Reading
Your child will:
- understand and select different reading skills and strategies including:
- using pictures and patterns in stories to understand written materials
- applying background knowledge
- using phonics strategies to understand words in context
- cross-checking context, word and sentence structure and phonics to pronounce and understand unfamiliar words
- self-correcting when written materials do not make sense
- read to acquire, remember and apply information by:
- building vocabulary through context clues and discussion
- retelling or writing about what he or she has read
- extend understanding by making inferences from printed materials by:
- drawing simple conclusions
- understanding explicitly stated ideas
- relating content to his or her experiences
- read aloud with fluency and expression by:
- building meaning by reading aloud to self
- using appropriate phrasing and attending to punctuation
Writing
Your child will work toward the following writing goals:
- produce a piece of writing that focuses on a topic
- expand some ideas with details
- consider the audience for his/her writing
- use developmental spelling for some words and conventional spelling for all “WORD WALL” words
- include capital letters at the beginning of sentences, for names and “I”
- include appropriate end marks
- demonstrate his/her best quality work—including detailed pictures
- share writing with peers
- answer questions about my writing
Speaking and Listening
Your child will:
- contribute to group discussions
- ask questions when help is needed
- retell spoken information
- listen attentively without interrupting
Mathematics
Your child will:
- display effort
- demonstrate and apply unit(s) concepts(s)
- mentally add numbers up to 10
- mentally subtract numbers up to 10
- demonstrate the use of addition strategies to 20
- demonstrate the use of subtraction strategies to 20
- solve addition number stories
- solve subtraction number stories
- read, write, and compares numbers to 120
- understand the place value of tens and ones
- tell and demonstrate time to the hour and half hour
- explain mathematical reasoning orally
- explain mathematical reasoning in writing
Science
Your child will learn about science by conducting experiments, identifying and solving problems and participating in hands-on activities. Your child will:
- collect, observe, describe, sort, classify and compare living things
- observe, measure, describe and record aspects of weather such as temperature, air, water and clouds
- investigate magnetic force
Social Studies
Focus: Neighbors, communities
Your child will:
- identify why individuals live in groups
- identify reasons for conflict within a group, neighborhood or community and demonstrate ways to handle conflict situations
- recognize that communities help people meet their basic needs
- identify community workers and their jobs
- explain that people work to satisfy their needs and wants
- identify how actions of individuals and groups shape laws and rules
- apply map and globe skills
- use reference tools to explore social studies concepts
Art
Your child will:
- identify and begin using the Art Elements in their projects
- be introduced to a variety of artists, art styles, and art movements throughout history
- begin to understand that art is created by all cultures
- create art that expresses their feelings and communicates their personal ideas
- develop basic skills and techniques necessary to produce projects
- explore a variety of media
- be introduced to art vocabulary and demonstrate their understanding of it
Fitness Education
Your child will:
- understand and apply the components of health related fitness to achieve and maintain a healthy lifestyle
- develop and maintain appropriate levels of skill related fitness
- develop understandings so that they can adopt healthy and physically active lifestyles
- develop positive attitudes about physical activity so that they engage in healthy and physically active lifestyles
Music
Your child will:
- sing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music
- play, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music
- read and notate music
- listen, analyze, describe and evaluate music
Classroom Guidance
Students participate in classroom guidance activities facilitated by a school counselor. Each school provides a developmental guidance curriculum that encompasses dealing with feelings, peer relationships, decision making, protective behaviors and careers. Skills taught will assist each child in his/her academic, emotional and social development. This, in turn, will help ensure success in school, at home and in the community.