Elementary School Program

In first grade we emphasize students becoming more independent as they encounter new responsibilities.  Our integrated English Language Arts program uses phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. Writing is explored through the six traits of writing focusing on poetry, journals, and personal narratives. We use a technology-based Math and Science curriculum. Students learn through exploring and analyzing information.  For Social Studies, students learn critical thinking through engaging lessons.

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Second grade is a year of continued growth and independence. Students apply essential foundational skills to their academic and social learning. Our curriculum offers an integrated English Language Arts program in which students engage with fiction and informational text, continue to develop reading comprehension strategies, and broaden their vocabulary skills. For Writing, they learn to utilize the writing process to compose opinion, sequential, and narrative pieces. Our Math program extends students’ understanding of place value, operations, patterns, and measurement. The Science and Social Studies programs teach students about the engineering and design process and communities long ago and today.

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Third grade students begin to move from concrete to more abstract concepts and understandings. Our integrated English Language Arts program challenges students to become critical thinkers. They use comprehension skills to evaluate text and compose detailed written literary responses. Students also explore writing skills through narrative, informational, and persuasive pieces. Our Math program helps students build on foundational concepts such as place value, multiplication, division, fractions, and measurement. For Science, students use the engineering process to explore and analyze new concepts.  The Social Studies curriculum allows students to explore how communities change over time with an emphasis on the growth and development of Las Vegas. 

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Fourth grade focuses on independence, organization, and self-motivation as key skills for successful learning. Students apply critical thinking skills in all aspects of their learning.  The fourth grade curriculum offers an integrated English Language Arts program that focuses on comprehension and analysis while establishing crucial vocabulary, spelling, and language skills. Our Writing program enhances foundational paragraph writing skills and focuses on multi-paragraph essays across a variety of genres.  Students are encouraged to explore using hands-on activities in Math and Science and are given opportunities to utilize their skills in real-world applications.  A STEM program incorporates technology-based mathematics and science that focuses on analyzing data.  The Social Studies curriculum explores the different regions of the United States and introduces the basics of regional physical features, economies, and local and federal governments.

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Fifth grade stresses skills needed for lifelong learning. All learning is cross-curricular and uses technology to support student learning. Students are expected to develop independent thinking and study habit skills which are incorporated into all subject areas. Our integrated English Language Arts program features novel studies, grammar lessons, and focuses on comprehension, analysis, and critical thinking skills. Our Writing program uses the writing process and is enhanced through student research to produce expository, persuasive, and informational essays and thematic poems. Through our Math program, students acquire and extend foundational math skills that are enhanced through interactive digital media. The STEM-based Science curriculum is delivered digitally and incorporates hands-on activities, critical thinking, and analysis. These concepts are applied to real-world experiences.  Social Studies focuses on the early beginnings of the United States. Students use acquired knowledge of early peoples and major battles to develop and apply research skills in quarterly projects. 

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