K-5

ACADEMIC TOP 5

Here are some of the things that kindergarten students learn each year:

• Math Writing numbers 0-20, orally counting to 100 by 1s (1, 2, 3...) and by 10s (10, 20, 30...), shapes, and fluent addition and subtraction with numbers 0-5.
• Reading: Rhyming sounds, capital and lowercase letters, and sounds. Reading and writing simple consonant-vowel-consonant words (rug, dad, pot) and high-frequency “sight” words. Story elements, such as author/illustrator, character, and setting.
• Handwriting: Capital and lowercase letters, simple sentences, and numbers.
• Science: Growth cycle of plants, push and pull, and weather.
• Social studies: Being a good citizen and basic economics, such as understanding wants versus needs.

SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SKILLS & BEHAVIOR

Here are some of the developmental skills and phases that are typical at this age:

• Social emotional skills are an important part of the Eudora curriculum. In kindergarten, students learn ways to understand and recognize their emotions, steps for solving problems, and skills for working together.

• Kindergartners are very literal and typically accept adult rules as absolute and unbendable. But they often will shift between phases of caution/compliance and experimentation/opposition. This is normal.

• It can be frustrating, but lying is a normal behavior at this age because boundaries between reality and imagination aren’t completely formed. Gentle reminders should reinforce how important it is to be honest.

RESOURCES

If you have questions, or believe your child might benefit from more support in any area of learning and growth, here are some resources:

• Your student’s teacher is a great first checkpoint if you have questions or concerns about academic progress or experiences at school.

• Our school principals are a good resource if you have concerns or questions about your child that extend beyond the classroom or aren’t able to be resolved with your child’s teacher.

• If your student seems to be struggling with social and emotional skills or is going through a stressful time with family or friends, our WRAP worker (mental health professional) or school counselors can help. You can reach these professionals by calling the school office.

ACADEMIC TOP 5

Here are some of the things that first grade students learn each year:

• Math: Addition and subtraction fluency, strategies for solving word problems and place values for tens and ones.
• Social studies: Economics, citizenship, Kansas history and U.S. history, as well as geography and how it relates to the child’s family.
• Reading: Learning to read fluently and understanding what has been read. Students dive deeper into the structure and elements of each story they read, such as setting, problem, solution and main events.
• Writing: Students learn a variety of writing styles, including informational, opinion and narrative (stories)
• Science: Characteristics of plants and animals; patterns of the sun, moon and earth; light and sound waves.

SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SKILLS & BEHAVIOR

Here are some of the developmental skills and phases that are typical at this age:

• First graders love to learn! They are often very excited to try new projects but can become frustrated when their own skills don’t match their goals. This is a great chance for reminders that everyone has unique strengths, and practice is important for mastering new skills.

• Play is just as important as learning, and this is the perfect time to develop social skills by playing with different groups of children in a variety of situations.

• First graders begin to notice how other children feel about them. These are great times to build empathy skills of seeing the world through another person’s point of view.

RESOURCES

If you have questions, or believe your student might benefit from more support in any area of learning and growth, here are some resources:

• Your student’s teacher is a great first checkpoint if you have questions or concerns about academic progress or experiences at school.

• Our school principals are a good resource if you have concerns or questions about your student that extend beyond the classroom or aren’t able to be resolved with their teacher.

• If your student seems to be struggling with social and emotional skills or is going through a stressful time with family or friends, our WRAP worker (mental health professional) or school counselors can help. You can reach these professionals by calling the school office.

ACADEMIC TOP 5

Here are some of the things that second grade students learn each year:

• Math: Measurement, fast facts 0-20, addition and subtraction with regrouping, place value to 1,000 and counting money.

• Social studies: Kansas and American history, citizenship, economics and maps.

• Reading: Exploring and understanding various genres, such as fiction, non-fiction, drama and poetry. Also, rhyming patterns, phonics skills and story elements (setting, plot, main idea and characters).

• Writing: Conventions of writing (mechanics, usage and sentence formation), as well as understanding the narrative, informative and opinion styles of writing. Students practice the writer skills of editing and revising.

• Science: Plant and animal habitats, erosion and properties of matter.

SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SKILLS & BEHAVIOR

Here are some of the developmental skills and phases that are typical at this age:

• Students at this age often go between times of brassy over-confidence and self doubt. It’s normal for them to compare themselves to their friends and peers. (“He is better at drawing than I am.”) Remind your student that every person has different strengths and weaknesses and that new skills get better and easier with practice.

• Second graders have occasional disagreements with peers. Help your student learn by brainstorming appropriate ways to handle conflict and reminding him or her to try to use kindness and respect in all situations. If your student struggles with making and keeping friends, we can help. Talk to their teacher or call the office to learn more.

RESOURCES

If you have questions, or believe your child might benefit from more support in any area of learning and growth, here are some resources:

• Your student’s teacher is a great first checkpoint if you have questions or concerns about academic progress or experiences at school.

• Our school principals are a good resource if you have concerns or questions about your child that extend beyond the classroom or aren’t able to be resolved with your child’s teacher.

• If your student seems to be struggling with social and emotional skills or is going through a stressful time with family or friends, our WRAP worker (mental health professional) or school counselors can help. You can reach these professionals by calling the school office.

ACADEMIC TOP 5

Here are some of the things that third grade students learn each year:

• Math: Multiplication and division, as well as fractions. 

• Reading: In addition to both fiction and non-fiction texts, students read and learn about the features of poetry, fairy tales and fables.

• Social studies: Focus on communities, as well as understanding maps. Guest speakers from the community enrich this curriculum.

• Science: Scientific method, experiments, forces and motion, living organisms, and rocks and minerals. Students work in small groups to complete a science fair project.

• Writing: Spelling and grammar, as well as six traits of writing: ideas, voice, organization, sentence fluency, word choice and conventions. Students write a personal narrative, opinion piece and non-fiction research paper.

SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SKILLS & BEHAVIOR

Here are some of the developmental skills and phases that are typical at this age:

• As academic expectations increase in third grade, third graders may have anxiety about their schoolwork. Encourage your child to do his or her best, but emphasize that perfection in every aspect of life is not possible or expected. 

  • Homework often increases in third grade, and students at this age are able to take charge. 

  • Friendships with classmates are at the top of the priority list, and kids may shut parents out of the details of their lives as they become more independent.

RESOURCES 

If you have questions, or believe your child might benefit from more support in any area of learning and growth, here are some resources:

• Your student’s teacher is a great first checkpoint if you have questions or concerns about academic progress or experiences at school.

• Our school principals are a good resource if you have concerns or questions about your child that extend beyond the classroom or aren’t able to be resolved with your child’s teacher.

• If your student seems to be struggling with social and emotional skills or is going through a stressful time with family or friends, our WRAP worker (mental health professional) or school counselors can help. You can reach these professionals by calling the school office.

ACADEMIC TOP 5

Here are some of the things that fourth grade students learn each year:

• Math: Double digit multiplication and long division, fractions and multiples.

• Reading: Fluency, comprehension (understanding what is read) and summarization skills. 

• Social studies: Geography and culture of the United States, traveling through the country’s regions and topped off by a 50 states research project and presentation. Also, Kansas history.

• Science: Environments, simple machines, sound and properties of matter.

• Writing: Students learn and practice writing styles, including narrative, persuasive and expository.

SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SKILLS & BEHAVIORS 

Here are some of the developmental skills and phases that are typical at this age:​​​​​​​

• Most fourth graders enjoy being part of a group, club, and/or team. They are becoming more self-conscious and tend to pay close attention to conforming to their peers in styles of dress and speech. 

• An ounce of encouragement — or an ounce of criticism — is greatly magnified by fourth graders. They also have a tendency to be self-critical and benefit greatly from gentle, consistent encouragement and reminders that all people have individual strengths and challenges.

• Fourth graders typically have a strong sense of right/wrong and fairness — “unfair” situations can be upsetting. They are becoming better at resolving social disagreements and solving problems in general.

RESOURCES

If you have questions, or believe your child might benefit from more support in any area of learning and growth, here are some resources:

• Your student’s teacher is a great first checkpoint if you have questions or concerns about academic progress or experiences at school.

• Our school principals are a good resource if you have concerns or questions about your child that extend beyond the classroom or aren’t able to be resolved with your child’s teacher.

• If your student seems to be struggling with social and emotional skills or is going through a stressful time with family or friends, our WRAP worker (mental health professional) or school counselors can help. You can reach these professionals by calling the school office.

ACADEMIC TOP 5

Here are some of the things that fifth grade students learn each year:

• Math: Fractions, decimals, place value, and volume, as well as multi-step story problems with division, multiplication, addition, and subtraction.

• Reading: Increasing skills in reading poetry, drama, nonfiction, and chapter books. Summarizing texts and using inference skills to understand parts of a story that aren’t fully explained by the author.

• Social studies: American history from Native Americans and explorers through the American Revolution and U.S. Constitution.

• Science: Matter, the scientific method, inventions, and Earth’s systems, resources, and patterns.

• Writing: Parts of speech, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.

SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SKILLS & BEHAVIORS 

Here are some of the developmental skills and phases that are typical at this age:​​​​​​​

• Fifth graders are typically optimistic but can be anxious about friendship issues, world, or family events. If your child is having trouble dealing with anxiety, contact the teacher or our office — we can help!

• “I don’t know” or “Leave me alone” may be initial responses to “Have you finished your homework?” A parent’s patient and consistent effort to keeping the conversation going will pay off, as most students at this age still need an adult’s help keeping their schoolwork organized.

• Friendships in fifth grade often become more exclusionary (“who’s in, who’s out”).

• At this age, the tendency for self-criticism can make sarcastic humor from adults confusing and painful.

RESOURCES

If you have questions, or believe your child might benefit from more support in any area of learning and growth, here are some resources:

• Your student’s teacher is a great first checkpoint if you have questions or concerns about academic progress or experiences at school.

• Our school principals are a good resource if you have concerns or questions about your child that extend beyond the classroom or aren’t able to be resolved with your child’s teacher.

• If your student seems to be struggling with social and emotional skills or is going through a stressful time with family or friends, our WRAP worker (mental health professional) or school counselors can help. You can reach these professionals by calling the school office.