Pioneer School

618 N. Sullivan Rd., Spokane Valley, WA 99037 (509) 922-7818


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Welcome to Tina Davis' Classroom

Full-Day Kindergarten Program 8:30am to 3:00pm

Topic (In-depth Study)

Pioneer School chooses 4-5 topics each year for in-depth study. These topics interest and excite each learner, thereby motivating the student to achieve their fullest potential. Students are provided with the instruction and opportunity to develop as readers, writers, scientists, and mathematicians.

Literacy

Reading: Reading Cues, Fluency, & Comprehension

  • Book Packets - Home literature connection
  • Big Book - Guided Reading
  • Literature Circles - Small group
  • Parents as Partners
  • Self Selected Reading - D.E.A.R (Drop Everything And Read)
  • Predictable Readers

Phonics: Phonemes, Rhimes and Onsets, Rhymes, Blends, Digraphs

  • McCracken Phonics - initial and ending consonant, menial vowels
  • Working With Words - Word Families
  • Word Wall - student dictionaries
  • Inventive Spelling

Writing

Science

  • Science Lab - Related Topic
  • Hands-on activities
  • Introduce the Scientific Method
  • Small group instruction
  • Student discovery
  • Journal entries

Math

Learn Math on a concrete level with objects before moving to the abstract level on paper.

Geography

Studied within many of the topics (i.e. Animals, Native Americans, World Culture Study & the Olympics, Polar/Desert Regions, etc.)

The Arts

  • Art
  • Drama - Plays
  • Music - Topic-Related Songs
  • Instruments - Violin and Piano
Picture of girl painting.

Portfolio

The students help to create a personal portfolio of their work for each topic studied. The portfolio includes authentic writing, field trip photographs, science lab lessons, math story problems, and more. At the end of the year, the students take home their portfolio as a treasured momento, showing examples of academic growth throughout the school year.

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