CURRICULUM
MATH
- There will be math homework Monday through Thursday.
- There will not be math homework on Fridays. However, missed assignments may need to be completed over weekends.
- You should expect your child to have 20-30 min. of math homework each night.
- If your child struggles in math, s/he may need to spend twice as much time working on math homework. However, no child should spend more than about 45 min. of on-task math homework. Contact me if this is the case for your child so I can make a homework adjustment.
- If your child struggles in math, s/he may need to spend twice as much time working on math homework. However, no child should spend more than about 45 min. of on-task math homework. Contact me if this is the case for your child so I can make a homework adjustment.
READING
- Students are expected to read 20 min./night, 5 nights/week totaling 100 minutes.
- Nightly reading will be assessed using the weekly Reading Response Register (RRR or "triple R").
- RRRs will be handed out the 1st school day of the week for those weeks that have 4-5 days. (No RRRs will be handed out on Thanksgiving week or other 1-3 day weeks.)
- RRRs will be due the 1st school day of the next week.
- Parents are NOT required to sign RRRs, but should look it over.
- Student scores can be as high as 100 for each week, but no higher - even if they read more than 100 minutes.
- Students will be docked 2 points each for: 1) not following directions, 2) improper or missing punctuation, 3) improper capitalization, and 4) incorrect spelling.
- RRRs may not be redone to get a higher grade once they have been graded.
SPELLING
- Pretests will be given on Mondays on weeks that have 4-5 days. (No Spelling will be given on Thanksgiving week or other 1-3 day weeks.)
- Spelling packets will be handed out and explained on Mondays.
- Spelling packets must be completed at home, about 10-15 min./night. Monday through Thursday.
- Spelling packets are due and will be graded on Fridays.
- Spelling Tests will be on Fridays.
- Any missed words need to be hand printed 20 times each (brain-to-muscle memory) and turned in stapled to the Spelling Test for a 100% score. Every Spelling Test can be 100%, even if Spelling is not your thing!
- Any missed words need to be hand printed 20 times each (brain-to-muscle memory) and turned in stapled to the Spelling Test for a 100% score. Every Spelling Test can be 100%, even if Spelling is not your thing!
WRITING
- Writing Genres
- persuasive - convincing others of an opinion
- narrative - stories
- informative (expository) - nonfiction reports
- persuasive - convincing others of an opinion
- 6 Writing Traits
- Ideas
- Organization
- Voice
- Word Choice
- Sentence Fluency
- Conventions
- Ideas
- The Writing Process
- Prewriting - brainstorm & plan
- Writing - rough draft
- Revision - add, rearrange, remove, replace
- Editing - fine tune
- Publishing - print your masterpiece
- Prewriting - brainstorm & plan
- Google Docs
- Student writing will be saved in Google Docs to enable fluid writing between school and home.
- Student writing will be saved in Google Docs to enable fluid writing between school and home.
- Specs
- Any printed assignments that are turned in must use:
- black ink
- Arial or Calibri font size 12
- 1 inch margins
- black ink
- Any printed assignments that are turned in must use: