8:55-9:15 Check In / Math Homework
9:15-10:00 Math
10:00-11:00 Reading
11:00-11:20 Snack/Recess
11:20-12:20 Language Arts
12:20-1:05 Specials
1:05-1:50 Recess/Lunch
1:50-2:00 Quickies
2:00-2:30 D.E.A.R. / Library
2:30-3:05 Social Studies / Science
3:05-3:20 Planner/Read Aloud
3:20-3:30 Closure
Homework Schedule
Monday: Planner will be checked for parent initials verifying 5 reading days (20 minutes daily)
Wednesday: DUE: Spelling - skill building activity
Thursday: STUDY FOR TOMORROW’S SPELLING TEST!!!
Friday: Spelling Test
Sent Home: Spelling list and skill building activity for following week
Check planner daily
Expect Everyday Math homework 3-4 times per week.
It is your child’s responsibility to turn in their homework. If homework is not turned in when due, your child will turn a behavior card and miss recess.
Pre-planned Absences: Homework will be held until your child returns
Illness: If your child is sick, please feel free to come in and pick up homework from his/her mailbox.
Language Arts
Applying thinking skills to reading, writing, speaking, listening and viewing.
Reading/Writing Workshop
*connecting reading and writing strategies through meaningful experiences
* website for reading comprehension practice:
Guided Reading/Writing
*directed small group instruction
Grammar
*conventions and mechanics (DLI- Daily Language Instruction)
Spelling
*word work, fluency, and vocabulary (Primary Spelling by Pattern)
*sight words (GVC Words- Guaranteed Viable Curriculum)
Thinking Maps (organization tools to record thinking)
*support CD’s available in library
Math
* Everyday Mathematics
* Flexible Grouping
* Homework- pink
* Family Letter Book- green
* Assessments- yellow
* Everyday Math Games
* Quickies ( one minute fact practice tests)
Social Studies
•Family Heritage
•Geography - Maps and Globes
•Arctic – People and Culture
Animal Adaptations
•South America – People and Culture
Rainforest
Animal Adaptations
Science
*What Makes Me Sick- September
*Changes Over Time- October - November
*Balance and Motion- November - February
*Interaction of Living Things – March - April
Volunteers