Homework
- Students may have up to 45 minutes of homework a night. (Monday thru Thursday)
- Students will be independently responsible for writing their homework in their agendas
- Parents need to sign agendas nightly to ensure good home + school communication
Language Arts
Reading
- Concentrating on Before, During and After Reading Strategies
- Developing Fluency
- Improving Comprehension
- Reading: General Reading Processes, Story Elements, Social Studies texts, Poetry texts, Science texts, Ancillary Materials(Magazines/Newspapers/Internet),Novels, Functional Documents (Directions/Recipes/Menus/Applications/Etc.), Plays and Drama
- Small and whole group instruction (fluid needs based grouping)
- Developing their vocabulary
Writing
Concentrating on the 6 Traits of Writing
- Ideas
- Organization
- Voice
- Sentence Fluency
- Word Choice
- Conventions
Math
- Algebra, Patterns & Functions: Solving word problems involving multiple patterns or functional relationships
- Geometry: Compare plane geometric figures to solid geometric figures
- Measurement: Calculating equivalent measurements, Measuring & drawing single angles
- Statistics: Collect, organize, display, analyze or interpret data using a variety of data displays
- Probability: Tree diagrams, Single events outcomes
- Number Relationships & Computation: Decimals and fractions, Factors and multiples, Rules of divisibility
Science
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Geology
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Communities
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Microscopes
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Electricity/Magnetism- Energy Sources
Social Studies
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Colonial History
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Revolutionary War
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U.S. Government