Durant Independent School District
Robert E. Lee Elementary School
Curriculum
Teaching to succeed
Pre-Kindergarten curriculum
Pre-Kindergarten is an all-day voluntary program for four year olds to prepare them for Kindergarten and beyond. Students get acclimated to the school environment while learning important learning, awareness, motor, and pre-reading skills.
The classes concentrate heavily upon the appropriate development of physical, mental, and social skill levels. Through the use of music, rhymes, and other activities, a strong base foundation in Phonemic Awareness is built. Phonemic awareness is the conscious recognition that words are made up of sounds. Through the use of such vital classes as the Early Age Kindergarten, REL is pushing its way to becoming a leader in child development!
Students proudly display their art projects.
Kindergarten
For many children, Kindergarten is their first experience in a school setting. The importance of the Kindergarten year is one which cannot be measured with statistics or testing. Instead, it must be looked at with a caring eye, an understanding smile, and a loving heart. This is our goal at Robert E. Lee, to build a foundation for excellence which will long outlast the Kindergarten experience and will stay each child throughout their lives.
Subjects
The following describes the subjects taught at the Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade levels:
- Subjects
- math
- science
- reading
- language arts
- spelling
- social studies
- Broadened Curriculum
- library
- computers
- spanish
- music
- art
- Physical Education Requirements
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Durant Public Schools Physical Education Program For Kindergarten – Grade 5
1. Physical education classes are incorporated into the school day as scheduled daily classes meeting or surpassing the required 60-minute weekly requirement for all students in kindergarten through fifth grade.
2. Types of physical education activities include many non-competitive activities that involve motor and movement skills, individual and team skills, calisthenics, and aerobics. Physical activities may involve parachutes, bean bags, hoops, jump ropes, scooters, balls, etc.
Students are taught how to lead a healthy lifestyle and develop lifetime activities. Special activities offered include: Mileage Fitness Club, Jump-A-Thon, Hoop Shoot Contest, and others. Program activities support and encourage self-discipline, self-respect, and sportsmanship in young students.
3. Students are monitored by daily participation. Students must have a note from parents or a doctor to sit out of activities and receive a passing grade.
4. The benefits of the Durant Public Schools Elementary Physical Education Program are to:
-develop mentally and physically through physical education,
-reduce the risk of obesity and heart disease through proper education and activities, and
-develop a healthy lifestyle and lifetime activities.