ODCS is very proud of its Elementary School program and students. In addition to traditional academics, emphasis is placed on missions and mission support, drama programs, and extracurricular sports programs. Elementary students have won awards in local events including the Lego Olympiad, ACSI Spelling Bee, Ad Design campaigns, etc... Our students are encouraged to do their best academically, physically, socially, and spiritually.

BIBLE
God's Word is the foundation of all truth, and teaches us how we should live. II Timothy 3:16. Bible stories are told through the use of pictures and a written text. Christlike characteristics and moral values are taught. Bible verses are explained by the teacher and learned by students each week. The focus of the curriculum is God and my world.

ACSI Elementary Bible Series - grade 1. 1995.

READING/HANDWRITING/SPELLING
This course includes direct instruction in phonemic awareness; daily oral reading activities, silent reading times, invented spelling and formal spelling instruction, and writing and handwriting exercises.

SRA Open Court Reading. McGraw Hill Companies, 2002.
Handwriting – Scott Foresman, Addison Wesley, 1999. D’Nealian Handwriting

BIBLE
Students will study the lives of several Old Testament and New Testament personalities. Important character traits to model will be discussed. Weekly Bible verses will be memorized and discussed.

ACSI Elementary Bible Series - grade 2. 1995.


READING
The second grade reading curriculum is largely a phonetic program using meaningful literary content. It is a program designed with explorable concepts that will encourage the learner to think, raise questions, and become good readers. All students are challenged to stretch and to grow, each at his or her own level. Children learn to read critically incorporating God's values into the literature.

SRA Open Court Reading. McGraw/Hill 2002

BIBLE
The focus in third grade Bible is Christ and His Church. Students study the gospels and the book of Acts. Weekly Bible verses are memorized and discussed.

ACSI Elementary Bible Series - grade 3. 1995.

READING
Through the use of a variety of genres, this level will develop comprehension and monitoring skills, and introduce literary elements while the student does reading orally and silently.

SRA Open Court Reading. McGraw Hill Companies, 2002.

BIBLE
Fourth grade students learn traditional doctrinal subjects prepared for their grade level. Some of the topics include God, His Word, Christ, the Holy Spirit, the Church, Salvation, Heaven and Hell. Students not only gain an understanding of these doctrines but how the doctrine applies to them personally.

ACSI Elementary Bible Series - grade 4. 1995.

READING
Through the use of a variety of genres fourth graders will develop reading strategies, vocabulary, and comprehension. Choosing materials appropriate for researching a particular theme is emphasized to promote thinking and decision making skills. We believe these skills are necessary for interpreting and understanding the Bible as well as other literature.

SRA Open Court Reading – McGraw Hill Publishing Company. 2002.

BIBLE
Three strands of instruction occur in fifth grade: a survey or overview of the Old Testament; an in-depth study of the lives of various Bible characters presented in chronological order; and choices (whether good or bad) made by these characters which serve as examples for students as they make their own choices. Hymn studies, missionary stories and exciting adventures make this a comprehensive instructional program.

Memory Verse List and NIV Bible.

ACSI Elementary Bible Series - grade 5. 2006.

LANGUAGE ARTS
Language Arts program Imagine It! is a research-based, comprehensive Reading and Language Arts program. It provides a strong foundation for students in oral language, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. The program also teaches skills in Spelling, Grammar and Writing. There is a technology piece that is implemented in the classroom with the use of the Smart Board. Students are able to access the SRA website to play games that enrich their understanding of vocabulary, spelling, writing grammar and reading.

SRA. Imagine It! McGraw Hill. 2008.

BIBLE
The sixth grade curriculum presents three strands of instruction: a survey or overview of the New Testament; an in-depth, personalized study of popular passages; and application of these scriptures to important issues faced by sixth-graders. The focus is on personal Bible study and the understanding of principles, which can guide all of life’s decisions. Students receive a solid foundation of Biblical content with strong application in their personal lives.

ACSI Elementary Bible Series – Grade 6; Christ in My Life. Purposeful Design, 2006.
NIV Bible
Memory Verse List

LANGUAGE ARTS
Language Arts program Imagine It! is a research-based, comprehensive Reading and Language Arts program. It provides a strong foundation for students in oral language, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. The program also teaches skills in Spelling, Grammar and Writing. There is a technology piece that is implemented in the classroom with the use of the Smart Board. Students are able to access the SRA website to play games that enrich their understanding of vocabulary, spelling, writing grammar and reading.

SRA. Imagine It! McGraw Hill. 2008.