Denise Castorina

dcastorina@cornerstonechristian.net
925 . 779 . 2010 ext 3529

This is Mrs. Castorina’s 21st year here at Cornerstone and she has enjoyed being a part of this wonderful family. It's such a blessing for her to come to school each day and share God's word with His precious children. 

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

- Philippians 4:13

JUST FOR FUN

Birthday: August 25

Color: Light Blue

Hobby: Fishing, working on cars, crafting, and scrapbooking 

Weekend Activity: Fishing, working on cars, going to car shows, and spending time with my husband and three dogs.

Favorite Treat: Caramel

Liz Kennedy

lkennedy@cornerstonechristian.net
925 . 779 . 2010 ext 3505

Liz has been part of the Cornerstone family for 13 years now. She loves teaching first grade and enjoys finding fun ways to teach in the classroom! Liz and her husband have two children, Korbin and Kaydence, who both attend Cornerstone. Together they love to go camping and BBQ with friends and family.

Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.

- 2 Corinthians 4:16

JUST FOR FUN

Birthday: October 2

Color: Green

Hobby: Reading and camping

Weekend Activity: BBQ and family time

Favorite Treat: Coffee and caramel

Erin McEuen

emceuen@cornerstonechristian.net
925 . 779 . 2010 ext 3534

Erin McEuen has been at Cornerstone for 22 years. She is passionate about teaching, and finds so much joy in coming to work every day.

Mrs. McEuen and her husband David have been married for 33 years, and have a 31 year old old daughter, Caitlynn.

But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

- Isaiah 40:31

JUST FOR FUN

Birthday: November 30

Color: Red & Black

Hobby: Reading & Hiking

Weekend Activity: Hiking, eating, church fellowship, and watching her grandson!

Favorite Treat: Almond Roca

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

Cursive Writing

Review of letter formation

Daily seat work practice in all academic areas

Spelling & Poetry

Weekly phonics based word list

Weekly test with phonics

Reinforcement activities

Eight poems committed to memory

Language

Capitalization of first word in a sentence, proper name, days of the week, and months of the year

Correct punctuation at the ends of sentences

Recognition of complete sentences

Words using suffixes, prefixes, syllables, compound words, rhyming words, opposite words, same meaning words, and contractions

Alphabetizing of words

Writing complete sentences and short stories

Creative writing

HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY

 This is My America

My American’s Flag

My America’s Freedoms

Symbols of My America

Great People of America

My America Grows

My America Talks

My America Travels

My America Is Beautiful

My America Sings

This is My World

Mexico, Peru, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Bahamas,
England, the Netherlands, Norway, France, Germany,
Switzerland, Italy, Israel, Egypt, Kenya, India, China,
Australia, Guam, and American Samoa

SCIENCE

Health & Human Biology

Discovering Myself

Energy

Discovering My Toys

Animals

Discovering Animals

Discovering Insects

Plants

Discovering Plants

Seasons

Discovering Seasons

ARITHMETIC

Number recognition, counting, and writing 1-1,000

Greatest and least

Counting and writing by tens, fives, twos, and threes

Number sequences

Ordinal numbers

Addition facts through 13 and three-digit addition with carrying

Subtraction facts through 13 and two-digit subtraction

Story problems

Numbers before and after by ones, twos, tens

Between numbers

Counting and combining coins

Telling time to the nearest five minutes

Recognizing odd and even numbers

English and some metric measures

Place value in ones, tens, and hundreds

Unit fractions

Reading a thermometer

Using a ruler

Multiple combinations

Concept of multiplication

Calendars

Reading pictographs and bar graphs

Developing listening skills

Roman numerals.

BIBLE

Lessons such as Salvation Series, Genesis, Life of Christ, Paul

Memory verses, hymns/choruses, and

Bible Doctrine

MUSIC

Traditional, patriotic, and fun songs

ARTS & CRAFTS

Development of art techniques in multiple types of media