3rd through 5th

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ur middle elementary program continues to support the whole child, with gradual changes to prepare students for the more demanding academic expectations of middle school. History, geography, science, and mathematics instruction complement continued focus on reading, vocabulary, grammar, and writing. Students make the shift from “learning to read” to “reading to learn”. We teach organizational skills and study strategies in the context of homework and test preparation.

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e continue to include outdoor and indoor play, visual art, music, physical education, technology skills, library skills, and second language instruction in every grade.Student clubs and activities include older students as mentors. Fifth graders have three core academic teachers and a middle school advisor, helping to bridge the gap from an elementary to a middle school program. An emphasis on character education continues, as the character pledge and six pillars of good character remain in place, while the middle school honor code begins to apply in fifth grade.