The kindergarten Reading program is phonics-based.  High Frequency Words (HFW), words are also learned by sight.  Children read books during class that are related to the HFW and phonics they are learning. Every week, the homework is a Decodable Reader, which is a small book that the students must take home, read nightly and return to school on Friday.

In Math, kindergarten begins with the children learning how to sort items based on different characteristics. We then move onto geometric shapes, patterns & positions. Students master their numbers, allowing them to then learn addition and subtraction. Students also are introduced to time, money, measurement and graphing. Our entire curriculum is hands on and students use manipulatives daily to achieve these math concepts.

In Religion students develop an appreciation for the world and the people God made. They will learn stories about Jesus and other Bible stories. The students will learn the Lord’s Prayer, Hail Mary, and Grace before meals.

In Science we cover a wide variety of engaging topics. We study animals, the Earth and the weather, butterflies, plants, our body, and the ocean. During the different science units students are encouraged to explore the topic by cultivating experiments.

English: Students learn sentence structure using capital letters, periods and question marks. The grammar learned includes, nouns (“naming words”), verbs (“action words”), and adjectives (“describing words”).

In Social Studies we begin the year with an introduction to school, and the responsibilities we have as members of the school community. We then go on to  cover the seasons, national holidays, important historical figures, family, and the world around us.