Prepared Mind Pillar

Athlos Academy of Utah uses these curricula for literacy:

Grades K-5 use Wonders

• Wonders, a comprehensive K-6 ELA/ELD program, is designed to meet the challenges of today’s classroom and reach all learners. A wealth of research-based print and digital resources provide unmatched support for building strong literacy foundations, accessing complex texts, engaging in collaborative conversations, and writing to sources.
• WonderWorks Intervention is a reading program that serves elementary students who are struggling to meet grade-level reading standards. The program pairs with the classroom ELA program, Wonders. WonderWorks focuses on phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension skills to help students improve in grade-level reading. The reading program utilizes Acadience (formerly DIBELS) and i-Ready data to recommend students for the program. Parents are contacted if students qualify.

Grades 6-9 use StudySync

• StudySync is an integrated print and digital English language arts program for that is multimedia-rich. StudySync, brings great literature to life and supports student exploration in the classroom and beyond.

Lexia Core5 Reading (English)

This year your child will be using Lexia Core5 Reading, a fun computer-based program that has helped millions of students. The activities in Core5 support and build on our classroom curriculum and focus on developing reading skills in six areas: phonological awareness, phonics, structural analysis, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.

Read more about it by viewing our PDF’s:

Core5 School Year Home Use Letter

Access Lexia with Clever English

Lexia Core5 Reading (Spanish)

Este año, su hijo/a usará Lexia® Core5® Reading, un divertido programa informático que ha ayudado a mi-llones de estudiantes. Las actividades de Core5 respaldan y fortalecen el plan de estudios de nuestro salón de clases y se focalizan en el desarrollo de capacidad de lectura en seis áreas: consciencia fonológica, fonética, análi-sis estructural, fluidez, vocabulario y comprensión.

Lea más sobre esto viendo nuestros PDF:

Cómo usar Lexia® Core5® Reading en casa

Cómo acceder a los programas de Lexia con Clever

Using Waterford Reading Academy

Students can log in to Waterford Reading Academy using one of three options: their username and password, a unique QR code, or Clever.

To log your student in using their username and password:
1. Type my.waterford.org into your search bar.
2. Enter the username and password set by the school for your student.
3. Choose Sign In to log your student into their account.

To log your student in using their QR Code:
1. Visit my.waterford.org.
2. Select the Scan button. A pop-up window will appear.
3. Choose Allow to give my.waterford.org permission to open your device’s camera.
4. Hold the QR code up to your device’s camera to begin scanning.
When the device recognizes the QR code, your student will be redirected to the Waterford Reading Academy homepage.

To log students in through Clever:
1. Visit my.waterford.org.
2. Choose to Log in With Clever. You will be redirected to the Clever login page.
3. Search for your school name, then log in to Clever using your student’s username and password.
Your student will then be redirected to the Waterford Reading Academy homepage.

Athlos Academy of Utah uses two curricula for math.

Grades K–5 use Bridges math curriculum

• What does it mean to have mathematical literacy?It means that a student understands the important role math has in the world and becomes a citizen who can make informed decisions. Developing mathematical literacy begins with building mathematical thinkers, which is at the core of the Bridges math program used at Athlos Academy. Bridges promotes a deeper understanding of math concepts, proficiency and fluency with computational skills, and the ability to reason and persevere through complex problems. Its approach blends direct instruction along with investigation and exploration using contexts and real-world connections. The program presents information supported by a progression of learning: kinesthetic materials, powerful visual images, and symbolic notation. Pressed to make connections within the strategies and models, students develop a rich cognitive framework for the structure of mathematics.

Grades 6–8 use CPM math curriculum

• A great resource for math help for 6th grade and up is CPM. “CPM’s mission is to empower mathematics students and teachers through exemplary curriculum, professional development, and leadership. We recognize and foster teacher expertise and leadership in mathematics education. We engage all students in learning mathematics through problem-solving, reasoning, and communication. CPM envisions a world where mathematics is viewed as intriguing and useful, and is appreciated by all; where powerful mathematical thinking is an essential, universal, and desirable trait; and where people are empowered by mathematical problem-solving and reasoning to solve the world’s problems.”

FOSS Program

Our intrinsic attraction to the natural world invites learners to engage in life, physical, and earth science content and practices. Through observation and experimentation, we come to better understand the scientific processes that impact the world in which we live. Athlos Academy uses selected Full Option Science System (FOSS) kits to support the science program and rich investigations. These hands-on, active science investigations promote analysis, deep conversations, and connections. In alignment with the Next Generation and State Science Standards, the Athlos science program also incorporates the engineering practices of analyzing a problem, developing a solution, and redesigning the proposal after evaluation.

In addition to FOSS, Athlos Academy utilizes original science units, developed with purposeful connections to the Healthy Body Pillar. All units are built around intriguing guiding questions, essential science concepts, inquiry-based activities, and meaningful connections. Our budding scientists have multiple opportunities to demonstrate knowledge and skills through engaging projects.

The social studies program is founded on the idea that developing civic competence is the basis for full participation in a democratic society. Aligned to state standards, Athlos Academy uses units framed by central topics such as family, community, and citizenship. Deeper investigations into pivotal historical events and eras such as the American Revolution, the Civil War, and the settlement of Utah cultivates historical inquiry skills and an appreciation of our past. Students consistently make connections to modern day global issues. Beginning with guiding questions and essential understandings, the units include activities to pique curiosity and spark excitement. Throughout the grade levels, there are intentional connections made to Performance Character traits rooted in the deeds and words of significant historical and modern figures.