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The following is a list of curriculum for each grade
division. Extracurricular activities such as music, art,
sports, Spanish, and computers are also integrated into our
curriculum. Click Here for
further information about our extracurricular activities.
Preschool and Pre-kindergarten
Our goal is to
encourage unique and individual growth in the social, emotional,
physical, intellectual, and spiritual development of children in a
positive and nurturing environment.
We offer two,
three, and five day a week programs for two, three, four, and five
year old students. Emphases include oral language
development, small and gross motor development, pre-reading
skills, art, and music. Thematic units are presented weekly
through hands-on activities, literature, and circle time
discussion. A loving, secure environment is the basis for
this important first school experience.
Kindergarten
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All day
program 8:15 a.m. to 2:00 P.M.
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Literature
based reading program enhanced by phonics instruction
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Independent
reading encouraged by participation in school wide reading
program
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Journal
writing daily
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D'Nealian
method of printing taught
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Spelling
lists comprised of number and color words, Dolch word list,
and phonic reader words
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Math uses a
hands-on approach with manipulatives in areas such as number
concepts, graphing, measuring, time, money, simple addition
and subtraction
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Science units
include the human body, life science (animals and plants),
physical science (land, water, earth, and sky), and weather
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Social
studies units focus on homes, families, our community, and
transportation
Grades
First - Third
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Literature
based reading program enhanced by phonics instruction
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Independent
reading encouraged by participation in school wide reading
program
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D'Nealian
method of printing in grades 1 and 2. Cursive writing
instruction in grade 3.
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Writing
assignments include journal entries, book reports, letters,
personal narrative, research reports, descriptive writing, and
short stories
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Spelling
lists comprised of high utility words, and words from science
and social studies curriculum
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Math skills
range from learning addition and subtraction facts to
regrouping, solid and plane geometry, fractions and symmetry,
time, money, learning multiplication and division facts to two
and three digit multiplication, and critical thinking skills
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Science units
include matter, living things, weather, solar system, energy,
rocks and minerals, nutrition
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Social
studies units focus on our community, our country, people who
make a difference, agriculture, map skills and geography, and
Tulare County
Grades
Four and Five
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Literature
based reading program using books that are integrated with
social studies curriculum
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Independent
reading encouraged by participation in school wide reading
program
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English text
is used to aid in learning mechanics of grammar
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Writers
workshop: pre-writing, drafting, editing, and publishing
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Writing
assignments include personal narrative, tall tales,
descriptive writing, letter writing, fiction, interview, and
research report
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Spelling text
used to aid in learning spelling rules, vocabulary, dictionary
skills, synonyms, antonyms, prefix and suffix
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Math skills
include multiplication and division by 2 digit numbers, place
value, geometry, fractions, decimals, probability, elapsed
time, metric and standard units of measure, statistics and
graphing, ratio, and percent
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Science units
focus on matter, electrical energy, plants, animals, air,
space, forms and uses of energy, structure of life, changing
earth, and participation in the Tulare County Science Fair
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Social
studies grade 4: California Indians, missions, Gold Rush,
Transcontinental Rails, geography, and agriculture
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Social
studies grade 5: immigrants, exploring and settling America,
colonists, Revolutionary War, Westward movement, Civil War
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Study skills:
outlining, organizing, and presenting information
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Current
events
Middle
School: Grades Six - Eight
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 Literature
based reading program including novels, short stories, poetry,
mythology, folk tales, plays, and speeches
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Independent
reading: reader's workshop and journal writing
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English text
is used to aid in learning mechanics of grammar
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Writing
(integrated with literature and social studies): responses to
literature, composition, writing as a process, personal
narrative, biography, observation, speculation, short stories,
creative fiction, newspaper articles, and test essay questions
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Spelling text
to aid in learning spelling rules
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Math - Grade
6: decimals, graphing, statistics, probability, fractions,
measurement, ratio, percent, geometry, and integers
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Math - Grade
7: Pre-Algebra
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Math - Grade
8: Algebra
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Science units
include weather, forces at work, hygiene, simple organisms and
viruses, changes in matter, earth's solid crust, changes in
the ecosystem, oceans, and participation in the Tulare County
Science Fair
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Social
studies - Grade 6: using maps, archeology/early man,
Mesopotamia, Egypt, Ancient Israel, Greece, Rome
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Social
studies - Grade 7: fall of the Roman empire, cultures of
India, Persia and China, Islam, Africa, Japan, Middle Ages,
Renaissance, and ethnic heritage
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Social
studies - Grade 8: United States history, Colonization to the
Reconstruction, the Presidency and the Constitution
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Study skills:
outlining, research papers, preparing for tests, note taking,
assignment calendars, and reference materials
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Electives
include choral and instrumental music, art, Spanish, photography,
yearbook, drama, Science Olympiad, student store, tutoring,
and journalism
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