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Jodi Hoogwerf, jhoogwerf@cccss.org
(925) 934-4964 x 210
Miss Hoogwerf is in her ninth year of teaching second grade at C.C.C.S. She came to C.C.C.S. in 1999 after graduating with a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education from Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa. Miss Hoogwerf has wanted to be an elementary teacher for as long as can remember. She enjoys teaching second graders because it is fun to get to know the kids, to come up with creative learning experiences for them, and to help them gain a better understanding of God's world. In her spare time Miss Hoogwerf enjoys playing piano, being involved in praise team at church, hiking, running, walking, scrapbooking, shopping, baking, cooking, playing games and watching movies.
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Course of Study
Language Arts
Perspective: The goal of the Language Arts program is to enable the student to develop a Christian perspective toward reading and writing and to be a literate, knowledgeable, expressive citizen. Students will form a strong foundation of written and oral communication skills so they will become successful speakers, writers, and listeners through practice and application.
Text: Macmillan McGraw-Hill, Daily Oral Language
Content: In Second grade Language Arts students will develop abilities to use proper punctuation and capitalization; how to write simple sentences and combine sentences; write expository paragraphs, letters, stories, poems, short research reports and book reports; develop phonic skills; increase vocabulary; learn spelling generalizations; focus on use of correct grammar; enjoy a variety of reading material (fiction and non-fiction); learn parts of speech.
Mathematics
Perspective: Mathematics is our attempt to describe the order of God’s creation in terms of number and shape. The math curriculum includes a balance of Exploration, (discovery and investigation), Precision (drill and practice of basic skills), and Application (using math in real life situations). Through the study of mathematics students gain an understanding of the order of God’s creation. Students find out that there are predictable patterns in nature and numeracy.
Text: Sadlier-Oxford Mathematics
Content: Memorize basic addition and subtraction facts; add and subtract 2 & 3 digit numbers with and without regrouping; estimate sums and differences; memorize some basic multiplication facts (through 5x5); find products using pictures and manipultives; demonstrate understanding of division; write and identify fractions; identify and work with triangles, circles, squares, and rectangles; recognize congruent and symmetrical figures; find length, perimeter, area using centimeters; capacity & weight; solve problems with time and money; interpret charts, bar graphs, and pictographs; learn to estimate and do mental math; identify range and mode of data sets; learn to justify solutions.
Science
Perspective: Science is investigating the physical nature of God’s creation. God’s laws control the universe. Science attempts to gain knowledge of the laws and describe them in theories which may be modified in time due to further research. The aim of science education is to enable students to become better stewards of God’s creation through organizing, investigating, and explaining natural phenomenon.
Text: Scholastic Science Unit Studies
Content: Hands-on science program that reinforces to children how God is in control of the universe. There are many experiments.
Energy (light, heat, sound electricity, solar, nuclear, wind)
Water (use, storage, filter, conserve)
Living Things (plants, insects)
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Social Studies
Text: Houghton Mifflin
Perspective: Social Studies examines the cultural development of mankind from a Biblical perspective. History records, from varying perspectives, the extent to which people have fulfilled God’s calling.
Content: Christians need to know about the people and countries of the world. The Social Studies program combines Christ’s command to “love your neighbor” with His command to “go into the world and preach the gospel”. Students will learn what this means as they study their family and community. They are given the opportunity to understand different cultures and various social relationships.
· Depending on others (Follows foods from harvest to consumer)
· Ancestors (different cultures, ethnic heritages, Heritage Day Celebration)
· Historic People (study lives of six extraordinary people who made life better for many people)
· Living in Our Country (national symbols, holidays, Our President, elections)
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Other Courses
• Bible TEXT: Christian Schools Int. Curriculum
God’s Promises; The prophets, the parables of Jesus,
the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus’ death and resurrection, and
ways to live
• Spanish
TEXT: Viva el Español!
• Art
• Music
• PE
• Library
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Other Activities
• Chapel
• Field Trips (varies year to year)
· Lawrence Hall of Science
· Mrs. Grossman’s Sticker Factory and/or
The Jelly Belly Factory
· Mt. View Sanitation
· Volts and Jolts Workshop
· John Muir Hospital
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