1. Bascomb Elementary 2015- 2016

2. Content Overview: This is the continuing “story” of our US history picking up right where students left off last year! We focus on history, geography, civics, and economics throughout the year in each unit. We will start with the 1860’s (time right before Civil War) and go until present day! Unit 1: Content themes, Citizenship and our Constitution, introduction to economy across time Unit 2: Civil War Unit 3: Reconstruction Unit 4: America at the Turn of the Century Unit 5: WWI, Jazz Age, Great Depression Unit 6: WWII and the Cold War Unit 7: Overcoming the Past: The Age of Civil Rights Unit 8: Understanding the News: America’s Role in the 21 st Century 1960-1975 Unit 9: US Developments 1975- Present Unit 10: Review and Preview 6 th

3. Have fun, take in the “story” our history tells us, and join in the dramatic flare as we take a dive back in time!! Apply reading and writing skills to further develop their understanding of social studies. Use the Social Studies journal as a study tool, but ALWAYS have it in class. The goal is to have students feel, see, connect, and learn our country’s history and apply life lessons.

4. Georgia Standards of Excellence: Standards can be found on the CCSD website Unit 1: Order of Operations and Whole Numbers Unit 2: Adding and Subtracting with Decimals Unit 3: Multiplying and Dividing with Decimals Unit 4: Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying, and Dividing Fractions Unit 5: 2D Figures Unit 6: Volume and Measurement Unit 7: Geometry and the Coordinate Plane Unit 8: Show What We Know - Review 5 th grade standards and Preview 6 th grade standards

5. Connect Math to real-life problems you encounter at home and talk together about how to solve them. Complete assignments, remembering the “BIG 3” Use a pencil, copy the problem, show your work Be proficient in knowing math facts for all four operations. The goal is to have our children think like mathematicians.

6. *Common Core Curriculum: Standards can be found on the county website *Unit 1: Cells and Microorganisms *Unit 2: Classification *Unit 3: Genetics *Unit 4: Electricity and Magnetism *Unit 5: Chemical and Physical Changes *Unit 6: Earth

7. Ask your child to explain what they learned in science class. Participate in a Citizen Science Project. Encourage your child to ask questions. The goal is to have our children think like scientists.

8. Literary Text Informational Text Poetry/Drama Vocabulary and Spelling Speaking and Listening Reading Across the Curriculum Narrative Writing Research Reports Argument

9. Have regular conversations with your child about a wide variety of subjects. Ask why. Allow your child to take the natural consequences of his/her decisions. Encourage your child to advocate for himself/herself.

10. *Agenda: Notice what your child is studying. Sign off daily after verifying that the HW is completed. Write daily how your child will go home. Attach a note for an excused absence. *Changes for Transportation: E-mail office at: bascomb.office@cherokee.k12.ga.usbascomb.office@cherokee.k12.ga.us *Communication with Teacher: Please email or write a note. We will respond within 24 hours. *Newsletter: e-mailed weekly and posted on website.