Curriculum

1. Language Arts – Reading Street (Pearson Education, Inc.)
   • Emphasis on grammar and comprehension
   • Includes: spelling, grammar, vocabulary, literature, and writing
2. Math – My Math (McGraw Hill)
   • Emphasis on ratios and proportions, the number system, expressions and equations, geometry, and statistics and probability
   • Includes: operations using fractions, decimals and integers, percent, equations, area and volume, and statistics
3. Science –Earth & Space Science (McGraw Hill)
   • Emphasis on Earth Sciences
   • Includes: rocks and minerals, geological changes, earthquakes and volcanoes, weather and climate, and water resources
   • Experimentation, hands-on learning, and STEM focused projects
4. Social Studies –Discovering World Geography – The Western Hemisphere (McGraw Hill)
   • Emphasis on the Western Hemisphere
   • Learning about the geography, history, economies, government, people and cultures of North America, South America, and Europe
5. Bible
   • Life of Christ

Special Projects and Events

• Knowledge Fest – students research an invention, write a report, and create a presentation

Typical Field Trips

• Gettysburg National Military Park and Visitors Center – museum, film, cyclorama, Cemetery Ridge Trail Hike (combined field trip with 5th grade on alternating years)
• Harrisburg – PA State Capitol tour, Whitaker Center (combined field trip with 5th grade on alternating years)
• Service Project