St. Francis/Holy Ghost Catholic School has a strong academic curriculum. Your child will graduate 8th grade with preparations for the challenges facing them in the years to come. Along with developing a high moral character, we focus on teaching each student to have an exemplary work ethic. Students in grades 1-5 are provided with their own Chromebook and receive a new laptop every four years. The structure of our curriculum is laid out below.
K - 2nd - Phonics Awareness
K - 4th - Daily 5
K - 6th - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
3rd - 8th - In-Depth, Individual Novel Studies
5th - 8th - In-Depth Novel Studies
7th & 8th - Literature
3rd & 4th - Simple Solutions
5th & 6th - McGraw-Hill
7th & 8th - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
8th - U.S. Constitution Test
8th - Illinois Constitution Test
K - 6th - Everyday Math - McGraw-Hill
7th - Transition Math - University of Chicago
8th - Basic Math
8th - Algebra 1 (A & B) - University of Chicago
K - RCL Benziger - Blest Are We
1st - 8th Online - Ignatius Press - Faith and Life Series
7th & 8th - Catholic Enrichment
K - 8th - Music
5th & 8th - Chorus
5th - 8th - Band
Keyboarding Online
K - 1st - ABC Mouse
2nd - 8th - Typing Club
5th - 8th - Adobe Education
5th - 8th - Canva
K - 8th - Washburn Technology Curriculum
K - 8th - Google Applications
K - 8th - Digital Citizenship
K - 8th - Code.org
1st - 4th - Simple Solutions
5th - 8th - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
7th & 8th Grades Weekly - Spanish
K - 8th - PE
