Franklin Road Christin School -- Novi, MI

Elementary school is where a love of learning is established for a child. At FRCS, small class sizes and a nurturing environment help create the ideal learning environment. Parents are welcome partners in making the first years of school an exciting exploration. Teachers are caring, Christian professionals that guide young minds as they discover God’s world around them.

Curriculum
The Christian faith is integrated with every subject of the curriculum at Franklin Road Christian School. Teachers use resources from various publishers, including many children's books, to help students learn about topics throughout the curriculum.

Subjects

Bible
Science
Math
History/Social Studies
Reading
Writing
Spelling
Phonics
Handwriting
Spanish

Specials that meet once or twice a week, depending on the grade level, may include art, music, band, physical education, Spanish, library, and computer.

Communication
The teachers make communication with parents a priority. Notes in students' daily planners help keep parents informed. Folders with class work and newsletters are sent home on Mondays. Edline, a personalized on-line program, and parent-teacher conferences help keep the home-school connection strong.

Spiritual Emphasis
Lower and upper elementary students meet for their own chapel service every week. Speakers include teachers, parents, and pastors. Once a month, character awards are given to a student in each class. Mid-year, a Spiritual Emphasis week helps students and teachers to focus on God in a special way.

Outreach
Community service outreaches help students minister to others and find the rewards of service for themselves and those they serve. Students participate in Operation Christmas Child along with ministering at the Grace Center of Hope in Pontiac. The children also enjoy collecting pillows and blankets for the Brightmoor Prayer House Mission as another outreach of FRCS.

Field Trips
All classes take field trips each year to learn from the community. The orchard, farm, schoolhouse at Greenfield Village, and fifth grade science camp are just some of the places our students go to learn.

Summer Reading Program
All students and parents are asked to read regularly over the summer in order to build critical language arts skills.

Activities
Book Fair
Spirit days
Grandparents Day
Field Day
Kindergarten Graduation
Fall and spring concerts

Fine Arts
The arts are important at Franklin Road Christian School. Our excellent fine arts teachers guide young students as they explore creative expression in many different art forms and musical performances.

The Elementary Art student's creativity and imagination is nurtured on an individual basis. They will explore a variety of media and are encouraged to release their God-given talent and ability in original works of Art

Music is a priority at Franklin Road Christian School. Each grade has vocal music twice per week. Instrumental instruction starts in fourth grade with the Recorder and then in Fifth Grade our students begin elementary band. Our band program continues into our MS/HS. The music department performs three concerts each school year, one at Christmas, one in the spring and one in February honoring Grandparents.

Spanish
FRCS has intentionally selected to teach only Spanish to our students. It is our goal that by the time they graduate from HS they will be able to communicate effectively in the Spanish language. As a result of this goal, we introduce Spanish in the Kindergarten program and continue teaching it through the elementary grades.