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Why choose St. Edwards for Elementary?
St. Edward the Confessor School's elementary program offers quality education for students from kindergarten through fourth grade. Our curriculum meets all of the New York State Department of Education and Diocese of Rockville Centre's educational requirements. St. Edward offers students a nurturing Christian environment that balances strong academics with an emphasis on character building, morality, and values.
Our faculty fully prepares students for the New York State examinations and standardized testing while helping each student reach his or her full potential without placing stress on these young students. St. Edward School provides an updated gymnasium and technology lab. Children with Individual Education Profiles (IEP) or 504 plans are serviced at St. Edward School through the services of a full-time special education teacher and through Syosset Central School District.
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Kindergarten
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St. Edward's Kindergarten is a faith-centered program. Children have the opportunity to grow spiritually, socially, physically, and intellectually. We recognize that each child develops differently and is uniquely gifted by God. Using our Catholic values as a guide, St. Edward's kindergarten ensures that your child is in a safe and comfortable environment.
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ELA
We focus on reading, writing, language, and speaking/listening.
Reading- Learning later names and sounds they make
- Words are broken apart into sounds and syllables
- Comprehension of texts that are read aloud (main idea, characters, plot, setting, and details)
Writing- Children use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to tell a story.
- Words are spelled using individual sounds and sight words which are learned through repetition.
Language- Children print all upper and lower case letters
- Proper grammar is used when spelling or writing.
- Understand that a sentence begins with an upper case letter and ends with punctuation
Speaking/Listening
Children participate in conversation and learn appropriate speaking/listening rules (raise their hand, wait to be called on, listen to the speaker)
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Math
Instructional time will be spent on these skills:- Know number names and count in sequence.
- Count to tell the number of objects.
- Compare numbers to tell greater than/less than.
- Understand addition as joining together and subtraction as taking apart.
Science
Some topics we investigate are animals, nature, plants, weather, and cooking.
Social Studies
Our class learns about holidays, maps, communities, and patriotic symbols.
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1st Grade
The first grade program at Saint Edward the Confessor School recognizes the unique needs of each student and provides many individual, small group and whole class learning opportunities.
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Religion
The children learn that God cares for them and that they are special. Learning about the church year, feast days, prayers, liturgy, and family life is a special part of our curriculum.
Language Arts
The Language Arts curriculum combines reading, writing, listening, speaking, and spelling skills. Our Language Arts program incorporates the Fundations reading program which provides children with strong phonic skills. Non-fiction text, fairy tales, folk tales, and poetry help give each child a balanced reading program.
Math
First grade Math program is based on the Go Math curriculum. Technology and hands-on learning are strong components of our daily lessons.
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Social Studies
Our students begin to develop a sense of time and place as they encounter classic tales, make their own calendars, and draw maps of their neighborhoods. Multicultural awareness is explored through community connections and a developing sense of good citizenship.
Science
Students engage in observations of the natural world, express themselves through painting and crafts, and conduct inquiries into topics related to their healthy development. Each child receives the opportunity to present a science experiment for the class.
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2nd Grade
Second grade is a special time to motivate and maintain the natural enthusiasm of each child. The development of a positive self-image and a feeling of academic success is stressed. Class lessons emphasize student engagement, critical thinking skills and problem-solving, cooperative learning groups, as well as the opportunity for reflection.
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Religion
Second Grade is an exciting year for our students as they learn about and receive the Sacraments of Reconciliation and First Holy Communion. Our school community attends weekly Mass to enrich our Catholic Identity. This provides the Second Grade students with opportunities to enhance their Christian living environment as well as provide examples of Sacramental fulfillment.
English Language Arts
include comprehension skills with an emphasis on phonics development. The Journeys textbook used is aligned with the NVS core Curriculum Modules. Our days are infused with literature, reading, writing, and language skills. The students develop extensive writing skills with daily journal activities, poetry, and rhymes while using both manuscript and cursive writing.
Social Studies and Science
In Second Grade the students learn about the physical world in which they live with varying experiments, literature connections, and a topical weekly newspaper. Both Social Studies and Science are connected to topics studied so that the students develop a broad sense of our ever-changing society.
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Math
The Go Math textbook is based on the NYS Core Curriculum and includes Geometry (2 and three-dimensional shapes), Measurement and Data(time, money, graphs), Number and Operations in base ten and Operations(place value), and Algebraic Thinking (addition and subtraction). Manipulatives, technology, and interactive activities extend the learning concepts for the students while promoting math as an everyday tool.
Technology
The use of technology is ever-present in our classroom setting. From the extensive use of SmartBoard technology, IPads, desktop computers as well as Twitter, the students develop skills to exchange information within our current culture.
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3rd Grade
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Reading and Writing
3rd Grade at St. Edward the Confessor School is an exciting mix of fun activities and a challenging curriculum. Students develop their reading skills with a focus on group and independent practice. This is achieved through exposure to a variety of texts in our classroom anthology as well as reading circles where students work together to read and discover new ideas. As writers, students work to strengthen their grammar and mechanics as well as discover their individual writing styles. Our 3rd graders become confident and enthusiastic readers and writers.
Mathematics
Our math curriculum focuses on building multiplication and division skills by helping students to solve problems in many different ways. We work with students to develop a strong number sense which provides the foundation and fluency to solve complex problems. 3rd graders are encouraged to explore their individual processes and to share their methods with their peers. We feel these skills will help our students to be successful throughout their time at St. Edward's and beyond.
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Science, Social Studies and Technology
3rd graders are given the opportunity to explore their interests in science and social studies with an emphasis on research· and experiment-based learning. These studies are enhanced with the help of our technology lab and interactive media. Within our area of study, 3rd graders choose to research topics that interest them. Students then present what they have learned in a variety of formats.
Religion
Students understand the importance of our school motto "pray, study and serve." We encourage our students to explore their relationship with Jesus through prayer. We find opportunities to spread joy and happiness throughout our school and church community. These connections and friendships are what our 3rd graders love most about St. Edward's!
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4th Grade
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Science
The rigorous science curriculum in 4th grade is based on the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The program is rich in content and practice, allowing for student-led learning, discovery, and exploration. Students use an evidence-based, hands-on approach to apply science to the world around them. Using STEM (Science /Technology I Engineering/Math) strategies, students engage in weekly science labs to explore new concepts. Collaborative work and project-based learning help students apply the scientific method to think more deeply about core science concepts like physics, chemistry, states of matter, and sustainability as we focus on preserving God's gift: our planet.
Social Studies
The social studies curriculum focuses on where we live at this momentNew York! Through a wide range of resources, students learn about the history, geography, people, and events that have shaped our state into current times. Fiction and nonfiction literature, as well as tablets, computers, primary resources, and secondary resources guide our thinking and learning. Through the classroom environment, students explore and practice characteristics of citizenship.
Religion
Our Catholic faith is the foundation upon which we build each child's character and Catholic identity. We attend weekly Mass as a school community and pray together throughout the day. Students ponder and practice how to live like Jesus, how to grow as a Catholic community, and how to serve, using our God-given talents to help our neighbors and to care for God's creations and the Earth.
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English Language Arts
In fourth grade, students are reading to learn, instead of learning to read. They practice reading from a variety of texts including informational texts and poems, and they learn the habits of good readers: to think metacognitively about what they are reading. The curriculum uses many strategies to strengthen skills in reading, writing, and comprehension. Students are engaged in small group work, centers, and guided reading, and they use class iPads to read, research, and become immersed in reading and language. Language arts skills affect every other subject, and our goal is a strong literacy foundation, creating 21st Century learners and global citizens. Students practice these skills in a variety of ways, including peer teaching, interactive notebooks, technology based book reports, and regular reading tests to chart growth and progress.
Math
Fourth grade math is a busy time of building upon previously learned concepts and mastering new ones, including fractions, geometry, measurement, number sense, as well as operations and algebraic thinking. Students explore these concepts through manipulatives, technology, and group work in weekly math stations. Students are engaged in real-life math problems and are encouraged to solve these problems in different ways and to explain their reasoning. Through data-driven instruction, lessons are individualized and differentiated to meet each child's needs.
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