Elementary at Look At Me School encompasses first through fifth grades. These grades are self-contained classrooms. Teachers are allowed the flexibility of team teaching in order to maximize instruction of the core subjects.
The academic subjects of art, music, physical education and technology are instructed by specialized teachers. Fifth grade is considered a "transition to middle school year" and team teaching is offered in some core subjects as preparation for the middle school experience.
Teachers use the LAMS approved Consensus Curriculum (revised summer 2007) to develop their individual class' curriculum.
Learning objectives for each grade level are then carefully developed within the guidance provided by LAMS Curriculum (see curriculum page for more details). This process provides teachers flexibility in developing a learning program geared to the ability levels of their students in a given year. In 2007 LAMS begins with the SRI (Scholastic Reading Inventory) which provides a consistent whole-group test format for grades 1-12 and provides a Lexile measure and correlation to grade level ranges, as well as norm-referenced data. These standardized test scores are going to measure with data our curriculum development and implementation.