Literacy skills are integrated into all subject areas. Teachers and staff work as a collaborative group to meet the needs of each student. Our curriculum includes:

● English Language Arts Common Core using HMH (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) curriculum
● K-8 leveled reading library (tested through Accelerated Reader)
● HMH (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) Writing strategies
● Utilizing evidence-based principles from the Science of Reading, Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum in combination with UFLI Foundations
● Small guided reading groups used to target students’ individual reading levels
● Spanish language offered in grades K-8

Math and Science skills are integrated into all subject areas. Teachers and staff work as a collaborative group to meet the needs of each student. Our curriculum includes:Common Core Standards in Math
● i-Ready is an online learning program for mathematics that includes a diagnostic assessment and
personalized instruction for students in K-8. This program helps your student’s teacher(s)
determine your student’s needs, personalize their learning, and monitor progress throughout the
school year. i-Ready allows your teacher(s) to meet your student exactly where they are and
provides data to increase your student’s learning gains.
● Small group personalized Math instruction 3 times/week for students in 3rd-5th grades, called WIN time. (WIN = What I Need)
● Differentiated instruction in middle school Math where students are placed in one of two tracks based on assessment given at the beginning of the school year.
● NGSS-Next Generation Science Standards use a combination of 3 distinct and equally important dimensions to learning science. Those dimensions are Crosscutting Concepts, Science & Engineering Practices and Disciplinary Core Ideas (Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, Earth and Space Sciences, Engineering, Technology and Applications of Science).
● STEM curriculum through Woz Ed – Hands on activities for coding, drones, 3D printing and stop motion animation (depending on grade level)
● 7th and 8th grade students compete in school, Diocesan, and University of Utah Science and Engineering Fairs

Religion is integrated into all subject areas. Our curriculum includes:

● Daily prayers and intentions
● Regularly scheduled religion classes
● Weekly Masses on Wednesday and Holy Days
● Visits by school pastor
● Liturgical Choir program offered for grades 1-6
● Liturgy and Music director engages students in meaningful reading and song during the celebration of the Mass
● Sacramental preparation for First Communion, First Confession, and Confirmation
● Altar Server training
● Once a month class participation during Sunday Mass at St. Ambrose
● Through the Circle of Grace Program, educators assist students to recognize God’s love. The goal of the Circle of Grace program is to educate and empower students to actively participate in a safe environment for themselves and others.

The J.E. Cosgriff Student Leadership Council carefully selects monthly service project for the entire school community to support. Some past projects include:

● Thanksgiving dinner baskets for St. Patrick’s Parish
● Collecting food and item donations for the Utah Food Bank, YWCA, and the Road Home
● Fundraising for foundations and organizations such as the Humane Society of Utah, Homeless Youth Resource Center and Catholic Relief Services
● Students also knit scarves and hats for the St. Ambrose Parish Giving Tree and Huntsman Cancer Institute.

Physical education for K–8 students follows the National Standards for Physical Education and aims to
build motor skills, physical fitness, and lifelong healthy habits. Daily physical education helps students
become confident, active individuals. It also offers key benefits, including increased physical activity,
better academic performance, and improved focus in the classroom.

● Students have PE Classes once a week for grades K-8
● After School Ski Program grades 3-8
● Students can participate in Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) sanctioned volleyball, basketball,
and track & field for grades 2-8
● Participate in afterschool Race Cats “Tiger“ Track Club in the Spring