Lower Elementary School

Pre-K to 4th Grade

We are passionate about redeeming the time when parents can invest in the lives of their children. The elementary years are a precious time when children are learning the values, attitudes, and actions that will inform the rest of their lives. By restoring a balance of work, play, and family life, we encourage families to invest in the beauty and wonder of childhood by preparing children to explore God’s world and learn about His character. 

Elementary at a Glance: 

  • Teachers prepare instruction and activities during central classroom instruction two days a week
  • Parents are equipped to help their children master the key concepts taught in the central classroom
  • Curriculum builds a strong academic base in core subjects of Math, Language Arts, Science, and Social Science
  • Community foster spiritual social growth in a loving and affirming environment
  • Enrichment classes including Music, Art, PE, Character Studies, Christian Communicators, and Library 

Our Curriculum:

ABeka Phonics & Language Arts – PreK to 2nd grade

Novel Studies – 3rd to 6th grade

Excellence in Writing – 3rd to 6th grade

Easy Grammar – 3rd to 6th grade

Savvas Learning Math – K to 6th grade

Mystery of History – 3rd to 6th grade

Apologia Science – 3rd to 6th grade

Character Studies – K to 1st grade 

Explore CPP Grade Standards

Pre-Kindergarten

Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.”  Mark 10:14 is the foundation on which the CrossPointe Preparatory Pre-Kindergarten operates daily.  Children need to know they are a blessing to God, to their parents and family, and to other Christians.  Parents are the most important teachers and nurturers of their children.  We want to partner with parents in teaching each child that he or she is special because God made him or her.

 

Pre-Kindergarten students should be 4 years old by August 1st, must be daytime potty-trained,  and be able to take care of all bodily functions (bathroom, nose, etc.) and toileting needs.

Kindergarten

Students must be 5 years old by August 1st to enter Kindergarten. 

Upon entering Kindergarten, the student is expected to know personal information such as first and last names, age, birthdate, telephone number, and home address.  The student should be able to name basic parts of the body.  Gross motor and visual motor skills should be at age-level.  The prospective student should be able to print his/her first and last names; recite the alphabet; sort objects by size, color, and shape; count to thirty; match single-digit quantities to numerals; count two groups of objects for a sum up to ten; read upper or lower case letters; knows the front/back of a book; understand left to right and top to bottom progression of a book; use sentences of at least five words; and be 90% intelligible in his/her speech.  Behavior should be at age-level maturity.

First Grade

Cumulative proficient completion of kindergarten expectations, plus:  Behavioral maturity, reading and handwriting readiness for First Grade.  Students must have mastery of primary sounds and all letters of the alphabet as well as a sound base of high-frequency words as predetermined by the phonics instruction.  Students must have mastery of the order of numbers as well as patterns and basic addition and subtraction knowledge.

Second Grade

Cumulative proficient completion of First grade expectations, plus:  Able to read silently and orally with adequate speed, correct use of phonetic skills, and fundamental comprehension.  Be able to write complete sentences with neat lettering. Students must have mastery of sorting and pattern rules as well as basic subtraction facts.  Students must be able to distinguish between volume, mass, and length as well as tell time to five-minute intervals.  They must also be able to add and subtract single digit numbers.

Third Grade

Cumulative proficient completion of Second grade expectations, plus:  Able to read fluently and independently, using books of a second grade level.  Be able to write neatly and correctly identify the basic parts of a sentence.  Be able to spell at grade level.  Students must have mastery of all addition, subtraction, and 0, 1, 2, 5, and 10’s multiplication facts as well as an understanding of measurements, place value to the 100’s, rounding to the 100’s, multiplication, and basic geometric figures.  Students must have mastery of telling time to the minute and counting money.  

Fourth Grade

Cumulative proficient completion of Third grade expectations, plus:  Ability to proficiently complete curriculum objectives for this grade level.  Students must have mastery of identifying and classifying sentence parts as well as a sound base in one- and two-point expository paragraph writing.  Students must be able to read and communicate through rich literature discussion at the third grade level.  Students must be able to add, subtract, and multiply as it relates to mental computation.  They must have mastered multiplication facts 0’s through 10’s.  Students must also have an understanding of fractions, perimeter, and area.  In addition, students should be able to estimate measurements and simplify simple expressions.