| STUDENT/TEACHER RATIO: | • 22:2 (Kindergarten includes Instructional Aide) |
| SPIRITUAL & SOCIAL | |
| BIBLE: |
• 30 Minutes, 4 Days a Week • Emphasis on Bible Truths & that the Bible is God’s Word • Aids students in recognizing their need of Christ as personal Savior • Students learn more about God & how to apply Bible knowledge to daily lives • Textbook: K5 Bible Truths (BJU Press) |
| CHAPEL: | • 35-45 Minutes, 1 Day a Week (With all elementary student body) |
| ACADEMICS | |
| MATHEMATICS: | • 40-45 Minutes, 5 Days a Week • Classify and sort, explore patterns, shapes, solids, and equal parts • Count and match, numbers 0-10, large numbers 11-31 • Addition, subtraction, money, time, and measurement • Textbook: Mathematics Purposeful Design (ACSI) |
| LANGUAGE ARTS & READING: |
• 90 Minutes, 5 Days a Week • Preparing to read: sounds and letters, phonemic awareness, phonics and fluency, word knowledge • Reading and responding: comprehension and strategies, inquiry • Language Arts: spelling, vocabulary, writing process strategies, writer’s craft, English language conventions, grammar, usage, mechanics, listening, speaking, viewing, penmanship, basic computer skills • Textbook: Open Court Reading Program-Workbooks (Sounds and Letter Skills, Language Arts Skills), decodable booklets (SRA/McGraw-Hill) • Special Activities: Kidseum & Mad Science |
| SCIENCE & SOCIAL STUDIES |
• Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, Earth Sciences, Investigation and experimentation • Learning & Working Now & Long Ago: Understand that being a good citizen involves acting in certain ways, recognize national and state symbols and icons, match simple description of work people do, calendar, days, weeks, and months in proper order, understand that history relates to events, people, and places of other times. • Special activity: Mad Science (Walloping Weather) |
| HOMEWORK | • 5 minutes per night |
| ENRICHMENT CLASSES | |
| COMPUTER: | At Grace we love to have fun with technology. During our weekly sessions in the computer lab we explore technology and teach students use it in a fun, safe and responsible way. Whether the kids are learning math facts, studying insect life cycles, or completing a research project, we use technology to enhance the classroom experience. • Basic computer components and their uses • How to open, print & save a file • Pixie drawing program • Internet basics |
| SPANISH: | Our Spanish curriculum is an interactive curriculum using mainly music, games and fun activities to make learning a positive experience. Our curriculum also includes a Christian program in Spanish. This involves activities such as coloring and some workbook activities to reinforce Christian principals and to express God’s love. The students will also learn some Sunday school and Christmas songs throughout the year. • Learn basic listening and speaking skills such as using common social greetings and simple repetitive phrases • Learn to ask and answer simple questions using simple sentences • Students will begin to speak with a few words by using single words or phrases • Be able to respond to simple directions • Basic greeting skills, basic personal introduction skills, the Spanish alphabet, colors, parts of the body, numbers 1 – 20, expressing simple emotions, animals, food items and meals of the day, special holidays and traditions |
| ART: | Our Art Program focuses on the basic elements and principles of Art encompassing past and present artists with various styles and techniques. Each student will create their own Art portfolio with the collection of all their art work throughout the year. Students use sketchbooks every class for design, practice, discovery, and exploration. All classes meet once a week for 45 minutes. Each month is dedicated to a specific artist, skill or theme, and creative projects are varied according to the grade level. It is believed that Art develops critical thinking and problem solving skills that will empower students throughout their lives. Our goal is to expose and educate students to appreciate the diversity in all art forms. Every year we build upon the skills and introduce new medium and tools. • Students are introduced to the elements and principles of Art • Use of lines & shapes in their drawings • Learning to use and identify the basic tools in art, such as scissors, glue, paint, etc. • Students learn to express themselves through art • Emphasis is on children’s book art with stories by Eric Carle, “Harry by the Sea,” “Old Bear,” among others |
| LIBRARY: | The main objectives of our Library Program are to encourage students to develop a love of reading, teach students how to access information in any library setting through the Dewey Decimal System, help students select books appropriate to their age and reading levels based on Lexile reading scores, and to provide opportunities to build reading comprehension through the Reading Counts Program. • Dewey Decimal system • Parts of a book • Fiction & non-fiction • Literary genres • Learn to write book reviews • Peer reading • Research skills • Develop reading comprehension • Learn appropriate book selection |
| MUSIC: | In our Music Program, students will learn many songs, some from other countries, and sing some in a foreign language throughout the school year. In addition, students will learn the art of performance as they prepare for two or more performances during the year. Through performing, students will gain self-confidence, stage presence, plus musical and theater experience. During the rehearsal process for the spring musical, students learn to project, acting, & re-acting. Students will also begin the foundation on which they will build, year after year, the tools needed in which to learn how to read music. These tools include, identifying rhythms, notes, & dynamic markings. The process by which they will learn is mostly playing musical games and activities. • 30 minutes per week |
| PHYSICAL EDUCATION: | The Physical Education Program focuses on fitness and health concepts, skill development and sportsmanship. The goal is to provide each student the tools needed to lead healthy and active lifestyles with a positive attitude. • Focus is on balance, coordination, flexibility, & motor skills, as well as manipulative skills • Presidential Fitness Program |