Curriculum
Your child deserves the very best when it comes to a quality, private education. At St. Gabriel our degreed and certified teachers, along with the rigorous standards and curriculum, are designed to prepare your child for the challenges ahead in high school.
Core Curriculum
St. Gabriel the Archangel follows the Archdiocese Unified Standards. We are in the process of writing our own curriculum to align with the standards. Below you will find the Archdiocesan Unified Standards.
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Math, Science, Language Arts, Phonics, English, Reading, Spelling, Religion, and Social Studies round out a solid core curriculum at St. Gabriel. A year-at-a-glance overview of each grade level’s and each specialty course’s curriculum is included below:
Spotlight on Co-Curriculars
This week: PE
Kindergarteners and first graders begin the unit by jumping over stationary objects on the ground. They get lots of practice jumping, hopping, and leaping through rope ladders and hoops laid on the floor.
They also try different kinds of jumps over a jump rope on the ground before learning to actually spin and jump.
Next they move into spinning and jumping through hula hoops to get the hang of "spin first, then jump." Finally, the K and 1st graders work on spinning and jumping with an actual jump rope.
The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders have been working on different jump rope challenges. The Ninja Belt Challenge is one where students have to complete a certain number of jumps in a row to earn a "belt."
Each week students see if they can improve to earn more belts by getting more jumps in a row.
They also participate in the Jump Rope Endurance Challenge. Students get to sign their names on the wall if they can jump without messing up or stopping for an entire 1, 2, or 3 minutes. This is NOT an easy task, but many students are succeeding and have signed their names on the gym wall posters!