Reading

Text/Program: Lucy Calkins

·       Fluency

·       Close Reading Strategies

·       Summarize vs. Retell

·       Exploring Characters Across Genres

·       Digging Deeper/Reading Deeper for Meaning

·       Text Structure

·       Interpreting Visual Sources

·       Using Strategies to Navigate Text

·       Book Clubs and Literature Circles

 Writing

Text/Program: Lucy Calkins

·       Writing Boot Camp: Build Stamina and Revisit Learned Strategies

·       Narrative Writing

·       Opinion Writing

·       Informational Writing: Research

·       Responding to Text for Reading and Writing

·       Multi-Genre Unit

·       Reflective Writing

 Math

Textbook: Math in Focus

·       Whole Numbers and Estimation

·       count and compare numbers to 100,000

·       Multiplication and Division

·       Fractions and Mixed Numbers

·       Geometry

·       Measurement of Area and Perimeter

·       Navigating Numbers

·       Conversion of Measurements

·       Decimals

 Social Studies

Textbook/Resources: Macmillan/McGraw-Hill New York and

Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES SS/ELA

·       Review Map Skills

·       Native Americans

·       Exploration

·       Colonial Life

·       The American Revolution

 Science

Program: Science 21

·       The Scientific Method

·       Food Chains

·       Digestion

·       Nutrition

·       Simple Machines

·       Earth Science/Geology

Homework Policy

All assignments are expected to be turned in by the specified due dates.  Frequently late or missing assignments will negatively impact a student’s overall grade.

Grading Procedures

Grades are based on test scores, quiz scores, projects, homework completion, and class participation.