RELIGION

Students learn:

• The Holy Trinity: God is all-powerful; Jesus is our Savior; the Holy Spirit is our guide
• Mary is our Heavenly Mother
• The Ten Commandments
• The Sacraments
• The marks of the Church
• Prayer and Mass

INTEGRATED LANGUAGE ARTS

Students:

• Demonstrate proficiency in decoding words, including words with short vowels, long vowels, silent letters, r-controlled vowels, blends, digraphs, diphthongs, soft consonants, hard consonants, prefixes, suffixes, plurals, contractions, and compound words
• Distinguish among and utilize simile and metaphor, personification, assonance and consonance, alliteration, onomatopoeia, idioms, imagery, rhyme scheme, repetition, synonyms, antonyms, homophones and homographs
• Become independent readers though whole class, small group, and individual reading activities, and through exposure to a variety of texts
• Understand the identifying features of literary genres, including poetry, realistic fiction, historical fiction , fantasy, fable, biography, autobiography, and expository nonfiction
• Utilize graphic sources such as photographs, illustrations, graphs, charts, and diagrams to activate prior knowledge and make predications
• Use graphic organizers to structure and summarize selected texts
• Gain a working knowledge of the dictionary, thesaurus, and other reference materials
• Use the steps of the writing process to write for various purposes
• Develop effective speaking and listening skills

MATHEMATICS

Students:

• Develop number sense by ordering, comparing, and identifying place value in large numbers; rounding numbers; and writing numbers in standard and expanded form
• Demonstrate proficiency in performing numerical operations, including multidigit addition and subtraction with and without regrouping; multiplication of multidigit numbers by a 1-digit number; and using multiplication and division facts from 0-10
• Recognize fractions of a whole, a set, and time; compare fractions; add and subtract fractions with common denominators; understand mixed numbers
• Calculate elapsed time, Celsius and Fahrenheit temperatures; perimeter and area
• Measure length, weight, and capacity using metric and customary units of measure
• Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals
• Understand geometric properties of points, lines, angles, and polygons
• Explore symmetry, congruency, and transformations
• Explore algebraic concepts through function tables, variables, and number patterns
• Develop analytical problem-solving skills

SOCIAL STUDIES

Students explore:

• Distinguishing features of rural, urban, and suburban communities
• Map skills: cardinal and intermediate directions; keys, symbols, and scale; types of maps, position on a globe
• Geography: continents, landforms, bodies of water; regions of the United States
• Historical beginnings of the United States: Native American communities, European exploration and settlements, formation of a new nation
• Government and responsible citizenship

SCIENCE

Students explore:

• Physical Science: Properties of matter; States of matter; Simple machines; Forces
• Earth Science: Earth’s interior; Earth’s surface features and atmosphere
• Life Science: Characteristics and classification of living things; Ecosystems