![]() Students are deepening their understanding of the world around them, building compassion and empathy for others, and becoming more independent thinkers. Welcome to the upper grades! Third grade is a big transitioning grade from second to fourth grade. We visit the Oakland Public Library every month and have exciting field trips to give students the context for learning, including to the Exploratorium, regional parks, the Oakland Museum and other Bay Area museums. In addition to our second grade curriculum, students enjoy Library, PE, Music, and Art which they attend once a week We continue to do full hands-on FOSS Science built around focus questions, academic discussions and science notebooks to make discoveries in earth sciences (rocks, pebbles and silt), life sciences (plants and insects), and physical sciences (solids and liquids). They understand place value and can fluently add and subtract within 20. We use Eureka Math to help students become proficient in three-digit addition and subtraction, skip counting, money, and time. Students read longer books with more complex text and write more with stronger and more precise language. In Second Grade, our students become more experienced writers and readers, developing their skills in more complex and comprehensive ways. Your student will leave first grade with great memories, experiences, and the skills they need to succeed in second grade! Some of our common field trips include the Oakland Public Library, the Exploratorium in San Francisco, the Oakland Museum, and a class favorite, the Oakland Zoo. We partner with local organizations to provide students with many field trip opportunities throughout the year. Every week, first graders will have PE, Art, library, and music class through Cantare Con Vivo. La Escuelita also provides many enrichment opportunities for students. In social studies, we focus on our time and place in the world, citizenship, and celebrating our identities and the cultural diversity of Oakland. Students will do outdoor observations, experiments, and projects, and record all of their learning in a comprehensive science journal. In first grade we also explore many science topics including sound and light, air and weather, and plants and animals. Students will work with numbers within 120, by counting forwards and backwards, and by 5s and 10s. We use hands-on activities to engage students in developing their understanding of more complex math tasks. We also use t he Eureka Math curriculum which covers addition and subtraction, measurement and data, and geometry and time. We utilize small groups to provide individualized instruction that will meet the personal needs of your child. They will expand their phonics knowledge and vocabulary, learn many reading strategies, and engage in comprehension activities. In First Grade, students will continue to develop their fundamental reading skills. ![]() We provide the students with hands-on art, music, PE and science activities to help develop social-emotional, fine and gross motor skills, and most importantly, a love of learning! We visit the Oakland main library once a month. Students go on field trips to Regional Park s, Oakland Museum of California and the Exploratorium. Students will build addition and subtraction fluency over the course of the year. In math, students learn to count, write, and identify numbers 0 to 20, recognize plain and geometric shapes, learn measurement, and solve basic addition and subtraction problems. Students learn to write using phonetic spelling and frequency words. By the end of year, students will blend CVC words (consonant, vowel, consonant) and be able to read “beginning to read” books independently. We foster a love of reading through engaging and high-quality children’s books. Students learn to name all letters and sounds of the alphabet, produce rhyming words and read sight words through various fun and enriching activities. In Kindergarten, students learn foundational literacy skills necessary to become independent learners. ![]()
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