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Holy Family Catholic School

A Catholic school in Decatur, IL

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First Grade Curriculum

In each level of learning, Holy Family provides a structured learning environment tailored to enhance the skills of each individual student.   The areas of focus for our first grade students include;

Religion

  • The Trinity
  • Heaven
  • God’s Creation
  • God’s great love for us
  • The Blessed Mother
  • The life of Jesus
  • The Church and its members
  • Rosary

Reading

  • Build a solid foundation using decoding skills
  • Emphasize phonemic awareness
  • Long vowels
  • Consonant clusters
  • Vowel pairs
  • Blends
  • Compound words
  • Prediction
  • Summarizing
  • Develop comprehension and fluency skills through leveled readers and Storia Online

Spelling and Vocabulary

  • Identify word beginnings and endings
  • Synonyms and Antonyms
  • Base words
  • Prefixes, suffixes, syllables
  • Mastery of weekly words

Writing/Composition

  • Strengthen fine motor skill development
  • Form simple sentences with basic punctuation
  • Formulation of information to express an idea

Mathematics

  • Use numbers to 100
  • Compare and order sets of objects and numbers less than 100
  • Problem solving
  • Equivalent amounts
  • Fact Families
  • Place value
  • Telling time
  • Simple fractions
  • Money
  • Solid and plane shapes
  • Measuring

Science

  • Living and nonliving things
  • Seasons and weather
  • Plants
  • Animals
  • Scientific method
  • The sun, moon, and stars

Social Studies

  • Natural resources
  • Living in communities
  • Traditions, holidays and celebrations

Technology

  • Smartboard and iPad lessons, activities, and online interactive learning tools are integrated with the curriculum.

Art

  • Craft projects
  • Drawing
  • Painting

The Holy Family Facts

Education for students PreK 3 – 8th Grade

School Begins: 8:00 am
School Dismissal: 3:00 pm

3-year old & 4-year old Preschool

Monday – Friday
8 am – 11:15 am
Half Day Option; 8 am – 11:15 am
Full Day Option; 8 am – 3:00 pm

Extended Care:
Begins 7:00 am
Final Pick Up 5:00 pm

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Holy Family Catholic School

2400 S. Franklin St. Road
Decatur, IL 62521
(217) 423-7049
hfcssecretary@hfcschool.org
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Why Holy Family?

  • About Us
  • Mission
  • Pastor Message
  • Policies and Handbook
  • Principal’s Message

Academics

  • Preschool Education
  • Elementary Education
  • Junior High Education
  • Technology
  • Fine Arts

Parents

  • Forms and Docs
  • Supply Lists
  • Knights Spirit Wear

Athletics

  • Staff
  • Volleyball
  • Basketball
  • Soccer
  • Decatur Catholic Sports
  • Uniform Policy
  • Supply Lists
  • Holy Family Library
  • Holy Family’s Facebook Page
  • Links
  • Fast Direct

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