First Grade

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First Grade at St. Charles School creates a world of learning that emphasizes the importance of our Catholic Faith. Faith is the fundamental reason for being at this school. We try to bring faith into every aspect of our day. In addition to weekly Mass and daily religion classes, we participate in morning meetings to create a feeling of unity, much like Jesus had with his disciples.

Curriculum

At St. Charles School, we constantly strive for academic excellence from both our students and ourselves. Our superior academic instruction touches the mind, body, and spirit.

    • In language arts, the Phonics Dance is a big part of our instruction. This teaches the sounds of our language through many different learning modalities. We incorporate this into weekly spelling words and a literature-based reading and creative writing curriculum.
    • In science/social studies the students learn about the world God created for us. They learn about the physical environment, communities, history, and the importance of humans and animals and the roles they play in creation.
    • Our weekly curriculum also includes art, music, computers, library, physical education, body management, and Spanish.
    • In math, we begin with the basics of ordering numbers, then build up to two-digit addition and subtraction. We also do calendar math, which incorporates math into our morning instruction.

Catholic Faith

Each student is an integral part of parish life. The weekly Masses are planned and led by students. They develop a strong sense of social justice through contributions to our local food pantries, and they participate in a Respect Life Mass and walk. Faith families within the school strengthen our camaraderie among our TK through eighth-grade students. This allows us to pray and play together as “families.”

Mrs. Christine Bonanno
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Miss Emma Maschari

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Second Grade

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Second grade at St. Charles School creates a world of learning that emphasizes development in the Catholic Faith, academic excellence, and diverse co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. The way in which St. Charles School meets the individual needs of your child is unlike any other. At St. Charles School, we know that your child is still in their formative years. It is our goal that their classroom experience will nurture their relationship with God, instill a life-long love of learning, and develop a positive attitude toward school.

Curriculum

At St. Charles School, we constantly strive for academic excellence from both our students and ourselves. Your child will receive superior academic instruction that touches the mind, body, and spirit.

  • Our math unit covers two-digit and three-digit addition and subtraction, as well as time, money, and measurement
  • Science is a fun time to learn about animals and their habitats, insects, properties of matter, and nutrition.
  • The teachers enthusiastically promote language, phonics, and word development through Fundations. Cursive writing is also introduced this year.
  • Diverse co-curricular activities support and enrich formal instruction and complement the formal academic program in second grade.
  • Our weekly curriculum also includes arts, music, computers, library, physical education, body management, and Spanish.
  • Through the Social Studies program, students become more aware of the world around them. Our curriculum introduces the students to the community around them, our resources, a land of many people long ago, and living in peace and justice.
  • Reading skills are taught in a systematic, developmental progression.  Each skill builds upon previous learning and is immediately applied and interrelated with other skills students receive guided reading instruction and independent reading time.

Catholic Faith

Your child’s faith will expand throughout the total experience of each and every day. The students prepare for the sacrament of Reconciliation and will learn about the different kinds of sin and how to ask for God’s forgiveness. The children receive First Communion in the spring and the entire St. Charles Parish Community shares in this sacrament with the second grade students.

Mrs. Amanda Allen
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Mrs. Kathleen Stebbins
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Mrs. Shawnee Ewing