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Welcome to Curriculum Night

Welcome to Curriculum Night. Reading. Six Comprehension Strategies Visualizing Connections Summarizing Questioning Inferring Synthesizing Nonfiction comprehension strategies and structures Language Nouns, pronouns, proper nouns, adjectives, Verbs, adverbs, articles and conjunctions

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Welcome to Curriculum Night

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  1. Welcome to Curriculum Night

  2. Reading • Six Comprehension Strategies • Visualizing • Connections • Summarizing • Questioning • Inferring • Synthesizing • Nonfiction comprehension strategies and structures • Language • Nouns, pronouns, proper nouns, adjectives, Verbs, adverbs, articles and conjunctions • Sources • Novels • Basal Readers • TFK • Newspaper • Picture books • Internet • Reference Materials

  3. Additional Reading • Interactive Read Alouds • Silent reading • Reading for enjoyment • LLC book • Book from home • Wheaton Public Library book • Appropriately leveled • Each classroom teacher decides how often and how long this will take place per week • Comprehension strategies reviewed

  4. Spelling Tests are given weekly Homework will be used as weekly review Student responsibility in mastering spelling words

  5. Writing • Three types covered throughout the year: • Narrative • Informational • Opinion • Preparation for ISAT: • Written response to Reading • Written response to math using problem solving strategies • Skills: • Transition into 5-paragraph writing • Writer’s Workshop / Graphic organizers • Written Language including Poetry

  6. Math • Timed tests • Multiplication and Division • Nightly fact practice initiative =10 minutes per night - 3 minute timed test given Fridays • Curriculum • Common Core Curriculum • Operations and algebraic thinking • Number and operations in base ten • Number and operations -Fractions • Measurement and data • Geometry • Problem Solving for ISAT

  7. Main units Scientific Method & AT HOME Science Project Cells and microscopes Adaptations & Classification-Mrs. Saporito Plants- Mrs. Clapp Human Body- Ms. Kennard Animal Kingdoms & Ecosystems-Ms. Queen Health/Family Living Unit Film shown last Friday in May Boys and girls separate when viewing the film Science

  8. Social Studies • Map Skills • States and Regions • Government / citizenship • Revolutionary War • Civil War • Time For Kids (TFK)/ Current events

  9. Homework • 45 minutes nightly (including all reading, worksheets, math, and projects) • Get It Done Club (GIDC) • At recess • Monitored by 4th and 5th grade teachers • Note sent home that MUST be signed and returned • Kids do not have to miss entire recess

  10. Assignment Notebook andPortfolios • Organizational tool • Return daily • Communication tool • Daily assignments • Long-term projects • Parent-teacher dialogue • Parent-student discussions

  11. Take a Peek! Biography Posters Science Experiments State PowerPoints Genres

  12. Projects/Technology • Debby Lawson, Librarian • Genre Study/ bookmarks- Create Word table, clip art, typing • Biography Poster-research, Word Art, clip art, import photos • National Park Tour- Research Photo Story 3 • State PowerPoint-research, PowerPoint and oral presentation skills • Technology • PowerPoint • Movie maker • Word processing • Research

  13. Special Schedule • Lunch: 12N-12:25 Recess: 12:25 – 12:55 • Music: 25 minutes • Art: 45 minutes • Library: 30 minutes • Saporito: Wednesday • Clapp: Wednesday • Kennard: Friday • Queen: Thursday • P.E.: 20 minutes • Computer: research, reinforcement tool

  14. Contact • Email • Best policy! • Assignment Notebooks • Newsletters • Each week • Posted on the Lincoln website

  15. Expectations for incoming fourth graders! • Handout coming home: • Social • Academic • Work habits Distributed in your child’s classroom!

  16. Thank you! Ms. Queen Mrs. Saporito Aide: Mrs. Bernhagen Ms. Kennard Mrs. Clapp Aide: Mrs. Lee

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