English Language Arts (ELA):    The Houghton Mifflin Reading and Language Arts Curriculum is a comprehensive program. Thematic literature selections, development of the writing process, vocabulary development, spelling and grammar, and reading skills are incorporated to balance the program and promote a love of literature.

Mathematics:  The Scott Foresman Mathematics text includes addition, subtraction multiplication, division, problem solving, geometry, measurement and algebra.  The Exemplars program extends the problem solving strategies.

Social Studies:  The social Studies program includes geography of our country, Native Americans (Kwakiutl, Cheyenne, and Navajo Indians), pioneers The Western Movement and government.  This program is integrated with literature, science and hand-on activities such as music, art and cooking to help bring history “alive.”

Science:  The Houghton Mifflin text will be used to study units within the three areas of Life Science, Earth Science and physical Science.  Topics will include:  sun, moon and earth, matter, energy and forces, earth’s resources, and roles of Living things.

Physical Education (PE):  Students participate in a structured motor skills program three days per week Students are required to wear appropriate clothing (tennis shoes, pants or shorts) on their assigned P.E. days.  All physical workouts will begin with age appropriate stretching exercises followed by a series of small and gross motor skills development activities in the following areas:  fitness training, neurological efficiency training and sport skills

Art: Our children will have the opportunity to work with a qualified artist from the Art Masters Program.  They will receive six lessons during the course of the school year.  The lessons will involve learning about various artists and the different techniques used by each one of these artists.  Each lesson begins with a history lesson about the artist and will culminate into an art activity that allows each child to create his or her own masterpiece using different mediums and utilizing the various styles and techniques of the artist they are learning about.