Class
of
2015/16
Curriculum
Night
Daily Schedule
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8:00-8:20
8:20-10:00
10:00-10:20
10:20-10:50
10:50-12:28
12:28-12:55
12:50 - 1:05
1:05 - 1:50
1:50 -2:10
2:10-2:45
2:45-2:50
Morning work – Math
Math
Read aloud/snack
Recess
Language Arts
Lunch
Pack up/bathrooms
Encore
Bathroom/Silent Read
Social Studies/Science
Clean up and dismissal
Arrival & Morning Work
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Students need to be unpacked and ready to learn
by 8:20 (includes getting breakfast, using
bathroom, etc.)
Math morning routine
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Done independently first
Reviewed as a class—students make
additions/revisions as needed
We confer on homework, then go into the lesson
for the day
Math
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PROBLEM SOLVERS! “PBL Style”
Quarter 1
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Quarter 2
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Place value
Addition & subtraction review
Area & perimeter (for multiplication)
Multiplication (please practice facts!)
Measurement
Division
Quarter 3 – Fractions (cook, bake at home)
Quarter 4 – Decimals & geometry
Language Arts
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Reading
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Focus on deep meaning/author perspective
Book studies/Literature groups-Roald Dahl
Nonfiction/WWII unit
Close reading
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Notice & Note Signposts
Language Arts
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Wordly Wise
ENCORE writing-to reinforce skills
Narrative, research papers and persuasive writing
pieces that have gone through the entire writing
process-put into a portfolio
Spelling strategies
Social Studies
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All about North Carolina!
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Exploration & Colonization
Migration & Settlement
Constitution & Government
State Growth
State Development
State Symbols
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Personal Financial Literacy
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Global awareness as a 21st century skill
Science
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Quarter 1
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Quarter 2
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Earth in the Universe (moon phases)
Earth History (fossils)
Quarter 3
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Ecosystems/Animal Adaptations
Molecular Biology (nutrition)
Matter: Properties and Changes (includes rocks and
minerals)
Quarter 4
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Forces and Motion
Energy: Conservation & Transfer (includes electricity)
Homework
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Goals:
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Reinforce skills taught in class
Provide additional time for practice/activities Teach
responsibility/time management
Allow students to see what they don’t get
Keep parents in the loop
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Homework Tickets & OOPF! Sheets
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More information on my website hows and whys of
homework
Communication
Tuesday Folders
ORANGE FOLDERS-please return contents
Parent Assist
Information about access from office
Progress reports-WILL be sent
Planners
Homework-Student specific time to write
Remind child to tell me if there is a note
Email
School and home are fine, but more likely
to get response from school (usually late)
Conferences
Prearranged-most days 7:30-7:50AM, and
3-3:20 PM, set up via email
Grades-WSFCS
90-100=A
Excellent progress
(Working independently, mastering content at a high level)
80-89=B
Good progress
(Working independently, above average content mastery)
70=79=C
Satisfactory progress
(Adequate/expected progress of grade level content)
60-69=D
Slow progress
(Below grade level and/or difficulty working independently)
0-59=F
Not meeting grade-level expectations
(Unable to/does not work independently)
PowerSchool/Parent Assist
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Great way for parents to stay informed about
grades. (Paper grades are sent in orange folder,
but are calculated differently on Parent Assist.)
You need to get the password from the office.
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Please be aware:
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Categories are weighted
Single assignment “Fs”
Curving/dropping/revising grades
Field Trips
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Two big trips to reinforce social studies and science:
○ WFU September 17
○Bird Rehabilitation guest-October 23
○ Raleigh-October 28 (still one spot on the bus)
○Duke Energy-November 20
○Hiddenite-April 29
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Other groups will come (or have already) to visit our
school for in school field trips
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Must be a Level 2 volunteer to chaperone!
BYOD
Bring Your Own Device
○ Devices must have Wifi connectivity to work in the
classroom
○ Students are not required to bring a device
○ Students are responsible for any devices that they
do choose to bring (classroom stays locked when
we aren’t in it)
○ We will develop a class “BYOD Constitution” to be
signed by parents and students
Questions?
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