Perhaps a quick intro to our curriculum:
like that we follow New York State's Standards
like that we follow New York State's Standards
Reading
- Lucy Calkins' Reader's Workshop
- Engaging mini-lessons
- Guided Reading groups
- Independent "just right" reading
- Engaging mini-lessons
- About 1 hour each day
Math
- Pearson Program
- Touches upon
- decimals
- multiplication
- division
- fractions
- time
- exponents
- Engages students with technology, partner work, math manipulative
- Touches upon
- About 1 hour each day
Writing
- Lucy Calkin's Writer's Workshop
- journal writing
- start with personal narratives
- informative writing
- research projects, presentations, technology and inquisitive use
- persuasive writing
- opinion writing
Social Studies
- Early North American Settlers
- Early Explorers
- Western Hemisphere
- Geography
- Culture
- Economics
- Politics
Science
Science is taught in our school's Science lab by our Science educator, Mrs. Nassivera. Each class has two, 40 minute class periods each week.