Kindergarten Curriculum at a Glance

Religion:

God gave us the world, God knows and loves us, Jesus is God's Son, God gave us our church family, We live as friends of Jesus, Holy days and holidays. We also learn aobut the Saints, Jesus' miracles, Mary and we use a weekly Bible message.


Language Arts/Phonics/Zaner-Bloser Handwriting:  

Alphabet, sequence, comprehension, phonemic awareness, decoding, rhyming, cause and effect, high-frequency words, and story structure. Skills taught in themes from our language arts series and using the "Letter People", and Kid Writing


Math:

Units of study include: Positions, patterns and classification, Getting started with numbers, Geometry, Fractions and Probability, Number 1-100, Time and Money, Measurement and Addition.


Social Studies:

All About Me, Community, Our Country, Seasons and Holidays.


Science:

Science Units. Each child is a “Kindergarten Scientist”.  They are asked to do a simple science experiment.

First Grade Curriculum at a Glance

Religion:

God's creation, Jesus is the Son of God, the Trinity, Bible/Scripture is God’s Word, Holy Mass (Liturgy of the Word), and sacraments (Baptism) are introduced. Prayers: Lord’s Prayer, Hail Mary, Glory Be to the Father, Angel of God, and the Rosary. Community Service through Holy Childhood Association mission money and service projects.


Language Arts:

Guided Reading (allows children to read at an independent level), Kid Writing, Making Words, Word Wall, Word Families, Phonics, Basic Grammar, Poetry, Fairy Tales.


Phonics skills are taught using a textbook, the study of word families, making words, and word wall activities featuring high frequency words.


Basic grammar skills are taught using daily oral language drills featuring worksheets and overheads.



Math:

Exploring numbers and patterns; Addition and Subtraction Facts to 18; Time; Money; Measurement; Fractions; Geometry. Daily math drills and weekly One Minute Math drills.


Social Studies:

Communities, Families, Native Americans and Pilgrims, Famous People and Symbols in American History (featured during January and February to incorporate Martin Luther King Day and Presidents’ Day); Our Nation and Holidays, Christmas Around the World (discusses traditions and customs – cross curricular with Religion).


Science:

Science Kits focusing on matter, plants, and animals. Weather, seasons, dental hygiene, human body, five senses and nutrition




Second Grade Curriculum at a Glance

Religion:

The Sacraments, especially Reconciliation and Eucharist, parts of the Mass, saints, Advent, and Lent.


Language Arts:

Sentence structure, types of sentences, parts of speech, process writing, vowels, consonant clusters, individualized spelling program, Zaner-Bloser cursive handwriting, poetry, skills found in six themes for reading.


Math: 

Addition and subtraction with regrouping and borrowing, up to three digits, money, time, measurement-standard and metric, and beginning multiplication.


Social Studies: 

Community, directions, symbols, map skills, Native Americans, African Americans, using resources and needs vs. wants.


Science:

Animal habitats, light, energy, butterflies, drug/alcohol prevention, space, the human body, motion and land features and Going Green.