Jackie Hansen 

jhansen@cornerstonechristian.net
925 . 779 . 2010 ext 3525

Mrs. Hansen has been teaching at Cornerstone for 7 years. She has an amazing husband and two daughters who also attend Cornerstone. Her favorite part about teaching is worshiping with her students. She also loves watching students work hard on mastering something and then seeing them have that “AHA” moment.

Have I not commanded you Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.

- Joshua 1:9

JUST FOR FUN

Birthday: March 18

Color: White and Sage

Hobby: Reading

Weekend Activity: Spending time with her family and camping

Favorite Treat: coffee, dried fruit, anything with chocolate and peanut butter

Amy Hendricks

ahendricks@cornerstonechristian.net
925 . 779 . 2010 ext 3524

Amy Hendricks has been a part of the Cornerstone family for 9 years. She and her family feel so very blessed to be a part of this ministry.

Mrs. Hendricks has been married to her husband Jon for 9 years and they have 2 kiddos. She has always wanted to be a teacher for as long as she can remember, so she is living her dream!

She is so happy to wake up every day and come to this place. Mrs. Hendricks loves helping children grow spiritually as well as academically. She believes that God has placed her here to share her heart and pour her soul into these kiddos and help guide them on their own path. 

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

- Proverbs 3:5-6

JUST FOR FUN

Birthday: March 30

Color: Purple

Hobby: Baking

Weekend Activity: Walks, gardening, family time

Favorite Treat: Bundt cake, Twix

LANGUAGE ARTS

Phonics & Reading

Review of vowels, consonants, blends, one and two vowel words, consonant blends

Recognition and use of all phonics special sounds in reading

Spelling rules: doubling consonants, dropping silent e, changing y to i

Oral reading: reading comprehension skills

Cursive Writing

Review of letter formation

Guided creative writing

Daily seat work practice in all academic areas

Spelling & Poetry

Weekly phonics-based word list

Vocabulary words and definitions second semester

Weekly test

Reinforcement activities

Language

Capitalization of first word in a sentence, days of the week, months of the year, special holidays, people, and places

Correct punctuation at the ends of sentences

Complete sentences, questions, and exclamations

Words using suffixes, prefixes, abbreviations, compound words, rhyming words, opposite words, same meaning words, singular and plural words, singular possessive words, and contractions

Alphabetizing words and other dictionary skills

Word usage rules

Writing complete sentences, questions, exclamations, and short stories

Writing letters and thank you notes

Creative writing: identify 4 types of sentences

HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY

America, Our Home

Sweet Land of Liberty

Early America

Colonial America

A Free America

A Growing America

The American West

A New America

America’s Pioneers

Tomorrow’s America

BIBLE

Lessons such as Salvation Series, Life of Moses, Tabernacle, Joshua, Judges, Ruth

Read Devotional “Hinds Feet in High Places”

Memory verses and Bible doctrine

SCIENCE

Explore Matter & Motion: What science is, what matter is.
Let’s explore living things:
1. Plants: How plants grow and change.
2. Animals: How animals grow and change. Habitats.
3. How the human body works.

ARITHMETIC

Number recognition, counting, writing 1-10,000+

Numbers greatest and least 1-1,000

Counting and writing to hundred thousands, threes to 36, fours to 48

Ordinal numbers

Addition facts through 18, column addition, four-digit addition with carrying

Subtraction facts through 18, four-digit subtraction with borrowing

Multiplication facts 0-5, 10s

Division facts 1-5, 10s

Story problems

Multiple combinations

Estimation

Rounding

Numbers before and after by ones, twos, threes, fours, fives, and tens

Counting money and combining coins and bills

Telling time to the nearest minute

English and some metric measures

Drawing and measuring lines to one-half inch

Developing listening skills

Calendars

Place value to thousands

Unit fractions

Making change

Reading a thermometer

Reading pictographs, bar graphs, line graphs

Roman numerals

MUSIC

Traditional, patriotic, and fun songs

ARTS & CRAFTS

Development of art techniques in multiple types of media

HEALTH, SAFETY, MANNERS

Health: Posture, nutrition, exercise, rest, cleanliness, diseases

Safety: At and away from home, on streets, around water, during bad weather

Manners: Politeness, kindness, cheerfulness, respect, thoughtfulness, thankfulness, patience, table and telephone manners