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 Pre-Kindergarten 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 Phonics/Spelling Participates in singing and rhyming gamesNotices language patternsExpands vocabulary by naming wide range of objects in classroom, illustrations, multimedia presentationsParticipates in discussions with others and gives opinions Reading Listens to and discusses storiesDemonstrates understanding of story by dramatization/using puppets/retellingRecognizes that written words have meaning Writing Refines motor skills necessary for writingTells/repeats a story to others Public Speaking Asks questions when necessaryAnswers when spoken toUses words when playing with othersSpeaks with age-appropriate clarityLearns to use appropriate level of voice (i.e., indoors vs. outdoors) Mathematics Recognizes shapes, patternsUses math in real-life situations (i.e., cooking, sharing) Physical Education Learns to warm up the bodyLearns simple stretchesBalances on a hard surfaceBalances on a balance beamLearns all of the various movements there are such as: walking, running, skipping, galloping, and jumpingLearns various tagging gamesFollows simple games with one or two rulesIncreases awareness of personal and open spaceLearns how to throw properlyLearns how to basket catchLearns basic rules and techniques for the following sports: soccer, basketball, baseball and football Social Studies Identifies characteristics of self and othersIdentifies similarities and differences between self and others Science Begins to understand the basics of scientific inquiry through sensory experiencesDescribes concrete objects and sensory emergenceIdentifies basic external body parts and five sensesUnderstands how things change over time by observing plant growth, butterfly emerging Chinese Child learns simple greetings, rhymes, and songsDemonstrates understanding of story in rhyme and songs by arm and hand gestures and body languageRecognizes written words have meaning Spanish Learns basic vocabulary which complements learning in all areasGives simple greetingsSings simple songs Art Completes art projects relevant to curriculum through many different mediaBegins to hold and use art tools correctly Music Sings simple songs with classBegins to coordinate movements to songs and musicExplores fundamentals of rhythm through physical movement Computer and Technology Demonstrates optimal posture and position at the computerIdentifies computer hardwareDemonstrates appropriate mouse skills School Skills Sits with other children and teacher when appropriateFollows simple directionsUses restroom independently Thinking Skills Begins to observe and identify specific characteristics of a concrete object