Building a Foundation
We allow students to do that in a safe and nurturing environment, highlighted by small class sizes. We have a dedicated team of faculty and a robust curriculum to challenge the minds of our students. Our teachers continue to grow in their desire to impact the heart of our students to be sure they develop a life-long love of learning.
The best parts:
- Strong core academics
- Weekly classes in technology, media center, music, art, and gym.
- Average class size of 24, with a 16:1 student/teacher ratio.
- “Advisory Buddies” pairs students in grades K-6 with middle and high school students.
- A character-education curriculum focused on our nine character qualities.
Teaching Methods and Curriculum
- Incorporating multiple intelligences: logical, intrapersonal, musical, kinesthetic, spatial, linguistic, naturalistic, interpersonal
- Focusing on multi-sensory learning as much as possible
- Teaching students how to research using a variety of resources
- Integrating subjects and cross-curricular projects when appropriate
- Providing an emotionally and physically safe, positive learning environment
- Working Collaboratively
- Training students in decision-making (Love and Logic)
- Differentiating instruction
- Focus on student engagement and high-level questioning techniques
Core Curriculum
Phonics
The Writing Road to Reading:
“Reading Works” curriculum uses phonics, reading, writing, and spelling alongside each other as part of a complete package to teach the “language of instruction” and then begins to carefully build a foundation upon which skills of ever-increasing difficulty can be built. One skill builds upon another like building with blocks. Creating a higher vocabulary, grammar, composition fluency, and reading comprehension. By teaching them together, the student develops a higher appreciation for the written word. Published by The Works People.
Language Arts
Journeys is a comprehensive K-6 English language arts program. It provides an instructional system for reading both literature and informational texts, for acquiring foundational skills, and for developing mastery of speaking, listening and writing. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Specials Classes
Visual Arts
Each week, students attend instructional art classes that focus on artist tools and techniques like painting, drawing, sculpture, etc. They learn basic art principles and create original works of art.
Physical Education
What I Need (WIN) Time
Elementary Grading Symbols
To prepare students for Secondary, grades 5-6 use letter grades A through F in core subjects and the following numeric symbols in specials/enrichment courses:
4 = Excelling (Consistently exceeds grade-level standards)
3 = Proficient (At grade level standard)
2 = Emerging / Developing (Limited proficiency of grade level)
1 = Area of Concern (Below grade-level standards)
NA = Not assessed