At Mount Calvary, grade school is 1st through 5th grade.   

A structured literacy program is required for 1st through 4th grade. We use Reading Horizon, a science-based program.This ensures that all students are proficient in reading by third grade.All of our students leaving 2nd grade and going into 3rd grade are proficient in reading.  First through fourth grade also begin each day with goal setting. This is a morning meeting where goals are discussed and key math and language arts skills are reviewed.  

Fifth grade starts to incorporate elements of middle school like physical education. Also, sports are offered starting in fifth grade. 

1st Grade

• Reading: Use decoding strategies, such as how to stretch it, chunk the word, use picture clues, and blend together.
• Social studies: An extended unit on civil rights leaders like Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Ruby Bridges, and Harriett Tubman.
• Science: Learn about plants, animals, environments, earth's resources, matter, and energy
• Math: Start 2-digit addition and subtraction, graphs, measurement, and time.

2nd Grade

• Reading: Gather in small groups for guided book clubs to learn reading strategies.
• Math: Learn geometry, fractions, time, money, and 3-digit addition and subtraction.
• Religion: As part of the Religion class, the second grade leads a chapel service once a year.

3rd Grade

• Math: Focus on multiplication and division.
• Art: Study famous artists and learn about different styles of art.
• Writing: Develop writing skills with personal narratives, opinion paragraphs, informational texts, and fiction texts.
• Science: Research ecosystems and food chains.

4th Grade

• Reading: Learn to think deeper about our reading, about the author's purpose for writing, find the central theme of a text, and use text evidence to support our answers.
• Books read may include Mr. Popper's Penguins, Number the Stars, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Brown Girl Dreaming, Trouble Don't Last, and Because of Winn Dixie.
• Writing: Practice cursive letters and handwriting. Write a five-paragraph essay by the end of the school year.
• Social Studies: Complete a final project on the history of the State of Wisconsin.

5th Grade

• Religion: Learn Old Testament and New Testament Bible stories, lead student devotions, and prayer writing.
• English: Practice daily proofreading, letter writing, and speeches.
• Typing: Refine keyboarding skills.
• Math: Learn money management, decimals, algebra, and equations.