Stelgene P’sachoulias, Principal
Grace Agrusso, Assistant Principal
Kathy Szachta, Assistant Principal

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3.1Start of New Lunch Cycle
3.2Parent Guild Meeting
6 p.m.
3.2 Read Across America Day
3.5Spring Pictures
3.8Conference Sign-up Sheets Posted
3.9Wax Museum & Colonial Fair 2 p.m.
3.12 DARE Graduation
3.16 2nd Grade Ann Arbor Field Trip
3.24 Knd. Science Center Field Trip
3.24 4th Grade Macomb Symphony Field Trip
3.25 Banking Day
3.18
3.19
NO SCHOOL
Prof. Devl.
3.26 End of Third Quarter
3.27 South Macomb Science Olympiad
3.30 Spring Parties
3.30 Invention Convention
3.31 NO SCHOOL
Conferences 1:30-7 p.m.
4.1 NO SCHOOL
Conferences 7a.m.-4 p.m.
4.2
4.9
NO SCHOOL
Spring Break

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Elementary Program (K-5th)

Kindergarten - 3rd Grade

Children are no longer so egocentric at this age; they want to know about everything in the world around them. The necessity for physical order in the pre-school and kindergarten classroom is replaced by the need for mental order. The child is moving increasingly away from concrete to more abstract ideas. They want to know more than the names and components of things; they yearn to understand how and why.

In the Elementary Program, advanced Montessori materials are employed to lead the children to develop abstract thought, critical thinking, and an understanding of their place in society. Skills in mathematics, language, cultural/social studies, and science,  as well as fine arts, music, French and physical education, are reinforced on a daily to weekly basis.

The teachers base the curriculum on a deep respect for the child's ability to grasp great wisdom while understanding the individual developmental needs of each child. The purpose is to help children discover a sense of wonder and develop the higher order thinking skills to be thoughtful, critical and creative individuals. The focus is on learning through hands-on discovery to make the work meaningful, rather than emphasizing direct instruction or rote memorization.

The curriculum is integrated to reflect the interconnectedness of knowledge and life. The classrooms are designed to develop habits of inquiry, work, and wonder to foster a life-long love of learning.

Kindergarten: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Elementary Hours (1st-5th): 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Parent's Guides to Grade Level Expectations Links
Kindergarten Math Language Arts
First Grade Math Language Arts
Second Grade Math Language Arts
Third Grade Math Language Arts
 

4th & 5th Grade

"Education for life" continues as students develop learning skills by exploring practical problems and processes. The classroom is designed to develop habits of inquiry, work and wonder and to foster a life-long love of learning. The teacher, in the role of facilitator, bases the curriculum on a deep respect for the child's ability to grasp great wisdom while understanding the individual developmental needs of each child.

Mathematics, physical and life sciences, literacy, and cultural studies, as well as fine arts, music, French, computer science, and physical education, are the backbone of our program which immerses students in hand-on learning activities.

Parent's Guides to Grade Level Expectations Links
Fourth Grade Math Language Arts
Fifth Grade Math Language Arts

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