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theMESSENGER TELLING THE STORY OF OUR SCHOOL

“We ask

elementary schools to help shape our students’ ¿rst and lasting ideas about themselves, their country,

“Elementary school is an invitation and encouragement to a ful¿lled life.” and the world.”

“Parents often attach the most

importance to higher education, yet elementary school has a far greater impact.”

Taken from William Bennett’s book The Educated Child:

2009-2010

St. Paul Christian Academy integrates academic excellence with a passion for Christ to develop a strong foundation for young leaders who uniquely shape the world in which they live.

How do we prepare our students for next level schools and beyond? Beginning in junior kindergarten and continuing through sixth grade, St. Paul Christian Academy provides each child with a strong foundation based on the three pillars of our mission: academic excellence, passion for Christ, and leadership development. The groundwork that occurs in every grade, every subject, and every experience has positive and lasting impacts that help our students succeed in their next level schools and beyond. Each child is known and loved, creating a school where our students develop fond memories of learning. The curriculum is developmentally appropriate yet challenging, so students are taught critical skills that are essential for middle school, high school, college, and life in general. Our students are pushed to expand their minds through lessons that are taught in fun and memorable ways. They begin learning early on that success means trying and sometimes getting the wrong answer. Students often ÂżQG WKDW QRW VXFFHHGLQJ RQ WKH ÂżUVW DWWHPSW FDQ EH D blessing, learning perseverance and tenacity. On the cover: Ryan Hill is a junior at Montgomery Bell Academy. Ryan is pictured here in kindergarten.

“My St. Paul education made the move from elementary school to an academically challenging middle/high school like MBA very easy.â€? After graduating from St. Paul in 2005, he has continued to excel academically, athletically, and as a leader at MBA. Ryan has received academic awards all four years. He served as a features writer for the school’s QHZVSDSHU IRU WZR \HDUV DQG LV QRZ WKH IHDWXUHV HGLWRU 5\DQ OHWWHUHG DQG TXDOLÂżHG IRU VWDWH LQ WUDFN WZR VHDVRQV +H OHWWHUHG LQ FURVVÄĽFRXQWU\ WKUHH VHDVRQV DQG ZDV DOOÄĽVWDWH WZR \HDUV LQ D URZ +H ZDV UDQNHG 13th overall his sophomore year and 4th overall this year. In addition, he tutors Spanish speaking children and adults and served on the work crew for Young Life last summer.

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Letter from Head of School

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Message from Board of Trust

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Beyond St. Paul Christian Academy

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Upper School

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Fifth and Sixth Grades

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Tybee Island Essay Winners

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Fourth Grade

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Lower School

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Third Grade

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Second Grade

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First Grade

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Kindergarten

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Junior Kindergarten

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St. Paul News

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Parent Council

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Faculty

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2010-2011 Brentwood Academy — 100% seventh grade acceptance rate* *Brentwood Academy announces their acceptances weeks before other schools. As of this publication, BA was the only school to have sent out offer letters.

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friendships with them. The teachers also make an interesting classroom environment to aid learning. Probably the most important thing I obtained while at St. Paul was a foundation in God. Knowing and having a UHODWLRQVKLS ZLWK *RG FDQ KDYH D ELJ LPSDFW RQ \RXU OLIH DQG LW KDV DOUHDG\ FKDQJHG PLQH LAUREN GRACE HIMES, eighth grader at Harpeth Hall 0\ H[SHULHQFHV DW 6W 3DXO HQDEOHG PH WR VWUHQJWKHQ P\ IDLWK VR WKDW LW FRXOG EH VWURQJ HQRXJK WR ZLWKVWDQG any pressures my new school might propose. The friendships that I formed during my elementary school days WDXJKW PH VR PXFK DERXW KRZ WR EH D JRRG IULHQG ZKLFK KHOSHG PH LQWHJUDWH ZHOO LQWR D QHZ HQYLURQPHQW 7KH WHDFKHUV DQG FRDFKHV DW 6W 3DXO WRRN WKH WLPH WR LQYHVW LQ PH DV DQ LQGLYLGXDO ZKLFK DOORZHG PH WR JURZ DQG GHYHORS DV D SHUVRQ DV D VWXGHQW DQG DV DQ DWKOHWH $GMXVWLQJ WR D QHZ VFKRRO FDQ EH FKDOOHQJLQJ EXW 6W 3DXO RÉąHUHG WKH QHFHVVDU\ JXLGDQFH WR SUHSDUH P\ FODVVPDWHV DQG PH IRU HYHU\ DVSHFW RI RXU QHZ VFKRRO

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I think the advantage of attending St. Paul is the dual education: the teachers are able to tie mental and spiritual betterment into one curriculum. Even if we ZHUHQÂśW LQ %LEOH FODVV D IRFXV RQ &KULVW ZDV E\ QR PHDQV ORVW RQ XV DV VWXGHQWV $QG QRZ HVSHFLDOO\ KDYLQJ EHHQ WKURXJK VRPH YHU\ VHFXODU VFLHQFH DQG KLVWRU\ FRXUVHV ZLWK QR PHQWLRQ RI *RG RU WKH FUHDWLRQ ZKDWVRHYHU , YDOXH WKH SDVVLRQ for Christ I developed at St. Paul. CAROLINE STEPHENSON, seventh grader at Ensworth School St. Paul taught me how to become the young lady I am today. St. Paul is so special WR PH EHFDXVH , OHDUQHG DERXW *RGÂśV ZRUG P\ ORYH IRU &KULVW DQG KRZ PXFK +LV ZRUG LQĂ€XHQFHV XV GDLO\ 6W 3DXO KHOSHG PH ZLWK GHYHORSLQJ IULHQGVKLSV DQG KRZ to communicate well with others. I learned how important friends and family are to us and how blessed I really am. The teachers at St. Paul are wonderful because they encourage you to learn and make school fun.

The greatest skills I learned at St. Paul are leadership and integrity. Our leadership skills were improved and developed through activities such as early PRUQLQJ GXWLHV DQG RXU PRQWKO\ YLVLWV WR 3UHVWRQ 7D\ORU 0LQLVWULHV $W 6W Paul there was no spoken honor system but it was expected and given that ZH ZRXOG VWULYH WR EH &KULVWÄĽOLNH LQ DOO RI RXU HQGHDYRUV 6XFK TXDOLWLHV DUH UHFRJQL]HG DQG UHVSHFWHG IURP D VHFXODU VWDQGSRLQW DV ZHOO DV IURP WKRVH ZLWK a Christian faith and have allowed me to further such a Christian mission at Harpeth Hall. St. Paul teachers strive to always be Christian role models in everything they do. All of my teachers also desired to reach a level of friendship in their roles DV WHDFKHU ZKLFK PRWLYDWHG XV HYHQ PRUH WR JURZ ERWK DFDGHPLFDOO\ DQG spiritually.

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it could be hard to see value in it. God can also see value in things that we PD\ VHH DV ZRUWKOHVV ,I ZH DUH WR EH JRRG OHDGHUV ZH QHHG WR UHFRJQL]H WKDW HYHU\RQH LV YDOXDEOH LQ KLV RU KHU RZQ VSHFLDO ZD\ ZH MXVW KDYH WR ORRN IRU WKDW YDOXH ´ $V DQ HOHYHQĥ\HDUĥROG WKDW ZDV WKH FRROHVW GHYRWLRQ WKDW , had ever heard. This was because in some people that I used to not see a WRQ RI YDOXH LQ , QRZ VDZ WKDW WKH\ ZHUH DOO FRRO LQ WKHLU RZQ ZD\V 7KLV was useful because you could communicate and cooperate with people you used to avoid. 7KH QH[W PRUQLQJ WKH ¿QDO RQH ZH DOO JRW XS HDUO\ WR FOHDQ XS WKH GRUPV WKDW KDG KRXVHG XV WKH SDVW WKUHH GD\V 0\ MRE ZDV WR VSUD\ EOHDFK ZDWHU RQ WKH ZDOOV RI WKH VKRZHUV DQG WRLOHWV $W OHDVW , GLGQ¶W KDYH WR VFUXE WKHP $IWHU ZH FOHDQHG RXU GRUPV ZH ZHQW WR WKH ELJ EXV IRU WKH ULGH KRPH , KDG IXQ RQ WKLV 7\EHH WULS EXW WKH ELJJHU SLFWXUH ZDV WKDW , OHDUQHG WKDW *RG KDV PDGH QDWXUDO WHFKQRORJLHV PRUH DGYDQFHG WKDQ DQ\ ZH KDYH \HW and they work consistently. God did make a truly perfect world.

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They recently read No Talking D VWRU\ DERXW WHDPZRUN DQG QRW MXGJLQJ RWKHUV XOWLPDWHO\ DERXW UHVSHFW )ROORZLQJ WKH UHDGLQJ RI WKH ERRN WKHUH were lots of discussions about how the book relates WR WKHP DV IRXUWK JUDGHUV )RU WKH UHVW RI WKH \HDU every book they read will deal with a child in a VSHFLÂżF VLWXDWLRQ )RU H[DPSOH Love That Dog deals with how to express emotions. Toward the end of the VFKRRO \HDU WKH VWXGHQWV ZLOO UHDG In The Sign of The Beaver D ERRN IRFXVLQJ RQ UHVSHFW LQGHSHQGHQFH UHVSRQVLELOLW\ DQG WKH DFFHSWDQFH RI GLÉąHUHQW

cultures. They will then create a replica of the entire setting and bring the book to life. %\ H[SHULHQFLQJ OLWHUDWXUH WKURXJK QRYHOV VWXGHQWV also learn how to apply this to their writing. They UHDOO\ EHJLQ WR ZULWH HVVD\V PRUH WKDQ MXVW FUHDWLYH ZULWLQJ %HLQJ DEOH WR VWDWLQJ WKH SXUSRVH RI DQ HVVD\ and back it up is a critical preparatory component for middle school.

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SECOND GRADE We do so many things that would be considered GHYHORSPHQWDOO\ LQDSSURSULDWH HVSHFLDOO\ PXOWLSOLFDWLRQ DQG GLYLVLRQ +RZHYHU WDXJKW LQ GHYHORSPHQWDOO\ DSSURSULDWH ZD\V OLNH JLYHQ DV WKH WHVW TXHVWLRQ DERYH WKH\ PDVWHU WKH FRQFHSWV without being overwhelmed by taking on what can be considered scary math concepts like division. As ,Q WKLUG JUDGH WKH\ OHDUQ WR EHJLQ WKLQNLQJ LQGHSHQGHQWO\ :KHQ VRPHWKLQJ GRHV QRW FRPH HDVLO\ WKH\ UHDG PDWK SUREOHPV WKH\ OHDUQ WKDW WKHUH FDQ be more than two numbers involved and that it is they typically run to the teacher to help them solve not always addition and subtraction. As they develop WKH SUREOHP +RZHYHU ZH SXVK WKHP WR JR EDFN VWUDWHJLHV IRU SUREOHP VROYLQJ WKH\ OHDUQ WKDW ZKLOH and try again. This extends through every subject LW FDQ EH GLɡFXOW WR ¿JXUH RXW WKHUH LV D ZRQGHUIXO and is a critical skill in teaching them independence. VHQVH RI DFFRPSOLVKPHQW ZKHQ WKH\ ¿QDOO\ JHW WKH It becomes more than just teaching skills but encouraging an attitude for learning and helping them correct answer. to rethink how they approach tasks. %HFDXVH RXU PDWK FXUULFXOXP (YHU\GD\ 0DWK LV SDFNDJHG LQ FRQFHSWV QRW MXVW VNLOOV RXU VWXGHQWV become accustomed to learning concepts. The Second Grade Teaching Team: greatest thing is the spiral curriculum in that it Michelle Florez, Elizabeth Humphrey, introduces a skill or concept before it is perfected. Will Mitchell, and Donna Roseberry Concepts come back throughout the year and are continuously revisited in new and fun ways. These are We begin in second grade to push our students to concepts that cannot be mastered in one lesson. This XVH KLJKHUļRUGHU WKLQNLQJ LQ PDWK 7KH\ EHJLQ XVLQJ allows for expanded crossover that extends far beyond SUREOHPļVROYLQJ VNLOOV DQG PRYH IURP FRXQWLQJ RQ second grade. If a student goes through algebra just WKHLU ¿QJHUV WR NQRZLQJ DQG HDVLO\ XVLQJ EDVLF PDWK E\ GRLQJ FDOFXODWLRQV JHRPHWU\ ZLOO EH GLɡFXOW facts. They learn place value and regrouping; pivotal +RZHYHU LI WKH VWXGHQW XQGHUVWDQGV WKH FRQFHSWV VNLOOV IRU QH[WļOHYHO PDWK LQYROYHG KH RU VKH FDQ WUDQVIHU WKRVH FRQFHSWV EHWZHHQ DOO HOHPHQWV RI PDWK %H\RQG PDWK WKHVH A critical concept that the students must master in FRQFHSWV DUH HVVHQWLDO IRU VFLHQWL¿F WKLQNLQJ DV ZHOO second grade is the value of a number based on its digit location. While there DUH RQO\ QLQH QXPEHUV they are only as important as their place values. Students also apply basic math concepts. the writing in general. This assessment is used in third through twelve grades so it becomes second nature to students early on and the skills they learn in third grade carry them through to writing lengthy research papers because the fundamentals are the same.

Third Grade Teaching Team: Jamie Dorris, Beth Graham, Ellen Mossack, and Martha Zazworsky It is becoming more and more important to become D FRPPXQLFDWLYH ZULWHU ZKHWKHU RQ SDSHU D EORJ RU D ZHEVLWH ,Q WKLUG JUDGH ZH SURYLGH D XQLTXH opportunity in writing because our students are not completely focused on letter formation or KDQGZULWLQJ ,W LV WKH ¿UVW WLPH WKH\ DUH UHDOO\ WU\LQJ to represent themselves on paper. We talk about the GLɹHUHQFH EHWZHHQ WKH ZULWWHQ ZRUG DQG WKH VSRNHQ word. When students write and bring their work WR WKH WHDFKHU WKH\ UHDG LW DORXG DQG UHDOL]H ZKDW they are saying. This practice helps build a better understanding of how to express themselves. :KHQ WKH\ VKDUH WKHLU ZULWLQJ WKHUH LV D VHQVH RI awareness of having a peer read. They can then take that on and add it to theirs. When they have to read LW RXW ORXG WKH\ DUH PRUH DZDUH RI KRZ FDUHIXO WKH\ have to be with their writing. The most important step in third grade is editing. ,W LQYROYHV ULVNļWDNLQJ EXW GRHV QRW PHDQ WKDW WKH student is wrong or has failed. It is the process to get the student closer to what he or she is trying to say. 7KLV LV D GLɡFXOW FRQFHSW EHFDXVH WKH\ WKLQN WKH\ VKRXOG EH DEOH WR GR LW WKH ¿UVW WLPH 7\SLFDOO\ WKH\ VLPSO\ ZDQW WR HGLW IRU VSHOOLQJ EXW WKH\ TXLFNO\ OHDUQ WKDW LW LQYROYHV PDNLQJ WKHLU ZULWLQJ FOHDUHU PRUH GHVFULSWLYH DQG PRUH SHUVXDVLYH LW LV QRW MXVW about mechanics. 12 The Messenger

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Writing then becomes an exercise in expressing thoughts as opposed to meeting the minimum requirement for an assignment. We are trying to KHOS WKHP JHW SDVW Âł+RZ PDQ\ VHQWHQFHV GRHV LW KDYH WR EH"´ ,QVWHDG ZH ZDQW WKHP WR ZULWH XQWLO they have captured what they are trying to say. This can be challenging because they want the reader WR XQGHUVWDQG LW ZLWKRXW DQ\ IDFLDO H[SUHVVLRQV LQWRQDWLRQ RU SLFWXUHV 7KH\ DOVR FDQQRW XVH words like “coolâ€? or end every sentence with four exclamation points. ,Q WKLUG JUDGH WKHLU YRFDEXODULHV KDYH H[SDQGHG VR they have better word choices to express themselves. 7KH\ EHJLQ WR UHDOL]H WKH\ KDYH ZRUG FKRLFH DQG VWDUW WR ÂżJXUH RXW KRZ WR SXW HPSKDVLV RQ D particular word. Writing is really the highest level of DFDGHPLF WHVWLQJ *UDPPDU VSHOOLQJ UHDGLQJ DQG understanding of word choice. Not until third grade can you really test it. Third graders are tested with the Educational 5HFRUGV %XUHDX ÄŞ(5%ÄŤ :U$3 5XEULF ,W LQFOXGHV VL[ FRPSRQHQWV RI ZULWLQJ RYHUDOO GHYHORSPHQW RUJDQL]DWLRQ VXSSRUW VHQWHQFH VWUXFWXUH ZRUG FKRLFH DQG PHFKDQLFV 7KH\ DUH HTXDOO\ LPSRUWDQW DQG essential for good writing. If a student has great word FKRLFH DQG RYHUDOO GHYHORSPHQW EXW LV GHÂżFLHQW LQ VSHOOLQJ WKDW SDUW RI KLV RU KHU ZULWLQJ LV SRRU EXW QRW

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),567 *5$'( and KINDERGARTEN First Grade Teaching Team: K.C. Carraway, Tania Ford, Sarah Heck, and Christa Sullivan (YHU\WKLQJ ZH GR LQ ÂżUVW JUDGH LV FHQWHUHG DURXQG UHDGLQJ $ORQJ ZLWK UHDGLQJ comes the ability to communicate well. To live and function successfully in our GLJLWDO ZRUOG VWXGHQWV KDYH WR EHFRPH JRRG UHDGHUV DQG OHDUQ WR VLIW WKURXJK large amounts of text. We set up our curriculum to allow our students to take risks. We teach them that it is acceptable to make mistakes and that it is okay for other students to be better readers. Often students think that they are not good readers because they have false expectations. They learn to take risks and be successful. They also learn how to deal with the challenges of not understanding words and concepts immediately. An overarching verse that helps students as they improve their reading skills is “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.â€? We use this verse to remind them that they are more capable than they may UHDOL]H DQG WKDW -HVXV ZLOO KHOS WKHP WKURXJK WKLV OHDUQLQJ SURFHVV )LUVW JUDGH LV ZKHUH PDQ\ VWXGHQWV GHYHORS D ORYH RI OLWHUDWXUH EHFDXVH WKH\ can really begin to read independently. Our goal is for our students to want to EHFRPH OLIHÄĽORQJ OHDUQHUV ZKR HQMR\ UHDGLQJ DQG ZDQW WR ÂżQG RXW PRUH WKLQJV We want them to look at reading as something that is good and fun. They begin to see reading this way as they learn that there are connections between words DQG PHDQLQJ WKDW LW LV QRW MXVW DERXW SXWWLQJ OHWWHUV WRJHWKHU DQG UHDGLQJ WKHP 0RYLQJ EH\RQG GHFRGLQJ WKH\ EHFRPH FDSDEOH RI FRPPXQLFDWLQJ DFFXUDWHO\ DQG HɡFLHQWO\ ZLWK D UDQJH RI ZRUGV 2QH NH\ FRQFHSW ÂżUVW JUDGHUV OHDUQ LV WKH EOHQGLQJ SURFHVV 6WXGHQWV RIWHQ GR not think they can do it until they attempt to pull sounds apart. We then see a VHQVH RI UHOLHI DV VWXGHQWV UHDOL]H WKDW WKH\ UHDOO\ FDQ UHDG ELJ ZRUGV 2QFH WKH\ IHHO VXFFHVVIXO EOHQGLQJ WKHLU FRQÂżGHQFH EXLOGV $V WKH\ OHDUQ WR UHDG VWXGHQWV W\SLFDOO\ GR QRW UHDOL]H KRZ PXFK WKH\ UHDG WKURXJKRXW WKH GD\ 6LJQV DURXQG FDPSXV HYHU\WKLQJ WKDW WKH\ GR VWXGHQW PDWK MRXUQDO HWFÂŤ 7KH\ DUH XQLQWHQWLRQDOO\ RSHUDWLQJ LQ WKH ZRUOG LQ D PRUH PDWXUH ZD\ ZLWKRXW UHDOL]LQJ LW ,W LV LPSRUWDQW WKDW ZH XVH D UHVHDUFKÄĽEDVHG SURJUDP EDVHG RQ FKLOG GHYHORSPHQW DQG EUDLQ GHYHORSPHQW DV RSSRVHG WR PDUNHWLQJ ZKDW LV WUHQG\ RU ZKDW KDV EHHQ XVHG LQ WKH SDVW :H DUH DOZD\V UHHYDOXDWLQJ DQG ORRNLQJ at other programs to ensure that we are using the best possible program. The very notion that a fourth grade class FRXOG KDYH D QRYHOÄĽEDVHG UHDGLQJ SURJUDP LV XQIDWKRPDEOH EXW LV SRVVLEOH DW 6W 3DXO EHFDXVH RI WKH IXQGDPHQWDOV VWXGHQWV EHJLQ OHDUQLQJ HDUO\ RQ %\ VHFRQG JUDGH WKH\ DUH WUXO\ DEOH WR FRPSUHKHQG ZKDW WKH\ UHDG :KDW LV LPSUHVVLYH DERXW RXU UHDGLQJ SURJUDP LV WKDW ZH ZRUN ZLWK WKH GHYHORSPHQWDO SKDVH RI ÂżUVW JUDGHUVÄĽÄĽVXSHU DFWLYH VXSHU FXULRXV DQG H[SORUDWRU\ :H DUH DEOH WR ZRUN ZLWK DQG WKURXJK WKHLU ÂżUVWÄĽJUDGH HQHUJ\ WR LQVWLOO OLIHÄĽORQJ VNLOOV :H ZRUN YHU\ KDUG WR PDNH WKH SURFHVV IXQ DQG UHZDUGLQJ VR WKDW WKH\ VHH WKH EHQHÂżWV RI EHLQJ DEOH WR UHDG

ONE FIRST GRADER LOVED TO look at the sports page with his father. The first day he realized that he could read the sports page with such an exciting day for him. It was the then that reading became fun. He earned a new sense of independence. 14 The Messenger

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Kindergarten Teaching Team: Janie Brown, Sarah McGarry, Amy Nickels, and Lindsay Spain One of the more important things students learn in kindergarten happens in and out of the classroom: never again in a student’s life will he or she practice being a friend. Kindergarten is the best WLPH WR OHDUQ KRZ FRPPXQLFDWLRQ GLVDJUHH EXLOG EULGJHV HWF Really good kindergarten programs are able to meet the needs that society has placed on the importance of reading ZLWKRXW VDFUL¿FLQJ WKHVH IXQGDPHQWDO VRFLDO VNLOOV %HLQJ DEOH WR ZRUN ZLWK SHRSOH WR DFFRPSOLVK GLɹHUHQW WDVNV LV more important than what you actually NQRZ ,Q D QXWVKHOO WKDW LV NLQGHUJDUWHQ As we help students develop social VNLOOV ZH SXVK WKHP WR EH DFDGHPLFDOO\ H[FHOOHQW GHYHORS SDVVLRQV IRU &KULVW and begin to develop into future leaders. Our kindergarteners are able to read up WR VLWH ZRUGV OHDUQ DOO WKH VRXQGV WKDW JR ZLWK OHWWHUV XQGHUVWDQG VRPH RI WKH GLDJUDSKV DQG OHDUQ KRZ WR UHDG simple consonant vowel consonant words. This is extremely important EHFDXVH RI WKH H[SHFWDWLRQV LQ ¿UVW grade. They learn the stories behind important events that are either directly from scripture or are culturally rooted in Christian values. We focus on celebrations throughout the year like 9DOHWLQHœV 'D\ (DVWHU 7KDQNVJLYLQJ DQG Christmas. ,Q RXU VPDOO FODVVHV HDFK NLQGHUJDUWHQHU is known and loved. With a maximum RI VWXGHQWV SHU FODVV ZH DUH DEOH WR JLYH LQGLYLGXDOL]HG DWWHQWLRQ DQG PDNH learning fun. We as teachers are able to partner with parents to help foster independence in their children. It is a team process where the child is the focus.

ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN All I really need to know about how to live and what to do and how to be, I learned in kindergarten. Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate school mountain, but there in the sand pile at school. These are the things I learned:

š I^Wh[ [l[hoj^_d]$ š FbWo \W_h$ š :edĂŠj ^_j f[efb[$ š Fkj j^_d]i XWYa m^[h[ oek \ekdZ j^[c$ š 9b[Wd kf oekh emd c[ii$ š :edĂŠj jWa[ j^_d]i j^Wj Wh[dĂŠj oekhi$ š IWo oekĂŠh[ iehho m^[d oek ^khj iec[XeZo$ š MWi^ oekh ^WdZi X[\eh[ oek [Wj$ š <bki^$ š MWhc Yeea_[i WdZ YebZ c_ba Wh[ ]eeZ \eh oek$ š B_l[ W XWbWdY[Z b_\[ # b[Whd iec[ WdZ j^_da iec[ WdZ ZhWm WdZ paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some. š JWa[ W dWf [l[ho W\j[hdeed$ š M^[d oek ]e ekj _d j^[ mehbZ" mWjY^ ekj \eh jhW\Ă“Y" hold hands and stick together. š 8[ WmWh[ e\ medZ[h$ H[c[cX[h j^[ b_jjb[ i[[Z _d j^[ Ijohe\eWc cup: the roots go down and the plant goes up and nobody really ademi ^em eh m^o" Xkj m[ Wh[ Wbb b_a[ j^Wj$ š =ebZĂ“i^ WdZ ^Wcij[hi WdZ m^_j[ c_Y[ WdZ [l[d j^[ b_jjb[ i[[Z in the Styrofoam cup - they all die. So do we. š 7dZ j^[d h[c[cX[h j^[ :_Ya#WdZ#@Wd[ Xeeai WdZ j^[ Ă“hij mehZ you learned - the biggest word of all - LOOK. Everything you need to know is in there somewhere. The Golden Rule and love and basic sanitation. Ecology and politics and equality and sane living. Take any one of those items and extrapolate it into sophisticated adult terms and apply it to your family life or your work or government or your world and it holds true and clear and firm. Think what a better world it would be if we all - the whole world - had cookies and milk at about 3 o’clock in the afternoon and then lay down with our blankies for a nap. Or if all governments had as a basic policy to always put things back where they found them and to clean up their own mess. And it is still true, no matter how old you are, when you go out in the world, it is best to hold hands and stick together. Source: “ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTENâ€? by Robert Fulghum. See his web site at http://www.robertfulghum.com/ 2009-2010

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In some respects, the chances of your child’s doing well in school are determined before he reaches kindergarten. Likewise, your greatest contribution to what you hope will be a lifetime of learning comes now, in the preschool years. If you do your job well at the beginning, your child is likely to thrive when he comes into contact with other teachers. If you provide a loving and safe home; if you give him the feeling that he is cared about and cared for; if you provide a stimulating environment and ample chances for him to explore it; if you set sensible limits and the right examples; if you read to him, play with him, talk to him, and DQVZHU KLV TXHVWLRQVČLI \RX GR DOO these things, school teachers should be able to serve him well. If you do not do these things it will be LPPHQVHO\ GLɟFXOW IRU SURIHVVLRQDO educators to save your child from academic mediocrity.

Junior Kindergarten Teaching Team: Abbey Carey, Kathleen Herb, and Misty Holladay Junior Kindergarten is focused on kindergarten readiness. Students are QDWXUDOO\ FXULRXV KDYH D YDULHW\ RI LQWHUHVWV DQG QHHG WR EH JLYHQ DPSOH RSSRUWXQLWLHV IRU VRFLDO GHYHORSPHQW %HLQJ DEOH WR VLW LQ D JURXS DQG EH directed by a teacher and learn in that type of environment is important. :H ZRUN WR LQVWLOO WKH FRQÂżGHQFH WKDW FRPHV IURP OLVWHQLQJ WR DQG IROORZLQJ directions. Students also learn important skills like auditory discrimination and basic math concepts. $W 6W 3DXO RXU -.HUV H[SHULHQFH D VHQVH RI FRPIRUW DQG EHORQJLQJ 7KH ROGHU VWXGHQWV VKRZ NLQGQHVV WR WKHP DQG FDUH DERXW WKHP GHYHORSLQJ D VFKRRO HQYLURQPHQW ZKHUH HYHU\RQH FDUHV 7KH\ DOVR GHYHORS FRQÂżGHQFH EDVHG RQ positive experiences and personal achievements. They grow accustomed WR XVLQJ WKH FDIHWHULD NQRZLQJ ZKHUH WR ÂżQG SODFHV RQ FDPSXV DQG WKH\ EHFRPH FRPIRUWDEOH ZLWK D GDLO\ URXWLQH $OO RI WKHVH H[SHULHQFHV DQG PRUH KHOS EXLOG D ÂżUP IRXQGDWLRQ IRU NLQGHUJDUWHQ 6WXGHQWV OHDUQ YRFDEXODU\ IURP EHLQJ LQ D ODQJXDJHÄĽULFK HQYLURQPHQW DQG the ability to develop that environment is critical to literacy. This is one of WKH DGYDQWDJHV RI 6W 3DXOÂśV ODQJXDJHÄĽULFK MXQLRU NLQGHUJDUWHQ SURJUDP 2XU H[SHULHQFHG IDFXOW\ WHDFK VWXGHQWV WR GHFRGH ZRUGV UHVXOWLQJ LQ D VWURQJ language base from which to draw.

Curriculum Map One of the ways we ensure that our students are fully prepared is to take a comprehensive look at our curriculum. While this is an ongoÄĽ LQJ HÉąRUW LW LV KHOSIXO WR RFFDVLRQDOO\ FDSWXUH D SLFWXUH RI WKH VFKRRO ZLGH VFRSH DQG VHTXHQFH $IWHU D JUHDW GHDO RI ZRUN ZH DUH H[FLWHG WR share with you the results of our current curriculum in the form of a curriculum map. Please visit www.stpaulchristiansaints.org and click on “Parent Resourcesâ€? to view this map.

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