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Kindergarten The K-4 classroom is homeroom-centered with small classes. The homeroom teacher provides instruction in reading, mathematics, history and geography. Laptop and desktop computers are used to reinforce the curriculum. Specialists teach music, art, library, computers, physical education and foreign language.
| The Lower Elementary visual art program provides experiences in art history, art criticism, aesthetics, and production through the use of teacher prepared materials, games, books, library resources, filmstrips, video, reproductions, slides and internet resources. For younger students, games, stories and other simple activities are used to introduce complex material. |
| Meeting fifteen minutes weekly in French, the principal objectives of this period are recognition of vocabulary, development of natural pronunciation, and awareness of the unique cultural context of the language through reading aloud that develops auditory skills. By the end of this year, students should recognize and pronounce very basic vocabulary from the four major units: colors, numbers, parts of the body and family. |
ACCESS
• Identify where resources are located in the physical plan of the library media center.
• Follow the established circulation process.
• Recognize information is available in various formats.
• Use appropriate language in requesting materials.
• Identify symbols used to convey information.
EVALUATE
• Interpret pictures.
• Relate pictures to printed text.
• Recognize printed materials as words written down.
• Identify the main idea of a story using complete sentences.
• Identify characters in a story.
• Distinguish between real and imaginary events/people/places.
USE
• Use a variety of words to describe feelings and ideas.
• Imitate sounds appropriate to an occasion or a story.
• Label pictures correctly using common nouns.
• Create pictures of scenes and characters recalled from stories.
• Repeat details and story sequence. |
| The Kindergarten Language Arts curriculum primarily focuses on phonics skills, phonemic awareness, handwriting, journal writing, reading and the introduction of Writer’s Workshop. |
| The primary focuses in math are shapes, counting, numbers, time, money, introduction of fractions and measurement. Students also are introduced to addition, subtraction, graphing, sorting, and estimating. |
| Students participate in activities to learn concepts of high/low, soft/loud, fast/slow, and long/short. The Sing and Read series is used to integrate music with the classroom curriculum. Saint Saens’ Carnival of the Animals is used for listening and movement experiences. Students present a holiday program, a spring sharetime, and participate in the Grandparents’ Day program. |
| The primary focus in Kindergarten is on the development of basic fundamental motor skills (locomotor, nonlocomotor and manipulative). Since children learn through the exploration of their environment, students need opportunities to explore, experiment and create. |
| The science curriculum focuses on the five senses, seasons, plants, wind and weather, modes of transportation and various animals and insects. |
| The students learn about their classroom and school community as well as their self. They learn about the major holiday celebrations and famous Americans such as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Martin Luther King. The students also learn about their family and heritage. |
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