Our Day

Morning Routine

-Check in and lunch count

-Hand in homework assignments

-Pledge of Allegiance

-Student Share

Math

-Whole group and individual instruction of concepts

-Independent practice and enrichment activities

-Math drills (mental addition and subtraction facts for fluency and automaticity)

Word Study

-Letter sounds and decoding skills

-Lists are based on word families and then progress to more challenging patterns

Reading Workshop

-Focus on practicing and developing reading strategies and decoding skills

-Independent reading, conferring, and guided reading groups

-Small group instruction is based on reading abilities

-Groups change throughout the year based on students' needs

Shared REading

-Whole group reading

-Integrates reading strategies and grammar skills

-Read aloud

Writing Workshop

-Writing process

-Introduce different genres

-Structure: mini-lesson, independent writing, conferring/small groups with teacher, share

Science

-Earth's Land and Features

-Changes to Earth's Land

-Structure and Properties of Matter

-Biodiversity and Dependence

Social Studies

-Geography Matters

-Making Changes: Past and Present

-Immigration

RULER

-A systematic approach to social and emotional learning

-RULER is an acronym for the five skills of emotional intelligence: Recognizing, Understanding, Labeling, Expressing, Regulating

-The development of these five RULER skills relies on four core tools: the Charter, Mood Meter, Meta-Moment, and Blueprint

Character Education

-Hero Study

-Holidays

Dismissal 3:00 p.m.

-Students check mailboxes and pack up