Year Long Overview--Curriculum and Special Activities
Class of 2007-08
September
27-28th ERB Writing Assessment
Curriculum
Core Literature: The Sign of the Beaver
Writing: Poetry/Matt's Report Card/ERB
Read Aloud: The Weasel
Social Studies: Geography/Native Americans
Science: Solar Energy
Math: 2D Geometry
Report: Native Americans
October
22nd Balclutha Trip (Rudd, 15)
26th Balclutha Trip (Maxwell, 16)
Curriculum
Core Literature: Boat Books
Writing: Persuasive Writing/Wolf Writing
Read Aloud: The Wanderer
Social Studies: States and Capitals/European Explorers
Science: Solar Energy
Math: Algebra and Functions
November
TBD Parent Teacher Conferences
4th Balclutha Trip (Althouse, 14)
Curriculum
Core Literature: Boat Books/Katherine Paterson Author Study
Writing: Persuasive Writing/Boat Writing
Read Aloud: The Great Gilly Hopkins
Social Studies: States and Capitals/Explorers
Science: Solar Energy
Math: Multiplication and Division
Report: Book Report
December
24th Winter Vacation Begins
Curriculum
Core Literature: Katherine Paterson Author Study
Writing: Research Martin Luther King Jr./Civil Rights
Read Aloud: The Great Gilly Hopkins
Social Studies: Colonization/Civil Rights
Science: Mixtures and Solutions
Math: Multiplication and Division
Report: Civil Rights Research
January
7th School Resumes
21st African American History Assembly
Curriculum
Core Literature: Civil Rights Readings
Writing: MLK Jr. Reflection
Read Aloud: Nightjohn
Social Studies: 13 Colonies
Science: Mixtures and Solutions
Math: Area and Perimeter/3D Geometry
Report: MLK Jr./Wax Museum
February
TBD Wax Museum of Famous Americans
Curriculum
Core Literature: Wax Museum Reading/The Song of the Trees
Writing: Wax Museum
Social Studies: 13 Colonies
Science: Mixtures and Solutions
Math: Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
Report: Wax Museum
March
3-7th MARS Assessment (Math)
Curriculum
Core Literature: Informational Text Reading-13 Colonies
Writing: Wax Museum/Inquiry Fair
Read Aloud: The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Social Studies: 13 Colonies
Science: Human Body
Math: Fractions
Report: Wax Museum/Inquiry Fair
April
1st San Francisco Symphony Field Trip
7th-9th Addison Inquiry Fair
22nd - Tech Museum of Innovation Field Trip
28th STAR Testing Begins
Curriculum
Core Literature: Revolutionary War Books
Writing: Memoir Writing
Read Aloud: The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Social Studies: Revolutionary War
Science: Human Body
Math: Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
Report: Memoir/Colonial Day
May
9th STAR Testing Ends
TBD Jordan Middle School Field Trip
Curriculum
Core Literature: Revolutionary War Books
Writing: Memoir/Promotion Writing
Read Aloud: The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Social Studies: Revolutionary War
Science: Humand Body
Math: Data and Graphing
Report: Memoir
June
5th Fifth Grade Talent Show Performance
TBD Fifth Grade Instrumental Music Performance
11th Fifth Grade Students vs. Adults Kickball Game
12th Fifth Grade Promotion Ceremony
Curriculum
Core Literature: Constitution
Writing: Letter to Incoming 5th Graders
Social Studies: Revolutionary War
Science: Human Body
Math: Data and Graphing
Report: Memoir