Elementary CURRICULUM OVERVIEW
Mathematics
FCS采用了基于共同核心州标准(CCSS)的数学课程。, which focuses on depth rather than breadth, building conceptual foundations, and, most importantly, engagement in the process and application of math concepts. Designed to reflect the way children learn mathematics, Math Expressions (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)在20多年的研究中提供了坚实的概念基础. 学生需要解决问题，解释他们的想法，并证明他们的答案. Each unit begins with an inquiry-based activity to activate thinking, access prior knowledge, and address preconceptions. 我们数学教学的基础是理解解决问题有多种途径. Providing a math learning environment that goes beyond memorization, rote learning, and basic computation allows students to learn with understanding, 这就导致了移情和在新情况下应用学习的能力.
English Language Arts
FCS英语语言艺术(ELA)课程反映了一个工作坊框架:学生跨体裁的阅读和写作, making textual connections, and communicating those ideas in various ways. 学生在他们的独立阅读水平上阅读，在他们的教学水平上进行引导阅读. 学生需要对所读的课文进行口头和书面的回应. 这个框架为学生提供了多种文本类型的指导, strategies for metacognition, and opportunities to practice these skills. Students set personal goals for becoming better readers and writers, which they work toward through extensive and close reading, guided reading, conferring and daily writing. 这种方法强调技能的发展(语音、理解、文本结构等).)，特别注重词汇的发展(最能预测学术成就的指标)和学习工作坊的语言.
单词学习和语法帮助学生认识英语语言的模式，为他们的阅读和写作提供信息. Unlike the traditional spelling test, 单词学习的重点是识别英语中的拼写和意思模式，学习如何拼写和推断单词的意思，这样学生就可以把这些知识转移到以前不知道的和没见过的单词上. 语法是在语境中教授的，这样学生就能认识到语法是如何改变意思的.
加州CCSS语言标准要求学生学会清晰地打印, and beginning in grade three, write legibly in cursive. 我们使用的是D 'Nealian手写程序(Scott Foresman)，从打印开始, in later grades, progresses naturally into cursive. 即使在这个技术时代，能够清晰地书写对个人来说也是很重要的. Dr. William Klemm (2013), a professor of neuroscience at Texas A & M University, describes the many developmental and psychological benefits of learning cursive, including sensory-motor coordination, cognitive demand which benefits thinking processes, the engagement of both hemispheres of the brain, and developing tactics for learning in general.
Social Studies & Science
Published by UpLevel, 我们的社会研究和科学课程是基于加州标准和下一代标准的 Project GLAD strategies embedded. CCSS ELA standards play an integral part in the instruction. 在UpLevel课程中，最重要的是让学生学会如何学习, their learning capacity is increased, and they are able to comprehend new ideas and concepts more quickly. All elementary students receive the weekly magazine TIME for Kids，教师用它来讨论时事，并进一步扩展社会研究的学习. Field trips, projects, labs, engineering kits, STEAM nights, and other media and materials provide enrichment for these content areas.
Bible Studies
过渡幼儿园圣经课程的重点是通过旧约和新约故事和学习圣经来培养品格. Kindergarten through fifth grade follow the Building on the Rock (Summit Ministries) program, 它不仅注重性格的发展，而且通过建立真理之家来理解基督教世界观的基础. The content of the curriculum affirms the metanarrative of Scripture: (1) God created all things good. At creation, all things were in harmony. (2) At the Fall (Genesis 3), 由于人类的不服从，整个创造的秩序陷入了不和谐. 在耶稣基督的身上，神开始了救赎和更新的过程. 最后，上帝将通过他的儿子耶稣基督恢复一切.
我们相信圣经的元叙事表现在四个关键的创造关系中. (1) Fellowship: The relationship between God and man. God created man for relationship with Himself; that relationship was broken because of sin; that relationship is restored through Jesus Christ. (2) Image-bearers: Man was created as whole and healthy being, as an imagebearer of God; sin brought disharmony and conflict into the life and heart of man. Redemption through Jesus Christ begins the healing process within man. (3) Servanthood: God created man for harmonious and loving relationships with other people; sin is the cause of disharmony and discord among people; part of restoring mission of Jesus Christ is to bring people back into harmonious relationship with one another. (4) Stewardship: God placed the whole created order under the rule and care of His image-bearers (Genesis 1); with the Fall, the relationship between man and the rest of the created order was marred; In Jesus Christ, 神继续呼召拥有祂形象的人来保守和保护受造的秩序.
为了促进孩子的全面发展，所有学生每周接受两次双语教学 music (Kodály Method) and physical education. Chromebook手推车为每个年级提供，用于将基于网络的应用程序集成到课堂和家庭的教学中. In third grade, students learn to play the recorder. 从四年级开始，学生可以选择参加交响乐队或手铃, in addition to classroom music. 所有四年级和五年级的学生都要学习合唱，并在一年中的不同活动中表演.
Elementary Department Chair
小学部主席Esther So自2013年起在十大博彩公司教五年级. Mrs. So holds a bachelor’s degree in psychobiology from UCLA, 哥伦比亚大学师范学院智障/自闭症硕士学位, 凯恩大学教育领导与管理硕士学位, 以及加州州立大学颁发的教育专家教学证书, Northridge.
As part of her education approach, Mrs. 因此，努力与家长和家庭合作，以全面教育学生, while adhering to high academic standards. She helps students grow socially through group work, and most of all, by guiding each student to know and love God with all their heart, soul, and mind.
Two of Mrs. So的孩子目前就读于FCS: Samuel(2023届)和Johanna(2025届). Mrs. So loves eating good food and spending time with family and friends, as well as attending her kids’ basketball games.
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