All students enjoy special classes outside of their regular curriculum. Once a week, kindergartners have art, music, and gym. First and second graders have music and gym twice a week and art one a week. Students also visit the library once a week and have the opportunity to check out books and utilize state of the art technology. Teachers at Hale Primary are experienced in the latest teaching techniques in the areas of math and reading.
Students learn reading through a variety of literature.
Reading instruction is presented to students through whole language and phonics. Students also have the opportunity to write in a journal on a daily basis. Hale Primary uses a math curriculum called Everyday Math, published by the University of Chicago. Children don't just learn math, they experience it. They measure, weigh, count, estimate and solve problems using situations applicable to their every day lives.