Course Catalog
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Unless noted, purchase of textbooks and workbooks is the responsibility of the parents.
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PCLA Administration also reserves the right to make changes to course descriptions and required materials listed. Administration is not responsible for typographical errors.
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Book rental fees are to be paid and books picked up at the August Parents’ meeting.
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Please note grade levels and prerequisites. These are not suggestions. Exceptions must be approved by the PCLA Headmaster
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Unless specifically stated, all textbooks listed are the current edition.
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Supply list for each class will be distributed at the Parent’s Meeting in August.
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All courses must have a minimum of 6 students unless approved by the Headmaster
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Links provided are for information only. Parents are encouraged to seek out the best deal. Note ISBN
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PCLA administration reserves the right to cancel, combine, or reschedule classes.
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Additional classes may be created as needed.
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Printable Course Catalog updated 8/20
EL1C
4/5 Bundle
This includes five 4th - 5th grade classes (Math, Grammar, History, Spanish, and Science) offered at a reduced price.
See the individual classes.
Subject
Elective
Grade Levels
4th Grade
5th Grade
Teacher
Class Day and Time
Tuesday
8 - 2:30
EL3D
Journalism and Publications (online only)
Students will work on all aspects of the PCLA yearbook. This course may be taken multiple times.
Required Text: Text provided for a rental fee ($15). Workbooks must be purchased through PCLA
Subject
Elective
Grade Levels
9th Grade
10th Grade
11th Grade
12th Grade
Teacher
Class Day and Time
FA1R
4/5 Art
Subject
Elective
Grade Levels
4th Grade
5th Grade
Teacher
Class Day and Time
Tuesday
11 - 12
FL3A
High School Spanish 1
Designed to provide students with the vocabulary and grammar skills they need to create language for communication. Students will converse, read and write in Spanish. Culture studies are integrated throughout.
Required Text: TBD
Subject
Foreign Language
Grade Levels
Advanced 8th Grade
9th Grade
10th Grade
11th Grade
Teacher
Class Day and Time
Tuesday
2:30 - 4:30
FL3B
High School Spanish 2
A continuation of the skills and culture studies begun in Spanish 1, the text uses less English and more Spanish in its pedagogy, reflecting student progress in the language. Meets the standards for Foreign Language Learning set forth by the ACTFL.
Required Text: TBD
Prerequisite: Completion of high school level Spanish 1 with grade of C or better. A placement test
will be required if Spanish 1 was taken elsewhere.
**This course fulfills rigor requirements.
Subject
Foreign Language
Grade Levels
9th Grade
10th Grade
11th Grade
12th Grade
Teacher
Class Day and Time
Thursday
12:30 - 2:30
LA1C
4/5 Grammar
Lessons will cover parts of speech, sentence structure, and rules of capitalization and punctuation. Basic elements of writing will be introduced as students learn to model original works using the imitation method.
Required Text: The Language Mechanic (ISBN: 978-0-89455-761-3)
Subject
Language Arts
Grade Levels
4th Grade
5th Grade
Teacher
Class Day and Time
Tuesday
8 - 9
LA2A
Middle School Composition I: Introduction to Writing
Students will learn basic elements of writing such as writing basic sentences, writing paragraphs, and writing essays. Grammar will be enriched through sentence combining, modeling and editing. Students will have a chance to enhance writing knowledge through subject writing, creative writing and reports.
No Text Required
Subject
Language Arts
Grade Levels
Advanced 6th Grade
7th Grade
8th Grade
Teacher
Class Day and Time
Tuesday
9 - 10
LA2B
Middle School Composition II: Extending the Writing Process
Students will review basic writing skills using a literature approach, in addition to traditional writing exercises. Topics covered will include: expository, narrative, and persuasive writing; research papers, including citation of sources; and poetry. Several classic short stories, poems, and novels will be studied.
No Text Required
Prerequisite: MS Comp I or equivalent.
Subject
Language Arts
Grade Levels
7th Grade
8th Grade
Teacher
Class Day and Time
Tuesday
8 - 9
LA3B – H
Honors World Literature and Composition
Subject
Language Arts
Grade Levels
9th Grade
10th Grade
11th Grade
12th Grade
Teacher
Amanda Swanson
Class Day and Time
Tuesday
12:30 - 2:30
LA3D – H
Honors British Literature and Composition
Subject
Language Arts
Grade Levels
10th Grade
11th Grade
12th Grade
Teacher
Tricia Wade
Class Day and Time
Tuesday
10 - 12
MA2A
Math Fundamentals
Explains whole numbers, number theory, equations, decimals, integers, fractions, basic geometry.
Required Text: BJU Fundamentals of Math 2nd Edition student text (ISBN: 978-1591663751)
**This class will be capped at 10 Students.
Subject
Math
Grade Levels
Advanced 6th Grade
7th Grade
Teacher
Class Day and Time
Tuesday
10 - 12
MA2B
Honors Pre-Algebra
Eases students into algebraic thinking by introducing the concept of variables early, then emphasizing equation-solving procedures throughout the remaining chapters. Reviews and builds on traditional arithmetic skills and includes a consumer- related application of math to everyday life.
Required Text: BJU Pre-Algebra 2nd Edition Student text. (ISBN: 978-1591665465)
**This class will be capped at 10 Students
Subject
Math
Grade Levels
Advanced 7th Grade
8th Grade
Teacher
Class Day and Time
Tuesday
10 - 12
MA2C
4/5 Math
Lessons will include place value, Roman numerals, addition & subtraction, multiplication & division, equations, geometry, time & measurement, ratios, proportions, percent’s, fractions, decimals, and integers.
Required Text: BJU Press Math 5 Student Worktext – 3rd Edition;
Updated Copyright: ISBN #: 9781628562347
Subject
Math
Grade Levels
4th Grade
5th Grade
Teacher
Class Day and Time
Tuesday
12:30 - 2:30
MA3A
Honors Algebra 1
This course continues into the practical methods of solving first- and second-degree equations and inequalities. Algebraic skills are introduced in logical order: relations, functions, graphing, and systems of equations, radicals, factoring polynomials, rational equations, and quadratic functions. Contains review questions that refresh the memory without wearying the mind. It also includes word problems and special interest sections on computer technology and famous mathematicians.
Required Text: BJU Algebra 1 (3rd Edition) ISBN: 9781606820452
Prerequisite: Pre Algebra with grade of C or better.
**This class will be capped at 10 Students.
Subject
Math
Grade Levels
Advanced 8th Grade
9th Grade
Teacher
Class Day and Time
Tuesday
8 - 10
MA3C
Honors Algebra 2
*This class will be capped at 10 Students
Subject
Math
Grade Levels
9th Grade
10th Grade
11th Grade
12th Grade
Teacher
Mandy Garcia
Class Day and Time
Tuesday
2:30 - 4:30
SC2A
Earth Science
Subject
Science
Grade Levels
5th Grade
6th Grade
7th Grade
8th Grade
Teacher
Shari Sewell
Class Day and Time
Tuesday
12:30 - 2:30
SC2C
4/5 Science
Topics covered in our science units will include rocks and minerals, matter and energy, weather, biomes, ecosystems, sound and light, respiratory and circulatory systems.
Required Text: BJU Press Science 5 – 4th Edition ISBN #: 978-1-60682-463-4
Subject
Science
Grade Levels
4th Grade
5th Grade
Teacher
Class Day and Time
Tuesday
9 - 10
SC3A
Honors Physical Science
Subject
Science
Grade Levels
Advanced 8th Grade
9th Grade
10th Grade
11th Grade
12th Grade
Teacher
Shannon Phillips
Class Day and Time
Tuesday
10 - 12
SC3C
Honors Chemistry
The course covers significant figures, units, classification, the mole concept, stoichiometry, thermochemistry, thermodynamics, kinetics, acids and bases, redox reactions, solutions, atomic structure, Lewis structures, molecular geometry, the gas laws, and equilibrium. Course will include lectures and labs.
Required Text: TBD
Prerequisite: Algebra 1 with a C or better and must be currently taking or have completed Algebra 2
and Physical Science.
**This course fulfills rigor requirements.
Subject
Science
Grade Levels
10th Grade
11th Grade
12th Grade
Teacher
Class Day and Time
Tuesday
8 - 10
SS2C
MS World Geography
Subject
Social Studies
Grade Levels
5th Grade
6th Grade
7th Grade
8th Grade
Teacher
Class Day and Time
Tuesday
2:30 - 3:30
SS2G
4/5 History
This course begins with the time period before Europeans came to what is now the U.S. and takes students on an exciting journey through the history of the people, places, and events that shaped U.S. history until the late 1800s.
Required Text: Our Star-Spangled Story Part 1, ISBN 9781609991241
My Star-Spangled Student Workbook 9781609991289. Notgrass Publisher
Subject
Social Studies
Grade Levels
4th Grade
5th Grade
Teacher
Class Day and Time
Tuesday
10 - 11
SS3F
World History
This course recounts the story of mankind from creation to the present. Students examine ancient civilizations through the Greeks to the Roman Empire. Then they survey India, Asia, and Africa on their way to the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the Reformation, upon which modern history is founded. They are challenged to discover the forces, issues, people, and movements that have shaped our modern world. God’s providence and Bible integration are given prominence as the students are taught to view the world through a Christian lens.
This course will not be offered again until 2020-2021.
Subject
Social Studies
Grade Levels
9th Grade
10th Grade
11th Grade
12th Grade
Teacher
Amanda Swanson
Class Day and Time
Tuesday
8 -10