1 · Start Strong
Term 1 uses the same English, exact Maths, Life Skills core, Creative Arts and PE learning route.
OPEN TERM 1 →MICHAEL NOAH™
GRADE 1 · CATHOLIC FULL YEAR40 WEEKS · 4 TERMS · BIBLE + CAPS + SERVICE
Grade 1.
Catholic all year.
A family-selected Catholic Grade 1 year: Scripture, prayer, Mass awareness, sacraments, saints, service and church-year stories wrapped around concrete Grade 1 language, maths and Life Skills.
GRADE 1 READINESS STAYS ACADEMIC
Faith context does not change the readiness bar.
Use the same Michael Noah 18-item readiness snapshot and tracked 8-week / 40-day bridge for language, number sense, school habits and movement. Sacramental status, prayer knowledge or parish participation must never become a Grade 1 admission, readiness or academic-success criterion.
SAME FINISHED GRADE 1 BACKBONE
2 · Whole-year coverage
436/436 registered Grade 1 coordinates have learner-facing activities. Exact/source-materialised status remains 218/436; the other 218 are original MN mapped objects pending exact-source verification.
OPEN YEAR →3 · Fresh term checks
Academic term checks use fresh Maths, English, Life Skills, Creative Arts and PE tasks. Faith knowledge stays in the separate Catholic review.
ACADEMIC TERM CHECK →4 · One Parent Desk
Readiness, bridge days, academic evidence, term checks and Catholic faith receipts meet in the same Grade 1 Parent Desk.
PARENT DESK →CHOOSE TERM + WEEK
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📖 Bible
Use your family's lawful Catholic Bible or an age-appropriate retelling. MN supplies references and original prompts, not copied catechetical programmes.
🎯 Catholic lens
Catholic theology is labelled as theology. Science, history and maths keep their own evidence standards.
🇿🇦 CAPS connections
FIVE-DAY FAITH & LIFE ARC
Suggested faith block: about 20–35 minutes daily. Shorten it when needed; the core Grade 1 academic day continues through MN.
BUILD + PROVE
Evidence to keep
Family + parish rhythm
Mass, feast days and sacramental preparation follow the family's parish and verified Catholic calendar; MN does not guess local observance.
Academic core stays live
Catholic mode is an opt-in faith layer on the same Grade 1 academic engine. It never replaces or lowers the academic evidence standard.
TERM REVIEW
Know it. Explain it. Use it.
The original MN knowledge check assesses vocabulary, Bible/religion knowledge and safe application. It never grades prayer, conversion, conscience, sacramental status, baptism intention or closeness to God.
OPEN TERM REVIEW →ACADEMIC TRUTH BOUNDARY
The 40-week Catholic layer and the Grade 1 learner experience are complete at different evidence levels.
The faith layer covers 40 school weeks. The shared academic engine has learner-facing coverage across all 436 registered Grade 1 coordinates, while exact/source-materialised status remains 218/436. The remaining 218 use original MN mapped learning objects pending exact DBE-source verification. Do not market this as whole-grade CAPS-exact, independently moderated, or official Catholic denominational curriculum.
PARENT BOUNDARIES
No spiritual score
Assess knowledge, reading, reasoning, work and service participation. Do not score whether the child believes enough, prays correctly or is ready for a religious commitment.
No fear or pressure
Death, conflict, judgement and end-times themes stay calm and age-appropriate. No graphic imagery, frightening speculation or coercion.
Safety outranks a lesson
Children are never required to contact unfamiliar adults, disclose grief, donate money, reconcile with unsafe people or publish another person's story.