K-1st Grade
K-1st Grade
Hillsborough has been serving families in search of an education that is both unique and dynamic since 1968. We pride ourselves on our individualized approach to teaching the whole child with an emphasis in character education and the arts. Our small class sizes allow for a learning environment that nurtures independent, confident, and critical thinkers as we prepare our
students for tomorrow’s world.
READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS: OPEN COURT
- Listening and speaking skills
- Visual and auditory recognition
- Decoding consonant sounds and spellings
- Decoding vowel sounds and spellings
- Blending
- Appropriate vocabulary for age level
- Writing letters and beginning sounds
- Follow words left to right
- Distinguish letters from words
- Combine words to create sentences
- Distinguish and blend consonants, short and long vowel sounds
- Listen and understand and follow several step oral directions
- Respond to stories based on themes, characters and settings
- Step Up To Writing
- Understand standards of English grammar when writing and speaking
- Question words
- Capitalization and punctuation
MATHEMATICS: SADLIER-OXFORD
- Count and write to 100
- Count backward from 20
- Concept of numerical order
- Ability to comprehend simple addition and subtraction facts
- Recognition of patterns
- Reasoning ability
- Classifying and sorting
- Working with shapes
- Graphing
- Measuring
- Time and money
- Adding and Subtracting
- Comparing and ordering
- Understanding concepts of addition and subtraction
- + put things together
- -take something away
SCIENCE: MCGRAW-HILL
- Life Science – Living Things
- Animals Two by Two
- Physical Science
- Materials in Our World
- Making Things Move / Forces and Motion
- Earth Science – Changes to the Environment and Protecting Earth
- Trees, Weather and the Sun
- Seek Information through reading, observing, exploring and investigations
- Emphasis on Science and critical thinking process
- Appreciation for the environment
SOCIAL STUDIES: MCGRAW-HILL
- Good Citizen – Working Together
- Our World – Where do we Live
- Our Country – What does it mean to be American
- Life Long Ago and Today – How has our World Changed
- All About Work
MUSIC
- Folk songs / Traditional songs
- Rhythm and listening skills
ART
- Varied activities that connect to the seasons/months/curriculum
- Famous Artist Activity
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
- Wide variety of large muscle experiences using balls, hoops, bean bags, etc.
- Warm-up activities
- Group games/Team games
- Skill and coordination development
FOREIGN LANGUAGE – SPANISH
- Vocabulary that includes: shapes, colors, family members, fruits, vegetables and animals
- Letter recognition A-Z and Numbers 0-20
- Continuous review and foundation building throughout the week
- Students will sing songs and play games in order to reinforce the concepts that they are working on
TECHNOLOGY
- SMARTBOARD: interactive learning for lesson delivery and assessments, collaborative experiences and assignments as well as fun and interactive games
LANGUAGE ARTS AND LITERACY
- Phonics, word attack skills
- Fluency, expression and comprehension
- Introduction to dictionary skills
- Identify words/phrases in stories/poetry that suggest feelings/senses
- To describe key ideas through illustrations or text
- Distinguish between information provided by pictures and by words
- Identify who is telling the story at varies points in a text
- Vocabulary / Spelling lists
- English grammar and usage when writing and speaking
- Creative writing
- Write opinion pieces
- Ask and answer questions to get more information
- Penmanship
- Journal writing
- Critical thinking
- Step Up To Writing
MATHEMATICS
- Understand and use numbers up to 100
- Demonstrate the meaning of addition / subtraction and use to solve problems
- Geometric shapes
- Graphs and charts
- Time
- Money
- Fractions
- Word problems
- Estimation strategies
- Problem solving with numbers that use ones, tens, and hundreds places
- Probability
- Data analysis
- Measurement
- Speed drills
- Algebraic reasoning
- Make decisions about how to set up a problem
- Solve problems and justify reasoning
SCIENCE
- Life Science: Plants and Animals
- Earth Science: Air and Weather
- Physical Science: Solids and Liquids
- Seek information through reading, observing, exploring and investigations
- Emphasis on Science and critical thinking processes
- Appreciation for the environment
SOCIAL STUDIES – PEOPLE AND NEIGHBORHOODS
- Communities
- Life today and long ago
- Wants and needs
- Places and maps
- Our Country – special holidays and Americans
- Awareness of the earth – landforms, bodies of water, natural resources
- History
- Government
ART
- Varied activities that connect to the seasons/months/curriculum
- Famous Artist activities
MUSIC
- Folk songs / Traditional songs
- Rhythm and listening skills
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
- Variety of large muscle experiences using balls, bikes, playground equipment
- Warm-up activities
- Group games/Team games
- Skill and coordination development
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- Vocabulary that includes: shapes, colors, family members, fruits, vegetables and animals
- Letter recognition A-Z
- Numbers 0-20
- Continuous review and foundation building throughout the week
- Students will sing songs and play games in order to reinforce the concepts that they are working on
TECHNOLOGY
- SMARTBOARD: interactive learning for lesson delivery and assessments, collaborative experiences and assignments as well as fun and interactive games
Tuition Schedule 2021 – 2022
K-1st Grade
| Kindergarten Programs | Monthly Tuition |
|---|---|
| Kindergarten Only pick up 2 p.m. |
$720 |
| Kindergarten + Full Day Daycare pick up by 3 :30 p.m. |
$820 |
| Kindergarten + Extended Day Daycare pick up by 6:00 p.m. |
$920 |
Kindergarteners must be 5 years old by September 1st.
| First Grade Programs | Monthly Tuition |
|---|---|
| First Grade Only pick up 2:30 p.m. |
$740 |
| First Grade + Full Day Daycare pick up by 3 :30 p.m. |
$840 |
| First Grade+ Extended Day Daycare pick up by 6:00 p.m. |
$940 |
Enrollment and Registration Fees (Non-refundable)
- $150 – Enrollment fee is due upon enrollment. This is a one time fee for new students only.
- $300 – Registration fee is due upon enrollment. This is an annual fee due each spring for the next school year.
- $100 – Registration discount per additional sibling.
Material Fee (Non-refundable)
$200 – per semester. Fall semester is due August 1st. Spring semester is due February 1st.
Tuition Discount
15% monthly tuition discount for each additional sibling (discount is deducted from the child with the lesser tuition).
Due Dates and Fees
Tuition is due on the first of each month. There will be a 10% late fee added on any unpaid balance on the 6th of each month, if payment is not received within this grace period. If checks are returned from the bank, a $25.00 charge will
be assessed.
Kindergarten / First Grade
Academic Calendar 2021 – 2022
Campus Closed Days | Minimum Days
| September 6, 2021 | Labor Day |
| November 11, 2021 | Veterans Day |
| November 25-26, 2021 | Thanksgiving |
| December 17, 2021 | Minimum Day School Closes @ Noon |
| December 20, 2021 – December 31, 2021 | Winter Break |
| January 17, 2022 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
| February 21, 2022 | Presidents’ Day |
| March 4, 2022 | Minimum Day School Closes @ Noon |
| May 30, 2022
June 30, 2022 |
Memorial Day
In-Service Day |
| July 1, 2022
July 4, 2022 September 1/2, 2022 |
In-Service Day
Independence Day In-Service Day |
September 2021:
- 1 Wednesday Fall Semester Begins
- 6 Monday Labor Day – Campus Closed
October 2021:
- 29 Friday Halloween Trunk or Treat
November 2021:
- 11 Thursday Veterans Day – Campus Closed
- 25/26 Thursday/Friday Thanksgiving
December 2021:
- 17 Friday Minimum Day – School Closes @ Noon
- Winter Break – Campus Closed:
Monday, December 20, 2021 – Friday, December 31, 2021
January 2022:
- 3 Monday School Reconvenes
- 17 Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Campus Closed
SEMI-ANNUAL TUITION & MATERIAL FEES DUE
February 2022:
- 21 Monday Presidents’ Day – Campus Closed
March 2022:
- 4 Friday Minimum Day – School Closes @Noon
- 4 Friday Open House 6 pm – 8 pm
April 2022:
- TBA Monday-Friday Week of the Young Child
- TBA Friday Family Fun Night 6 pm
May 2022:
- 30 Monday Memorial Day – Campus Closed
June 2022:
- TBA Friday School Carnival 6 pm – 8 pm
- 30 Thursday In-Service Day – Campus Closed
July 2022:
- 1 Friday In-Service Day – Campus Closed
- 4 Monday Independence Day Observed- Campus Closed
August 2022:
- 31 Monday Last Day of Summer Program