Kindergarten

Kindergarten is a critical school year when students first begin formalized education and start a fantastic adventure in learning! Every student is encouraged to be creative and discover the many joys that learning has to offer guided in accordance to the Florida Standards and dependent on support from families! In addition to the implementation of the Florida Standards, TRS kindergarten teachers work to develop classroom communities in which students feel safe and free to share thoughts and ideas. Teachers model and teach patience, fairness, determination, respect, and responsibility. Active student participation is promoted through whole group, small group, and individualized instruction. An emphasis on “hands on” learning helps encourage students to actively seek and discover knowledge about themselves and their world! Truly, kindergarten is a special and important year, full of laughter, discovery, and adventure!

Grade 1

Together we can build on your child's curiosity and enthusiasm to make this year a positive learning experience. With the support from home, we will provide a strong foundation for continual growth into the world of learning. As teachers, we realize each child is unique with different learning styles, interests, and levels of readiness. To accommodate each child's uniqueness, we will differentiate throughout the classroom to help all children be successful in first grade. Within the classroom environment, we stress rights and responsibilities, specifically, the right to learn and the right to learn and be safe. A positive feeling about one's self and a secure learning environment enable a child to take risks. This is the path that leads to exploration and discovery. Learning through discovery is more exciting, is more meaningful, and therefore remembered longer.

Grade 2

Second grade teachers understand that second graders bring individual needs, dreams, and potentials to the classroom. These mentors and coaches always function with the student in mind. Therefore, they make sure that the students learn what is genuinely of value in math, science, social studies, language arts, reading, and character education. The second grade teachers pique curiosity about what is to be explored, capture interests, and help students see that learning is inherently satisfying. Students are consistently helped to become more than they thought they could become through dedicated and worthwhile work. The question still remains – who is the teacher and who is the learner? In other words, each day the teachers are refashioned by their own students.  Because second grade teachers love what they do, they cultivate a passion for what they do and allow their students to shape them, reflect on, and learn from what they see.

Grade 3

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Grade 4

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Grade 5

Fifth grade is an exciting year for students at Taylor Ranch Elementary School. In addition to being the "big guys on campus," there are many events that make this year special as well. As if things aren't busy enough, students still maintain a high level of academic focus. They study our discovery of the New World, its founding, and growth in social studies. In math, students learn higher level problem-solving skills in geometry, algebra, measurement, data collection and analysis, plus much more. Our students read, read, and read in fifth grade. Science is always a new discovery for our students. Our fifth graders are very busy with their studies and extracurricular experiences. As the "seniors" of Taylor Ranch, our students are involved in many activities which make them well-rounded and ready for middle school.