This class builds upon fundamental math skills to help incoming 5^th & 6^th grade students feel more prepared and confident.  It is the goal to lessen the amount of time needed to familiarize students with the above concepts (during the fall semester of sixth grade) and to increase the likelihood of skill mastery in these and other math areas.

The basic course outline will include:

·         Math Facts: multiplication and division tables, positive and negative integers and the number line.

·         Decimals: multiplication and division of, order of decimals, place value after the decimal.  Operations with decimals.

·         Basic fractions: addition and subtraction of, order and arrangement of fractions, what they represent.  Operations with fractions.

·         Order of operations

Prerequisite: Completion of a 6^th grade math course.

Summer 2021- Completed 

Students begin with a review of real numbers and algebraic properties, followed by a study of exponents, factoring, algebraic fractions, and graphing and solving linear functions. Strategies for solving word problems are integrated throughout the course.  Calculators are not permitted.  Textbook will be provided. This is NOT a UC Approved course. This course is designed for students needing to remediate 8^th Grade Algebra Readiness or would like a jumpstart on 8^th Grade Algebra 1. Audit Only, No Credit

Prerequisites:  Completion of a 7^th Grade Pre-Algebra course or Algebra Readiness.

Summer 2021- Registration Closed 
Students will begin a unique study of the fundamentals of English grammar using the Shurley Method, our middle school grammar program.  This course is designed for NEW 5th and 6th grade Oaks Christian students only. It will help them enter Oaks Christian with a better foundation for understanding how words work, which will keep them on track in their English classes.

Summer 2021- Registration Closed 

Students will review a number of strategies to assist them with the challenges of reading comprehension.  This course is designed for NEW 6^th-8^th grade Oaks Christian students.  It will help them enter Oaks with a better foundation for how to break apart a literature text.

Summer 2021- Registration Closed 

This foundational course helps students develop academic technology skills and is highly recommended for new incoming 7th and 8th grade students. As a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) school, it is important to train and prepare students for transformative learning experiences in their other academic courses. In this one-week course, students will learn how to create and manage various online collaborative applications within the Google Apps for Education family effectively and efficiently. Other skills include typing, basic troubleshooting, and research. Breakout topics may include podcasting, coding, and digital design. New students will be required to bring their own device for this course.

Summer 2021- Completed 
This one-week summer camp will teach students practical techniques in construction of strategic, compelling arguments, speech preparation, research, refutation, persuasion, critical thinking and listening, all while learning to speak with clarity and conviction. The students will develop skills to effectively brainstorm a topic, build audience interest and attention, organize the speech, effective use of humor, and delivery strategies. Through many practice rounds, the camp will focus on the techniques and skills necessary to turn the novice speaker into a confident speaker, and the already experienced speaker into a higher-level speaker. At the end of the week, the students will welcome friends and family to watch speeches, along with a debate, on campus to see the students use the speech and debate skills they learned in camp.