Reading: Focuses on the foundation skills of phonics, spelling, and grammar. Reading instruction includes sessions with the HFK reading specialist and frequent assessments by both their teacher and the reading specialist. Textbook: Journeys (Houghton Mifflin)

Writing: Focuses on the steps of the writing process and types of writing. Textbook: Zaner Bloser Handwriting

Math: Includes addition and subtraction, whole number relationships and place value, linear measurement, and geometric shapes.   Textbook: Eureka Math

Religion:  Focus is on God’s love, the Church, being followers of Jesus, and living our faith.  Textbook: We Believe (Sadlier Religion)

Science: Spiral curriculum that is integrated across curricula. Begins with the scientific process and studies physical science, life science, and earth science.  Textbook:  InspireScience (McGraw Hill Education)

Social Studies: Focus is on a comprehensive curriculum designed to engage and motivate students with stories of intriguing people, places, and events that make history relevant to their lives. Textbook: Social Studies (Harcourt)

Social-Emotional Skills: Second Step Curriculum; SEL class is taught weekly, and lessons provide social-emotional support and encouragement to students, helping them to thrive.

Reading: Focuses on developing an instant-recognition vocabulary in addition to a strong phonetic foundation with students furthering comprehension skills. Reading instruction includes sessions with the HFK reading specialist and frequent assessments by both their teacher and the reading specialist.  Textbooks: Journeys (Houghton Mifflin)

Writing:  Focuses on becoming familiar with parts of speech and writing complete sentences and interesting paragraphs. Textbook: Zaner Bloser Handwriting

Math: Includes extending students’ understanding of base-ten notation, building fluency with addition and subtraction, standard units of measure, and shapes. Textbook: Eureka Math

Religion:  Focus is on developing a strong relationship with Jesus and preparing for the sacraments of Reconciliation and First Eucharist.    Textbook: We Believe (Sadlier Religion)

Science: Spiral curriculum that is integrated across curricula. Focus is on matter, earth’s surface, living things and their habitats, and plants. Textbook:  InspireScience (McGraw Hill Education)

Social Studies: Focus is on a comprehensive curriculum designed to engage and motivate students with stories of intriguing people, places, and events that make history relevant to their lives. Textbook: Social Studies (Harcourt)

Social-Emotional Skills: Second Step Curriculum; SEL class is taught weekly, and lessons provide social-emotional support and encouragement to students, helping them to thrive.

Each week our 1st and 2nd grade students attend classes in Art, Music, PE, Library, Technology, and Spanish.

Our 1st and 2nd graders participate in many schoolwide service projects including the Thanksgiving Food Drive, Candy Cane & Cocoa to support One Equal Heart, New Bethlehem Center Coat Drive, Catholic Schools Week Kid-to-Kid Campaign Toy Drive, Lenten CRS Rice Bowl, Jump Rope for Heart, and other student-led projects.

Additional Religion Supplements: Virtue of the Month: Virtues in Practice, Talking About Touching

1st graders have the opportunity to attend a play at the Seattle Children’s Theatre, tour the Parish Center and learn about volunteer opportunities in our community, and visit a local farmer’s market and/or farm. 2nd graders visit St. James Cathedral and attend a play at the Seattle Children’s Theatre.

HFK Fun Run, Birthdays, Halloween Party, 100th Day celebration, Advent Program, 100th day celebration, Valentine’s Day party, Read Across America events to celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday, Spirit Days such as Storybook Character Day or Sports Day, St. Patrick’s Day, field day, end of the year celebration, and others.