Curriculum Night

Time Location Topic

6:30-6:50 HomeroomIntroductions and schedule for the night & Block 1

6:50-7:10Block 2 teacher’s room

Block 2

7:10-7:30Specials Classrooms

Meet the Specials teachers

Art-HipsmanPE-TanceuszMusic-BarnesSpanish-KurusczTechnology-McDowell

OUR CLASS SCHEDULE

Time

Morning Meeting 8:00-8:20

Cardinal Time 8:20-8:50

Block 1 8:55-10:45

Cardinal Time 10:45-11:15

Recess 11:15-11:45

Lunch 11:45-12:15

Specials 12:20-1:05

Block 2 1:05-2:55

Dismissal 3:00

ELA CURRICULUM

1. Comparing Story Elements & Understanding Characters2. Poetry3. Just the Facts: Identifying Information4. He Said, She Said: Identifying Perspective5. Drama & A Closer Look at Characters6. Interpreting Multiple Texts & A Closer Look at Themes7. Gathering Facts: Multiple Accounts

NOVEL STUDY: BLOOD ON THE RIVER: JAMESTOWN, 1607, BY ELISA CARBONE

ENGAGING HISTORICAL FICTION TEXT THAT INTEGRATES SOCIAL STUDIES & ELA STANDARDS

SOCIAL STUDIES TOPICS

1. The New World: Native Americans & European Exploration2. Colonial America

3. A New Nation4. The Civil War & Reconstruction

5. The Industrial Revolution6. United States Government

7. Economics (Spending, Borrowing, Saving)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

READING LOG: STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO READ 30 MINUTES EACH EVENING, MONDAY-THURSDAY. READING ON WEEKENDS IS ENCOURAGED, BUT NOT REQUIRED.

INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS: ALL NOTES AND MOST ACTIVITIES ARE GLUED INTO NOTEBOOKS. VERY IMPORTANT FOR STUDYING FOR TESTS.

NEWSLETTER: I SEND OUT A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER WITH ALL INFORMATION RELEVANT TO ELA & SS. INCLUDES QUIZ, TEST, AND PROJECT DUE DATES.

PROJECTS: THERE WILL BE SEVERAL PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. MOST WILL BE COLLABORATIVE, ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE ONE OR TWO THAT ARE INDEPENDENT. TIME WILL BE PROVIDED AT SCHOOL FOR PROJECTS, ALTHOUGH STUDENTS ARE ALSO WELCOME TO WORK ON THEM OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL. OUR FIRST PROJECT WILL INVOLVE NATIVE AMERICANS.

QUESTIONS?