english language arts

English Language Arts

4th and 5th Grade

Olivet Middle School

SMART Goals4th Grade

86% of current fourth graders will be at or above the fifth grade reading level (Fountas and Pinnell level R) by the end of the year.

5th Grade74% of current fifth graders will be at or above the sixth grade reading level (Fountas and Pinnell level U) by the end of the year.

Strategies for Achieving SMART Goals

Before school ELA tutoring Accelerated Reader RAZ Kids Guided Reading groups Book Clubs/Literature Circles Genre Units Read Aloud Running Records SRA

4/5 ELA CAT - Year of Evolution

1. Curriculum mapping2. Quarter assessment development3. Fountas and Pinnell testing4. Writing PD with Geri Williams5. Quarter assessment revision6. Grammar checklist development

Next Steps1. Improve grammar instruction

-Jeff Anderson PD in the fall

2. Break down categories of writing rubric; develop assessment checklist that can be passed on to future teachers

Success4th and 5th graders read over 135,000 minutes

in March, exceeding their goal of 125,000 minutes. This resulted in a Blackhawk landing by the Army National Guard.