Collins, Rodriguez, & Streble Curriculum Night Collins, Rodriguez, & Streble

What Does My Child Need To Know By The End of The Year?

ELA • Write a realistic fiction narrative using effective techniques, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences. o establish context o introduce a narrator and point of view o introduce and develop characters o organize an event sequence with appropriate pacing o incorporate dialogue o use a variety of transition words/phrases o use sensory language in description o provide resolution to the events • Use the writing process to create and publish the narrative: 1) Brainstorm possible plotlines and select specific literary elements (conflict, characters, setting, etc...).

Cite several pieces of textual evidence to draw inferences about characters. • Analyze how elements of a text interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot). • Analyze a character’s perspective on the events of the text and the actions of other characters. • Determine the theme or central idea of a text. • Engage in a range of collaborative discussions. • Use: o a variety of sentences (simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex). o commas to separate coordinate adjectives. o language precisely and concisely. o correct spellings. • Use strategies (context, morphemes, reference materials) to determine the meaning of unfamiliar/multiple-meaning word

Math THE NUMBER SYSTEM Apply and extend previous understandings of operations with fractions to add, subtract, multiply, and divide rational numbers. RATIOS AND PROPORTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS Analyze proportional relationships and use them to solve real-world and mathematical problems. EXPRESSIONS AND EQUATIONS Use properties of operations to generate equivalent expressions.

math GEOMETRY Draw, construct, and describe geometrical figures and describe the relationships between them. STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY Use random sampling to draw inferences about a population. Draw informal comparative inferences about two populations.

Social Studies The First Global Age 1450-1770 Age of Revolutions 1750-1914 Half-Century of Crisis and Achievement 1900-1945 20th Century Since 1945

Science Scientific Inquiry Earth’s Atmosphere & Weather Cells Human Body and Genetics Energy, Forces and Motion

What Can I Do To Support Literacy at Home? http://www.cabrillo.k12.ca.us/faralloneview/files/Parents_Support_Reading_Writin g.pdf

What Questions Should I be Asking My child About Your Class? 1. What skill did you practice today? 2. Can you show me _____________ in your notebook …. 3. What are the upcoming dates for assessments and projects?

What are Some Activities I can Do At Home To Support Learning in the classroom?

Math Reinforce practice with positive and negative fractions & decimals Encourage practice with consumer math & percentages - Calculate tax, tip, discounts Practice with unit rates & proportionate relationships in real life - Cooking & recepies - Gas mileage - Unit rates & price comparison

Social Studies Ask questions and listen to your child as they explain about a topic. Such as, I noticed you had an assignment on the Reformation. What does that involve? As students explain the learning is reinforced. Offer to help them study. . . Call out vocabulary, suggest a connected resource such as Khan Academy, Brain Pop, Crash Course or search one out that works for your topic.