Kindergarten

Curriculum Hightlights


Religion
  • Become familiar with God as Father and all God's creation
  • Build an awareness of prayer as talking with God and Jesus as the Son of God, our Brother and Teacher
  • Introduce traditional Catholic prayers
  • Participate in weekly Mass
  • Develop an understanding of how to show  love for others
  • Engage in community outreach programs

Language Arts

  • Recognize, name and form the uppercase and lowercase alphabet
  • Cultivate phonemic awareness, tracking, decoding and word recognition
  • Practice reading comprehension and analysis of grade level text

Mathematics

  • Relate numbers and quantities
  • Identify, sort and classify objects using attributes
  • Add and subtract and know the meaning of the symbols "+" and "-"
  • Foster awareness for time, units, weights and measures
  • Identify and describe common objects in the environment
  • Collect data and analyze it through charts and graphs
  • Introduce mathematical reasoning, problem-solving and estimating

Additional Program Highlights

Music

Students in grades K-6 receive music instruction once a week.  Students learn to apply vocal and instrumental musical skills in performance. Performance ensembles include the handbell choir, recorder consort and the school choir for grades 2 and up.

Technology

Students receive weekly computer instruction in the school lab.  Classes focus on computer literacy and safety, keyboarding skills, word processing and desktop publishing.  

Art

Students in grades K-6 receive weekly instruction in art.  Students in grades K-5 are also a part of  the ArtsConnect program offered through the Orange County Performing Arts Center.

Drama

After-school classes provide theatrical training for 5th through 8th grade students. Fall and Spring Productions offer students the opportunity to perform for live audiences.

Spanish

The Spanish language is taught through group interaction and fun activities.  The lessons include pronunciation, intonation, and basic grammatical structures.  The goal is an appreciation of the Spanish language, culture, and basic conversational skills

Physical Education & Sports Offerings

Students participate in physical education class twice per week.  Physical fitness and team work are focal points of the instruction. Competitive team sports and cheerleading are available to students in grades 5-8.  Sports include:  football, basketball and volleyball for boys and volleyball, basketball and softball for girls.

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