These are called curriculum benchmarks. They guide instruction in reading, writing, math, science and social studies. Eventually, benchmarks will be determined in all curriculum areas. Waterford School involves all learners in a wide variety of learning experiences. It is edited and compiled by a parent volunteer and her son.
Some teachers also publish classroom news on a regular basis.
Teachers want them to understand that words express ideas which can be written down and read by others. During the year, students work with words and stories in many different ways. Students and teachers write group stories. Individual students write stories in journals. They begin with pictures and soon start writing letter sounds and words.