K3 - K5 CURRICULUM
The K3 program is a 1/2 day program or full day. In the K3 program children learn to recognize the letters A-Z, count from 1-30 and recognize numbers 1-15. They will also learn to recognize colors, basic shapes and learn Bible stories. The students will memorize Bible verses and develop social skills.
Children must be potty-trained before entering the K3 program.
K4 & K5 teachers use the ABeka curriculum; a Bible-based curriculum that we continue to use throughout elementary school. In the morning, students have their academic subjects. In the afternoons, they have Bible story time, rest break, and recess or another activity. Classes also participate in "specials time" that includes a once a week period in art, computer, physical education, music and library.
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Kindergarten 4 The curriculum consists of language arts, phonics and reading. Students will learn to:
In cursive writing, students learn to:
In the area of language arts, students learn to:
In the area of mathematics, students learn:
In Bible, lessons taught include the familiar Bible stories such as Creation, Noah, Samuel, Daniel, Good Samaritan and others |
Kindergarten 5 The curriculum builds on the knowledge acquired in K4. After reviewing concepts from that year, the class continues with academic areas of phonics, numbers and writing. In the area of phonics, students will be able to:
In the area of math, students will be able to:
In the area of cursive writing, students will be able to:
In Bible, K5 focuses on spiritual concepts. Students will:
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1st - 6th GRADE ELEMENTARY CURRICULUM
Bible - The ABeka Bible curriculum is used. Lessons come from the Old and New Testaments with an emphasis on salvation through Jesus Christ. Memorization of Scripture passages weekly is one of the components of the WCS curriculum.
Language Arts - In first and second grades, the ABeka curriculum is utilized to review the basic phonics skills taught in K3 and K5 while building reading fluency, word recognition and comprehension skills. Spelling lists reinforce phonics concepts. Students also learn to write simple sentences and stories.
In third through sixth grades, higher level comprehension skills are emphasized using the Bob Jones Reading Curriculum. Novels are used to supplement the reading anthology. The ABeka Language Curriculum is used to develop grammar and writing skills.
Mathematics - Students are taught computation and problem solving skills using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals. In addition, they are also introduced to basic geometry skills. By the end of sixth grade, students have been taught all the math concepts necessary to begin pre-algebra.
History - The WCS history curriculum encompasses both world and U.S. history with an emphasis on our Christian heritage. Research projects are assigned in 4th-6th grades as follows:
--Fourth grade - Maryland history project
--Fifth grade - Research paper on a foreign country
--Sixth grade - Research paper on a U.S. president
Science - Science is taught from a Christ-centered worldview. Areas investigated include botany, weather, insects, geology, energy, oceanography, ecology, astronomy, and health.
Enrichment classes - In addition to academic courses, students have weekly classes in Music, Art, Physical Education, Computer, Introductory Spanish and Library.
7th & 8th GRADE CURRICULUM
We do use ability grouping to better address the needs of individual students, and to enable teachers to either go more slowly or quickly depending on comprehension level. All students follow a 7 period per day schedule; Bible is taught first period, with the remaining classes being 53 minutes each. Since there are at least two sections in the academic subjects, our class size is usually limited to 15.
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7th Grade Schedule
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8th Grade Schedule
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GRADING SYSTEMS, GPA,
and RANKINGThe Wesleyan grading scale:
Elementary grades:
A=93-100
B=85-92
C=76-84
D=68-75
F=0-67Major subjects include Bible, Language Arts, Reading, Spelling, History, Social Studies, Math and Science.
In elementary enrichment subjects such as art, music, computer, library and physical education, students receive grades of S=satisfactory or N=needs improvement.
Secondary grades:
A=90-100
B=80-89
C=70-79
D=65-69
F=0-64Grade Point Average is calculated at the end of each year.
All grades earned at Wesleyan Christian School are included in the GPA.
GPA is calculated on a four-point scale.
Class rank is based on the weighted GPA of all classes taken.
Previous Field Trips Include:
Fifer's Orchard
Chesapeake College - both for shows and HS college-bound information
Country Chapel Creamery
MD Science Center
DE Ag Museum
Delmarva Shorebirds
St. Michael's Maritime Museum
Clay Bakers
Chesapeake Publishing Tour
Ward Museum, Salisbury
Salisbury Zoo
Washington Zoo
Tuckahoe Park
Environmental Concern, St. MichaelsAfter School Programs Include:
Scrapbooking, Praise Band, Art and Super Science.