We believe that the role of the Christian Teacher is to demonstrate through their Godly Character

In the first grade, boys are exposed to broad themes that integrate basic core disciplines in a logical manner. The themes explored throughout the year include change, culture, patterns, and community.

The boys are taught various subjects as part of their co-curricular discipline:

MATH

First graders are encouraged to build upon their knowledge of mathematics through meaningful experiences in an environment that promotes exploration and risk-taking. This helps them deepen their understanding of mathematical concepts by actively engaging with a variety of concrete materials.

LANGUAGE ARTS

The Language Arts program for first-graders is designed to develop the skills required for independent reading and writing. The philosophy behind guiding language development is through a balanced literacy approach. Boys read and discuss literature with a focus on fluency and comprehension development. This is achieved through small, guided reading groups, whole group read-aloud, poetry reading, individual silent reading, and nightly reading of self-selected books. Writing for various purposes within the classroom is also emphasized, along with listening and oral communication skills.

SCIENCE

First-grade boys meet with a science specialist for 60 minutes once a week. During this time, they participate in interactive experiences that connect with their classroom theme. Students are encouraged to ask questions, make discoveries, and practice skills necessary for inquiry-based science investigations.

SPANISH

Learning to speak and read Spanish enables boys to expand their thinking and comprehension. First-grade boys have Spanish lessons twice a week, building upon basic vocabulary and concepts from Kindergarten. They learn the alphabet, numbers, basic greetings, colors, shapes, family words, body parts, time, pronouns, weather, and animals. Reading and comprehending Spanish books, games, songs, and activities are crucial parts of the curriculum.

MUSIC

First-grade boys are taught musical concepts through play, gaining skills through their active involvement. Listening activities, expressive performance, and considerate participation are emphasized in every lesson.

ART

Art is a place where boys discover that it's everywhere. The theme-based curriculum is explored at each grade level, delving deeper into cultural art forms. Introductions to artists and traditional cultures play a key role in learning, but it is the student who makes that technique his own. In first grade, boys explore their imagination, focus on color, storytelling, and critiquing their creations. They explore a few favorite Cleveland spots, discovering that art is everywhere.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

The curriculum is designed to foster and develop the knowledge and values, physical skills, and practices necessary for personal physical fitness and lifetime wellness. Successful physical experiences are provided for all boys.

During second grade, students will develop global awareness and learn that different people and cultures have unique ways of expressing their understanding of the world. They will also understand how changes in a culture's political, industrial, and social atmosphere can affect the creation of society.

The core curriculum includes math, language arts, science, Spanish, music, art, and physical education. In math, students will learn about fractions, measurements, number sense, estimation, place values up to 1,000, and multi-digit addition and subtraction. They will also explore congruent and symmetrical shapes, 3D figures, and how to create numerical and geometric patterns. Creative problem-solving will be emphasized, and students will learn various strategies to solve unknown problems.

In language arts, students will extend their skills and be able to read independently and comprehend longer and more complex materials. They will draw on experience and theme discussions as well as use context clues to gain a deeper understanding of both fiction and non-fiction selections. The language arts program emphasizes transitions from concrete understanding to inferential thinking through written response. Writing becomes longer and contains more complex storylines. Instruction includes paragraph writing and editing and continues in phonics, spelling, sight words, accuracy, and fluency. The weekly writer's workshop allows students to experiment with expository, creative, and theme-based writing. Cursive writing is introduced.

During science class, students will have a 45-minute weekly session with a science specialist. These interactive science activities are related to the themes taught in their classroom. The science teacher is responsible for creating opportunities that encourage students to ask questions, make discoveries, and develop the skills required for inquiry-based science investigations. The students design experiments and take part in STEM activities.

Learning to speak and read Spanish is a great way for students to broaden their understanding and enhance their cognitive abilities. Second-grade students have the opportunity to learn Spanish for two days each week, where they will develop their language skills and progress to creating more intricate sentences, both in written and oral forms.

During music class, students will participate in fun activities that assist them in understanding musical concepts and improving their skills. Every lesson highlights the significance of actively listening, performing with expression, and displaying considerate behavior.

The art program introduces students to the idea that art exists everywhere. The curriculum is based on different themes for each grade level, which allows them to discover various cultural art forms. While it is essential to learn about artists and traditional cultures, the students are encouraged to make the techniques their own. In second grade, the focus is on the use of color in layout and research artists who have transformed our perception of art. By emphasizing emotion and simplicity, students learn to use sketching as a foundation and experiment with clay, texture, form, and portrait drawing.

The comprehensive physical education program aims to cultivate students' knowledge and values, physical skills, and habits needed for personal physical fitness and lifelong well-being. The curriculum is designed to provide successful physical experiences for all students.

The curriculum covers a broad range of intellectual pursuits, encompassing social, political, religious, and other endeavors across various cultures. For instance, in third grade, boys learn about the interdependent relationship between indigenous communities and their surroundings, the ways different cultures interact, the human desire to explore both local and global environments and overall development.

CORE CURRICULUM

In the third grade, students are expected to expand their mathematical skills. This includes the ability to solve addition and subtraction problems with up to four regroupings, as well as reading, writing, and comparing whole numbers beyond 100,000. They will also learn to create and interpret tables and graphs, work with geometry concepts involving polygons and solids, and understand fractions. Additionally, students will be encouraged to share their mathematical thinking, round numbers, estimate, and solve multiplication and division problems. They will need to memorize basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts, tell time, and compute elapsed time. Lastly, they will learn how to add and subtract like fractions and use a variety of problem-solving strategies.

In the third-grade language arts program, the focus is on developing a deeper understanding of reading. This includes reading, writing, and discussing a variety of theme-related materials. Students refine their ability to comprehend, sequence, compare and contrast, identify the main idea, and explore plot and character development. They also have the opportunity to read for pleasure, both silently and by listening to literature read aloud by adults. The students write original and experience-based stories and gather and assess information from various sources. They learn to organize information into a coherent research assignment and take responsibility for editing and organizing their work into a final draft. Additionally, basic spelling and grammar skills are reinforced.

In the third grade, boys have science class twice a week for 60 minutes. The science class includes interactive activities that are related to the classroom theme. The science teacher is responsible for creating lessons that promote inquiry-based science investigations and encourage students to ask questions and make discoveries. The class covers various important concepts and topics, including the effects of cultures on the environment, ecosystems, constellations, latitude, and longitude, plant lifecycle, birds of prey, coral reefs, decomposition, food webs, geography, mapping, climate zones, rocks 

and minerals, rivers, and nutrition.

Children in third grade are developing their cognitive abilities. Our Spanish lessons are offered twice a week, helping them to improve their understanding and grasp of concepts. They are advancing in their verbal skills, learning to integrate more complex sentences and express themselves more intricately. Music is also part of their curriculum.

MUSIC

In the music class for third-grade boys, learning happens through play, active involvement, and experiencing musical concepts. Every lesson emphasizes listening acuity, expressive performance, and considerate participation. The boys are introduced to more complex rhythms, such as whole notes and dotted rhythms. They also learn dances with singing and a more complex structure. Additionally, they learn to play the recorder and may choose to join other music-related activities.

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION

We provide successful physical experiences for all boys through a curriculum designed to foster and develop the knowledge and values, physical skills, and practices necessary for personal physical fitness and lifetime wellness. In third grade, boys, learn specialized skills in manipulative activities, rhythms, games and sports, large apparatus, stunts, and tumbling. Physical fitness is integrated into each lesson.

In the fourth grade, students learn about the different cultures through integrated theme studies in social studies. These immersive studies allow students to deeply engage in a particular topic, giving them a sense of ownership over their learning. Additionally, they learn essential research skills that are applicable to all themes. Throughout the course, they explore the relationship between indigenous people and their surroundings, the interaction between cultures, the human desire to explore both the local and global environment, and the intellectual developments of social, political, religious, and artistic endeavors across cultures. They also gain insight into how societies that have their roots in ancient cultures must adapt to technological changes, how the extended family has been the foundation of community cohesiveness, and how civilization's growth has been dependent upon access to waterways and natural resources that have led to the development of industries.

CORE CURRICULUM

MATH

In order to be successful mathematicians, boys must have a clear understanding of mathematical concepts and relationships; they must be proficient with arithmetic skills, and most importantly, they must be able to problem-solve and reason mathematically. In fourth grade, boys identify place values through billions and compare, order, round, and estimate whole numbers, fractions, and decimals. They master multiplication and long division and memorize the basic division facts. They add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers, fractions, and decimals. Their extensive study of fractions includes identifying equivalent fractions and lowest common denominators, reducing fractions to their simplest forms, adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators, and multiplying fractions. They collect data and use mean, median, mode, and range to compare data assets. They expand upon their knowledge of polygons, lines, and angles, and how to calculate the area and perimeter of polygons and irregular shapes.

LANGUAGE ARTS

In fourth grade, the Language Arts program expands the student's understanding of writing as a means of an author's expression and reading 

as a means of understanding that expression. The boys learn to recognize and appreciate different genres in reading and writing. They become engaged in reading independently for information, ideas, and pleasure. Through both direct instruction and activities, they begin to be critical interpreters of texts.  Fourth graders learn about the writing process through the 6+1 Traits of Writing, which include Ideas, and Organization. Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, Conventions, and Presentation. Fourth Grade students are expected to have a well-described setting, developed character, a coherent storyline, and conflict that produces action. and effective resolution in the stories they write. They 

also develop strategies for revising the text and attend to writing basics such as capitalization, punctuation, sentence structure, paragraphing, and spelling.

SCIENCE

 In fourth grade, the goal of the science curriculum is for students to gain insights about science concepts, develop the abilities to do science effectively using science inquiry skills, and develop positive attitudes and curiosity about their scientific world. Boys meet with the science teacher two times a week for 60 minutes. and collaborate with peers. Boys are taught to use the tools of scientists to assist them in their discoveries and are encouraged to communicate their experiences in varied modes.

SPANISH

Speaking and reading in Spanish gives boys the opportunity to expand their thinking and comprehension. Fourth-grade boys take Spanish two days a week. They build vocabulary, including many new verbs and a deeper understanding 

of verb conjugation. They have conversations with each other and learn how to make more creative responses. Reading in Spanish strengthens pronunciation, comprehension, and production. They conduct research projects about notable Hispanics to understand how Hispanic culture has had an impact on the world.

Music

Fourth-grade boys learn through play, experiencing musical concepts, and gaining skills through active involvement. Listening acuity, expressive performance, and considerate participation are stressed in every lesson. They learn classroom use of large recorders, handbells, guitars, and percussion. They study the instruments of the orchestra.

ART

In fourth grade, we explore symbolism and feeling in art. We critique our artwork further and explain why or how. We explore color and storytelling using ancient art dorms. Learning from traveling and field trips gives boys a perspective both emotional and literal.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

We provide successful physical experiences for all boys through a curriculum designed to foster and develop their knowledge values physical skills, and practices necessary for personal physical fitness and lifetime wellness. In fourth grade, boys learn specialized skills in manipulative activities, rhythms, games and sports, large apparatus, stunts, and tumbling. Physical fitness is integrated into each lesson.

Fifth graders are influenced by fantasy. Much of their outside reading deals 

with heroism, monsters, battles, animals, and survival, and they can easily 

relate to the study of mythology, war, and ancient heroes. They are also 

able to identify with the daily lives of modern and ancient peoples. 

Theme-related research allows the boys the freedom to explore their 

questions and the responsibility to articulate and disseminate their 

feelings. Boys study civilization and concepts such as the basic needs of individuals have similar Basic needs, they meet them in different ways determined by the geography of the region and the resources available. 

Present cultures are products of the past; cultures in ancient Civilizations included organized economic, social, military, and religious systems.  It 

is our goal to present a biblical worldview in each of the 5 core subjects, 

which will be taught daily. Each week, Chapel continues to enrich the 

learning community drawing us back to our Lord through praise and 

worship, bible stories, and guest speakers.

BIBLE

Three standards of instruction occur in the fifth-grade ACSI Bible curriculum. The first is an overview of the Old Testament. The second is an in-depth study of the lives of various Bible characters presented in chronological order as a part of 

the survey of the Old Testament. The third is the focus on the choices these individuals made whether good or bad. this third level of instruction provides the natural bridge to application in students' personal lives as they make their own choices.

Core Curriculum 

Social Studies

The history curriculum provides a Biblically-based approach to the study of world history including the five continents in the Eastern Hemisphere from the time frame of the beginning of time to the present. this study incorporates the geography of this area of the world.

MATH

To be successful mathematicians, boys must have a clear understanding of mathematical concepts and relationships; they must be proficient with arithmetic skills, and most importantly, they must be able to problem-solve and reason mathematically.  Fifth-grade math contains a variety of exercises involving new and reviews material in each lesson. Students hear a complete explanation of 

each concept as well as see procedures demonstrated step by step by the teacher 

which includes daily Smart Board and iPad lessons. The students will master addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers, measurements (English and Metric), fractions, algebraic equations, decimals, graphs-pictographs, bar, line, graphing ordered pairs, scaled pairs, scale drawings, temperatures, and geometry.

SCIENCE

This course focuses on the scientific method of investigation, hands-on learning, and science labs. The science units are taught from a Christian perspective, always stressing Biblical foundations and principles about God 

as Creator.

LANGUAGE ARTS

In fifth grade, the Language Arts curriculum program expands the 

student's understanding of reading, grammar, spelling, and creative writing. 

They learn how all sentence parts fit together to make sense and express an idea. Students learn how to expand, improve, and edit their writing. 

They then learn how to express their ideas through formal and creative writing. 

The reading program incorporates lessons in character development based on Biblical principles. Student increases their vocabulary through word studies in the Literature and develops comprehension and critical thinking skills from discussion and related activities.  

A variety of book reports are required throughout the year, which enhances students' awareness of the different literary genres. 

They learn how to express their ideas through formal and creative writing.  

In this class, the focus is on not only spelling the words correctly, but also on understanding their definitions and being able to use them correctly in everyday conversation to meet each student in their learning style.