Home About Us Mission & Vision Pillars of Success Leadership Contact Admissions Our Admissions Timeline & Procedures Apply Now Academics Overview Primary School Lower School Middle School Athletics Giving Login Menu Home About Us Mission & Vision Pillars of Success Leadership Contact Admissions Our Admissions Timeline & Procedures Apply Now Academics Overview Primary School Lower School Middle School Athletics Giving Login Academics/Curriculum Curriculum Early Learning View Curriculum by Grade Early Leraning Pre-K Jr - K Kindergarten Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Language Arts Participates in singing, finger plays and short poemsRepeats language patternsHas a vocabulary of at least 200 wordsAble to use compound sentencesUses adjectives and adverbsRecounts events of the day Reading Readiness Able to listen to a story for ten minutesDemonstrates understanding of a storyRecounts events of a storyDevelops fantasy and begins to play pretend gamesRecognizes their own name in the written form Writing Readiness Demonstrates prewriting skills with writing utensil (ie. Scribbling, simple shapes and lines)Thread beadsTrace lines and shapes with index finger Mathematics Recognizes colorsRecognizes shapesCounts to 10Matches shapes and objectsClassifies and sorts objects by group Science Explores the world around them using sensory experiencesIdentifies basic body partsIdentifies common animals Art Able to use a variety of different media to create a finished productAble to hold a variety of different art toolsAble to name different types of art tools Music Participates in singingAble to re-enact specific movements and/or words to songs and finger playsAble to follow a simple rhythmic pattern Physical Education Learns to warm up the bodyWill be introduced simple stretchesBalances on a hard surfaceBalances on a balance beamLearns how to walk properlyAble to stand on one foot for a short period of timeFollows simple games with one or two rulesBecomes aware of personal and open spaceBegins to understand other body movementsWill learn how to throw properlyIntroduces how to basket catchWill learn how to kick a ball Spanish Understands simple commands and requests in SpanishAnswers simple questions in using the languageRemembers and sings songs in SpanishCounts to ten in SpanishKnows red, blue, yellow, green and orange in Spanish Chinese Repeats simple greetings, rhymes, and songsDemonstrates understanding of story in rhyme and songs by arm and hand gestures, and body language Computer and Technology Identifies the simple parts of a computer Self Help Skills Uses the toiletWashes handsPuts on simple garmentsUses eating utensilsCleans up after eating or playingAsks for helpExpresses emotions with increasing control Social Skills Asks for assistanceAnswers when spoken toAble to realize that others have rights and privilegesTakes part in joint exploration with peersBegins to understand cooperationIdentifies self and others by sexExhibits more self-regulation in relation to others