Junior Kindergarten to 2nd Grade Highlights

The Junior Kindergarten to 2nd grade program provides a strong foundation in core academic subjects while nurturing curiosity, creativity, Catholic identity and social development. The program is designed to meet the developmental needs of children with differentiated instruction, creative play, and collaborative learning opportunities.


 

junior kindergarten

  • Guardian Angel Retreat

  • Service project - Happy Birthday Jesus- students bring a “gift for baby Jesus”, which are donated to the Bay Area Crisis Nursery

  • Play based learning environment with 2 classes of 14 students each

  • All day program

  • Piggy Opera

  • Attend Mass

 

kindergarten

  • Kinder and Dad's St. Joseph Day Retreat

  • Performing the Nativity

  • Celebrate Johnny Appleseed Day

  • Field trip to the pumpkin patch

  • Study the life cycle of butterflies and release them on the playground

  • Mothers’ Day Tea

  • Technology in centers

 

first grade

  • Mother’s Day Mass

  • Friendsgiving Feast with 2nd grade

  • Field trip learning opportunities

  • Polar Express Christmas Week

  • “How to” writing unit

  • Hands on learning

  • Start of the 1/2 class ipad program

 

SECOND grade

  • Sacraments: First Communion and Reconciliation 

  • Math and ELA centers 

  • Author Day 

  • Themed learning including community events

  • Jelly Belly factory field trip