Academic Overview
Aquinas Academy endeavors to provide a well-balanced curriculum through which the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for daily living can be acquired. The students are challenged to develop their full potential with an open, inquiring mind while always realizing a sense of accomplishment. In addition to meeting all the requirements of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the curriculum gives special attention to the integration of Gospel values.
1st Grade Curriculum
Mathematics
- Number concepts
- Number patterns and place
- Value
- Addition and subtraction
- Money
- Time
- Data and graphs
- Geometry
- Measurements
- Fractions
- Double digit addition and subtraction
Reading/Language Arts
- Concepts about print / print awareness
- Word analysis and fluency
- Comprehension strategies
- Spelling
- Grammar
- Handwriting
Religion
- Jesus teaches about God’s love
- We are followers of Jesus
- We belong to the church
- We celebrate and live our faith
- Body and Blood of Jesus
Science
- Waves: light and sound
- Space systems: Patterns and cycles
- Plants and animals
2nd Grade Curriculum
Mathematics
- Number concepts
- Number patterns and place
- Value
- Addition and subtraction
- Money
- Time
- Data and graphs
- Geometry
- Measurements
- Fractions
- Double digit addition and subtraction
Reading/Language Arts
- Comprehension
- Vocabulary
- Phonics / spelling
- Sentence structure
- Pronouns, nouns, and verbs
- Handwriting
- Parts of speech
Religion
- Reconciliation and Eucharist
- Creed
- Liturgy
- Prayer
- Liturgical seasons
Science
- Insects and plants
- Pebbles, sand, and silt
- Structure and properties of matter
Social Studies
- Communities
- Geography
- History
- Economics
- Our government
3rd Grade Curriculum
Mathematics
- Place value
- Rounding
- Addition and subtraction
- Time and money
- Multiplication
- Division
- Measurement
- Fractions
- Geometry
Reading/Language Arts
- Comprehension
- Phonics / spelling
- Vocabulary
- Sentences
- Parts of speech
Religion
- Jesus gives us the church
- We are members of the church
- The church leads us in worship
- We are called to Discipleship
- Weekly mass, confession, and stations of the cross
- Liturgical seasons
Science
- Weather and climate
- Motions and stability: forces and interactions
- Structures of life
Social Studies
- People build communities
- Communities have history
- Communities at work
- Communities have government
- Many cultures, one country
