• 1 Day at the Museum

    The 4th grade class at the museum.
  • 2 Lava Tube Hike

    The Fourth Grade Class on the Lava Tube Hike.
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    Clay Stoddard Swims Auau Channel

    Clay Stoddard did the swim in five hours and 24 minutes. He's the youngest person known to complete the crossing.

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Primary Lanai

Kindergarten

In our kindergarten program we focus on the total child. Our objective is to help our children grow spiritually, academically, physically, and social-emotionally. We know that children need to feel good about themselves in order to achieve their best, and we know that children all grow at their own rates. With that in mind, we provide opportunities for each of them to be successful.

Kindergarten is a time for discovery and is the time they begin their love for learning. They learn reading, writing and math skills while using hands on manipulatives. They participate in small learning center groups, create, dramatize, and express themselves through the arts. We acknowledge that technology is also an important tool to incorporate in their learning environment.

One of our objectives is to include parent involvement within our curriculum, whether it is at home or school. This we do because we believe that parents are their children’s primary educators. When teachers and parents become partners in education, children will grow to their fullest potential.


1st & 2nd Grades

In our primary program (grades 1-2), we focus on the total child.  We hold high expectations for our students spiritually, academically, and socially.  We know that children need to feel good about themselves in order to achieve their best.  With that in mind, we try to provide opportunities for each of them to be successful.

Our curriculum is based in Christian values, which are integrated throughout all curriculum areas. We provide a rich literature-based Language Arts program; including phonics, spelling, reading and grammar (applied to various forms of writing). Our thematic Social Studies and Science units allow the students to explore, collaborate, and engage in meaningful learning. We believe in and strive toward building a strong foundation in math.

Within each grade level, we collaborate in curriculum planning and assessment. Our objective is to work together as a team-student, parent and teacher, with the understanding that parents are their child’s primary educators. With this cooperative effort, we hope to instill positive character values, which will sustain each child throughout their lifetime.


Kindergarten Curriculum (click here)

Kindergarten Curriculum


Reading Readiness/phonics

1. Rhyming words/opposites

2. Letter recognition of capital and lower case letters Aa-Zz

3. Letters Aa-Zz: Beginning and ending consonant sounds and middle vowel sounds.

4. Reading: Simple words and sentences, decoding, recognizing sight words, word families, identifying main ideas, making predictions, and recognizing the sequence of events in a story.

5. Writing: Neatness, correct formation of letters, capitalization, spacing, and punctuation in a sentence, basic spelling, word families, and sight word memorization.

Religion

  • God loves me
  • Our family
  • God’s family
  • Life of Jesus
  • Creation story
  • Saints
  • Bible stories
  • Prayers/Good News
  • Stations of cross
  • Church seasons
  • Respect Life

Other

  • Days of the week, months, dates (calendar)
  • Journal writing
  • Reading groups
  • Center activities
  • Book in a bags
  • Reading logs Book-it Reading Program
  • Field trips/ Speakers

Math

  • Sorting and Classifying
  • Patterns and movement
  • Matching and Counting
  • Building & Identifying #s 0-20
  • Shapes and parts of shapes
  • Money
  • Measurement
  • Sequencing and Time
  • Basic Addition
  • Basic Subtraction

Science/health

  • Our bodies/ Health
  • Dental Health
  • Weather/Seasons
  • Animals & Insects
  • Objects/magnets
  • Water
  • Plants
  • Germs
  • Sky-Day & Night

Social Studies

  • Safety/Rules
  • Maps
  • Families/Traditions
  • Communities
  • Holidays
  • Occupations
  • Transportation
  • Our Country
  • Current Events

1st Grade Curriculum (click here)

1st Grade Curriculum


2nd Grade Curriculum (click here)

2nd Grade Curriculum

Science

  • Living Things Grow and Change
  • Habitats for living things
  • Earth’s resources
  • Earth long ago
  • Space and Weather
  • Exploring matter
  • Forces and motion
  • Sound

Religion

  • Our Catholic faith
  • Sacrament of Reconciliation
  • Sacrament of the Eucharist
  • The Mass
  • Our Catholic Church and us
  • Church Seasons: Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter

Handwriting

  • Review manuscript
  • Lowercase and uppercase cursive letters

Language Arts

    Spelling

  • Weekly spelling test
  • Phonogram sound cards

    • Reading

  • Grade level literature based readers
  • Reading Strategies and skills: comprehension/critical thinking, vocabulary, decoding
  • Daily reading logs

    • Phonics

  • Reviewed skills: rhyming, initial, medial, and final consonants, blends, short and long vowels, contractions
  • New skills: hard and soft C and G, diphthongs, vowel digraphs, pairs and r- controlled, prefixes and suffixes, ending le, plurals, compound and two-syllable words, synonyms, antonyms, homonyms

    • English

  • Grammar: sentences, nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs
  • Writing: personal narrative, descriptive, explanatory, comparative, expository, story

Math

  • Addition and subtraction facts to 18
  • Place value and number patterns to 100
  • Money and time
  • Two-digit addition
  • Two-digit subtraction
  • Data, graphing, and probability
  • Geometry and spatial sense
  • Measurement and fractions
  • Number sense and operations
  • Multiplication and division readiness

Social Studies

  • People and communities
  • Countries and Continents
  • Goods and services
  • Introduction to government
  • Introduction to American history
  • Important people, places, and holidays in America
  • Map skills

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Elementary Lanai

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The 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade teachers are dedicated to providing our children with the tools they will need to thrive in the 21st century. We want our children to go beyond memorization of facts and dates. The students are being taught to think for themselves, to solve their problems with their words and their minds, and to respect themselves and others. We pride ourselves on the rich diversity of our families. Each of us has intrinsic value as a human being. Each of us has something to contribute. Each of our children can achieve their goals. Realization of these values of mutual respect and interdependence assists our students in reaching their potential academically, socially, and spiritually.



3rd Grade Curriculum (click here)

3rd Grade Curriculum

The highlights of third grade center around the individual student’s growth in personal responsibility and ability to work as a team member. As students learn to keep track of increasing amounts of information, they are also given the opportunity to both offer and receive support from their peers. Individual and team project work spans all core subjects and includes regular use of Literature circles, Readers’ theater casts, proofreading partnerships, Science projects, and Math and Spelling-drill teams. Third grade teachers at St. Anthony Parish School emphasize Language Arts. Students rotate through reading, writing, and phonics centers in order to improve their comprehension, fluency, accuracy, expression, and vocabulary. Math is taught using the spiraling approach of Saxon curriculum. Math concepts and computation skills are reinforced with daily facts practice, written practice problems, and occasional hands-on problem solving. Social Studies and Math--even Language Arts and Literature-- are integrated in a fourth quarter Economics unit that culminates with a student-run fair. Third-grade learning at St. Anthony Parish School is an exciting, challenging adventure.



Science

  • How Plants Grow
  • Types of Animals
  • Where Living Things Are Found
  • Living Things Depend on One Another
  • Exploring Heat
  • Exploring Light
  • Exploring Electricity
  • General Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
  • Social and Emotional Health Behaviors

Social Studies

  • Geography and Map Skills
  • English Colonies
  • The Start of America
  • Colony and State Reports
  • Introduction to Government
  • Economics
  • Current Events Reporting

Religion

  • Personal and Parish Prayer
  • The Bible
  • Jesus’ Followers
  • Christian Stewardship
  • Living as a Christian Community
  • Catholic Social Teaching
  • The Creed
  • The Seven Sacraments
  • Saint Reports
  • Preparation for and Celebration of the Mass
  • Preparation for and Celebration of Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter

Language Arts

Reading

  • Accelerated Reader Program
  • Literature Circles
  • Novel Units
  • Reader’s Responses
  • Scholastic Current Events
  • Readers’ Theater
  • Listening to Literature

Writing

  • Key Word Outlines
  • Paragraph Writing
  • Personal Narratives
  • Explanatory Speeches
  • Persuasive Letters
  • Comparative Essays
  • Expository Writing
  • Creative Writing Stories
  • Poetry
  • Current Events Reports
  • Daily Journal Prompts
  • Cursive Handwriting

Grammer & Phonics

  • Continuing Phonics
  • Weekly Spalding Spelling
  • Nouns
  • Verbs
  • Pronouns
  • Subject Verb Agreement
  • Adjectives and Adverbs

Math

  • Calendar and Time
  • Patterns
  • Temperature
  • Fractions
  • Addition and Subtraction
  • Pictographs and Bar Graphs
  • Place Value
  • Rounding and Estimation
  • Money
  • Directions and Scale Maps
  • Measuring Length and Weight
  • Comparisons
  • Probability
  • Rectangles, Squares, and Parallelograms
  • Polygons, Triangles, and Angles
  • Multiplication and Division
  • Perimeter, Area, and Volume
  • Symmetry
  • Geometric Solids

4th Grade Curriculum (click here)

4th Grade Curriculum

Fourth grade is a transition year for the students to develop and progress their curiosity and enthusiasm for learning. They experience the concept of responsibility, collaborate with their peers to problem solve, and develop the confidence to be life-long learners. We hope that each student will grow emotionally, socially, and academically this year. The educational process is like a triangular team, with the three sides being the student, the teacher, and the family.

Our Hawaiiana studies and culminating Big Island Trip are an exciting and essential part of our fourth grade curriculum. This trip provides real experiences related to all our content areas. The activities we engage in bring all the sights, sounds, and experiences to life for our students. This extends growth by expanding our students’ world and provides a framework for their learning.


Religion

  • Living as a Catholic Christian
  • Invited to be Disciples
  • We Bring Fullness of Life to Others
  • We Live as Christians

Health

caring for ourselves - physical fitness, good bodily health, exercise, diet, and nutrition, and proper rest

Safe & Caring – self development and well being

  • recognition of emotions
  • building relationships
  • conflict resolution
  • problem solving
  • decision-making
  • collaboration

Language Arts

Reading Lessons and Units

  • personal reading with book logs
  • class novels
  • Literature Works (basal)
  • Themes: Self and Others, The World Around Us, Imagination Discovery, Voices and Perspectives, Transitions
  • poetry and plays
  • reader’s theatre
  • projects and art

    Spelling and Vocabulary

  • Spaulding Spelling is integrated with Vocabulary Workshop level orange

Writing and Grammar

  • Poetry
  • Journaling
  • Creative fiction
  • Letter and Report writing
  • Six Traits writing
  • Narrative and Expository writing
  • Grammar and Proper English usage

Math

Saxon Math is structured to provide for mastery. It reviews and utilizes ideas learned in previous grades.


  • multiply and divide double digit numbers
  • problem solving
  • geometry
  • basic algebra
  • measurement
  • data analysis and probability
  • communication, connections, and representation
  • reasoning and proof

Science

Earth’s surface

  • earthquakes and volcanoes
  • rocks and minerals
  • fossils

Forces and Motion

  • motion-forces at work
  • simple machines

Social Studies

Hawaiian history is the focus. Students learn about the Hawaiian Islands through text, projects, and Big Island trip.


5th Grade Curriculum (click here)

5th Grade Curriculum

St. Anthony School fifth graders work together as a family unit throughout the school year. Literature circle groups, writing partners, and other project-based learning activities, provide many opportunities for students to collaborate with one another and become confident problem solvers. Students also learn skills and strategies to prepare them to become independent middle school students in 6th grade. Some exciting events that S.A.S fifth graders take part in are a production of the Live Stations of the Cross, the D.A.R.E. Program, Preschool Reading Buddies, and the five day, hands on, science program Starbase Atlantis at Pearl Harbor.


Science

  • Scientific Inquiry
  • Scientific Method
  • From Single Cell to Body Systems
  • Heredity/Genetics
  • Space and the Solar System
  • Forces, Motion, and Energy
  • Health and Fitness
  • Starbase Atlantis Program
  • D.A.R.E Program

Social Studies

  • Incas, Mayas, Aztecs
  • Native Americans of North America
  • Life in the Eastern Hemisphere and Exploration
  • Early Explorers and Columbus
  • Early European Settlements of North America
  • English 13 Colonies
  • The Spanish in North America
  • The French in North America
  • The French and Indian War
  • The American Revolution
  • The Constitution of the United States

Religion

  • History of St. Anthony School and Church
  • Human Need for God based on Revelations and Faith
  • Read, Understand, Interpret, and Apply Scripture
  • Catholic Dogma, Doctrine, and Principles
  • The Holy Trinity
  • The Church
  • Holidays and the Liturgical Year
  • Prayer
  • Vocations
  • The 7 Sacraments
  • The 10 Commandments
  • Morality
  • Community Service
  • Mary and the Saints

Language Arts

  • Spelling
  • Grammar
  • Writing Process
  • Personal Narratives
  • Persuasive Writing
  • Explanatory Writing
  • Expository Writing
  • Comparative Writing
  • Story Writing
  • Poetry
  • Journaling
  • Book Making

Literature Skills

  • Comprehension
  • Accuracy
  • Fluency
  • Vocabulary
  • Expression
  • Critical Thinking
  • Literary Analysis, Interpretation, and Appreciation

Literature Genres

  • Fiction (realistic, historical, science)
  • Nonfiction
  • Mystery
  • Biography
  • Autobiography
  • Poetry
  • Periodicals/Newspapers
  • Scholastic Magazine
  • Internet Articles/Research
  • Plays/Reader’s Theatre
  • Public Speaking

Math

  • Add, subtract, multiply, divide: whole numbers, decimals, fractions, mixed numbers
  • Place value to hundred billions
  • Expanded form and notation
  • Comparing/ordering numbers, decimals, fractions
  • Prime/composite numbers
  • Factors, multiples, GCF, LCM
  • Square roots
  • Order of operations
  • Inverse operations
  • Simplifying fractions
  • Estimation
  • Ratio and proportional reasoning
  • Patterns, relations, and functions
  • Variables, expressions, and equations
  • Geometric Terms
  • Lines, angles
  • 2 and 3-dementional figures
  • coordinate geometry
  • Measurement: US customary and metric (length, area, volume, mass, weight, capacity)
  • Temperature and Time
  • Data Collection and representation (graphs)
  • Data set characteristics
  • Probability
  • Problem Solving
  • Using mathematical tools


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