June 2026
Music
Students will work on activities related to the season of Spring.
Art
- Kindergarten students will conclude the school year by drawing a variety of subjects, through teacher guided draw-alongs.
- First grade students will learn about the artist Vincent van Gogh by creating flower scenes based on the artist’s famous still life paintings.
- Second grade students will learn about different types of optical illusions by creating op art hand designs.
- Third grade students will learn about warm and cool colors by drawing Aztec inspired sun designs.
- Fourth grade students will learn about Surrealism, by creating a food-faced self-portrait, inspired by the Surrealist artist, Rene Magritte.
- Fifth grade students will learn about Art Deco by creating interesting geometric designs, based on the famous art movement.
Computer Science
- Grades K – 4: Students will be creating different coding projects on code.org and Scratch to wrap up the year and show their programming skills!
- Grade 5: Students will learn about the Python programming language and build a mini-project.
Media Center
- Kindergarten – Students will learn about community rules and routines.
- 1st Grade – students will work on maps skills and learn about citizenship in the community
- 2nd Grade – Students will design trioramas about the 3 different kinds of communities
- 3rd grade – Students will start to learn about “Project Soapbox”: an initiative in which students learn how to write speeches about important topics facing our community
- 4th Grade – Students will present their Soapbox Speeches to peers
- 5th Grade – We will continue Unit 2 of the Passport to Social Studies Curriculum, learning about “The Age of Exploration” with a focus on Christopher Columbus
Drama/Theater
- Pre-K & Kindergarten In June, Pre-K and Kindergarten students are exploring characters and stories through movement, voice and dramatic play. As the year comes to a close, they are practicing retelling stories and showing character feelings through acting.
- Grade 1 First graders are celebrating the end of the year through puppet performances and creative fairytale activities. Students are building confidence as performers while practicing voice, expression and teamwork.
- Grade 2 Second graders are creating original characters and bringing them to life through drawing, writing, and dramatic scenes. This culminating activity allows students to showcase their creativity and storytelling skills.
- Grade 3 Third graders are wrapping up the year with mystery-themed drama activities that encourage creativity, problem-solving and performances. Students are working together to create and perform original scenes.
- Grade 4 Fourth graders are creating and performing original movie trailers in small groups. This culminating project gives students the opportunity to use voice, movement and teamwork to engage an audience.
- Grade 5 Fifth graders are wrapping up their fractured fairy tale unit with creative performances of their original story twists and characters. This culminating activity allows students to showcase their acting, writing, and teamwork skills.
Physical Education
- K-2: Students will learn and practice a variety of motor skills and movement patterns. They will focus on locomotor/nonlocomotor skills, and spatial awareness. Skills will be learned through a variety of games and stations.
- 3-5: Students will be introduced to our Cooperative Learning unit. This unit will emphasize the importance of teamwork, positive communication, and problem solving. Students will play a variety of games that will help with team-building.