Kindergarten students will attend specials everyday after lunch. We will try to incorporate the arts, technology and physical education into our other subjects as well.

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Students will have an opportunity to go to computer lab, art, PE and music each week (rotating schedule).  Also, every afternoon will incorporate free play! We will have free art, writing stations, dramatic play and math games to reinforce learning targets from the week.

K-2 uses Wonders to teach strong reading and writing instruction. Students will be learning all new skills and practicing them during literacy center time. We will also follow a "close" reading structure, where we read as a class for specific purposes and journal about passages or stories. We will read big books and interactive read alouds in class. We will incorporate small group instruction, so much of the reading and writing instruction will happen during station time with peers of similar reading level as well as one-on-one time with the teacher or a literacy aide.

Engage NY or Eureka Math was developed in order to assist educators with the implementation of the Common Core. The New York State Education Department provides curricular modules for Pre-K-  Grade 12 English Language Arts and Mathematics. The program emphasizes the creation, manipulation, and relationship of numerical units. It relies on meaningful assessment designed to identify misconceptions and misunderstandings by promoting self-monitoring and self-assessment. The lesson structure is designed for fast-paced practice and encourages persistence.  

For those of you new to EL...

Teaching EL (formerly known as Expeditionary Learning) fosters curiosity about the world by creating learning situations that provide important topics to think about, time to experiment, and time to make sense of what is observed. It emphasizes high achievement through revision, active learning, character growth and teamwork. Expeditions typically last the majority of a semester so we have two expeditions a year - a science centered one and a social science centered one. Of course we integrate other subjects into our expeditions including art, music, PE, technology, etc. as well as strive to include a service aspect. At the end of the expedition, we have a Celebration of Learning where we showcase our learning to our families.

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Our two expeditions this year will begin with Better Together (Citizenship/Social Science) and finish with Happy Habitats (Science).

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Also, after each expedition we have what is called an "intensive." It is a mini expedition that lasts for a few weeks. This year's intensives are Ahoy Matey! All About Maps (Earth Science) Kiddynomics (Social Science/Economics) and I am a Scientist! (Scientific method/Physical Science).