By the end of the year, many students recognize words from the morning message and other sources. Penmanship is taught using the Open Court method that is recommended by the district's current Language Arts curriculum. Kindergarten students do math every day. Learning how to count and work with numbers are important skills. These activities teach students to count by ones, fives and tens.
Students also learn the months of the year and days of the week.
In addition, Calendar time teaches children to look for and recognize patterns. This is an important skill throughout a student's school life. Some topics included in Social Studies and Science include an introduction to weather and the seasons, learning about the natural world, identifying the senses, and health and safety. The newly adopted Social Studies curriculum asks students to explore the themes of Self and Family. These youngest students have many opportunities to express their creative selves through music, art and physical education.