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ELEMENTARY
INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM
The following is a general description of the elementary
instructional program. Classroom teachers will provide parents with a
more detailed outline of each grade's program of instruction. Students
who experience academic difficulty mastering grade level requirements
are provided additional support through various interventions and
remediation strategies. Elementary classroom instruction incorporates
hands-on opportunities for learning, differentiated grouping, and
integration of subject matter across the content areas, and the
utilization of technology resources.
READING/LANGUAGE ARTS
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The elementary reading/language arts program incorporates the
Virginia Standards of Learning objectives for reading, writing,
listening, and speaking. For reading instruction, each student is
placed at his/her instructional level and progress is measured based on
demonstrated mastery of identified skills and growth during the school
year. Phonics instruction is an integral part of the total literacy
program. The Scholastic reading program serves as the foundation for
the Division's overall reading program. However, a number of additional
resources are also used to support reading instruction, including CCC
Lab, trade books, and the Accelerated Reader program.
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The elementary math curriculum provides students with a
strong background in computational skills, problem solving strategies,
mental math and estimation skills, and technology skills. The
Division's math curriculum incorporates both the Virginia Standards of
Learning for Mathematics and the National Council of Teachers of
Mathematics (NCTM) standards. Classroom teachers use a variety of
hands-on methods in their daily math instruction and provide examples
of real life math applications. This school year, grade levels will
pilot flexible grouping activities to better meet student instructional
needs in the math content area.
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Social Studies skills are taught at all grade levels and the
curriculum fully incorporates the State's Standards of Learning
objectives. Grades K-3 curriculum emphasizes self and family, types of
communities, early civilizations, and patriotism. Fourth grade social
studies lessons focus on Virginia geography, Virginia history, and
pre-Civil War American history. In the fifth grade, students study the
history and geography of North America, with an emphasis on the United
States. Seaford Elementary teachers make a concerted effort to
integrate social studies instruction with other content areas such as
reading when applicable.
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The elementary science curriculum incorporates Virginia's
Standards of Learning objectives, additional York County School
Division objectives, and portions of the York County Drug Awareness
program. Content includes life, physical, and earth sciences. Emphasis
is placed on activities such as evaluating, comparing, predicting, and
interpreting. At Seaford Elementary, every effort is made to make
science instruction hands-on and related to real world students'
experiences.
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Seaford Elementary students participate in physical education
activities directly with the PE teacher twice a week. Additionally,
students are provided opportunities for physical activity during the
daily recess period. Developing lifelong fitness skills are the overall
objective of the school's physical education program. Activities
include physical fitness and conditioning, movement, rhythmic
activities, sports, and gymnastics. The goal of participation in the
physical education program is to stress good sportsmanship and develop
healthy minds and bodies.
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Music and Art are important components of the total
instructional program. Art and Music teachers collaborate closely with
classroom teachers to integrate their instruction with classroom
activities. Students are exposed to many art forms, media, tools and
techniques.
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The Division's Family Life Education program is aligned with
the Virginia Department of Education guidelines and is offered to all
elementary students. The program is available for review in the
school's library and in all York County libraries. Parents who wish to
exclude their children from any or all family life education lessons
may do so by completing the appropriate form provided in the York
County School Division Student handbook.
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The librarian meets with students weekly to conduct lessons
on library skills and help foster a love of learning. Every effort is
made to integrate library instruction with content taught in the
classroom. Students are exposed to a wide variety of literature to
enhance their overall reading achievement.
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The Technology Standard's of Learning that are to be mastered
by the end of fifth grade are the foundation of Seaford's K-5
technology program. Students are instructed in technology skills in our
CCC Lab, in the classrooms, and in the library. Seaford Elementary is
fully infused with technology as outlined in the York County School
Division's Technology Plan. Access to the Internet is available in
classrooms and all students are required to sign an Internet Users Form
found in the Division's Student Handbook before being allowed to log on
or view material from the Internet.
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The elementary Guidance Counselor is an important part of the
educational community at Seaford Elementary. The school's Guidance
Counselor works closely with parents and school personnel to find and
remove barriers adversely affecting student learning. Parents are
encouraged to contact the Guidance Counselor, Sherron Anderson, at
898-0487 to discuss any concerns about their child's school experience
or parenting issues.
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Seaford Elementary has a Reading Specialist who assists
classroom teachers with the diagnosis and remediation of reading
difficulties. The Reading Specialist works closely with classroom
teachers to support reading instruction for all students.
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Special Education and related therapy services are provided
at no cost to identified students between the ages of 2-21 with a
disability impacting their academic performance. In order to receive
special education and 504 Plan services, a student must be found
eligible through a federally mandated eligibility process. The goal of
Seaford Elementary's special education program is to include identified
students in regular classroom instruction and social activities as much
as is appropriate with supporting modifications, services, and
accommodations. Contact Candi Skinner at 898-0386 for additional
information concerning the special education program.
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The Seaford Elementary faculty and staff believe that home
study is a desirable and necessary component of the educational
process. Seaford students will be assigned homework as a means of
encouraging independent study, establishing good work habits, and
reinforcing basic content skills. Homework will be given throughout the
entire school year. Assignments may not all be written, but can include
such tasks as reviewing for a test or quiz, researching a project or
book report, or reading independently. The York County School
Division's homework policy states that "for students in grades K-3, the
suggested amount of time for the completion of homework assignments
should average ten (10) to fortyfive (45) minutes per night. For
students in grades 4 - 5, homework assignments should average thirty
(30) to sixty (60) minutes per night."
Parents can help by providing a quiet place to work,
establishing a daily homework routine, providing positive support, and
ensuring that the student takes primary responsibility for
completing homework and project assignments.
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Students in grades 1 - 5 will be using a student planner to
keep track of homework assignments, notes to parents, and other
home-school communications. Each student will be given one planner at
the beginning of the school year. If planners are lost or destroyed,
they must be replaced at a cost of $3.00. All students are expected to
use their planners daily. Please regularly review your child's planner
and use it as a helpful tool to keep informed of what is happening in
the classroom and throughout the school.
Special SES school take-home folders will also be issued to
help organize papers traveling back and forth to school. The
replacement cost of these folders is $1.25.
For information on the Commonwealth of Virginia's Standards of Learning
(SOLs), the basis of the York County School Division's K-12 curriculum,
go to the Virginia Department
of Education Web Site.
Complete curriculum
information from Kindergarten through Fifth Grade. This link will take you
to the YCSD Curriculum page. To return to the SES site, please use your
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