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Elementary Academics  Maranatha Christian Schools provides a challenging academic program by utilizing excellent curriculum and strong instruction to guide student achievement at the Elementary level. Biblical principles are integrated into instruction of all subjects ensuring a Christian perspective of education and learning. Students also attend weekly classes in art, music, computer, PE, library and Spanish to give depth and diversity to their educational experience. Kindergarten: Students in the full-day Kindergarten program learn and develop socially, academically, emotionally and spiritually in a thematic, age-appropriate environment. In language arts students are taught the foundation of phonics as they begin to read, spell, and write. Students will be taught the mechanics of sentence structure and will apply those skills to journaling. For math concepts students learn all state standards including sorting, patterning, counting, addition and subtraction, time, money and measurement. Social studies includes reading a map and graph, Christmas around the world and community helpers. Science includes the lifecycle of the chicken and butterfly, states of matter, habitats, weather, seasons and parts of the animal. In Bible, students learn about topics and characters including creation, the life of Christ, prayer, missions, Noah, Abraham, Joseph, Moses, Joshua and Jonah. First Grade: First grade continues to build a strong academic foundation for successful development of the students. The language arts curriculum builds on reading, phonics, spelling and writing. Students continue to learn God's word with Bible stories about Moses, Peter, Paul, God's promises and care, also including Bible verse memorization and daily prayer. In math, students build knowledge in the areas of number sense, algebra, measurement and geometry, probability and problem solving with plenty of hands-on manipulatives to shape understanding. Important themes taught in social studies include citizenship and rule making and comparing and contrasting communities and cultures around the world. In science, students see God's world through observation and hands-on learning of topics including weather, seasons, solids, liquids, gases, plants and animals. Second Grade: Second grade students grow and develop skills that are necessary for academic and spiritual maturity. During Bible lessons, students study themes including God is King, obedience, humility, serving, forgiveness, giving and thankfulness. The enriching language arts program continues to emphasize phonics and comprehension skills through enjoyable children's literature, and building strong skills in grammar and spelling while exploring writing skills with the 6+1 Traits writing program. Cursive handwriting is introduced and practiced, while students master good printing skills. Math lessons continue to build on key skills in number sense, and students are introduced to multiplication and division. In history, students go back in time to learn about the 13 colonies, famous Kings and Queens and the Revolutionary War. In science, students are exposed to many hands-on experiments and activities where they learn about plant life and the God's living world, along with health and physical science. Third Grade: Third graders come ready to build on their solid academic skills and begin to apply the added responsibility of managing student agendas and homework. In language arts, students continue to build on grammar and spelling skills, along with critical thinking skills in reading and 6+1 writing. Students will complete two literature units on Charlotte's Web and Little House on the Prairie, full of writing and hands-on activities to enrich the love of learning and reading. In Bible, students will study many important themes including sin and salvation, purity, why Jesus came, and choosing friends, along with growing spiritually through prayer and Bible verse memorization. The math program builds on regrouping, multiplication and division facts to 12, fractions geometry and problem solving. In science students continue to learn the scientific process with experiments and hand-on activities in animal and plant life and physical laws in of matter and motion. In history, students learn how our great country was settled from the formation of the US government and the struggles and triumphs of westward expansion. Fourth Grade: This transitional year encourages students to have a greater independence and responsibility for their academic success. Bible truths are integrated into instruction of all subjects, and students continue to build Bible knowledge with themes including attributes of God, faithfulness and contentment. Students expand their language arts skills in grammar, spelling and 6+1 traits writing. In reading, students read two novels, By the Great Horn Spoon and Island of the Blue Dolphins as part of an enriching study of literature combined with other Bob Jones stories that develop higher level reading skills for student. The scientific process is practiced through out the science program covering Eco-systems, electricity, forces, light, rock & minerals and erosion. As part of the study of the history of California, students travel to Sacramento for a two-day trip of the state capitol, Marshall’s Gold Discovery in Coloma, Old Sacramento, Sutter’s Fort and the Railroad Museum. Fifth Grade: Teachers team-teach for one subject affording students the opportunity to practice transitions to prepare for junior high. The fifth grade Bible curriculum teaches students themes on sin and grace, obedience, holiness, body as a temple, evangelism, mission and false teachers in addition to memorization of verses from both Testaments weekly. The language arts program prepares students for the rigors of junior high with a comprehensive study of grammar, spelling, research report writing and reading. Two novels provide in-depth literature analysis for students to build reading skills. Students learn concepts in physical and life sciences along with many hands-on learning experiments and activities. |
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