Curriculum

Religion

Bible Stories
Traditional Prayers
Spiritual Awareness

Speech & Language

Understands word usage
Develop oral language skills
General Knowledge:
Concepts (i.e., big, little, top, bottom
Grasps quantitative and positional
relationships
Identifies shapes
Recognizes name

Readiness

Knowledge of letters
Touch and count to 10
Awareness of numbers
Interest in books, stories, etc.

RELIGION

Bible Stories
Traditional Prayers
Spiritual Awareness

SPEECH & LANGUAGE

Understands word usage
Responds in a complete sentence

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Concepts (i.e., big, little, top, bottom)
Grasps quantitative and positional relationships
Identifies shapes
Recognizes names and letters in name

READINESS

Knowledge of letters
Touch and count to 20
Awareness of numbers
Interest in books, stories, etc.

RELIGION

Christ-centered lessons
Bible stories
Lives of the Saints
Seasons of the Church
Daily Prayer and Weekly Mass
Weekly Classroom Visits with the
chaplain or rector
Prayer Pets for Family Prayer

Reading SKILLS

Letter Recognition, phonological
and phonemic awareness
Systematic, intensive phonics
Sight words
Dictation & spelling practice
Emergent readers
Fluency and comprehension
Small group instruction & literacy

LANGUAGE ARTS

Speaking and listening skills
Nursery rhymes and poetry
Classic and contemporary children’s literature
Vocabulary, retelling, and forming
opinions
Handwriting and drawing
Capitalization and punctuation
Forming sentences

RELIGION

• Students learn that Jesus teaches us about God's love.
• Students celebrate God's love in their parish through the sacraments.

LANGUAGE ARTS

• Students use phonics and word recognition to achieve fluent oral and silent reading.
• Students use comprehension strategies as they read a variety of materials and learn to respond and analyze text.
• Students write paragraphs with a central idea, using correct grammar and punctuation appropriate to grade level.

MATHEMATICS

• Students understand and use numbers up to 100 and demonstrate addition and subtraction skills.
• Students learn to use measurement, geometry, graphs, and reasoning to make decisions to solve problems.

RELIGION

• Students focus on preparation for the sacraments of Reconciliation and the Holy Eucharist.
• Students grow deeper in understanding Mass.

LANGUAGE ARTS

• Students continue to develop fluency and comprehension in their readings of grade appropriate materials.
• Students develop their vocabulary skills.
• Students learn to write coherent sentences as well as paragraphs that center around a main idea.
• Students learn to listen critically, respond appropriately to oral communication, and become active listeners.
• Students learn specific skills to improve reading and apply those skills to their daily reading.

MATHEMATICS

• Students learn addition, subtraction, and the place value of whole numbers.
• Students work with patterns, money, and time.
• Students study fractions, measurement, and simply multiplication.

RELIGION

• Students study the history of the church and the sacraments.
• Students participate in liturgical celebrations and Christian service in the community.

LANGUAGE ARTS

• Students read non-fiction, fiction, historical fiction, informational, biographies, poetry, folktales, and fables from all around the world.

MATHEMATICS

• Students calculate using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and addition.
• Students study measurement and geometry using the tools and units of measure for length, volume, and weight.
• Mastery in basic addition and subtraction facts.
• Calculate using mathematical operations including multiplication and division.

RELIGION

• Students focus on living their Catholic faith through Scripture, doctrine, and prayer.
• Students develop a deeper understanding of the Catholic faith through the study of the Ten Commandments.

LANGUAGE ARTS

• Reading Workshop focuses on the strengths and needs of each individual reader.
• Students will learn strategies for reading and comprehension through their study of different literary genres.
• Literary works are also integrated into the study of California history.
• Students will produce research-based projects and reports using different forms of technology.
• Writing focuses on the 6+1 Traits of Writing.

MATHEMATICS

• Students develop a greater understanding of fractions, decimals, whole numbers, geometry, algebra, measurement, and problem-solving.

RELIGION

• Students focus on the seven sacraments.
• Students learn Jesus' model for a prayer-filled life and community of faith.

LANGUAGE ARTS

• Students focus on reading, comprehension of informational materials, and writing strategies for clear, multi-paragraph compositions.

MATHEMATICS

• Students learn computation with decimal numbers and fractions, expressions and patterns, converting units of measure and determining volume of composite figures.

RELIGION

• Students examine the literary forms of the Old Testament and its major people and events.
• Students learn about the doctrine of the major creedal statements.
• Students participate in liturgical celebrations.
• Students also learn about responsible stewardship and the dignity of the human person and community.

LANGUAGE ARTS

• Students increase their vocabulary and spelling skills, and read and respond to a wide variety of grade appropriate materials.
• Students are given opportunities to speak orally and continue to develop their writing skills.

MATHEMATICS

• Ratios and rates
• The Number System
• Expressions and equations
• Geoemtry
• Statistics and probability

RELIGION

• Students learn how to form their consciences and make moral decisions.
• Students study the Ten Commandments, Beatitudes, and Virtues.
• Students examine the Creed, divine revelation, and the deposit of faith.
• Students regularly read the Scriptures and know how to defend their Faith by the use of the Bible.

LANGUAGE ARTS

• Students read literature selections including Walk Two Moons, Wednesday Wars, Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl, Beowulf: A New Telling, Beowulf, The Adventures of Ulysses, Tunes for Bears to Dance to, "The Stolen Party," and "Ribbons."
• Composition assignments include narrative, argumentative, informational, and literary analysis.
• English conversations and vocabulary are studied with a focus toward compelling writing and effective speaking.

MATHEMATICS

• Students are exposed to a variety of pre-Algebra topics including integers, equations, inequalities, and rational and irrational numbers.
• Students also learn functions and graphs, probability and statistics, plane and solid geometry, ratios, percents and proportions, trigonometric ratios, polynomials, and properties.
• Solve written response problems.
• Monomials and polynomials
• Powers and negative exponents
• Factorization
• Radicals
• Constructions with a compass and protractor

RELIGION

• Students learn about and participate in the liturgical life of the Church, focusing on prayer, sacraments, and the liturgical year.
• Students discover their Catholic roots throughout the study of Church history.
• Students read and discuss the Acts of the Apostles.

LANGUAGE ARTS

• Students are exposed to literature selections including Of Mice and Men, To Kill a Mockingbird, I Have Lived a Thousand Years, Lord of the Flies, The Worst Hard Time, The Circuit, All My Sons, Out of the Dust, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Why We Can't Wait, Farewell to Manzanar, and "The Lottery."
• Composition assignments include narrative, argumentative, informational, and literary analysis.
• English conventions and vocabulary are studied with a focus toward compelling writing and effective speaking.

MATHEMATICS

• Students examine a variety of algebra topics including properties of exponents, written response problems, and graphs and functions.
• Students learn linear equations, systems of equations and inequalities, exponential functions, polynomial functions, polynomial factoring, quadratic equations and functions, and radial expressions and equations.
• Solving and applying proportions
• Rules of exponents
• Robotics