Our Curriculum

K5

Bible Truths

  • Character building stories
  • Correlated memory work
  • Bible knowledge
  • Application of biblical principles

Math

  • Number sense
  • Addition/subtraction
  • Time/money skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Systematic review

Beginnings

  • Phonics songs introduce sounds
  • Thorough phonics instruction and practice
  • Word family approach to generalizations
  • Listening and reading comprehension
  • Oral composition
  • Science and Heritage Studies activities

Music

  • Singing and playing skills
  • Music reading in a structured sequence
  • Guided listening activities

1st Grade

Bible Truths

  • Bible knowledge
  • Application of biblical principles

Science

  • Science Knowledge
  • Hands-on activities
  • Process skills

Heritage Studies

  • Early American, from before 1000 to 1682
  • Beginning map skills

Math

  • Place value up to 3-digit numbers
  • Addition/subtraction
  • Time/money skills
  • Problem solving

Phonics and English

  • Phonics patterns
  • Word families
  • Listening skills
  • Using a period, comma, question mark, exclamation point
  • Comparatives and superlatives

Reading

  • Reading skills
  • Listening skills
  • Phonics review
  • Comprehension skills
  • Silent and oral reading

Handwriting

  • PreCursive alphabet

Spelling

  • Word families, suffixes
  • Word meaning
  • Structural analysis

Music

  • Singing skills
  • Reading melodies

2nd Grade

Bible Truths

  • Application of biblical principles
  • Bible study skills
  • Bible knowledge

Science

  • Science Knowledge
  • Hands-on activities
  • Process skills

Heritage Studies

  • Life in the Colonies, 1607-1776
  • Map skills and graphs

Math

  • Place value
  • Addition/subtraction with renaming
  • Multiplication/division introduction
  • Problem solving

English

  • Nouns, verbs, adjectives, and pronouns
  • Sentences and punctuation
  • Writing Process
  • Study and reference skills
  • Listening and speaking skills

Reading

  • Word recognition
  • Phonics
  • Comprehension skills
  • Silent and oral reading

Spelling

  • Word families, suffixes
  • Journal writing
  • Dictionary skills

Handwriting

  • PreCursive alphabet review
  • Cursive alphabet

Music

  • Singing skills
  • Reading melodies

3rd Grade

Bible Truths

  • Application of biblical principles
  • Bible study skills
  • Bible knowledge

Science

  • Science Knowledge
  • Hands-on activities
  • Process skills

Heritage Studies

  • Spirit of the growing America, 1776-1876
  • Map skills

Math

  • Addition/subtraction review
  • Multiplication/division
  • Fractions, measurement, money
  • Problem solving

English

  • Nouns, verbs, adjectives, and pronouns
  • Sentence and punctuation
  • Writing Process
  • Study and reference skills
  • Listening and speaking skills

Reading

  • Comprehension skills
  • Silent and oral reading
  • Word recognition
  • Phonics review

Spelling

  • Word families and suffixes
  • Dictionary skills

Handwriting

  • Cursive alphabet

Music

  • Reading melodies in treble clef
  • Musical terms and expressions

4th Grade

Bible Truths

  • Application of biblical principles
  • Bible study skills
  • Bible knowledge

Science

  • Science Knowledge
  • Hands-on activities
  • Process skills

Heritage Studies

  • Nineteenth-century America
  • Map skills

Math

  • Multiplication/division
  • Decimals, fractions, measurement
  • Problem solving
  • Statistics/graphing

English

  • Nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions
  • Sentences and punctuation
  • Writing Process
  • Study and performance skills
  • Listening and speaking skills

Reading

  • Comprehension skills
  • Silent and oral reading
  • Study skills
  • Structural analysis
  • Literature skills

Spelling

  • Abbreviations and syllable rules
  • Dictionary skills

Handwriting

  • Cursive alphabet

5th Grade

Bible Truths

  • Application of biblical principles
  • Bible study skills
  • Bible knowledge

Science

  • Science Knowledge
  • Hands-on activities
  • Process skills

Heritage Studies

  • America history during the twentieth century
  • Map skills and graphs

Math

  • Addition/subtraction/multiplication/division of fractions
  • Statistics and graphing
  • Problem solving
  • Ratio/proportions/percent

English

  • Nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives
  • Sentence structure and punctuation
  • Creative writing

Reading

  • Comprehension skills
  • Silent and oral reading
  • Literature skills
  • Study skills

Spelling

  • Pairs of related words
  • State names
  • Nongeneralization words

Handwriting

  • Cursive
  • Alternate uppercase style

Music

  • Singing harmony
  • Chord introduction
  • Sight-reading skills

6th Grade

Bible Truths

  • Application of biblical principles
  • Bible study skills
  • Bible knowledge

Science

  • Science Knowledge
  • Hands-on activities
  • Process skills

Heritage Studies

  • Ancient civilizations, 3000 B.C.-A.D. 1500
  • Map skills

Math

  • Multiplication and division of common and decimal fractions
  • Ratio, percent, statistics
  • Pre-algebra
  • Problem solving

English

  • Nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositions
  • Sentence structure and punctuation
  • Creative writing

Reading

  • Vocabulary
  • Comprehension skills
  • Silent and oral reading
  • Study skills
  • Literature appreciation

Spelling

  • Morphophonemic pairs
  • Word origination
  • Country names

Handwriting

  • Cursive
  • Chancery Cursive

Music

  • Singing two and three part songs
  • Basic chords in harmony
  • Sightreading skills

7th Grade

Bible

  • Learning from the Life of Christ
  • Christ’s life and teachings
  • Christian character traits
  • The Crucifixion

Life Science

  • Basic cell structure and function
  • Classification of living organisms
  • Creation and evolution
  • The human body

World Studies

  • A.D. 1100 to the late twentieth century
  • Influence of geography on culture
  • Thematic cultural approach

Fundamentals of Math

  • Variables and expressions in equations
  • Decimals, scientific notation
  • Integers, statistics

Writing & Grammar

  • Eight parts of speech
  • Five basic sentence patterns
  • Study skills and library skills
  • In-class essay; poem; biography sketch

Exploration in Literature

  • Six character and subject themes
  • Biographies of authors
  • Reading for enjoyment and wisdom

Vocabulary: Level A

  • Latin prefixes and roots
  • Synonyms, antonyms, homonyms
  • Word families, concise words
  • Denotation and connotation

Foreign Language

  • Introduction to Spanish

8th Grade

Bible

  • Portraits from the Old Testament
  • Factual studies of Old Testament figures
  • Lessons learned from Old Testament lives
  • Facts about the Old Testament

Earth Science

  • Science and the Bible
  • Astronomy, meteorology, and space exploration
  • Geology, hydrology

The American Republic

  • Republican, constitutional form of government
  • Effects of inventions, industries

Pre-Algebra

  • Working with rational numbers
  • Equations, inequalities
  • Statistics, probability
  • Graphing

Writing & Grammar

  • Participles, infinitives, and gerunds
  • Adjective clauses
  • News story; business letter; short fable

Excursions in Literature

  • Six character themes
  • Various cultures
  • Reading for wisdom

Vocabulary: Level B

  • Latin prefixes and roots
  • Synonyms, antonyms, homonyms
  • Word families, concise words
  • Denotation and connotation

Foreign Language

  • Spanish

9th Grade

Bible

  • Lessons from the Early Church
  • In-depth study of Acts through Galatians
  • In-depth study of I and II Thessalonians
  • Practical principles from Paul’s life and epistles

The Physical World

  • Introduction to the physical science
  • Matter; classification, description, measurement, chemistry
  • Motion: mechanics, waves
  • Energy: electrical, magnetic, sound and light

Geography

  • Physical, political geography
  • Geographic principles, map skills
  • Biblical basis for stewardship

Algebra 1

  • Solving linear equations
  • Graphing linear functions
  • Simplifying radical expressions
  • Solving quadratic equations
  • Probability, statistics

Writing & Grammar

  • Adverb clauses
  • Logical development; clarity; precision
  • Devotional; poetry; five paragraph essay

Fundamentals of Literature

  • Introduction to interpretation
  • Six elements of literature
  • Classic to contemporary

Vocabulary: Level C

  • Latin prefixes and roots
  • Synonyms, antonyms, homonyms
  • Word families, concise words
  • Denotation and connotation

Foreign Language

  • Spanish

10th Grade

Bible

  • Themes from the Old Testament
  • Book and topical studies
  • Theological themes
  • Honoring and obeying God

Biology

  • Science and Christianity
  • Cellular physiology
  • Taxonomy of living organisms
  • Human anatomy and physiology

World History

  • Survey from Creation to the present
  • Judeo-Christian heritage
  • Contributions of other cultures

Geometry

  • Congruence proofs
  • Area and volume
  • Transformations, constructions
  • Similarity
  • Trigonometry, analytic geometry

Writing & Grammar

  • New sentence patterns; S-be-Advl and S-TrV-DO-OC
  • Effective parallelism, sentence expansion and reduction
  • Short story; research essay; persuasive speech

Elements of Literature

  • Marks, modes, and forms of literature
  • Biography, fiction, poetry, drama and personal essay

Vocabulary: Level D

  • Greek prefixes and roots
  • Clipped words, compounds
  • Onomatopoeia, reduplication

Foreign Language

  • Spanish 1

11th Grade

Bible

  • Directions for Early Christians
  • Study of certain epistles
  • Study of Revelation
  • Practical Christian living

Chemistry

  • Models of atomic structure
  • Periodic properties
  • Chemical bonding and reactions
  • Thermodynamics and equilibria
  • Organic, nuclear, and biochemistry

United States History

  • From European discovery to the 2000 election
  • Christian contributions
  • Cultural change

Algebra 2

  • Polynomial and rational functions
  • Complex numbers
  • Probability, matrices
  • Laws of sines and cosines; identities
  • Exponentials, radicals, logarithms
  • Graphing calculators integrated (optional)

Consumer Math

  • Christian stewardship
  • Taxes, banking
  • Housing, insurance
  • Credit cards, savings program

Writing & Grammar

  • Tense sequence; subjunctive mood
  • Sentence logic; sentence variety and emphasis
  • Research paper; folktale; hymn; letter to the editor

American Literature

  • Analysis of individual authors and their works
  • Biblical criteria for interpretation
  • Early American to modern American literature

Vocabulary: Level E

  • Other sources of English words
  • Greek and Latin loan words
  • Allusions, folk etymology

Foreign Language

  • Spanish 2

12th Grade

Bible

  • Patterns for Christian Living
  • Knowing and walking with God
  • Faith in action
  • Biblical love

Physics

  • Mechanics: description, laws, and applications
  • Thermodynamics and matter
  • Electricity and magnetism
  • Optics and light
  • Quantum and nuclear physics

American Government

  • Branches, levels
  • Free market, government policy, taxation
  • Media, interest groups

Economics

  • Eighteen influential economists
  • Supply and demand
  • Scriptural principles

Pre-Calculus

  • Trigonometry, graphing
  • Sequences, series
  • Differential calculus

Consumer Math

  • Christian stewardship
  • Taxes, banking
  • Housing, insurance
  • Credit cards, savings program

Writing & Grammar

  • Absolute phrases; periodic and inverted sentences
  • Clause reduction; ending sentences with new information
  • Persuasive essay; college application; issue analysis; video report; sonnet

British Literature

  • Middle Ages to modern British literature
  • Noted literary and historical figures
  • Analysis in historical and cultural context

Vocabulary: Level F

  • Native English words
  • Changes in word meanings
  • Borrowed words

Foreign Language

  • Spanish 3

GRADING SYSTEM

The S. L. Jones Christian Academy grading scale is as follows:

A+ 98 – 100
A 94 – 97
A- 90 – 93
B+ 87 – 89
B 83 – 86
B- 80 – 82
C+ 77 – 79
C 73 – 76
C- 70 – 72
D+ 67 – 69
D 63 – 66
F 00 – 62

TESTS

  • Schedule and Sequence
    • Tests are usually given every third, sixth, and ninth week.
    • A test day sign-up schedule is located on the faculty bulletin board. Each teacher will select the day of the week he/she prefer to give their test.
    • No student shall have tests in more than two classes per day.
    • Nine-week tests are cumulative for most classes. Semester and Final Exams are cumulative in all classes.
  • Grading
    • All tests are graded in red ink.
    • Students shall never help grade a test.
    • Deduct one point (unless the question is worth less) for misspelled words (up to ten points) on tests in all subjects. Points may also be deducted for incorrect grammar, punctuation, and capitalization.
    • Tests shall be graded and returned to students within three days after the test is given.
    • Teachers will record test grades in red ink in their grade book.

QUIZZES

  • Students can assist with grading quizzes. After the students have graded a quiz, each teacher shall examine the quiz and write the grade in red in the upper right-hand corner.
  • Teachers will record quiz grades in their grade book in a color other than red so that they can be distinguished from test grades.

Contact & Directions

100 Boeing Street Pensacola, Florida 32507