you have a middle school student who has never taken IEW before, this can also be a great place for them to start formal writing instruction if parents are committed to helping them at home. However, this class is also well suited to students who have taken a previous IEW class and are looking to hone their writing skills for high school and college. Consistent parental involvement and communication with me are extremely important for students to make progress in their writing skills in this class. Students will write about science-themed topics such as insects, inventions, and famous scientists while they learn to write with Structure and Style.
Summerville, Thursday
Instructor: Olivia Kloxin
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 6-9 (ages 11-13)
Tuition: $38
Materials Fee: $45
Supply Requirements: 1” 3-ring binder to keep writing work in, something to write with in class, and two pocket folders for turning in assignments. Students must have access to a printer to copy weekly check-lists and to print assignments.
Textbook Requirements: IEW’s Wonders of Science based writing lessons, Student Book. I will purchase this for you with your materials fee. Your student will receive their book at parent orientation or on the first day of class.
Course Description: If you have a middle school student who has never taken IEW before, this can also be a great place for them to start formal writing instruction if parents are committed to helping them at home. However, this class is also well suited to students who have taken a previous IEW class and are looking to hone their writing skills for high school and college. Consistent parental involvement and communication with me are extremely important for students to make progress in their writing skills in this class. Students will write about science-themed topics such as insects, inventions, and famous scientists while they learn to write with Structure and Style.
Inocente: Middle School English PART 1
Summerville, Thursday
Instructor: Wendy Inocente
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 6th-7th
Tuition: $38
Material fee: $35
Supply Requirements: 1 inch binder
Textbook Requirements:
Course Description: This class will cover literature, grammar, and vocabulary. There will be a few writing assignments. Each week I will give students assignments that will last for the whole week, which will include reading, answering questions based on the text, and grammar. This class is the first part of Middle School English. We will work through the first half of Easy Grammar Plus and the second half will pick up in Middle School English Part 2. This class is great preparation for high school English.
Summerville, Thursday
Instructor: Wendy Inocente
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 6th-7th
Tuition: $38
Material fee: $35
Supply Requirements: 1 inch binder
Textbook Requirements:
- Number the Stars
- The Door in the Wall
- Hatchet
- Amos Fortune , Free Man
- One biography of your choice
- Easy Grammar Plus Student Workbook (ISBN: 093698114; ISBN-13: 9780936981147)
Course Description: This class will cover literature, grammar, and vocabulary. There will be a few writing assignments. Each week I will give students assignments that will last for the whole week, which will include reading, answering questions based on the text, and grammar. This class is the first part of Middle School English. We will work through the first half of Easy Grammar Plus and the second half will pick up in Middle School English Part 2. This class is great preparation for high school English.
TBA: Middle School English PART 2
Summerville, Thursday
Instructor:
Email: @sheep.education
Grades: 7-8th grade
Tuition: $38
Material fee: $35
Supply Requirements: 1 inch binder
Textbook Requirements:
Course Description: This class will cover literature, grammar, and vocabulary. There will be a few writing assignments. Each week I will give students assignments that will last for the whole week. This will include some reading, answering questions based on the text, and grammar. This class is the 2nd part of Middle School English. We will work through the 2nd half of Easy Grammar Plus. You do not have to take part 1 in order to take part 2. Although I recommend memorizing the prepositions (there is a list at the front of the book) before beginning part two. There are some great songs to help your child do this. This class is great preparation for high school English.
Summerville, Thursday
Instructor:
Email: @sheep.education
Grades: 7-8th grade
Tuition: $38
Material fee: $35
Supply Requirements: 1 inch binder
Textbook Requirements:
- Easy Grammar Plus Student Workbook (ISBN: 093698114; ISBN-13: 9780936981147)
- Wrinkle in Time
- Pilgrim’s Progress
- Where the Red Fern Grows
- Kingdom’s Dawn
Course Description: This class will cover literature, grammar, and vocabulary. There will be a few writing assignments. Each week I will give students assignments that will last for the whole week. This will include some reading, answering questions based on the text, and grammar. This class is the 2nd part of Middle School English. We will work through the 2nd half of Easy Grammar Plus. You do not have to take part 1 in order to take part 2. Although I recommend memorizing the prepositions (there is a list at the front of the book) before beginning part two. There are some great songs to help your child do this. This class is great preparation for high school English.
Math
Premo: Pre-Algebra
Summerville, Thursday
Instructor: Craig Premo
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 7-10
Tuition: $35
Material Fee: $35
Pre-requisites: None
Supplies and Books required (Purchase textbooks on your own):
Course Description: The Pre-Algebra curriculum is set to form a solid foundation upon which to build high school mathematics skills with Abeka’s Pre-Algebra Work-text (Fourth Edition). In this precursor to Algebra 1, lessons include in-depth explanations and examples that give your child confidence to complete assigned problems and exercises and prepare for quiz and test assessments. Strategic review sections, terms in bold print, optional level-up sections that introduce related concepts, and reference sections at the back of the text are included resources. Mathematics skills covered include evaluating algebraic expressions, solving equations, identifying signed numbers, finding rational and irrational roots, graphing equations, geometry basics, and much more.
Classroom Expectations: Students are to come in each day and get started on their warm-ups. Each of our 50 minutes together is short and precious, and no time should be wasted! I hope to make this class as engaging and enlightening as possible, and I expect the students to bring their own enthusiasm to class as they participate in classwork, as I do my best to make it relatable and realistic. Students will always maintain a respectful mindset towards the teacher, and the others around them as we will often be discussing heavy (and sometimes sensitive) topics
Grading Scale and Assignments
25% Homework/Classwork and Participation
25% Weekly Quizzes
20% Projects
30% Tests
Summerville, Thursday
Instructor: Craig Premo
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 7-10
Tuition: $35
Material Fee: $35
Pre-requisites: None
Supplies and Books required (Purchase textbooks on your own):
- “Pre-Algebra Homeschool Student Kit” (should include textbook and quiz/test book)
- If you’d like your own answer key for your student, that’s recommended as well
- https://www.christianbook.com/page/homeschool/math/prealgebra-and-algebra?search=Pre-Algebra&search_term=Pre-Algebra&ps_exit=RETURN|legacy
- Composition Notebook (for journals and notes)
- Pencils, Paper
- Calculator
Course Description: The Pre-Algebra curriculum is set to form a solid foundation upon which to build high school mathematics skills with Abeka’s Pre-Algebra Work-text (Fourth Edition). In this precursor to Algebra 1, lessons include in-depth explanations and examples that give your child confidence to complete assigned problems and exercises and prepare for quiz and test assessments. Strategic review sections, terms in bold print, optional level-up sections that introduce related concepts, and reference sections at the back of the text are included resources. Mathematics skills covered include evaluating algebraic expressions, solving equations, identifying signed numbers, finding rational and irrational roots, graphing equations, geometry basics, and much more.
Classroom Expectations: Students are to come in each day and get started on their warm-ups. Each of our 50 minutes together is short and precious, and no time should be wasted! I hope to make this class as engaging and enlightening as possible, and I expect the students to bring their own enthusiasm to class as they participate in classwork, as I do my best to make it relatable and realistic. Students will always maintain a respectful mindset towards the teacher, and the others around them as we will often be discussing heavy (and sometimes sensitive) topics
Grading Scale and Assignments
25% Homework/Classwork and Participation
25% Weekly Quizzes
20% Projects
30% Tests
History
Blauch, D: South Carolina History Middle School
Summerville, Thursday
Instructor: Debbie Blauch
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 5th-8th
Tuition: $27
Material Fee: $45
Textbook Requirements: The text for this course is covered by the materials fee and will be purchased by the instructor.
Course Description: In this course students will learn the history of South Carolina using State History from a Christian Perspective by Joy Dean. In addition to learning about our state's fascinating history, each student will create their own project notebook using My State Notebook from A Beka. The notebook will include state symbols, fun and unique state facts, interesting history, and beautiful geographical features. The completed notebook serves as a wonderful reminder of everything we learn after the course is finished. There will be some homework for this course as well as quizzes and tests that the students will complete at home.
Summerville, Thursday
Instructor: Debbie Blauch
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 5th-8th
Tuition: $27
Material Fee: $45
Textbook Requirements: The text for this course is covered by the materials fee and will be purchased by the instructor.
Course Description: In this course students will learn the history of South Carolina using State History from a Christian Perspective by Joy Dean. In addition to learning about our state's fascinating history, each student will create their own project notebook using My State Notebook from A Beka. The notebook will include state symbols, fun and unique state facts, interesting history, and beautiful geographical features. The completed notebook serves as a wonderful reminder of everything we learn after the course is finished. There will be some homework for this course as well as quizzes and tests that the students will complete at home.
Rhoton: Mystery of History Volume III
Summerville, Thursday
Instructor: Melissa Rhoton
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 4th - 8th
Tuition: $30
Material Fee: $30
Textbook Requirements: Mystery of History Volume III, The Renaissance, Reformation, and Growth of Nations Student Reader by Linda Lacour Hobar
Course Description: Volume 3 of The Mystery of History covers world history from the Renaissance, Reformation and the Growth of Nations which were years of growth and change for both the world and the church. The Mystery of History Volume III presents the years 1455 - 1707 through Christ-centered lens, exploring the backdrop to and significance of major cultural and historical people and events, alongside these events in the history of Christianity. Some include The Wars of the Roses, Christopher Columbus, Michelangelo, Martin Luther and the “Ninety-five Theses”, Henry VIII, John Clavin, William Tyndale, Mary Tudor “Bloody Mary”, Elizabeth I, William Shakespeare, Pocahontas, Galileo, Rembrandt, Sir Isaac Newton, The Salem Witch Trials, and more!
Students are required to read three lessons per week, and be prepared to discuss them in class.
The children will enjoy hands on history as we bring these events to life - sometimes tasting food from that country/culture, acting out the events, playing games, crafts and more! This class is structured to fit all ages and allows the parents to decide how lightly or deeply to go into each lesson.
All pretests, tests and exercises (worksheets) are up to the parent to give and grade, if desired. The goal of this class is to help children find a love of history, not by listing the facts and memorizing the dates, but understanding what happened and why it is important. It is not necessary to complete Volume II before Volume III.
Summerville, Thursday
Instructor: Melissa Rhoton
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 4th - 8th
Tuition: $30
Material Fee: $30
Textbook Requirements: Mystery of History Volume III, The Renaissance, Reformation, and Growth of Nations Student Reader by Linda Lacour Hobar
Course Description: Volume 3 of The Mystery of History covers world history from the Renaissance, Reformation and the Growth of Nations which were years of growth and change for both the world and the church. The Mystery of History Volume III presents the years 1455 - 1707 through Christ-centered lens, exploring the backdrop to and significance of major cultural and historical people and events, alongside these events in the history of Christianity. Some include The Wars of the Roses, Christopher Columbus, Michelangelo, Martin Luther and the “Ninety-five Theses”, Henry VIII, John Clavin, William Tyndale, Mary Tudor “Bloody Mary”, Elizabeth I, William Shakespeare, Pocahontas, Galileo, Rembrandt, Sir Isaac Newton, The Salem Witch Trials, and more!
Students are required to read three lessons per week, and be prepared to discuss them in class.
The children will enjoy hands on history as we bring these events to life - sometimes tasting food from that country/culture, acting out the events, playing games, crafts and more! This class is structured to fit all ages and allows the parents to decide how lightly or deeply to go into each lesson.
All pretests, tests and exercises (worksheets) are up to the parent to give and grade, if desired. The goal of this class is to help children find a love of history, not by listing the facts and memorizing the dates, but understanding what happened and why it is important. It is not necessary to complete Volume II before Volume III.
Schofield: MS History
Summerville, Thursday
Instructor: Angie Schofield
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 5th - 8th
Tuition: $32
Material Fee: $35
Prerequisites: None (This is part 2, but you do NOT have to have done part 1)
Required Textbooks:
Course Description: From Adam to Us - Part 2:Castles to Computers. Join us as we discuss the early Renaissance. We will be talking about the 1400s - the 1700s. We will learn about the Age of Revolutions. The students will walk through the Victorian Era and the quest for freedom. They will learn about the mid-twentieth century until present day. The class will learn their lessons through daily lessons written in a narrative style and richly illustrated with color photographs and maps.
Course Objectives: Each unit includes five lessons that look at biographies, landmarks, daily life, "God's Wonders" (natural resources), and "Our World" stories (major events). Students will experience the tragic and triumphant events that shaped our world. They will get to know God’s created wonders that have a key place in the sweep of history. They will get an up-close look at landmarks made by creative people in many times and places. Students will learn how they can get a glimpse of the daily life of ordinary people through the centuries. They will meet influential people who made an impact in their own time and beyond. From Adam to us gives students the keys to engage with history, learn from history, and love history while growing to understand their place in God’s great story.
Assignments/Quizzes:
There are opportunities for graded components of the course should parents decide to monitor and notate completed work, but I will not be grading. Students will be assigned weekly reading from the lessons we are discussing along with questions to answer from the lesson workbook each week. We will go over the answers each week for the questions in the student workbook and then take the unit tests. We will also go over the answers to the test together, I will allow the student to self-grade unless you let me know otherwise for your student. The only grade I will provide is a participation grade for the year that you can compile with the tests from each week if you would like to assess a grade for your student for this class.
Summerville, Thursday
Instructor: Angie Schofield
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 5th - 8th
Tuition: $32
Material Fee: $35
Prerequisites: None (This is part 2, but you do NOT have to have done part 1)
Required Textbooks:
- From Adam to Us – Part 2:Castles to Computers (Parents are responsible for purchasing this textbook)
Course Description: From Adam to Us - Part 2:Castles to Computers. Join us as we discuss the early Renaissance. We will be talking about the 1400s - the 1700s. We will learn about the Age of Revolutions. The students will walk through the Victorian Era and the quest for freedom. They will learn about the mid-twentieth century until present day. The class will learn their lessons through daily lessons written in a narrative style and richly illustrated with color photographs and maps.
Course Objectives: Each unit includes five lessons that look at biographies, landmarks, daily life, "God's Wonders" (natural resources), and "Our World" stories (major events). Students will experience the tragic and triumphant events that shaped our world. They will get to know God’s created wonders that have a key place in the sweep of history. They will get an up-close look at landmarks made by creative people in many times and places. Students will learn how they can get a glimpse of the daily life of ordinary people through the centuries. They will meet influential people who made an impact in their own time and beyond. From Adam to us gives students the keys to engage with history, learn from history, and love history while growing to understand their place in God’s great story.
Assignments/Quizzes:
There are opportunities for graded components of the course should parents decide to monitor and notate completed work, but I will not be grading. Students will be assigned weekly reading from the lessons we are discussing along with questions to answer from the lesson workbook each week. We will go over the answers each week for the questions in the student workbook and then take the unit tests. We will also go over the answers to the test together, I will allow the student to self-grade unless you let me know otherwise for your student. The only grade I will provide is a participation grade for the year that you can compile with the tests from each week if you would like to assess a grade for your student for this class.
Sciences
Bishop, M: Middle School Astronomy
Summerville, Thursday
Instructor: Marisa Bishop
Email: [email protected]
Grade: 6th to 8th
Tuition: $31
Material Fee: $40
Supply Requirements: 3 ring binder, pencil/pen, colored pencils.
Textbook Requirements: None, everything will be provided and included in Material Fee
Course Description: Welcome to Astronomy for middle schoolers! This course explores the sun, planets, moons, stars, galaxies and more in the vast reaches of space to better understand that God really did create it all, as well as advanced study in constellations, antimatter, relativity and more. Each class will have a 3-12 min video that fully integrates with the workbook that is provided. We will have fun class activities, that will keep the class wanting more.
Luke 21:25 “There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the Earth dismay among nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves.”
Summerville, Thursday
Instructor: Marisa Bishop
Email: [email protected]
Grade: 6th to 8th
Tuition: $31
Material Fee: $40
Supply Requirements: 3 ring binder, pencil/pen, colored pencils.
Textbook Requirements: None, everything will be provided and included in Material Fee
Course Description: Welcome to Astronomy for middle schoolers! This course explores the sun, planets, moons, stars, galaxies and more in the vast reaches of space to better understand that God really did create it all, as well as advanced study in constellations, antimatter, relativity and more. Each class will have a 3-12 min video that fully integrates with the workbook that is provided. We will have fun class activities, that will keep the class wanting more.
Luke 21:25 “There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the Earth dismay among nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves.”
Blauch, J: Introduction to Lego Robotics
Summerville, Tuesdays
Instructor: Jacob Blauch
Email: [email protected]
Grade: 6-9th grades
Tuition: $49
Materials Fee: $75
Course Description: This course is an introduction to the Lego SPIKE robotics kits and SPIKE Prime coding software. Students will be instructed in the use of the coding software to program their robots to perform various tasks using motors, touch sensors, ultrasonic sensors, light sensors, and gyro sensors. We will be learning the real-world and practical uses for these motors and sensors.
*This class will meet for 1.5 hours once per week.
Summerville, Tuesdays
Instructor: Jacob Blauch
Email: [email protected]
Grade: 6-9th grades
Tuition: $49
Materials Fee: $75
Course Description: This course is an introduction to the Lego SPIKE robotics kits and SPIKE Prime coding software. Students will be instructed in the use of the coding software to program their robots to perform various tasks using motors, touch sensors, ultrasonic sensors, light sensors, and gyro sensors. We will be learning the real-world and practical uses for these motors and sensors.
*This class will meet for 1.5 hours once per week.
Fleming: General Science
Summerville,Thursday
Instructor: Celina Fleming
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 6th-8th grades
Tuition: $27
Material Fee: $35
Supply Requirements: 1.5 inch binder, writing utensils
Textbook Requirements: Apologia General Science THIRD edition student textbook
Course Description: Join us for some hands-on science as we dig into Apologia General Science! General Science is an engaging and comprehensive overview of Geology, Paleontology, Archeology, the Fossil Record, the Scientific Method, Applied Sciences, Biology, Anatomy, and DNA designed to transition middle school students to the format and pace of upper-level science courses.
General Science is lab-based, and we will complete most of the labs found in the textbook. Some experiments will be completed individually, while others will be done in pairs or as demonstrations. In addition to labs, we will also discuss the weekly reading assignments and learn how to write formal lab reports. Weekly reading assignments, bookwork, and module summaries will completed at home. Module tests may be given in class or sent home to be completed with the parents. Students will be expected to keep an organized binder for their assignments, tests, lab reports, and other handouts. A syllabus will be provided detailing our reading and assignment schedule for each semester.
Summerville,Thursday
Instructor: Celina Fleming
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 6th-8th grades
Tuition: $27
Material Fee: $35
Supply Requirements: 1.5 inch binder, writing utensils
Textbook Requirements: Apologia General Science THIRD edition student textbook
Course Description: Join us for some hands-on science as we dig into Apologia General Science! General Science is an engaging and comprehensive overview of Geology, Paleontology, Archeology, the Fossil Record, the Scientific Method, Applied Sciences, Biology, Anatomy, and DNA designed to transition middle school students to the format and pace of upper-level science courses.
General Science is lab-based, and we will complete most of the labs found in the textbook. Some experiments will be completed individually, while others will be done in pairs or as demonstrations. In addition to labs, we will also discuss the weekly reading assignments and learn how to write formal lab reports. Weekly reading assignments, bookwork, and module summaries will completed at home. Module tests may be given in class or sent home to be completed with the parents. Students will be expected to keep an organized binder for their assignments, tests, lab reports, and other handouts. A syllabus will be provided detailing our reading and assignment schedule for each semester.
Morris: Rainbow Science, Year 2
Summerville,Tuesday or Thursday
Instructor: Joell Morris
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 6-9
Tuition: $28
Material Fee: $69
Supply Requirements: pencil/pen
Textbook Requirements: The Rainbow by Durrell Dobbins, PhD, 1st edition.
Course Description: Who wants to learn about Biology, including cells, microbes, animals, plant life and more? Who wants to do some dissections? Who wants to learn about earthquakes, the atmosphere, geology, weather and our solar system? Experiments? Yes! Fun? Yes! We will do all this, and more, in Rainbow Science, Year 2.
What is Rainbow Science? Rainbow Science is a 2 year, comprehensive science curriculum. Year 1 focuses on physics and chemistry, and Year 2 focuses on biology and a variety of applied science. Rainbow Science covers foundations of General Science, Earth Science, Life Science and Physical Science. The concise and easy to understand text is packed with lovely multi-color photographs and is written by an experienced teacher and homeschooling father. This curriculum will help students not only understand science, but also help prepare them for higher level high school sciences.
Our class time at SHEEP will focus on lab work. Work at home between class meetings will require students to do reading in the textbook and the exercises at the end of the reading sections in the text. Quizzes are also available at the publisher’s website for parents to administer at home if they choose. This is a great program with labs that are interesting and fun, and a text that is written in a clear, concise, and sometimes humorous manner. More information about Rainbow Science is available at the publisher’s website: https://www.beginningspublishing.com/rainbow-junior-high-science-curriculum/.
Textbook: When you purchase the textbook, The Rainbow, by Durrell Dobbins, PhD, you are purchasing a text that will be used both years. If you have already taken one year of Rainbow Science, you do not need to purchase another textbook.
Materials fees: Materials fees cover all the supplies needed for every lab for the entire year, as well as a lab notebook for each student. The instructor will purchase lab notebooks in bulk and distribute them to students on the first day of classes. Students usually work in groups of 2 or 3, so those materials will be shared, but each student will have his or her own lab notebook. Additionally, the instructor will host a frog dissection in the spring for those students who wish to participate, which will cost approximately $12. Monies for that will be collected separately, prior to ordering dissection materials.
Summerville,Tuesday or Thursday
Instructor: Joell Morris
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 6-9
Tuition: $28
Material Fee: $69
Supply Requirements: pencil/pen
Textbook Requirements: The Rainbow by Durrell Dobbins, PhD, 1st edition.
Course Description: Who wants to learn about Biology, including cells, microbes, animals, plant life and more? Who wants to do some dissections? Who wants to learn about earthquakes, the atmosphere, geology, weather and our solar system? Experiments? Yes! Fun? Yes! We will do all this, and more, in Rainbow Science, Year 2.
What is Rainbow Science? Rainbow Science is a 2 year, comprehensive science curriculum. Year 1 focuses on physics and chemistry, and Year 2 focuses on biology and a variety of applied science. Rainbow Science covers foundations of General Science, Earth Science, Life Science and Physical Science. The concise and easy to understand text is packed with lovely multi-color photographs and is written by an experienced teacher and homeschooling father. This curriculum will help students not only understand science, but also help prepare them for higher level high school sciences.
Our class time at SHEEP will focus on lab work. Work at home between class meetings will require students to do reading in the textbook and the exercises at the end of the reading sections in the text. Quizzes are also available at the publisher’s website for parents to administer at home if they choose. This is a great program with labs that are interesting and fun, and a text that is written in a clear, concise, and sometimes humorous manner. More information about Rainbow Science is available at the publisher’s website: https://www.beginningspublishing.com/rainbow-junior-high-science-curriculum/.
Textbook: When you purchase the textbook, The Rainbow, by Durrell Dobbins, PhD, you are purchasing a text that will be used both years. If you have already taken one year of Rainbow Science, you do not need to purchase another textbook.
Materials fees: Materials fees cover all the supplies needed for every lab for the entire year, as well as a lab notebook for each student. The instructor will purchase lab notebooks in bulk and distribute them to students on the first day of classes. Students usually work in groups of 2 or 3, so those materials will be shared, but each student will have his or her own lab notebook. Additionally, the instructor will host a frog dissection in the spring for those students who wish to participate, which will cost approximately $12. Monies for that will be collected separately, prior to ordering dissection materials.
Rupert: Physical Science Lab
Summerville,Thursday
Instructor: Laureen Rupert
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 8th – 9th grades
Monthly Cost: $39
Material fee: $28
Required text: Apologia Exploring Creation with Physical Science, 2nd Edition
Supplies: 3-ring binder, pencils
Course Description: The lab class will cover the textbook concepts through labs, worksheets, and 2 major projects. One project is due before Christmas Break, and the other is due before Spring Break. Students will have the opportunity to learn to properly collect data during a laboratory experiment and write up scientific experiments. They will be required to keep a neat lab notebook. Assignments are to be turned in even if the student is absent.
Topics will include atoms, molecules, air, water, the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, the lithosphere, weather, motion, forces in creation, sound, and light.
The lab grade counts for 30% of the course grade. This grade is not to be used as their overall Physical Science course grade, since it will only reflect work done on the labs, not on reading and tests. Students are to read the modules in the textbook at home on the same schedule as the lab syllabus. Parents are responsible for grading all text work (tests, study guides, on-you-own questions) and textbook progress will be checked at the end of each semester.
Summerville,Thursday
Instructor: Laureen Rupert
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 8th – 9th grades
Monthly Cost: $39
Material fee: $28
Required text: Apologia Exploring Creation with Physical Science, 2nd Edition
Supplies: 3-ring binder, pencils
Course Description: The lab class will cover the textbook concepts through labs, worksheets, and 2 major projects. One project is due before Christmas Break, and the other is due before Spring Break. Students will have the opportunity to learn to properly collect data during a laboratory experiment and write up scientific experiments. They will be required to keep a neat lab notebook. Assignments are to be turned in even if the student is absent.
Topics will include atoms, molecules, air, water, the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, the lithosphere, weather, motion, forces in creation, sound, and light.
The lab grade counts for 30% of the course grade. This grade is not to be used as their overall Physical Science course grade, since it will only reflect work done on the labs, not on reading and tests. Students are to read the modules in the textbook at home on the same schedule as the lab syllabus. Parents are responsible for grading all text work (tests, study guides, on-you-own questions) and textbook progress will be checked at the end of each semester.
Sneed: Expedition Earth MS Geography
Summerville,Tuesday
Instructor: Jaim’e Sneed
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 5th-8th
Tuition: $28
Material Fee: $40
Supply Requirements: Crayons/Color Pencils
Course Description: Expedition Earth is a hands-on world geography curriculum that covers 31 countries across the world. Students will learn the continents, oceans, people, cultures, animals, climates and more, all through hands-on activities!
Summerville,Tuesday
Instructor: Jaim’e Sneed
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 5th-8th
Tuition: $28
Material Fee: $40
Supply Requirements: Crayons/Color Pencils
Course Description: Expedition Earth is a hands-on world geography curriculum that covers 31 countries across the world. Students will learn the continents, oceans, people, cultures, animals, climates and more, all through hands-on activities!
Fine Arts
Kloxin: Mixed Media
Summerville, Tuesday or Thursday
Instructor: Fairlight Kloxin
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 4th-8th grade
Tuition: $33
Material Fee: $45
Supply Requirements: Students will need a mixed media art journal (I recommend Canson XL Mixed Media 7"x10" or a 9″x12″ Strathmore 400 Series or 500 Series)
Course Description: Mixed Media is a technique involving the use of two or more artistic medias, such as ink and pastel or painting and collage that are combined in a single composition. In Mixed Media class we will touch on different mediums of art, using different tools and materials, while experimenting with different techniques and styles of creating art. We will experiment with printmaking, paper marbling, collage, watercolors, pattern transfer, acrylic paint, alcohol inks, and more! We study different artists such as Piet Mondrian, Robin Mead, Jim Dine, Jen Aranyi, and Alma Woodsey Thomas as well as make many seasonal works of art. Students will need to bring their art journals to class weekly.
Summerville, Tuesday or Thursday
Instructor: Fairlight Kloxin
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 4th-8th grade
Tuition: $33
Material Fee: $45
Supply Requirements: Students will need a mixed media art journal (I recommend Canson XL Mixed Media 7"x10" or a 9″x12″ Strathmore 400 Series or 500 Series)
Course Description: Mixed Media is a technique involving the use of two or more artistic medias, such as ink and pastel or painting and collage that are combined in a single composition. In Mixed Media class we will touch on different mediums of art, using different tools and materials, while experimenting with different techniques and styles of creating art. We will experiment with printmaking, paper marbling, collage, watercolors, pattern transfer, acrylic paint, alcohol inks, and more! We study different artists such as Piet Mondrian, Robin Mead, Jim Dine, Jen Aranyi, and Alma Woodsey Thomas as well as make many seasonal works of art. Students will need to bring their art journals to class weekly.
McCall: Choir 1
Summerville, Tuesday
Instructor(s): Crystal McCall
Email: [email protected]
Grade: 3-7th grade
Tuition: $27
Material Fee: $25
Supply Requirements: 1 solid black, durable folder (able to protect their music throughout the year), pencil for class
Course Description: Choir 1 is a SAT (Soprano, Alto, Tenor) choir. Students will learn how to sing in many styles and genres that include (but are not limited to): Contemporary, Classical, Showtunes, Foreign Languages, and also classical and contemporary hymnology/worship songs. Skills will include sight-reading, music theory, group harmonies, and general musicality. Prior choir experience not required.
Summerville, Tuesday
Instructor(s): Crystal McCall
Email: [email protected]
Grade: 3-7th grade
Tuition: $27
Material Fee: $25
Supply Requirements: 1 solid black, durable folder (able to protect their music throughout the year), pencil for class
Course Description: Choir 1 is a SAT (Soprano, Alto, Tenor) choir. Students will learn how to sing in many styles and genres that include (but are not limited to): Contemporary, Classical, Showtunes, Foreign Languages, and also classical and contemporary hymnology/worship songs. Skills will include sight-reading, music theory, group harmonies, and general musicality. Prior choir experience not required.
McCall: Choir 2
Summerville, Tuesday
Instructor(s): Crystal McCall
Email: Crystal@sheep.education
Grade: 7-12th grade
Tuition: $27
Material Fee: $25
Supply Requirements: 1 solid black, durable folder (able to protect their music throughout the year), pencil for class
Course Description: Choir 2 is a SATB (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass) choir. Students will learn how to sing in many styles and genres that include (but are not limited to): Contemporary, Classical, Showtunes, Foreign Languages, and also classical and contemporary hymnology/worship songs. Skills will include sight-reading, music theory, group harmonies, and general musicality. Prior choir experience not required.
Summerville, Tuesday
Instructor(s): Crystal McCall
Email: Crystal@sheep.education
Grade: 7-12th grade
Tuition: $27
Material Fee: $25
Supply Requirements: 1 solid black, durable folder (able to protect their music throughout the year), pencil for class
Course Description: Choir 2 is a SATB (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass) choir. Students will learn how to sing in many styles and genres that include (but are not limited to): Contemporary, Classical, Showtunes, Foreign Languages, and also classical and contemporary hymnology/worship songs. Skills will include sight-reading, music theory, group harmonies, and general musicality. Prior choir experience not required.
McCall: Beginner Class Guitar (Guitar 1)
Summerville, Tuesday
Instructor: Matt McCall
Email: [email protected]
Grade: 4-7th grade
Tuition: $27
Materials Fee: $25
Supply Requirements: Students must provide their own guitar (including guitar pick and guitar tuner), 1 solid black, durable folder (able to protect their music throughout the year), pencil for class
Textbook Requirements: Guitar for Kids: A Beginner's Guide with Step-by-Step Instruction for Acoustic and Electric Guitar (Bk/Online Audio) (Hal Leonard Guitar Method (Songbooks)
Course Description: This course is designed to teach students who have never played guitar, but are interested in learning. As they work through this beginner guide, students will have access to online audio to assist them in practicing at home. This course is not ideal for students who have prior experience playing guitar.
Summerville, Tuesday
Instructor: Matt McCall
Email: [email protected]
Grade: 4-7th grade
Tuition: $27
Materials Fee: $25
Supply Requirements: Students must provide their own guitar (including guitar pick and guitar tuner), 1 solid black, durable folder (able to protect their music throughout the year), pencil for class
Textbook Requirements: Guitar for Kids: A Beginner's Guide with Step-by-Step Instruction for Acoustic and Electric Guitar (Bk/Online Audio) (Hal Leonard Guitar Method (Songbooks)
Course Description: This course is designed to teach students who have never played guitar, but are interested in learning. As they work through this beginner guide, students will have access to online audio to assist them in practicing at home. This course is not ideal for students who have prior experience playing guitar.
Moore: Beginner Class Guitar (Guitar 2)
Summerville, Tuesday
Instructor: Jason Moore
Email: [email protected]
Grade: 7-12th grade
Tuition: $27
Materials Fee: $25
Supply Requirements: Students must provide their own guitar (including guitar pick and guitar tuner), 1 solid black, durable folder (able to protect their music throughout the year), pencil for class
Textbook Requirements: Guitar for Kids: A Beginner's Guide with Step-by-Step Instruction for Acoustic and Electric Guitar (Bk/Online Audio) (Hal Leonard Guitar Method (Songbooks)
Course Description: This course is designed to teach students who have never played guitar, but are interested in learning. As they work through this beginner guide, students will have access to online audio to assist them in practicing at home. This course is not ideal for students who have prior experience playing guitar.
Summerville, Tuesday
Instructor: Jason Moore
Email: [email protected]
Grade: 7-12th grade
Tuition: $27
Materials Fee: $25
Supply Requirements: Students must provide their own guitar (including guitar pick and guitar tuner), 1 solid black, durable folder (able to protect their music throughout the year), pencil for class
Textbook Requirements: Guitar for Kids: A Beginner's Guide with Step-by-Step Instruction for Acoustic and Electric Guitar (Bk/Online Audio) (Hal Leonard Guitar Method (Songbooks)
Course Description: This course is designed to teach students who have never played guitar, but are interested in learning. As they work through this beginner guide, students will have access to online audio to assist them in practicing at home. This course is not ideal for students who have prior experience playing guitar.
Torres: Elementary/Middle Creative Expressions
Summerville, Thursday
Instructor: Yolanda Torres
E-Mail: [email protected]
Grades: 4th-7th
Tuition: $45
Materials Fee: $50
Supplies: All supplies will be provided.
(There will be days that I will recommend wearing clothes that are paint/plaster safe)
Course Description: Creative Expressions will provide students with unique opportunities to explore the world of Art through artistic creative self-expression while focusing on individual mastery of a variety of mediums and materials. Students will complete projects each week based upon the selected theme. Along the way we will learn about famous artists and see how they utilize these elements and principles in their art pieces. The course is designed to allow students to explore a range of techniques, styles, and mediums (paints, oil pastels, clay, etc) all while learning to express themselves in fun and creative ways. The elementary / middle class will also have a major focus on learning the seven primary elements of art (line, shape, color, value, texture, form, and space), while also incorporating some more advanced projects.
Summerville, Thursday
Instructor: Yolanda Torres
E-Mail: [email protected]
Grades: 4th-7th
Tuition: $45
Materials Fee: $50
Supplies: All supplies will be provided.
(There will be days that I will recommend wearing clothes that are paint/plaster safe)
Course Description: Creative Expressions will provide students with unique opportunities to explore the world of Art through artistic creative self-expression while focusing on individual mastery of a variety of mediums and materials. Students will complete projects each week based upon the selected theme. Along the way we will learn about famous artists and see how they utilize these elements and principles in their art pieces. The course is designed to allow students to explore a range of techniques, styles, and mediums (paints, oil pastels, clay, etc) all while learning to express themselves in fun and creative ways. The elementary / middle class will also have a major focus on learning the seven primary elements of art (line, shape, color, value, texture, form, and space), while also incorporating some more advanced projects.
Torres: Creative Expression
Summerville, Thursday
Instructor: Yolanda Torres
E-Mail: [email protected]
Grades: 8th-12th
Tuition: $50
Materials Fee: $55
Supplies: All supplies will be provided.
(There will be days that I will recommend wearing clothes that are paint/plaster safe)
Course Description: Creative Expressions will provide students with unique opportunities to explore the world of Art through artistic creative self-expression while focusing on individual mastery of a variety of mediums and materials. Students will complete projects each day based upon the selected theme. Along the way we will learn about famous artists and see how they utilize these elements and principles in their art pieces. The course is designed to allow students to explore a range of techniques, styles, and mediums (paints, oil pastels, clay, etc) all while learning to express themselves in fun and creative ways.
Summerville, Thursday
Instructor: Yolanda Torres
E-Mail: [email protected]
Grades: 8th-12th
Tuition: $50
Materials Fee: $55
Supplies: All supplies will be provided.
(There will be days that I will recommend wearing clothes that are paint/plaster safe)
Course Description: Creative Expressions will provide students with unique opportunities to explore the world of Art through artistic creative self-expression while focusing on individual mastery of a variety of mediums and materials. Students will complete projects each day based upon the selected theme. Along the way we will learn about famous artists and see how they utilize these elements and principles in their art pieces. The course is designed to allow students to explore a range of techniques, styles, and mediums (paints, oil pastels, clay, etc) all while learning to express themselves in fun and creative ways.
Turner: Choral Society
Summerville, Thursday
Instructor: Eileen Turner
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 6th-12th Grade
Tuition: $27
Material Fee: $25
Supply Requirements: 1 solid black, durable folder, pencil for class
Textbook Requirements: None (music will be provided by the teacher)
Course Description: Mid/Hi chorus is a class designed to help students fall in love with music while learning to sing in a group setting. We will learn the basics of vocal technique, such as proper breath control, support and posture, Italian vowels and open tone. Our goals will be to develop a habit of good vocal techniques, learning to follow the music, singing in parts as well as using dynamics and phrasing well. We will explore songs in foreign languages, classic pieces transcribed for students, sacred pieces and contemporary pieces. Students will also learn to work as a team, listening to each other vocally as they all sing. In Choral Society, our goal is to honor the Lord through singing. We will learn and work on singing techniques during our warm-up time then apply those to each piece we learn. We will learn pieces each semester with the goal of singing in the end of semester performances.
Summerville, Thursday
Instructor: Eileen Turner
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 6th-12th Grade
Tuition: $27
Material Fee: $25
Supply Requirements: 1 solid black, durable folder, pencil for class
Textbook Requirements: None (music will be provided by the teacher)
Course Description: Mid/Hi chorus is a class designed to help students fall in love with music while learning to sing in a group setting. We will learn the basics of vocal technique, such as proper breath control, support and posture, Italian vowels and open tone. Our goals will be to develop a habit of good vocal techniques, learning to follow the music, singing in parts as well as using dynamics and phrasing well. We will explore songs in foreign languages, classic pieces transcribed for students, sacred pieces and contemporary pieces. Students will also learn to work as a team, listening to each other vocally as they all sing. In Choral Society, our goal is to honor the Lord through singing. We will learn and work on singing techniques during our warm-up time then apply those to each piece we learn. We will learn pieces each semester with the goal of singing in the end of semester performances.
Foreign Language
Colburn: American Sign Language 6th-8th Grade
Summerville, Thursday
Instructor: Tabitha Colburn
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 6th-8th grade
Tuition: $28
Material Fee: $28
Supplies Required: 3 ring binder 1 inch or folder, loose-leaf papers and pencils
Book Required: ASL University workbook (www.lifeprint.com)
Course Description: Did you know that American Sign Language (ASL) is the 3rd most popular language in the U.S.? ASL is a non-verbal form of communication used by the Deaf population and hearing population, as well. This course will provide students with a basic knowledge and understanding of ASL. Learning ASL involves hand movements, facial expressions, and body positioning. Classes will cover fingerspelling, vocabulary, facial expressions, grammar, dialogues, worksheets, storytelling (with books), activities and play games. ASL is fun, educational, and useful. Some work outside of class time will be expected. There will be no voice in the classroom.
Summerville, Thursday
Instructor: Tabitha Colburn
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 6th-8th grade
Tuition: $28
Material Fee: $28
Supplies Required: 3 ring binder 1 inch or folder, loose-leaf papers and pencils
Book Required: ASL University workbook (www.lifeprint.com)
Course Description: Did you know that American Sign Language (ASL) is the 3rd most popular language in the U.S.? ASL is a non-verbal form of communication used by the Deaf population and hearing population, as well. This course will provide students with a basic knowledge and understanding of ASL. Learning ASL involves hand movements, facial expressions, and body positioning. Classes will cover fingerspelling, vocabulary, facial expressions, grammar, dialogues, worksheets, storytelling (with books), activities and play games. ASL is fun, educational, and useful. Some work outside of class time will be expected. There will be no voice in the classroom.
Osorio: Middle School FLEX Spanish
Summerville, Thursday
Instructor: Sra. Kelly Osorio
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 6th-8th
Tuition: $27
Material fee: $27
Prerequisites: None, just a desire to learn a new language!
Supplies and Books required: Only something to write with and somewhere to keep handouts safe. Access to the internet is necessary to get everything this course offers.
Course Description:
-This course is an introduction to Spanish grammar and culture. We do games and activities in class, learn songs to remember certain vocab words/phrases, and dig into Spanish and Latin American culture.
-We will be utilizing Señor Wooly, both in class and at home. You will make an account for your student once you receive the class key from me at Meet the Teacher.
-Access to the internet is a must for this class. Our class has a Google Classroom where I will post videos and other links to be viewed during the week. They will have assignments to complete on Sr. Wooly each month as well. The more your child immerses in the culture, the better they will be able to understand this beautiful language!
Summerville, Thursday
Instructor: Sra. Kelly Osorio
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 6th-8th
Tuition: $27
Material fee: $27
Prerequisites: None, just a desire to learn a new language!
Supplies and Books required: Only something to write with and somewhere to keep handouts safe. Access to the internet is necessary to get everything this course offers.
Course Description:
-This course is an introduction to Spanish grammar and culture. We do games and activities in class, learn songs to remember certain vocab words/phrases, and dig into Spanish and Latin American culture.
-We will be utilizing Señor Wooly, both in class and at home. You will make an account for your student once you receive the class key from me at Meet the Teacher.
-Access to the internet is a must for this class. Our class has a Google Classroom where I will post videos and other links to be viewed during the week. They will have assignments to complete on Sr. Wooly each month as well. The more your child immerses in the culture, the better they will be able to understand this beautiful language!
Electives
Ashworth: Mid/High Physical Education
Summerville, Thursdays
Instructor: Stacie Ashworth
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 6-12th
Tuition: $30
Material Fee: $20
Supply Requirements: tennis shoes and water bottle
Course Description: This course will focus on each student’s personal development in areas sch as cardiovascular exercise, endurance, and flexibility. Students will participate in team games that will help reinforce these skills while working with others in a fun environment. Sneakers and appropriate clothing are required.
Summerville, Thursdays
Instructor: Stacie Ashworth
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 6-12th
Tuition: $30
Material Fee: $20
Supply Requirements: tennis shoes and water bottle
Course Description: This course will focus on each student’s personal development in areas sch as cardiovascular exercise, endurance, and flexibility. Students will participate in team games that will help reinforce these skills while working with others in a fun environment. Sneakers and appropriate clothing are required.
Griffin: Intro to Cooking
Summerville, Thursday
Instructor: Dawn Griffin
Email: [email protected]
Grade/Age: 6th – 12th grade; age 11+ by Sept. 1, 2024
Monthly Cost: $40
Materials Fee: $86 (plus $82 mid-year); This class will have high consumable materials (food). An additional materials fee of $82 will be due mid-year and added to your January 2025 invoice.
Supplies and Books required: Materials and Supplies will be provided. For hygiene and safety purposes, students will be required to wear closed toe shoes, an apron (supplied in class), and skull cap (student issued).
Course Description: Through lecture, demonstration, and hands-on experience, students will learn to work with and prepare various foods and recipes. There will be chopping, mixing, searing, kneading, baking and cooking.
Students will also learn:
Our class size is going to be limited to 12 students who really have a desire to learn new skills in the kitchen, work well with others and can stay focused on tasks at hand. It is important that students are able to work independently and in a group setting. We will utilize Google Classroom for class communication. All students (and parents if they choose) will have to join. Students are encouraged to practice skills by cooking at home on a regular basis.
NOTE: This class CANNOT accommodate food allergies. Please contact instructor at [email protected] to be placed on a waitlist if class desired is full at registration.
High School credit will not be given – no syllabus.
Summerville, Thursday
Instructor: Dawn Griffin
Email: [email protected]
Grade/Age: 6th – 12th grade; age 11+ by Sept. 1, 2024
Monthly Cost: $40
Materials Fee: $86 (plus $82 mid-year); This class will have high consumable materials (food). An additional materials fee of $82 will be due mid-year and added to your January 2025 invoice.
Supplies and Books required: Materials and Supplies will be provided. For hygiene and safety purposes, students will be required to wear closed toe shoes, an apron (supplied in class), and skull cap (student issued).
Course Description: Through lecture, demonstration, and hands-on experience, students will learn to work with and prepare various foods and recipes. There will be chopping, mixing, searing, kneading, baking and cooking.
Students will also learn:
- hygiene and kitchen safety
- kitchen equipment and appliances use
- techniques and skills
- team communication
Our class size is going to be limited to 12 students who really have a desire to learn new skills in the kitchen, work well with others and can stay focused on tasks at hand. It is important that students are able to work independently and in a group setting. We will utilize Google Classroom for class communication. All students (and parents if they choose) will have to join. Students are encouraged to practice skills by cooking at home on a regular basis.
NOTE: This class CANNOT accommodate food allergies. Please contact instructor at [email protected] to be placed on a waitlist if class desired is full at registration.
High School credit will not be given – no syllabus.
Rupert: Hands on Logic
Summerville, Thursdays
Instructor: Laureen Rupert
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 6th – 8th grades
Monthly Cost: $33
Materials fee: $28
Required Text: The Thinking Toolbox (2005) by Nathaniel and Hans Bluedorn
Course Description: This class is designed to help develop logic and critical thinking skills in middle school students. Students will learn when it is appropriate to argue, what a good argument is, and how to examine opposing viewpoints. They will also discover how to use the scientific method and how to analyze evidence and sources. They will improve their critical thinking skills by:
· class discussion of the text
· completing logic matrix puzzles,
· learning about logical fallacies
· playing critical thinking games, and
· solving mysteries
This class will be a Pass/Fail format. However, the completion of homework and projects will be required to pass the class
Summerville, Thursdays
Instructor: Laureen Rupert
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 6th – 8th grades
Monthly Cost: $33
Materials fee: $28
Required Text: The Thinking Toolbox (2005) by Nathaniel and Hans Bluedorn
Course Description: This class is designed to help develop logic and critical thinking skills in middle school students. Students will learn when it is appropriate to argue, what a good argument is, and how to examine opposing viewpoints. They will also discover how to use the scientific method and how to analyze evidence and sources. They will improve their critical thinking skills by:
· class discussion of the text
· completing logic matrix puzzles,
· learning about logical fallacies
· playing critical thinking games, and
· solving mysteries
This class will be a Pass/Fail format. However, the completion of homework and projects will be required to pass the class
Schofield: MS Civics
Summerville, Thursdays
Instructor: Angie Schofield
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 5th - 8th
Tuition: $32
Material Fee: $35
Required Textbooks:
Supply Requirements: Handout will be provided at Meet the Teacher I will be purchasing and providing the student workbook as a part of your material fees
Course Description: How do elections work? What does the President do all day? Who decides where stop signs go? What is Labor Day? Uncle Sam and You is a one-year civics course that answers these questions and many more. Designed for students in grades 6-8, lessons focus on America’s founding documents, branches of government, patriotic symbols, voting, the election process, Washington, D.C., the presidency, how Congress works, American holidays, and aspects of federal, state, and local government.
Course Objectives: Each full-color unit includes several short lessons to read that explains the topic to the student; chapters feature both modern and historical photographs and illustrations. Lessons conclude with a variety of subject-based activity ideas that relate to answering questions in the student handbook for each lesson the student reads that week. There are also supplemental activities in the book for each lesson, some weeks I will assign some of the supplemental activities, but you as the parent can also do them each week if you want more work.
Assignments/Quizzes/Exams
Fifteen units are included in each text (Part 1 & 2), with four lessons in each unit. Depending on how many activities are assigned, students will need 45-90 minutes per lesson. However, the back of each book includes fifteen optional lessons on America’s patriotic holidays. If five lessons per week are desired, the holiday lessons can be used as a fifth lesson or for other occasions. A total of 150 lessons/30 weeks of lessons are provided. Students will read the text and complete student activities at home throughout the week. Thursday course work will include class lectures, activities, and group discussion. We will also have interactive, hands-on activities such as a class election, mock court trial and also meeting people from positions within the government/civics world.
There are opportunities for graded components of the course, should parents decide to monitor and notate completed work, but I will not be grading. We will go over the answers each week for the questions in the student workbook and then take the unit tests. We will also go over the answers to the test together, I will allow the student to self-grade unless you let me know otherwise for your student. The only grade I will provide is a participation grade for the year that you can compile with the tests from each week if you would like to assess a grade for your student for this class.
Summerville, Thursdays
Instructor: Angie Schofield
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 5th - 8th
Tuition: $32
Material Fee: $35
Required Textbooks:
- Uncle Sam and You – Part 1 (Notgrass)
- Uncle Sam and You – Part 2 (Notgrass) ** Part 2 is not needed until 2nd semester
Supply Requirements: Handout will be provided at Meet the Teacher I will be purchasing and providing the student workbook as a part of your material fees
Course Description: How do elections work? What does the President do all day? Who decides where stop signs go? What is Labor Day? Uncle Sam and You is a one-year civics course that answers these questions and many more. Designed for students in grades 6-8, lessons focus on America’s founding documents, branches of government, patriotic symbols, voting, the election process, Washington, D.C., the presidency, how Congress works, American holidays, and aspects of federal, state, and local government.
Course Objectives: Each full-color unit includes several short lessons to read that explains the topic to the student; chapters feature both modern and historical photographs and illustrations. Lessons conclude with a variety of subject-based activity ideas that relate to answering questions in the student handbook for each lesson the student reads that week. There are also supplemental activities in the book for each lesson, some weeks I will assign some of the supplemental activities, but you as the parent can also do them each week if you want more work.
Assignments/Quizzes/Exams
Fifteen units are included in each text (Part 1 & 2), with four lessons in each unit. Depending on how many activities are assigned, students will need 45-90 minutes per lesson. However, the back of each book includes fifteen optional lessons on America’s patriotic holidays. If five lessons per week are desired, the holiday lessons can be used as a fifth lesson or for other occasions. A total of 150 lessons/30 weeks of lessons are provided. Students will read the text and complete student activities at home throughout the week. Thursday course work will include class lectures, activities, and group discussion. We will also have interactive, hands-on activities such as a class election, mock court trial and also meeting people from positions within the government/civics world.
There are opportunities for graded components of the course, should parents decide to monitor and notate completed work, but I will not be grading. We will go over the answers each week for the questions in the student workbook and then take the unit tests. We will also go over the answers to the test together, I will allow the student to self-grade unless you let me know otherwise for your student. The only grade I will provide is a participation grade for the year that you can compile with the tests from each week if you would like to assess a grade for your student for this class.
Strutz: Computer Fundamentals
Summerville, Thursday
Instructor: Nathan Strutz
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 6-9
Tuition: $33
Material Fee: $23
Supply Requirements: Students must bring a fully working computer to class every week with a battery to last the entire hour, or a power adapter. Use Windows 10/11 or Intel-powered Chromebooks. Check the class website for more information.
Course Description: This hands-on Computer Fundamentals course unlocks the digital world. Learn typing, navigate computer hardware & software, master office apps, explore creativity tools, and stay safe online. Build confidence, unlock potential, and gain skills for the future!
We have a website for this class where you can learn about the teachers, the class, the homework, and the computer you can bring:
https://sheepcomputerfundamentalsclass.netlify.app/
Summerville, Thursday
Instructor: Nathan Strutz
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 6-9
Tuition: $33
Material Fee: $23
Supply Requirements: Students must bring a fully working computer to class every week with a battery to last the entire hour, or a power adapter. Use Windows 10/11 or Intel-powered Chromebooks. Check the class website for more information.
Course Description: This hands-on Computer Fundamentals course unlocks the digital world. Learn typing, navigate computer hardware & software, master office apps, explore creativity tools, and stay safe online. Build confidence, unlock potential, and gain skills for the future!
We have a website for this class where you can learn about the teachers, the class, the homework, and the computer you can bring:
https://sheepcomputerfundamentalsclass.netlify.app/
Wallace: Foundations of the Bible
Summerville, Thursdays
Instructor: Marci Wallace
Email: [email protected]
Grade: age 8-13
Tuition: $27
Materials Fee: $45
Supply Requirements: pen or pencil, folder with prongs, and notebook or paper
The curriculum for this course Is covered by the material fee.
Course Description: The goal for this class is to give children the skills needed to study scripture. We will use Studying the Bible curriculum by Foundation Worldview. Among the many varied topics we will study themes of the Bible, how to read scripture in context, and what the are the different genres included. We will learn how to tell the difference between descriptive and prescriptive texts. The goal is to equip each student with the skills and the encouragement to study the Bible and seek God.
The only grade I will provide is one based on participation.
Summerville, Thursdays
Instructor: Marci Wallace
Email: [email protected]
Grade: age 8-13
Tuition: $27
Materials Fee: $45
Supply Requirements: pen or pencil, folder with prongs, and notebook or paper
The curriculum for this course Is covered by the material fee.
Course Description: The goal for this class is to give children the skills needed to study scripture. We will use Studying the Bible curriculum by Foundation Worldview. Among the many varied topics we will study themes of the Bible, how to read scripture in context, and what the are the different genres included. We will learn how to tell the difference between descriptive and prescriptive texts. The goal is to equip each student with the skills and the encouragement to study the Bible and seek God.
The only grade I will provide is one based on participation.
Wallace: Middle School Biblical Worldview
Summerville, Thursday
Instructor: Marci Wallace
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 6-8th grade
Tuition: $27
Materials Fee: $45
Supply Requirements: pen or pencil, folder or binder with prongs and notebook paper. The curriculum for this course is covered by the material fee.
Course Description: Christians often focus on equipping students to love Jesus and live like Him – both are essential components of the Christian life! Yet they frequently neglect to prepare students to think like Jesus. Let me and the Foundation Worldview curriculum fill in the gap. In this class we will learn the skills children need to biblically navigate challenging cultural issues. We will get to the root of the issues, showing kids how a biblical worldview lines up with reality in a way that no other worldview does. We will use Foundations Careful Thinking Curriculum to give the students the skills they need to see through faulty ideas and embrace the truth. We will be setting the children up to think critically in all areas of life. We will also learn some of fallacies using The Amazing Dr. Ransom's Bestiary of Adorable Fallacies. We will compare and contrast the key tenets of Atheism, Islam, and Pantheism to Christianity using some of Summit Ministries' Walking in the Truth Competing Worldview curriculum.
This class will have minimal homework. There is no prerequisite. The only grade I will provide is a participation grade.
Summerville, Thursday
Instructor: Marci Wallace
Email: [email protected]
Grades: 6-8th grade
Tuition: $27
Materials Fee: $45
Supply Requirements: pen or pencil, folder or binder with prongs and notebook paper. The curriculum for this course is covered by the material fee.
Course Description: Christians often focus on equipping students to love Jesus and live like Him – both are essential components of the Christian life! Yet they frequently neglect to prepare students to think like Jesus. Let me and the Foundation Worldview curriculum fill in the gap. In this class we will learn the skills children need to biblically navigate challenging cultural issues. We will get to the root of the issues, showing kids how a biblical worldview lines up with reality in a way that no other worldview does. We will use Foundations Careful Thinking Curriculum to give the students the skills they need to see through faulty ideas and embrace the truth. We will be setting the children up to think critically in all areas of life. We will also learn some of fallacies using The Amazing Dr. Ransom's Bestiary of Adorable Fallacies. We will compare and contrast the key tenets of Atheism, Islam, and Pantheism to Christianity using some of Summit Ministries' Walking in the Truth Competing Worldview curriculum.
This class will have minimal homework. There is no prerequisite. The only grade I will provide is a participation grade.
Willis: Ballet 4
Summerville, Tuesday
**Enrollment by permission only. Please email [email protected] for access to enroll**
Instructor: Bethany Willis
Email: [email protected]
Ages: Ballet experience required. (This class is designed for late middle school-high school. Students will be placed in this class by teacher discretion. If you would like your child to be considered for this class, Contact Bethany Willis for more information.)
Tuition: $50
Materials Fee: $80
Supply Requirements:
A costume will need to be purchased for performances. The materials fee covers the cost of the costumes.
Course Descriptions:
This class will be covering intermediate and advanced classical ballet positions, theory, and technique in the Vaganova Method of Ballet. Each class will learn ballet choreography to contemporary worship music. Students will also learn anatomy and kinesiology related to ballet and movement. The focus will be on worshiping God through the art of ballet. There will be a Spring Ballet Performance at the end of the school year. The materials fee covers the cost of the performance costumes.
Summerville, Tuesday
**Enrollment by permission only. Please email [email protected] for access to enroll**
Instructor: Bethany Willis
Email: [email protected]
Ages: Ballet experience required. (This class is designed for late middle school-high school. Students will be placed in this class by teacher discretion. If you would like your child to be considered for this class, Contact Bethany Willis for more information.)
Tuition: $50
Materials Fee: $80
Supply Requirements:
- Girls will need to wear pink ballet tights, a pink or black leotard, a pink or black ballet skirt (pull-on elastic is best), and pink ballet shoes.
- Boys will need to wear a white t-shirt tucked into black shorts, white socks, and black ballet shoes.
A costume will need to be purchased for performances. The materials fee covers the cost of the costumes.
Course Descriptions:
This class will be covering intermediate and advanced classical ballet positions, theory, and technique in the Vaganova Method of Ballet. Each class will learn ballet choreography to contemporary worship music. Students will also learn anatomy and kinesiology related to ballet and movement. The focus will be on worshiping God through the art of ballet. There will be a Spring Ballet Performance at the end of the school year. The materials fee covers the cost of the performance costumes.
Study Hall
Study Hall
Summerville, Tuesday or Thursdays 10am-1:10pm
Grade: 4th-12th grade
Instructor: Charisma Glinka
Email: summervillemanager@sheep.education
Monthly Cost: $17
Study Hall is a quiet place to study. Please be prepared to read a book if you do not have homework or studying to do. Electronics and games are not allowed. Your child must be able to sit quietly for 50 minutes. Food is allowed at the lunch hour of 12pm.
Summerville, Tuesday or Thursdays 10am-1:10pm
Grade: 4th-12th grade
Instructor: Charisma Glinka
Email: summervillemanager@sheep.education
Monthly Cost: $17
Study Hall is a quiet place to study. Please be prepared to read a book if you do not have homework or studying to do. Electronics and games are not allowed. Your child must be able to sit quietly for 50 minutes. Food is allowed at the lunch hour of 12pm.
