EXPECTATIONS:

Social Skills:

Use standard etiquette in all areas of life. Exhibit ability to do collaborative work. Give respect to peers on a consistent basis. Communicate clearly with peers and adults, and begin to resolve conflicts using logic and reason. Are comfortable greeting new people and are at ease in social situation.

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ACADEMIC SKILLS:

Speech

• Speech is clear and distinct.

• Presentations are given from the front of the room and students are coached on delivery, volume, diction, posture and expression.

• Grammar is corrected when children speak in class.

• New vocabulary is constantly introduced to allow children the opportunity to understand the broader scope of our world.

• Poem recitation, including mandatory participation in the Poetry Contest.

 

Math

• Mathematical properties

• Exponents

• Decimals – all operations

• Fractions and mixed numbers – all operations

• Proportion

• Check writing

• Perimeter, area, radius and diameter

 

English

• Continue to strengthen skills in grammar, sentence structure and punctuation.

• Parts of speech are reviewed extensively, including sentence diagraming.

 

Science

• Science Fair project requiring model, experiment, and written research report.

• Focus is on encouraging students to link theory to practical application.

• Testing on how well students can apply book concepts to the scientific principles we see everywhere in the world around us.

• Science experiments.

 

History/Social Science

• Greece and Rome as ancient civilizations.

• US history, including American colonies and their journey to freedom, the Civil War, Suffrage, the Great Depression, World 

• War I and World War II, the Civil Rights Movement, communism and current events. Students memorize the first five amendments from the Bill of Rights.

• Testing in essay format on students’ ability to understand the meanings behind historical facts.

• Students are asked to compare past events to current events.

• Mythology project incorporating research, writing and art.

 

Reading

• Reading aloud daily.

• Move from comprehension of simple ideas to complex ones.

• Reinforce students’ ability to infer the meaning of new words. 

• Phonics techniques are reinforced to aid them in reading new words.

• Novels read together as a class.

 

Writing

• Move from simple sentences to paragraph building.

• Review of structuring arguments using outlines.

• Concentration on letter writing.

• Consistent creative journal writing.

• Essay writing on historical and/or literary topics.

 

Speaking

• Oral reports.

• Poem recitation, including mandatory participation in the 

• Poetry Contest.

• Students are coached on delivery, volume, tone and enunciation.

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