Elementary School

(K-5th Grades)

Language Arts

Our elementary readers and writers develop their skills from the basic building blocks of language to in-depth analysis of what they read and how they compose their ideas. Second and third grade curriculum embraces the exciting transition from learning to read to reading to learn. Our teachers use engaging, comprehensive, and developmentally appropriate texts and tools to practice the foundational skills of reading and writing.

Mathematics

Each grade level of elementary students builds mathematical skills that are aligned with national standards. They are engaged in practicing foundational skills at an appropriate pace and through a variety of approaches, so that each learner can take on an appropriate challenge and achieve new understanding. Throughout all levels teachers ask students to apply and communicate mathematical ideas.






Sciences and Social Studies

We strive to build a strong connection to our students’ sense of place, using the environment, history, and community around us to provide students with meaningful learning experiences.


Young scientists inquire about, explore, and observe elements of physical, earth, and life science each year; they also engage in engineering their ideas.  We develop engaged citizens through a social studies curriculum that begins with the family and community and progresses to helping students understand their role in the classroom, Vermont, and the United States.




Science and Social Studies

We strive to build a strong connection to our students’ sense of place, using the environment, history, and community around us to provide students with meaningful learning experiences.


Young scientists inquire about, explore, and observe elements of physical, earth, and life science each year; they also engage in engineering their ideas.  We develop engaged citizens through a social studies curriculum that begins with the family and community and progresses to helping students understand their role in the classroom, Vermont, and the United States.

Arts and Wellness

Riverside’s young studio artists learn about art throughout history and across cultures and then use that inspiration to practice the elements (space, color, shape, etc) and principles (balance, pattern, proportion, etc) of artistic expression. In music classes our elementary students practice musical elements of melody, harmony, and rhythm while exploring the sounds of a variety of instruments and compositions from around the world and throughout history. We pride in student displays of their success through art shows and performances.


Developing habits of wellness includes physical activity, mental health, and social skills. Through group games, individual skills practice, fitness exercises, and dance, our teachers ask students to set goals, reflect on their experiences, and seek improvement. Older elementary students can participate in Riverside's soccer team.

Student Art Show at NVRH
Kids sitting at tables reading books as some get helped by a teacher

Arts and Wellness

Riverside’s young studio artists learn about art throughout history and across cultures and then use that inspiration to practice the elements (space, color, shape, etc) and principles (balance, pattern, proportion, etc) of artistic expression. In music classes our elementary students practice musical elements of melody, harmony, and rhythm while exploring the sounds of a variety of instruments and compositions from around the world and throughout history. We pride in student displays of their success through art shows and performances.


Developing habits of wellness includes physical activity, mental health, and social skills. Through group games, individual skills practice, fitness exercises, and dance, our teachers ask students to set goals, reflect on their experiences, and seek improvement. Older elementary students can participate in Riverside's soccer team.


Spanish

Our students begin learning world languages in Kindergarten with a native-speaking Spanish teacher. Through practice of familiar vocabulary with music, games, and activities, students develop a love for the language and a familiarity with Hispanic cultures and geography. As they progress toward 5th grade, Riversiders expand their understanding from sounds and pronunciation, to spelling and reading words, to a recognition of grammatical structures that will steer their more formal learning in middle school.

Spanish

Our students begin learning world languages in Kindergarten with our Spanish teacher. Through practice of familiar vocabulary with music, games, and activities, students develop a love for the language and a familiarity with Hispanic cultures and geography. As they progress toward 5th grade, Riversiders expand their understanding from sounds and pronunciation, to spelling and reading words, to a recognition of grammatical structures that will steer their more formal learning in middle school.

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