3rd - 6th Grade
In third through sixth grades, students take significant strides in comprehension, building on the foundation of basic skills they established in lower elementary. Teachers help them apply higher-level thinking to all subjects, deepening their understanding of ideas, topics, and events. On a social level, children of this age begin to internalize values like respect and cooperation, and learn more personal responsibility. Most importantly, students build the skills they need to succeed in middle school.
Curriculum
English Language Arts
Curriculum
English Language Arts
During the upper-elementary years, there’s a comprehension switch that happens in your child’s brain. They move from learning to read to reading to learn. As fluency improves, students learn to apply a variety of comprehension skills to texts, including making inferences and drawing conclusions. They write more complex stories, essays, and poetry, while learning important grammar skills that will contribute to their writing style. Our teachers use tools in line with state standards and ELA best practices to support instruction.
Math
Curriculum
Math
In third through sixth grade, students build on their understanding of addition, subtraction, and place value to extend their thinking to multiplication, division, and fraction concepts. Our curriculum actively engages students in learning experiences that foster critical thinking and a deep understanding of mathematics through the use of visual models and real-world problem solving.
Science
Curriculum
Science
A child’s love of science and engineering can really bloom between third and sixth grades as they have an opportunity to dig deeper into life science, physical science, and earth and space science. Children will have the ability to apply their learning to the real-life applications of technology and engineering, while continuing to develop key practices such as communication and collaboration that will support them throughout their education.
Social Studies
Curriculum
Social Studies
A child’s awareness and interest in the world around them begins to expand in the years before middle school. They study the values and principles of American democracy, and their responsibilities as citizens. They learn about the structures and functions of government, economics, human systems and the birth of our nation by exploring their state’s history from settlement to the modern world and American History from indigenous communities to the Revolutionary War. They also explore the world’s countries and continents by examining the past and making connections to our present, learning how we are both similar and different to those in our own communities and around the world.
Our Moral Focus Program
We believe strong hearts and minds can impact the world in amazing ways. That's why we empasize virtues such as respect, perseverance, compassion, and courage as part of our daily curriculum. We know these qualities are essential to helping kids become truly successful, make good decisions, and do what's right. "Moral Focus" is integrated into everything we do. That's why we:
- Created a curriculum specifically for Moral Focus.
- Celebrate a different "virtue of the month" throughout the year.
- Have students create a class contract where they agree how they'll treat their teacher and one another.
- Recognize and celebrate students for how they live out Moral Focus every day.
Parent
I love the emphasis on moral focus each month. Not only is my child receiving an education, but you are also teaching her qualities to be a good person.
Monthly Virtues
Wisdom
Use good judgment to make decisions
Respect
Treat others the way you want to be treated
Gratitude
Appreciate the kindness and generosity of others
Self-control
Manage your emotions and behavior to stay calm
Perseverance
Persist through difficulties until you reach your goal
Courage
Despite fear, do what you believe is right
Encouragement
Motivate others to have confidence in themselves
Compassion
Help and care for others during times of need
Integrity
Do what is right, honorable, and good
EXCEL-ERATE
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We’re proud to introduce EXCEL-ERATE, our new advanced learning program. For the student ready to progress beyond grade level, EXCEL-ERATE provides the resources and instruction they need.
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