• participate in daily prayer.
• attend and participate in school-wide Masses and prayer services.
• experience holistic approaches to prayer.
• integrate Christian values into everyday life.
• minister the Stations of the Cross.
• develop social skills by acting as Jesus would.
• understand and demonstrate Catholic Values.
• experience religion through art.

TK: 
 

• recognize all 26 letters of the alphabet and identify
• one sound for each.
• write all uppercase and lowercase letters.
• blend letter-sounds to decode (read) words.
• segment letter-sound to encode (spell) words.
• recognize rhyming words and word family patterns.
• Sort common objects into categories
• Begin to understand and question words ie: (who, what where, why, how).
• Recognize rhyming words. 
• Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables and sounds. 

Kindergarten

• recognize all 26 letters of the alphabet and identify
• one sound for each.
• write all uppercase and lowercase letters.
• blend letter-sounds to decode (read) words.
• segment letter-sound to encode (spell) words.
• recognize rhyming words and word family patterns.
• read 66 high-frequency words.
• understand synonyms, antonyms and how to categorize words.
• read and comprehend literary and informational texts.
• be introduced to writing mechanics, writing process and types of writing (narrative, opinion, informa-tive/explanatory).
• work in center based themes.
• write his or her own name with capital and lower case letters.
• form capital and lower case letters correctly.
• participate in pre-writing activities.
• draw a picture and describe it.
• write 3 sentences on a topic.
• follow oral instructions (up to 2).
• listen attentively when the teacher reads or speaks.
• listen for content and comprehension.
• volunteer and share information.
• express ideas clearly.
• participate in class discussions.
• engage in a conversation.

Kindergarten: 

• recognize numbers (0 to 20).
• write numbers correctly (0 to 20).
• recognize and count ordinal numbers to 20.
• use manipulatives to solve problems.
• compare sets to identify which is equal to, more than, or less than.
• understand and describe simple addition and subtraction problems.
• identify, sort, and classify objects according to shape, size, and color.
• be exposed to a variety of hands-on activities to develop life-long math skills.

TK

• Know number names and the count sequence
• Count by ones to 20
• Begin counging by tens
• Begin to write numbers 0-20
• Begin to count forwards and backwards froma given number (instead of beginning at 1)
• Coutn to answer "how many?" questions about things arranged in configurations (such as lines and circles)
• Begin to understnad simple addtion and subtraction
• Correctly name and identify 2D shapes
• Identify some 3D shapes

• identify characteristics of living things.
• describe relationships between plant/animal parts and their functions.
• investigate and describe how light and sound travel.
• make predictions based on apparent movement of the sun, moon and stars.
• be exposed to many cross-curricular activities that require hands-on experiences with technology.
• begin keyboarding skills
• learn basic computer skills.

• understand the importance of community: school, city, state and world.
• develop good citizenship.
• acquire primary map skills.
• be exposed to geography at the state, country and world levels.
• focus on understanding importance of national holidays and inspiring Americans.