CURRICULUM HIGHLIGHTS

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​Our curriculum blends faith formation with academic excellence, and students engage in a variety of enriching activities. Music and Physical Education are held twice a week, and students enjoy visiting the Library once a week.

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READING - WONDERS READING & WRITING 

• Each week, a new reading skill or sound is introduced.

• Daily phonics lessons focus on beginning and ending sounds, blends, syllables, and rhyming words.

• Students read decodable books that reinforce the weekly skill, building fluency and comprehension.

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MATH - MATH IN FOCUS

• Students learn to count to 120 and practice counting patterns.

• Introduction to place value and its importance in understanding numbers.

• Memorization of addition and subtraction facts up to 18.

• Mastery of double-digit addition and subtraction.

• Understanding and recognition of plane and solid shapes.

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WRITING

• Opinion Writing: Students create pieces like book reviews and write about their favorite things.

• Informative Writing: Students work on how-to books and explore informational writing on topics like plants, animals, and more.

• Narrative Writing: First graders write non-fiction narratives about real-life experiences and enjoy creating fictional stories that spark their imagination.

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SOCIAL STUDIES

• Introduction to Communities: Understanding how people live, work, and help each other.

• Students explore different cultures and countries with their Passport project.

• Engaging with current events through Scholastic News.

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SCIENCE

• Mystery Science activities that promote inquiry and curiosity.

• Lessons about animals, plants, sun and shadows, and moon and stars, helping students explore the world around them.

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RELIGION

In first grade, we emphasize faith formation by integrating Catholic teachings into daily life:

• Knowledge of the Faith: Learning about Creation, the Holy Trinity, and Bible stories.

• Liturgical Education: Understanding the Mass, Sacraments, Holy Days, and Feast Days.

• Moral Formation: Teaching virtues, the Ten Commandments, and living a moral life.

• Students begin each week with the Monday Morning Offering (MMO) and attend Mass regularly.

• Prayers are an essential part of the school day, and students learn the following:

  • Guardian Angel Prayer

  • Grace Before Meals

  • Grace After Meals

  • The Lord’s Prayer (Our Father)

  • Hail Mary

  • Glory Be

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BUDDY CLASS

Building community is key in our school! Each first-grade class is paired with a buddy class from fourth grade. The buddy classes attend Mass together and participate in shared classroom activities throughout the year, fostering friendships and mentorship across grades.