Bible: Students hear Bible stories rich in characters and events that show God’s glory and goodness. Students memorize scriptures, catechisms, and hymns.

History: Students are introduced to Texas symbols, Spanish and French explorers, Spanish missions, and Texas Independence. Our studies culminate with a Texas Independence Day performance and celebration.

Language: Students continue to practice handwriting and spelling. Students are introduced to grammar jingles and begin to write sentences, paragraphs, and short stories. Students also write a book of poetry to coincide with our poetry unit in the spring.

Reading: Students learn through a phonics-based curriculum. Teachers use classic literature. Students are exposed to may genres, including fiction, fairy tales, myths, non-fiction, and poetry.

Science: Our science theme is water. Students experiment with the nature of water, keep and observe classroom aquaria and terrariums, and explore the water cycle and weather. Students learn fundamentals of other science topics and begin aquatic classification.

Math: Students use concrete and pictorial models to create a set. They use some, more, fewer, greater than, less than, equal to, greatest, and least. They use place value models and charts; use the order, grouping, and zero properties to develop addition and subtraction fact strategies; and add and subtract with and without regrouping. Students formulate addition and subtraction stories and use mental math strategies. Students learn to tell time and use a calendar, add equal groups to introduce multiplication, explore shapes, and use charts and graphs.

Technology: Students receive developmentally appropriate keyboarding and basic computer skills as well as instruction in Internet safety, identifying trusted and reliable sites, and research skills.

Music: Students continue to play game songs, move to music, play rhythm instruments, and learn fundamentals of music.

Spanish: Students learn practical Spanish in areas such as commands, animals, family members, clothing, and numbers. Students memorize Romans 3:23 in Spanish.

Art: Students study Matisse, Renoir, Faith Ringgold, Van Gogh, Chagall, and Audubon, as well as basic artistic elements.

Chapel: Students participate in chapel weekly.

Physical Education: Students have P.E. every other day.

Library: Students visit the library weekly.

Recess: Student have recess daily.

Bible: Students read Bible stories from Genesis through Joshua. Students memorize Bible verses and practice them frequently.

History: The study of history begins with creation and continues to the fall of Egypt using a variety of materials including the Bible, Story of the World, topical books, and history cards.

Reading: Readers include The Courage of Sarah Noble, No Longer a Nobody, and The Drinking Gourd. The class will read Tut’s Mummy and Mummies Unwrapped to support the study of Egypt.

Language: Students learn cursive penmanship; review phonics; practice spelling, learn grammar jingles; write, label and classify sentences; and begin to write simple paragraphs.

Science: In science, our focus is on God’s creatures with special units on animals, dinosaurs/fossils, and bones/muscles. Students practice the basics of observation and classification. They also study simple machines.

Math: Students use concrete and pictorial models to create a set with up to 1,000 objects; <,>,and = to compare whole numbers; and base-ten models and place-value charts. They connect geometric concepts with unit fractions and compare and order halves, thirds, and fourths using bar models. Students solve addition and subtraction problems using bar models and multiply and divide. They add and subtract like fractions and use mental math strategies.

Technology: Students receive developmentally appropriate keyboarding and basic computer skills as well as instruction in Internet safety, identifying trusted and reliable sites, and research skills.

Music: Songs are integrated with readings, i.e. students read The Drinking Gourd and sing “Follow the Drinkin’ Gourd.” Early American folk songs compliment a Laura Ingalls Wilder book. Students are introduced to square dancing and beginning Solfege (mi, so, la).

Spanish: Students practice useful Spanish in areas such as school, weather, home, sports, seasons, and the pledge of allegiance. They learn Romans 3:23 and Matthew 6:9-13 in Spanish.

Art: Student’s understanding of Egyptian civilization is enriched through the study of Egyptian art. Students continue learning art fundamentals. They study Miro, and Seurat.

Chapel: Students participate in chapel weekly.

Physical Education: Students have P.E. every other day.

Library: Students visit the library weekly.

Recess: Students have recess daily.

Bible: Students read selections from Judges through II Kings, as well as selected Psalms and Proverbs. Students memorize verses related to their study of the Bible and history.

History: The students’ exploration of history begins with the study of Minoan civilization and continues to units on ancient Greece and Rome, where they are exposed to the foundational history and culture of these civilizations.

Reading: Students read books such as Detectives in Togas, Aesop’s Fables, Hour of the Olympics, Trojan Horse, Charlotte’s Web, and poetry. Teacher read-aloud books may include The Librarian Who Measured the Earth, The Buried City of Pompeii, and The Story of the World, Volume 1.

Language: Students review cursive penmanship; practice spelling; review grammar jingles; write, label and classify sentences; and continue to write simple paragraphs.

Science: Having learned in history the stories of Greek and Roman myth and the characters for which the planets are named, students apply this knowledge to the study of planets and the moon. Students learn plant cycles, sound, and geology and continue classification.

Math: Students learn to represent numbers to 10,000 in different equivalent forms and understand fractions. They identify equivalent fractions through models, multiplication, division, and number lines and solve problems involving addition and subtraction of money. They multiply and divide and use bar models. Students solve multiplication and division problems and use mental math strategies.

Technology: Students receive developmentally appropriate keyboarding and basic computer skills as well as instruction in Internet safety, identifying trusted and reliable sites, and research skills.

Music: History and Bible studies are reinforced as students learn to identify instruments of the orchestra; listen to “The Planets,” a suite by Holst; learn about Handel; and listen to the “Messiah.” Students perform hymns at a senior facility, play rhythm instruments, and continue to read music via Solfege.

Spanish: Students practice useful Spanish in areas such as seasons, clothing, school items, transportation, and Galatians 5:22-23. Students learn basic sentence structure, vocabulary words, and the books of the Bible.

Art: Students learn about Greek and Roman art, as well as study the lives and artwork of Kandinsky, Cezanne and Rockwell.

Chapel: Students participate in chapel weekly.

Physical Education: Students have P.E. every other day.

Library: Students visit the library weekly.

Recess: Students have recess daily.

Bible: Students study Bible events from the prophets. Students memorize verses such as Psalm 119:9-16 and I Timothy 4:12, as well as the Apostles’ Creed.

History: Our study of history begins with St. Jerome in the Middle Ages and continues through the Renaissance and Reformation.

Reading: Students read The Door in the Wall, The Apprentice, Medallion, and The Magic Bicycle. Teacher read-aloud books include The Castle in the Attic.

Language: Students learn dictation skills; practice spelling; review grammar rules; write, label and classify sentences; and write paragraphs and correspondence letters.

Science: Students study the scientific method, the earth’s movements, rocks and minerals, weather, and atoms and molecules.

Math: Students focus on multiplication and division, deepening of fractional understanding, addition and subtraction of fractions, and decimals. Students also study angles, area, perimeter formulas, and line symmetry.

Technology: Students receive developmentally appropriate keyboarding and basic computer skills as well as instruction in Internet safety, identifying trusted and reliable sites, and research skills.

Music: Students study instruments and music from the Middle Ages through the Renaissance and learn to play simple songs on the recorder (a popular instrument during the Renaissance). Students are given an introduction to the music of Bach. Two part harmony is introduced in singing.

Spanish: Students practice Spanish in areas useful to their daily lives, and they learn the basics of conversational communication. They continue to learn Bible verses, books of the Bible song, and pledges. Students use the vocabulary that they have learned in sentences.

Art: Students study both Medieval art and the lives and artwork of DaVinci, Giotto, Michelangelo, and Van Eyck.

Chapel: Students participate in chapel weekly.

Physical Education: Students have P.E. every other day.

Library: Students visit the library weekly.

Recess: Students have recess daily.

Bible: Students study the life of Jesus by studying the Gospels and commit passages from the New Testament to memory.

History: The study of God’s story revealed through history continues with the discovery of the New World through the American Revolution and the War of 1812.

Reading: Students read books that enrich their historical understanding, such as Johnny Tremain, Amos Fortune: Free Man, The Sign of the Beaver, and The Witch of Blackbird Pond, in addition to books that develop literary understanding, such as The Phantom Tollbooth.

Language: Students sharpen their thinking and communication skills by practicing and utilizing the writing process. Students compose formal and informal writings, expository essays, a research paper, journal entries, and poetry.

Science: Students learn the scientific process through hands-on labs in order to prepare them for competition in our annual science fair. Students study the nature of science and technology and the human biological systems.

Math: Students learn to add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions, mixed numbers, and decimals; express fractions and decimals as percents and vice versa; and solve problems involving tax and interest. They learn geometry concepts, including measuring and drawing angles, identifying triangles and quadrilaterals and their properties, finding the area and perimeter of polygons, and calculating area and volume.

Technology: Students receive developmentally appropriate keyboarding and basic computer skills as well as instruction in Internet safety, identifying trusted and reliable sites, and research skills.

Music: Students sing in two parts, advance in playing the recorder, and continue to sight read using Solfege. Songs integrate with grade level historical and Biblical studies. Students learn about Mozart and Beethoven.

Latin: Students are introduced to Latin with a focus on derivatives, vocabulary definitions, and grammatical structures of verbs and nouns. Students also learn John 1:1 in Latin.

Art: Students study the work of Mary Cassatt. They study crafts, tracking the trades of early colonial history. Students hone their artistic abilities through still life and figure drawing.

Chapel: Students participate in chapel weekly.

Physical Education: Students have P.E. twice a week.

Library: Students visit the library weekly.

Recess: Students have recess daily.