LOWER SCHOOL

     The educational program in the Lower School, grades one through four, emphasizes the attainment of academic skills as well as the development of specific abilities, attitudes, and work habits.  The program is designed to meet the students’ individual needs as well as to challenge them to reach their potential.

     Much of the student’s time is spent acquiring language and number skills.

     The Open Court reading series, in grades one through four, is used because of its strong phonetic approach and use of  classic literature.

     The Harcourt Brace series is used in mathematics because of the results it delivers in building understanding, problem solving skills, and computational competence.  Computer Mathematics is used also, where the emphasis is on computation.  In addition to these very vital areas of concentration, the students study science, social studies, spelling, and English.

     To complement the core curriculum and to broaden the scope of the student’s education, special classes are integrated into the weekly studies.  These classes include: Drama, Music, Spanish, Art, Computer, Physical Education, Library, and Hands-On Science.  These classes are taught by specialty teachers.

     Each Lower School classroom has a computer attached to a Smart Board for enhanced curriculum options.  The computer programs are correlated with the subject matter taught at each grade level.

     To provide extra practice and enrichment, each classroom has both SRA reading and math labs.  This allows for work on an individualized basis at the student’s own level.

     Parents receive report cars every nine weeks (fourth grade reports are issued every six weeks), and parent conferences are scheduled with the first and final report card.  Additionally, parents or teachers may initiate conferences at any time the need may arise.

     The school day begins at 8:15 a.m. and ends at 2:50 p.m.

GREENFIELD SCHOOL

PO Box 3525, Wilson, NC  27895-3525

PHONE:  252-237-8046    FAX:  252-237-1825