Thursday, September 19 th, :30 Welcome with Mr. Cramer 5:45 Classrooms Open 6:30 Camp Killoqua Meeting 7:00 Curriculum Night Ends

Classroom Schedule Classroom Expectations Behavior Consequences Homework and Responsibility Curriculum (Math, Reading, S.S., Science…) Information and Home-School Communication Transition to Middle School Your Questions

Library and Checkout: Monday 2:05 – 2:35 pm Physical Education: Wednesday 2:40 – 3:10 pm and Friday 2:05 – 2:35 pm Music: Tuesday and Thursday 2:40 – 3:10 pm Band or Orchestra: Tuesday and Thursday, 2:25 – 3:10 pm

8:40 Welcome/Prepare for the day. 9:00 Reading 9:50 Writing 10:32 Recess 10:52 Math 12:17 Lunch and Recess 1:10Social Studies/Science 1:40 Word Work/Health/Art 2:05 Library(Monday), PE(Friday) 2:25Band, Orchestra(Tuesday, Thursday) 2:40 Music(Tuesday, Thursday), PE(Wednesday) 3:10 End of Day

L isten. E xpect to work. A lways have a purpose. R espect yourself and others. N ever give up.

Be Organized, Stay Organized Home-School Communication ‘Boomerang’ folder. Be Prepared for Class! Reading Journal Writing/Word Work Journal Math Journal Science/Social Studies Journal Math Homework and Remembering 30 minutes of reading per night

Math Literacy Reading Writing Vocabulary Social Studies Science Health Technology Art

Rates, Ratios, and Proportions Area of Polygons Operations with Whole Numbers, Fractions and Decimals Surface Area of Prisms and Pyramids Expressions and Equations Volume Formulas Percent Analyzing Stats Data Discuss, Compare and Graph Integers Circles Probability

Number operations and computation Decimals Fractions Addition and Subtraction Multiplication and Division Apply strategies and tools Estimation strategies

Sustained Silent Reading “Just Right Books” Individual Reading Conferences Literature Circles Read Aloud (Modeling Strategies) Strategies Word recognition strategies Vocabulary building strategies Comprehension monitoring strategies

Students understand and use different skills and strategies to read. Word recognition strategies Vocabulary building strategies Students understand the meaning of what is read. Comprehension monitoring strategies. Students think critically and analyze author’s use of language, style, purpose, and perspective in literary and informational text. Read a variety of genres (fiction, non-fiction, biography, historical fiction, fantasy, humor, etc.) Students read for a variety of purposes Students set goals and evaluate progress to improve reading.

Ideas and Content: clarity, focus, interesting details. Organization: inviting opening, sequencing, linking ideas, good ending. Voice: personal quality, commitment, makes you want to read on. Word Choice: accurate use, vivid, original use of everyday language. Sentence Fluency: variety in beginnings and length, smooth and easy flow when read aloud. Conventions: spelling, punctuation, capital letters, grammar (a focus with all traits)

Editing Teacher-Editing Peer-Editing Self-Editing

Weekly Vocabulary lists and tests Learn Vocabulary Words Spelling Stories

Geography – World Mapping Rise of Civilization Science Integration

Earth History – Geology, Grand Canyon Diversity of Life – Observation and Classification Possible flight and solar units.

Family Life Sexual Health and HIV

Google Apps for Education(GAfE) Intro to code, code.org PowerPoint Presentations Excel Spreadsheet for Data collection and display All programs will be used as integrated tools when appropriate

Classroom Direct Classroom Before or after school only please, otherwise please call the office with same day information. Website: Meeting: Available to meet 60 minutes prior to school, and 15 minutes after school. Conferences: October and March Send a note or call if your child: Will be absent due to illness, vacation, or appointments Will be leaving early

Volunteer needed to help with art. I will send a note home if extra supplies are needed.

Tests Honors Tours

Moby Max – Khan Academy – OSPI – Common Core Standards – Code –