The art program at Peace Valley seeks to bring honor and glory to God through the visual arts and is designed to provide a wide variety of experiences through
skills, materials, visual concepts, art history, and art appreciation.
Students have the opportunity to explore art through painting, drawing, printmaking, ceramics, collage and weaving. They are also provided instruction in a graduated format, building on basic skills toward more complex ideas. Program highlights include art displays at local area businesses, participation in local community contests, and a spring fine arts festival.
Gym
Peace Valley students enjoy the balance and fun of sport and play from Kindergarten through Grade 5. They learn the value of consistent and lifelong physical fitness as well as the importance of their body as the temple of God.
Highlights include:
The "PLUMSTEAD CUP"
Parachute Camping
Jump Rope 4 Heart - school wide fundraiser for the American Heart Association
Technological integration with the use of Pedometers and Heart Rate Monitors
Health
Peace Valley students discover God’s creation of our human bodies through a comprehensive Health program. Learning how to care for themselves is an important part of Health in Grades K-5. Students also participate in the required Pennsylvania school health screenings: hearing, vision, height, weight and BMI.
Parents receive all of the results.
“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.”
Psalm 139:14
Some of the highlights include:
Planning meals based on the Food Pyramid
Learning about the human body and correctly locating some of its organs
Practicing basic first aid
Library
Peace Valley Elementary’s Library brings the mysteries of this marvelous world that God has created into the hands of the students. Choosing from the wide selection of books as they gather with classmates to learn in PCS’ comfortable learning environment presents a marvelous opportunity to educationally grow. Students can also cuddle with Library mascot “Mr. Bear” and fall in love with reading.
Among the highlights:
A study of the Caldecott Medal and illustration techniques
John Newbery and the Newbery Medal
The Dewey Decimal System
Research projects with classroom teachers
Music
The goal of our music program is to explore every aspect of music to the glory and praise of God. Children develop listening skills and an understanding of musical elements, as they develop an understanding of music notation as they read, write, and compose. Both students and teachers love singing and performing on classroom instruments; as unique creations of God, each child has the ability and need to create musically.
Peace Valley students can hone their newly discovered skills and talents through:
Winter and Spring concerts
Fourth and Fifth Grade Band
Third Grade Recorders
Grade 5 field trip to the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia
Technology
Computers and other technologies enrich the learning experiences of the Peace Valley students. They create slideshows, make graphs and posters, type and illustrate stories, and even create simple animations. And just like life, Computer use is integrated throughout the curriculum, and earning objectives are aligned with the National Educational Technology Standards.
Some of the activities include:
Making an animation of the life cycle of a butterfly on a Palm handheld
Creating graphs of science data
Preparing a PowerPoint about a social studies topic
Integrating the use of desktop computers, Palm handhelds, and even digital cameras
