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1:  What would my kids learn in K and 1st grade in MCPS in math, science, English, soxial studies?
2:  What specials are there and how often do they go? 
3:  What do they do in music (chorus? recorder?)
4.  Is there the option to take a foreign language after school?
5:  How often do they go on movement breaks??
6:  Are any sports taught during PE? 
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1) suggest looking up the refrigerator curriculum for MP1 and MP2 for K and 1
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/refrigerator/
2) ES has 4 specials, each once/week - art, music, PE, and library 
3) In K and 1 they learn some instruments like the xylophone, learn how to read music, and do a lot of singing. Recorder is in 3rd  and there is an option starting in 4th for weekly instrumental music on top of regular music class. My kids love music in MCPS — both regular class and instrumental in upper ES (and middle school - which you have not asked about). 
4) I think both RHES and CCES offer Spanish  enrichment courses, though we don’t do after school activities outside of aftercare. (Also fYI - if you live closer to CCES you can send RHES kids to aftercare there).

PTAs run the enrichment cfocities so I would reach out to them wuth questions.
5) this probably varies by teacher me grade. It is definitely academic and movement is not the priority. 
6) My kids like PE but don’t talk about the specifics. I would not count on learning how to play sports well; they will learn some basics, but most kids who care do they after school or on the weekends. [/quote]

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