Self-Contained Classroom

All day program

We are a building blocks and 4-block school in the K-2 area.

Goals:
1. Maintain a positive learning environment where all children grow and develop.
2. Instill the enjoyment of written language using all genres.
3. Create an awareness of the fascination of the world of numbers.
4. Build a Christian community based on the teachings of our Lord.

Children Will:
1. Learn to ask "What would Jesus want me to do?"
2. Learn an endless love of books
3. Learn that the spoken work can be expressed through writing
4. Learn the importance and the application of numbers in their lives.
5. Learn to stretch their minds for unlimited learning.
6. Learn to love to learn.

Reading Skills

• Recognizes first name
• Shows interest in reading daily by: recognizing last name, participating in morning letter
• Copies first name
• Recognizes familiar names and words
• Writes first name independently – using proper form
• Creates class boos and materials
• Writes last name independently – using proper form
• Participates in silent “reading”
• Follows left to right progression
• Understands and uses letter/sound correspondence
• Recognizes rhyming sounds
• Names and reads colors (red, yellow, green, orange, blue, purple, brown, black)
• Reads presented sight words

Religion

• Knows Sign of Cross
• Knows The Lord’s Prayer
• Knows The Good Morning Prayer
• Participates in religion class discussions
• Listens and participates during Church
• Recites prayers with classmates

Fine Motor

• Uses crayons with control
• Uses scissors with control
• Uses pencil with control
• Holds pencil appropriately for writing

Personal Information

Speech and Language

• Speaks fluently to small and large groups
• Knows parent's name
• Uses language appropriate to situation
• Knows address
• Knows telephone number
• Knows birthday

Mathematics

• Copies and creates a simple pattern
• Names and reproduces shapes
• Counts object to 10 and 25 (circle, triangle, square, rectangle)
• Counts by 2's to 20
• Uses manipulatives appropriately
• Counts by 5's to 100
• Participates in group activities
• Counts by 10's to 100 (calendar and graphing)
• Understand ordinals (1st, 2nd, etc.)
• Understand the pattern of numerical order
• Understands before and after in numbers
• Understands the beginning of (+, -)
• Identifies a penny, nickel, dime, quarter
• Understands math concepts to help solve problems

Writing Skills

• Shows interest in writing
• Reads back on writing
• Leaves spaces between word
• Participates in collaborative writing activities
• Uses random letters/letter strings
• Uses temporary spelling
• Uses growing list of correctly spelled words