The First and Second Grades
沿着我们低年级的走廊走下去，你会看到一个虚拟的成就艺术画廊. 每个教室都从当前的主题中轮换工作，让您欣赏我们的学生对他们表达自己的能力感到多么鼓舞，以及我们的老师对他们领导的学习者的多样性感到多么自豪.
Students have plenty of opportunities to become independent readers, writers, goal-setters, and thinkers. 教师的工作是帮助学生养成良好的工作习惯、组织能力和自我监督能力. Even at this level, 计算机科学培养学生解决复杂问题和逻辑思维的能力.
Students’ excitement for books and reading grows throughout the year. 小组工作促进社会成长和发展，因为学生们互相鼓励成功和承担风险. Daily homeroom, Spanish instruction, special extended units, 实地考察是对课堂上讨论的科目的补充，使课程更加完善. 对于两个年级的学生来说，这一年的高潮是深入的学习和展示，将阅读结合在一起, writing, creativity and presentation skills.
Students’ excitement for books and reading grows throughout the year. 小组工作促进社会成长和发展，因为学生们互相鼓励成功和承担风险. Daily homeroom, Spanish instruction, special extended units, 实地考察是对课堂上讨论的科目的补充，使课程更加完善. 对于两个年级的学生来说，这一年的高潮是深入的学习和展示，将阅读结合在一起, writing, creativity and presentation skills.
The Classroom
一年级和二年级的学生大部分上课时间都和班主任在一起. 学生们每天在教室里接受西班牙语教学，并前往卡特体育运动中心，在那里他们学习技能，形成他们对各种运动的理解, fitness and teamwork. 学生们在柠檬食堂的集体餐桌上享用午餐，在那里他们可以从各种健康选择中带来或购买午餐. 学生的座位是分配的，但每月轮换一次，这样孩子们就可以与所有的同龄人建立友谊和关系. 课间休息是一天中很重要的一部分，之后是学习中心和专门的数学指导, science, history and language arts with their homeroom teacher.
In second grade, students begin to understand the subtlety in sentence construction, the effects of word choice and proper use of punctuation. Singapore Math instruction continues in the second grade, as it will through fifth grade, and begins to introduce larger number groupings. 通过分组使多位数的加减运算变得简单. 57 + 39 is quickly rearranged to become 50 + 30 + 7 + 3 + 6, breaking the problem down into even groups of tens or fives, giving students the foundation for quick mental math. |
The ‘More’
Budding writers in first grade learn the
D'Nealian草书法有助于发展精细运动技能，并允许作家将单词视为整体而不是部分, which helps improve reading, spelling and writing aptitude. 一年级和二年级的单词学习可以建立词汇量和对拼写细微差别的理解. The Singapore Math program utilizes the concept of number bonds to help students see the inverse relationship between addition and subtraction and division and multiplication; they are mirror images. Music meets twice per week, focusing on percussion and group singing. Students leave their homerooms for art instruction once per week. Various field trips illustrate topics introduced in class, 即使只是简单地回到低年级花园，在那里他们可以看到生命周期的变化，或者去野生动物园了解外来动物. Each week, 学生们去汉考克图书馆讲故事，学习推理和插图如何影响故事讲述等概念. Our licensed professional school counselor meets with the classes to emphasize concepts of respect and kindness. Each year culminates in a presentation on our auditorium's stage, which originates from research done by the students. For first grade, it's the "Welcome to Roanoke, Flat Stanley!"; for second, a program on Africa which features songs, instruments, and cultural/geographical facts about the continent. Public speaking starts young at North Cross, 让学生在观众面前自如地表达自己的想法. Vertical Divider
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Sample Day:7:50 Morning Work, Rug Routine
8:20 Language Art Rotations 9:25 Snack (First Grade only) 9:45 P.E. (every day) 10:30 Writing/Grammar 11:05 Lunch and Recess 12:05 Math 12:50 Science/Social Studies 1:15 Library, Art or Music 2:00 Spanish (every day) 2:30 Homework Review/Pack-up 2:40 Dismissal |
The Third Grade
在三年级，句型、交际和词汇的基础得到了很好的练习. 学生们现在可以依靠这些知识作为让他们的创造力起飞的基础. A great example is the monthly book report. 每个月，学生选择一种类型的书(历史小说、传记等).) but are given a different project to present their choice to the class. Whether it's a mobile, a paper model of a famous person, a diorama, or an illustrated story, students learn the different ways to share ideas. Creativity soars. In addition, 我们的单词学习计划强调语音教学，以培养对拼写特征的深刻理解，而不是死记硬背. Using Singapore Math, students may not realize it, but with the word problems they diagram and solve, third-graders are actually doing Algebra.
The Classroom
Third graders spend their time in different classrooms. They'll start in their homeroom, 而是将社会研究、数学或语言艺术和科学的教室分开. 这也是第一年学生们去一个单独的教室学习西班牙语, dedicated to the language and culture of Spanish nations. 学生们在每天的“特殊”时间里有音乐、艺术或图书馆. 在课堂上，他们根据技能和社会因素分成小组学习. 学生们可以参加低年级的音乐剧和一些课后俱乐部, like Robotics Club.
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The ‘More’
二年级学生的一天与一年级学生的一天相似, however, writing and reading take on new meaning. Accomplished readers now, 这些学生现在可以专注于阅读理解，而不是掌握. As such, the meaning they take from stories starts to evolve. Students begin to understand the subtlety in sentence construction, the effects of word choice and proper use of punctuation. Singapore math continues in the second grade, as it will through fifth grade, and begins to introduce larger number groupings. 通过分组和记忆数学事实，大数的加减法变得简单. 57 + 39 is rearranged to become 50 + 30 + 7 + 3 + 6, breaking it down into even groups of tens or fives. Spanish continues, this year in the Spanish Room, 但是现在他们的词汇量开始发展到可以用来造句的单词.
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Program of Study Guide
Sample Day:7:55 - 8:25 Word Study/English
8:25 - 9:20 Math 9:20 - 10:15 Reading 10:15 - 10:35 Recess 10:40 - 11:15 Spanish 11:20 - 11:55 Lunch 12:00 - 1:10 Science/Social Studies 1:15 - 1:55 P. E. 2:00 - 2:40 Art/Music/Library 2:40 - 2:50 Dismissal |
Heard in the Halls
Tennyson '33
"My favorite thing about North Cross is getting to play with my friends. And I love my teachers. They're nice, they're kind, and they sometimes let us have extra recess! My favorite subject is math. I really like learning about exponents and things like that."