我们课程的简要概述
宗教
幼儿园到八年级整合Sadlier公司.’s 我们相信系列 (2004年版)贯穿于宗教课程. Our religion program includes a developmental study of religious truths and Sacred Scripture, 神圣的准备, 参与敬拜, 公理唱歌, 基督徒生活的实践, 以及基督教伦理道德的发展. 通过我们日常生活中的实际应用, 宗教成为我们学校团结的力量.
St. 艾格尼丝的学校’s religion curriculum is further supplemented with the weekly preparation of the children for the Sunday liturgies. Throughout the school year, the students attend Eucharist regularly. 学生 in grades 3–8 plan these liturgies as well as other para-liturgies for the entire school. Monthly school Masses are celebrated with the parish community as well.
In addition, a program for enhancing family life education is also taught. As part of our religious formation program, Family life is taught from 4th through 8th grade. 的Benziger 家庭生活计划 is used to forge a strong and unique partnership between families and school. Family Life instruction encompasses the moral educational needs of youth with the teachings of the Catholic Church and the practice of Christian virtues.
语言艺术
学生探索小说、短篇故事和散文, and poems to provide practice in each of the 语言艺术: reading, 写作, 说话, 和听力. 学生 write a variety of responses to literary works including formal and informal responses and essays, narratives and poems to develop critical thinking and literary appreciation. 语言艺术课程, 在3 - 8年级, 作为一门综合课程来教授:阅读策略, 词汇表, 语法, 而论文代写则是文学作品的一个核心. 6+1特质®写作计划, 重点是思想, 组织, 词的选择, 的声音, 句子的流畅性和惯例, 形成写作计划的基础.
阅读/文学 – Children in grades kindergarten through second grade use the Rowland 阅读 Foundation program: 球星, which integrates phonics, reading, 写作, spelling, and 语法. Phonics-based online reading programs such as A-Z 阅读 and RAZ Kids are used in 1st and 2nd grade to reinforce skills. 学生 in grades 3 and 4 use basal texts and class sets of literature novels are also used in the 2nd – 8th grade levels. 阅读 instruction is supported throughout the curriculum.
加速ReaderTM，一个为2 .设计的程序nd 年级及以上提高和提高阅读的准确性, 理解, 技能是课程的一个组成部分. 学生 are assessed and then read at a particular level based on that assessment. 学生 take a test after reading each book and progress through the various reading levels as their skills improve.
数学
Houghton Mifflin publishes the math series used in grades K through 5 and 麦克道戈尔- Littell 出版6至8年级使用的系列. 在八年级，教授代数. McDougal-Littell publishes the textbooks and associated materials used by most students. 文艺复兴时期的学习的 加速数学 program materials are used for the accelerated algebra course taken by some students. Mathletics is a web-based application used to supplement instruction during the year as well as maintain and deepen skills over the summer break. 数学课程包括:
- 回忆数字事实
- 计算
- 适当使用计算器以加强学习
- 数觉
- 估计
- 精神上的数学
- 解决问题
- 概念的理解
- 过程与结论沟通
- 利用电脑加强学习
- 其他适合年级水平的内容领域
科学
The science curriculum allows students to discover the many ways that science affects their lives. St. 艾格尼丝的学校 incorporates the following textual programs: kindergarten through 5th grade use the 2007 edition of Houghton Mifflin (California edition) series. The 6th, 7th, and 8th grades use the 2007 publication of Prentice Hall (California edition). In addition, students conduct labs and experiments to better reinforce science concepts. 学生 in grades 6 through 8 are required to participate in the annual school science fair.
体育课
Physical education provides children with the opportunity to acquire and develop gross and fine motor physical skills, 信心和友情, 以及身心健康. 组织班级活动, exercises and seasonal sports are taught according to students’ abilities and needs. Extra-curricular sports activities such as basketball and track are available to all students through the parish CYO program.
艺术与音乐
Each classroom teacher integrates art throughout the curriculum. 音乐 instruction takes place in the music classroom by a specialized teacher. 学生们学习音乐理论, 音乐的理解, and appreciation through the use of tuned and un-tuned Orff instruments, 此外还有声乐训练指导. 所有年级都教授礼仪音乐. English hand bells are offered as an optional part of the music instruction as an extra-curricular activity in 5th grade. 唱诗班 is offered as an extracurricular activity for grades 2 through 8.
西班牙语
St. 艾格尼丝的学校 offers a 西班牙语 program where the emphasis is to develop basic conversational skills and expose students to the language and culture of Hispanic and Latin American people. 学生 in grades 4 through 8 have a 西班牙语 book to guide and enhance their command of the language.
技术
The purpose for incorporating the use of computers into the school curriculum is to reinforce, 扩充和丰富核心课程, and to develop computer literacy; that is, the skills and knowledge necessary to survive in a society dependent on technology for handling information and problem solving.
电脑室配备了iMac电脑. Ten notebook computers are also available for classroom use. Interactive whiteboards, projectors, and document cameras have been purchased for every classroom.
在阅读方面，教育软件是可用的, 语言艺术, 数学, K至8年级的社会和科学课程. The curriculum provides students with additional learning in all academic areas. 3到8年级的键盘练习, 字(词)处理技术, 电子表格, and presentation skills for those same grade levels are integrated throughout the curriculum. It is the expectation of the school that teachers and instructional assistants will collaborate with the technology coordinator in both planning and scheduling to provide for the integration of instruction at all levels of the curriculum.