Elementary School
1ST-4TH GRADES
Our Elementary School is comprised of 1st–4th grades. Each day includes an excellent Judaic, Secular and Hebrew Language Curriculum, with enrichment activities incorporated throughout the year. A high level of achievement in both Judaic and secular realms is a key component in our education. Staff members possess a sincere desire to help each student by catering to specific needs and providing individualized instruction as necessary. Below are topics covered in each subject.
LIMUDEI KODESH
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Hebrew reading fluency skills using Kriyah Neimah and Zoom into Correct Kriyah.
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Chumash: Sefer Bereishit
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Navi: Sefer Yehoshua (starting in 4th grade)
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Skills: shorashim, suffixes, prefixes, gender, singular/plural, Rashi (starting in 2nd grade)
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Halacha: related to holidays and Jewish life (1st–3rd), Taryag Mitzvoth (4th grade)
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Middot: Konei Olam curriculum; focus monthly on a different midday (3rd grade), Shomrei Halation (4th grade)
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Tefilla: Daven together daily by class for Shacharit
LANGUAGE ARTS
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Emerging Reading and Writing Skills, Grammar
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Vocabulary and Spelling
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Spotlight on Literacy and novels
MATH
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Number Sense and Operations
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Time, Money, Calendar, Measurement, and Estimation
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Problem Solving
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Fractions, graphs, geometry
SOCIAL STUDIES
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Community concepts
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Geography: Map skills
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Government and Services
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Historical events
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Native Americans
SCIENCE
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Plant and Animal life cycles
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The Human Body: Major body parts and functions
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Our Solar System
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Units in Weather, Nutrition, and Earth Science