Academics

Lower School

Grades 1 Through 5

In our Lower School curriculum, students continue to build upon the concepts and skills they learned the previous year, being challenged to grow year after year, all while intertwining faith and Jesus into their daily lives.

All students attend specials classes such as Art, Music, Physical Education, Library, and Computer/Technology. Religion classes are taught weekly by one of our priests from a supporting parish. Explore the specials under our Student Experience tab.

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Grade 1

Building on Kindergarten

Adding and subtracting one and two-digit numbers accurately
Comparing two-digit numbers
Reading stories and showing they understand the lesson the story is teaching
Comparing and contrasting characters

Grade 2

Extending the Foundation

Students extend their knowledge of multi-digit numbers through 100. Children work with geometry and shapes to build the foundation they need to understand fractions, and are introduced to a variety of text types such as Scripture, short books, and articles while learning to edit their own work.

Solving problems using money
Solving addition and subtraction problems involving length
Reading stories and showing they understand the lesson the story is teaching
Learning basic rules of spoken and written English

Grade 3

Critical Thinking Takes Hold

Students learn and apply critical thinking skills to multiplication and division within 100. We introduce unit fractions (1/2, 1/3, etc.) and the idea that fractions are part of a whole, using real-world examples. In literature, the focus shifts to organizing information, developing ideas, and supporting those ideas with facts.

Multiply and divide one-digit numbers from memory
Representing and interpreting data
Learning and using the rules of written language
Giving a class presentation using facts and details while speaking clearly

Grade 4

Working with Fractions

Students continue to work quickly and accurately to solve multi-digit multiplication and division problems, and read more challenging text types such as Scripture, short books, and articles. In writing, the focus continues to be organizing information, developing ideas, and supporting ideas with facts.

Creating equal fractions (1/2 = 3/6 = 10/20)
Adding and subtracting fractions with common denominators
Identifying the theme of a written piece
Learning and using the rules of written and spoken language

Grade 5

Ready for Middle School

Students understand and build fluency in the addition and subtraction of fractions with unlike denominators. Geometry looks at volume as an attribute of three-dimensional space. In literature, students begin to examine multiple sources of the same event and note similarities and differences in the accounts.

Using exponents to express powers of 10
Multiplying and dividing whole numbers and fractions
Comparing and contrasting stories with similar themes
Understanding figurative language

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