What does our Heritage K-2 classroom offer?
· Christ-centered education
· Small class size
· Personal relationships between teacher and student
· Opportunities to individualize instruction to meet the learning needs of each child
How does a multi-grade classroom work? Will my child receive the same education as in a traditional classroom?
Each student will receive grade-level instruction in reading/language arts and in math. While the teacher is instructing one group of students, the other students will be practicing what they have learned by completing assignments, projects or learning activities. During this time, students will also develop self-regulation skills (the ability to stick to what your brain and body need to do in order to learn and complete tasks). Self-regulation is said to be one of the best predictors of school success.
Regarding subjects such as religion, science, social studies, and phy. ed., students will be taught as a whole group but will complete assignments that match the skill level of their grade. For example, a kindergarten student may be asked to draw a picture, a first grader may need to write one or two sentences, and a second grader may be required to write a paragraph. Also note that topics in these subject areas will vary from year to year.
We would love to have your child in our K-2 classroom! If you have any further questions, please feel free to ask.
The morning schedule includes:
Morning Message, Word of God, Morning Meeting, Literacy/Language Arts block, Recess, Snack, Math block, Story, Prayer, and dismissal to home or Lunch Bunch. The afternoon schedule includes: devotion, teacher-directed learning extensions (math, literacy, test-taking, social studies/science, art, music, technology), recess, snack, dismiss to home or to Heritage Extended Day.
Activities
The morning and afternoon schedules include:
Individualized morning message time for assessing, introducing, and reinforcing skills; Word of God time with singing, prayer, and memory work; calendar (including counting, patterning, number relationships) and morning meeting (including student “burning news,” Show and Tell, and Pledge of Allegiance; Literacy activities including rhyming, phonemic awareness, comprehension checks, phonetic letter and sound relationships, sight words, reading leveled and phonetic books to teacher/self/buddy, writing through journaling/writing binder/formal writing (punctuation, capital letters, and word spacing); Recess outside and in the gym (including teacher-directed activities); Directed math instruction; Math/Science/Social Studies stations; Storytime; Art and technology; Teacher assessments. A copy of curriculum standards is available upon request.
Additional Opportunities
There are various opportunities both inside and outside of school time that the children and their families are able to participate in. Some of these include student-led Christmas and Closing Services, singing in church, and Family Math & Science Night.
We have had different “in-house” field trips including Dan the Snake Man, Bruce the Bug Guy, and Woodlake Nature Center. The classes go on several field trips during the school year.
Summer Camps
Our week-long summer camps feature a science theme, and an art theme and they have been very popular among the children.