Religion
Expoloring Bible truths in Old and New Testament stories. Weekly chapel services with chapel buddies. Weekly memory verses. Development of Christian friendships.

Language Arts – Reading & Writing
Daily practice with letters and sounds. Nightly reading homework. Whole group, small group and individual reading instruction. Individual writing conferences and whole group writing mini-lessons. Stories read aloud daily. Shared reading and writing opportunities. Keep Books for home practice. Daily silent reading time. Accelerated Reader program introduced on an individual basis, as each student exhibits readiness. Beginning this year, we will be using the Houghton Mifflin reading program.

Spelling
Focus on high frequency words, word chunks, grammar, and correct usage. We use the Sitton Spelling program.

Handwriting
Instruction on uppercase and lowercase letters, emphasizing traditional letter formation. Focus on correct letter formation, pencil grip, legibility, and ease in writing.

Math
Addition and subtraction facts through 18. Two digit addition and subtraction, no regrouping. Telling time to the hour and half-hour. Standard and metric measurement. Place value to the hundreds. Money – pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. Creating and interpreting graphs. Calendar and weather work. Nightly homework. We use the Saxon Math program.

Social Studies
Focus on communities, school, neighborhood, city, state, country, world. Map skills and current events. We use the Macmillian program.

Science
Living things, magnets, weather and seasons. Earth’s land and water, and keeping fit and healthy. We use the Concordia DiscoveryWorks series.

Spanish
Introduction to the language and culture. Students will have class with Mrs. Maldonado once a week.

Music
Students have classes with Mrs. Seefeld two times a week. They are scheduled to sing quarterly and during Advent on a Wednesday night.

Physical Education
Students have classes with Mr. Schroeder two times a week. Focus on large motor skills and games with simple rules.

Art
Opportunities for creative 2-D and 3-D expression using a variety of media. We use the Arts Attack video-based program.

Field Trips and Special Presentations
Glacier Rock Farms – October
Wehr Nature Center in-school program about bats – October
Christmas play – December
Madeline & the Bad Hat play – January
Nutrition Field Trip to Pick-N-Save – April
Frog & Toad play – April/May or Ferdinand and the Bull (in-school) – Feb./March
Milwaukee County Zoo – May

Snacks
Nutritious, easy-to-eat snacks may be brought to school for one or both of our snack times, mid-morning and mid-afternoon. Water bottles may be used when the weather is hot. Discuss snack and water needs with your child.

Recess
We go outside, weather permitting, 1 – 2 times a day. If the windchill is below zero degrees, we will not go outside. If it’s above zero, we will, so please dress your child for outdoor play all year long. When the weather is unsuitable for outside play, we will have recess in our room, using Legos, puzzles, games, and drawing and writing supplies.

Lunch
Our scheduled time in the lunch room is from 11:15 to 11:45 each day. If your child brings home a fair amount of his or her lunch, talk to your child to determine why.