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The math department of St. Catherine of
Siena
School
focuses on the student’s ability to perform math in the
real world. Manipulative
materials are used at all grade levels to help facilitate
differentiated instruction.
There is a concentration on basic skills and
problem solving, while also integrating technology,
especially in the middle school.
Several topics in middle school math and science
overlap, such as scientific notation, slope, and
dimensional analysis.
The middle school curriculum begins preparing
students for high school in the fifth grade with basic
algebra notation. Knowledge
of fraction and decimal operations is crucial.
Sixth grade continues to develop the student’s
algebraic understanding with one step equations.
Other sixth grade topics include ratio, percent,
integers, and geometry.
Seventh grade focuses on pre-algebra skills with
integers and also includes solving multi-step equations,
inequalities, linear equations and working with
polynomials.
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