7th Grade

Welcome to 7th Grade

Welcome to 7th grade! This year is a wonderful opportunity to grow not just in your academics, but in your faith and character. Remember that you are uniquely created by God with specific gifts to share with our school community. Let's make this year unforgettable by supporting one another, seeking truth, and shining His light every day. We are so glad you are here!

Mrs. Holly Bronis
7th-Grade Homeroom, MS/HS English Language Arts 
hbronis@centraliachristianschool.org

2026-27 Curriculum

BIBLE
Mrs. Bronis
Our Bible curriculum is Route 66, Travel through the Bible by Positive Action. It is a high-level overview of the Bible that takes place over the course of two years (7th and 8th grade). Workbook notes, Scripture memorization, and quizzes will make up their Bible grade.

MATH
Mrs. Eacker
Students will be using Saxon Course 2, which is a general math course. Our math curriculum is course 2 of Saxon Math™. Saxon Math™ ensures sustained achievement through incremental instruction. Through daily reinforcement, practice, and application of basic skills and concepts, students build conceptual understanding, computational fluency, and problem-solving skills and strategies. This foundation supports a steady progression through higher levels of mathematics. Instruction, practice, and assessment distributed throughout the year means more time is devoted to reinforcing and building depth of understanding for long-term mastery. 

SCIENCE
Mrs. Bradley
This science course is designed for students to discover God’s orderly world in which God created (Gen. 1:1; Col. 1:16). This course is set on a rotational schedule in which students enrolled receive a Life Science credit one year and an Earth and Space Science credit the alternative year. We will pull material from Exploring Creation with General Science by Apologia along with other supplemental resources. Students will keep a scientific journal in which they record material, report their findings from lab work, and grow in their understanding of scientific language and thinking.

In addition, students receive half a science credit for nature study. In this portion of the course, students practice careful attention to and appreciation of the created world around them as a way to grow more personally connected to the Creator. They will experience weekly study of an element of nature by way of nature walks, a reading of informational narrative on a nature element, as well as an integrated art element. Students will keep a nature study journal full of sketches, watercolor paintings, and personal reflection and summary of the objects studied.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
Mrs. Bronis
Students will explore various literary genres in this course, to include: historical fiction, Shakespearean drama, devotional poetry, and native legends. Students will learn how to close read any text, critically examine the author's messaging, and ask open-ended discussion questions to encourage their peers to think deeply about the text. Students will strengthen their creative and expository writing skills by working through the writing process for a variety of writing purposes (to inform, to persuade, to entertain). They will also maintain a Writer's Notebook where they will take note of literary elements, track a text's thematic development, and draft their written responses/ essays. Class literature includes:

• Black Ships Before Troy
• The Bronze Bow
• The Merchant of Venice
• Anne of Green Gables
• Selections from ‘Indian Legends from the Pacific Northwest’
• Selections from ‘The Soul in Paraphrase’
• Various short stories

In addition, students will read and complete reading logs for eight additional books of their choice throughout the year (two books per quarter). Reading logs will be completed weekly in their writer's notebook, to be checked each Monday. Books must be approved by the instructor and be an appropriate grade level challenge.

WORLD HISTORY (Quarters 1-3):  
Mrs. Montgomery
This course will inspire and challenge students to see God behind the scenes, revealing himself to mankind throughout history! We will cover major events, people, and places of the mid-1400s through early 1700s using the engaging text, Mystery of History Vol. 3 Renaissance, Reformation & Growth of Nations. In addition to notes, hands-on activities, and research projects, students will keep a detailed World History notebook with an illustrated timeline.

PACIFIC NORTHWEST HISTORY (Quarter 4):
Mrs. Montgomery
Using Our Northwest Heritage as our guide, students will learn about the regions of the Pacific NW, its first inhabitants, our vibrant and fascinating history, how our state government works, and the courageous people who settled, governed, spread the Gospel, and helped to make the PNW what it is today. This course includes onsite learning through field trips to historic sites in the PNW. 

Sports
Cross Country
Girls Volleyball
Boys Basketball
Girls Basketball
Knowledge Bowl

Elective Options
Lifetime Fitness/PE
*Other courses may include woodshop, culinary arts, study hall, leadership, videography, or worship arts  

Middle School Teaching Team
Mrs. Bronis - Homeroom/Bible/English Language Arts hbronis@centralichristianschool.org
Mrs. Montgomery - History rmontgomery@centraliachristianschool.org
Mrs. Bradley - Science mbradley@centraliachristianschool.org
Mrs. Eacker - Math seacker@centraliachristianschool.org