Hadley-Luzerne Central School District

Children will learn basic academics and social skills in this activity-centered, fun program designed to build the foundation for school. Time will be spent on literacy, physical activity, music, art, and thematic programs designed to engage every learner.

Your child will spend a block of time each day learning the basic letters, sounds, phonics and system of our written and spoken language. Writing, decoding, listening and speaking skills will all be a part of our program. Time will also be spent utilizing a computer-based teaching system designed to develop writing and reading skills of kindergarten students.

Our Math from Eureka is a hands-on, manipulative based program. Scholastic Literacy is our ELA program.

Science and Social Studies - The children will be exposed to the following units of study aligned to the NYS Common Core Learning Standards; the family, the five senses, animals, the seasons, national holidays, nutrition, early Americans, kings and queens, and presidents.

Skills for Growing - This program fosters citizenship skills in responsibility, good judgment, self-discipline, respect and getting along with others.

Our morning consists of hanging up our coats, checking job responsibilities for the day, reading the message board with a morning activity to be accomplished.

From there we take attendance and read the calendar. This is also a time when we do shared reading with the total class where we can introduce or review various reading skills using Scholastic Literacy.

After our skills work, we begin our listening and learning instruction, developing our skills as good listeners. We then will begin our reading groups. After lunch and recess, we will have our daily specials, then math using Eureka.

September brings forth another exciting school year. We look forward to working with your child. We strongly believe the greatest gains are made through a combined effort of home and school. In an effort to keep you informed we would like to share some of our long-range goals for the upcoming year.

• To build a love for reading and expose the students to many different types of literature using Scholastic Literacy.
• To read and reread books in order to increase fluency and comprehension and to build appropriate reading strategies.
• To use literature and hands-on activities to increase understanding in both science and social studies.
• To increase the students’ willingness and ability to write for a variety of purposes.
• To utilize the process approach to writing, this includes developing a topic, writing a first draft, revising, editing, and publishing.
• To learn common spelling patterns and frequently used words that will assist them in reading and writing.
• To use the Eureka Math program to increase math knowledge in the NYS Common Core Learning Standards.
• To participate in classroom discussions to further their understanding of the content being studied.
• To be a caring and cooperative member of our classroom community.

If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact us at school. We will do everything we can to ensure your child has a positive elementary school experience.
 

Art classes provide an enriching environment for exploring the creativity that all children possess. With guided practice, the students paint, draw, glue, cut, and color their way through their art classes. It is here that smaller motor skills are developed and strengthened.

Songs, literature and puppetry are incorporated into many of the lessons with an emphasis on the use of imagination and self-expression.

1. Singing - a wide variety of songs, occasionally in other languages.
2. Moving - to beats, rhythms, and dramatic ideas in games, songs, and dances.
3. Playing - rhythms, melody fragments, and ostinatos on classroom instruments.
4. Listening - to musical selections with guidance, in order to understand elements such as mood, dynamics, and form.
5. Reading - the basic elements of musical notation, and by 2nd grade, beginning to follow notes and words of songs.
6. Understanding - how music helps us to celebrate the seasons and holidays of the year and enriches our lives. 

ombinations of variables are included within the curriculum. The main objective is to enhance physical health and social interaction. The following is an overview of the physical education curriculum:

1. Physical fitness
2. Movement excellence and useful physical skills:
   • Competency in body movement
   • Rhythmic movement
   • Fundamental skills (locomotors, non-locomotors and manipulative skills)
3. Experience
4. Social development
5. Safety skills and attitudes
6. Positive self-concept

The fundamental skills learned at this level provide the base on which all physical activity is built.

The goal of the K-6 library staff is to help young children develop a love of reading through a love of their library. We strive to provide a positive atmosphere for all students that will encourage good borrowing skills and library behavior that will enhance their understanding of the golden rule throughout their lives. Class visits combine assistance to children with their own book selection for individual borrowing and with the appropriate stories to reinforce vocabulary and listening skills. The elementary level program of the library is part of the overall school curriculum that encourages the development of good communication skills through reading, listening, speaking, sharing their reactions to stories, writing and drawing their reactions to stories. This program helps to support the NYS Common Core Learning Standards of English-Language Arts.