Kindergarten

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Language Arts & Literature Hide

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Open Court/ Portfolio System.

OBJECTIVE

The students will:

• Learn to recognize the letters of the alphabet (upper/lower case).
• Learn to produce the phonic sound associated with each letter.
• Learn to form both upper and lower case letters following the D'Nealian method.
• Listen to oral reading passages, synthesize the information, and make inferences.
• Present information orally in a clear manner.
• Acquire an awareness of the phonemes in words.
• Become familiar with the convention of a sentence.
• Create simple stories using phonetic spelling.
• Successfully read individual writing aloud.
• Become familiar with recognizing and using punctuation (period) and capitalization.
• Read a basic sight word vocabulary list and practice those sight words using pre-decodable books.
• Develop the confidence necessary to participate in reading and writing activities.
• Gain exposure to a variety of literature including the works of specific authors.
• Develop and write simple stories using a story map.

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION

• Letter mastery, sound mastery, and listening skills.
• Following directions and listening comprehension.
• Oral language development and phonemic awareness.
• Directionality, tracking, and spacing of words.
• Phonetic spelling and beginning the writing process.
• Introduction to punctuation/capitalization and building sight word vocabulary
• Building confidence and taking risks in reading and writing.
• Study of author collections.

GRADING POLICY

Grades will be based on observation of student work, collecting student work samples, and portfolio documentation.

HOMEWORK POLICY

A “Weekend Report” that includes writing and illustration will be required.

Mathematics Hide

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Everyday Math.

OBJECTIVE

The students will:

• Count forward from 0 to 115 and backward from 20 to 0.
• Recognize ordinal numbers and placement terminology.
• Recognize small numeral amounts without counting.
• Count and tell number stories using a calculator.
• Read and write numerals and write numbers on a number grid.
• Use concepts of greater than and less than.
• Identify a function rule and compare length.
• Measure with non-standard units and explore with standard units.
• Experiment with mass/volume and compare weights of various sets of objects.
• Identify coins and bills and their amounts.
• Exchange money.
• Read a calendar, build clock awareness, and tell time by the hour.
• Describe and compare shapes and draw shapes with a template.
• Graph with coordinates, read a bar graph, and read a Venn diagram.
• Tell number stories using plus, minus, and equal signs.

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION

• Counting and numeration.
• Patterns, functions, and sequences.
• Measurement, money, and time.
• Geometry and spatial sense.
• Exploring data and chance.

GRADING POLICY

Grades will be based on observation of student work, collecting student work samples, and portfolio documentation.

HOMEWORK POLICY

Home Link activities will be shared with parents.

Social Studies Hide

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Assorted trade books.

OBJECTIVE

The students will:

• Develop social and problem solving skills, along with concept of good citizenship.
• Gain a sense of responsibility by performing classroom jobs.
• Develop understanding and use of the calendar.
• Become familiar with class routines, procedures, and expectations.
• Become familiar with jobs people perform at school and local community.
• Develop an understanding and awareness of cultures through cultural celebration.
• Introduction to holiday and festival celebrations around the world.
• Learn and use basic sign language.
• Become familiar with the purpose of maps and learn to compare and contrast locations of people, place and environments.
• Become aware of the diversity of family structure.
• Recognize national and state symbols and icons.
• Develop an understanding that history relates to people, places and events from another time.

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION

• Developing good citizenship in classroom environment.
• Calendar skills.
• Mapping skills including use of symbols and models.
• State, national symbols and icons
• People and their jobs.
• Locations of people, places and environments.
• Historical events and figures, including holidays and the people honored.

GRADING POLICY

Grades will be based on observation of student work, collecting student work samples, and portfolio documentation.

HOMEWORK POLICY

There is no homework required for this class.

Science Hide

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Assorted trade books.

OBJECTIVE

The students will:

• Study the skeletal and circulatory systems.
• Become familiar with basic terminology.
• Participate in hands on activities involving sound, magnetism, air, and water.
• Observe the life cycle of plants, butterflies.
• Learn the process, purpose, and importance of recycling.
• Observe daily weather patterns and the change of seasons.
• Learn the names and characteristics of the planets in our solar system.
• Investigate the layers of the earth focusing on the crust (rocks and minerals).
• Use the scientific method to predict, observe, and record data.
• Study the habitat of grizzly and polar bears.

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION

• Skeletal system.
• Color, Light, & Rainbows.
• PlantsApple, Pumpkin, Sunflower
• The human circulatory system.
• Our solar system.
• Rainforest
• The weather and seasons of our planet.
• Earth Conservation and Recycling.

GRADING POLICY

Grades will be based on observation of student work, collecting student work samples, and portfolio documentation.

HOMEWORK POLICY

There is no homework for this class.

Religion Hide

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This is Our Faith and Parish Program Workbook.

OBJECTIVE

The students will:

• God's love makes me who I am. Learn that God's love created the universe.
• Gain an understanding that they are created, known, and loved by God.
• Recognize that every individual is a person with feelings and talents.
• Learn that God's love teaches them how to love themselves and others.
• Listen to stories related to subject matters and discuss messages learned.
• Introductions to various feast days celebrated by Religious of the Sacred Heart.

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION

• God's love created the universe.
• God's love makes me who I am.
• God's love gives me people to love.
• God's love gives me Jesus.
• God's love teaches me to love.

GRADING POLICY

Evaluation is based on individual participation, group interaction, and teacher observation.

HOMEWORK POLICY

Students are encouraged to share their finished work with their parents.

Art Hide

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There are no required textbooks for this class.

OBJECTIVE

• The students will:
• Gain enhanced self-confidence, self-expression, and divergent thinking.
• Learn to use tools and materials competently and safely.
• Experience the personal satisfaction of creating art in a variety of mediums: drawing, painting, craon resist, ceramics, collage and printmaking.

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION

• Recognition through exploration and observation: listening, looking, reating harnessing imagination.
• Attributes of the line: thick/thin, strait/curved, and long/short.
• Shape and form: circle, square, and rectangle.
• Basic colors and color variation.
• Value comparisons: black/white and light/dark.
• Space, balance, and rhythm.

GRADING POLICY

Evaluation will reflect personal effort and creative energy demonstrated in class and the student's ability to be self-directed in a less structured environment, as well as a student's general behavior.

HOMEWORK POLICY

There is no homework assigned in this class. Class time is generally sufficient for the completion of projects.

Music Hide

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There are no required textbooks for this class.

OBJECTIVE

The students will:

• Develop an interest and ability for making music through singing and movement.
• Learn and perform a repertoire of folk songs and singing games.
• Discover and explore different uses of the voice.
• Experience music "readiness" concepts.
• Learn to distinguish musical elements such as fast/slow, loud/soft, and high/low.
• Develop attentive listening skills and aural memory.
• Participate and perform in assemblies as needed.

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION

• Folk and traditional songs of America and other countries.
• Seasonal material and songs that integrate with units in other subjects.
• Discovery and development of the individual singing voice.
• Games, role modeling, partner singing, and other singing activities.
• Music "comparatives" concepts to prepare for concrete musical learning.
• Use of simple percussion to complement children's singing.

GRADING POLICY

Students are evaluated through their active participation in all music activities: singing, moving, and attentive listening.

HOMEWORK POLICY

There is no assigned homework in this class.

Physical Education Hide

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There are no required textbooks for this class.

OBJECTIVE

The students will:

• Develop knowledge and understanding of the importance of physical activity.
• Develop proficiency in physical skills.
• Development of vigor, endurance, strength, body control, motor skills, and agility.
• Learn the importance of maintaining a state of physical fitness.
• Develop safety awareness in all physical education activities.

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION

• Basic locomotion and non-locomotion skills.
• Knowledge and understanding of basic games.
• Balance, hand-eye, and hand-foot coordination.
• Object manipulation and perceptual ability training.
• Coordination and strengthening of large and small muscles.
• Experience in taking turns, problem solving, leading, and following.
• Spatial awareness and directionality.
• Body image and control, movement exploration, and balance activities.

GRADING POLICY

Grades will be based heavily on participation, effort, and sportsmanship.

HOMEWORK POLICY

There is no homework for this class.

Computer Studies Hide

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There are no textbooks required for this class.

OBJECTIVE

The students will:

• Learn to use appropriate tech terminology.
• Explore a variety of software.
• Learn to manipulate a mouse, a keyboard, and Macintosh system components.
• Create simple drawings and write simple words and phrases.
• Learn to use the basic features of spell check.
• Learn basic skills for editing, formatting, and composing on a computer.
• Learn basic operation skills for media such as CD stories and Singing Sideshows.

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION

• Activities that reinforce reading readiness.
• Computer programs that target math patterning and counting skills.
• Problem solving strategies inherent in the Kindergarten program.
• Basic skills training for the components of a computer.

GRADING POLICY

Instructors do not evaluate students on individual skills. Projects are planned carefully to integrate the work in the lab with the classroom curriculum. Any special comments are reflected in the instructor's communication with parents.

HOMEWORK POLICY

There is no assigned homework in this class.