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We are pleased to begin the year working with each of your children. Below you will find the planned curriculum for the school year. It is divided by subject area and is aligned to the Standards and Benchmarks that are the foundation of our studies. We hope that this is helpful to you as we try to keep you informed of what your child is learning.
Language Arts
Students will read stories from our anthology. They will be learning new vocabulary, decoding skills, and comprehension skills, i.e. cause/effect, mood, theme, character analysis, etc. They will be reading personal library selections and participating in the Accelerated Reader Program. Other literature selections may include class novel studies or book groups/literacy circles. English skills will include using standard grammar, identifying the parts of speech, and writing in a variety of genres. Spelling focuses on various spelling patterns as vocabulary correlates with reading and/or frequently used words in writing.
Math
The topics that will be taught this year include:
- Number Theory
- Multiplication
- Estimation and Computation
- Geometry
- Division
- Fractions, Decimals and Percents
- Exponents and Negative Numbers
- Ratios
- Area, Volume and Capacity
- Probability
- Algebraic Concepts and Skills
Science & Health
Students will be studying the following units throughout this school year :
- Living Systems
- Systems and Interactions in Nature
- Processes that Change the Earth
- Building Blocks of Matter
- Energy and Motion
- Family and Personal Health
- Safety and Injury Prevention
- Nutrition and Product Information
- Prevention of Diseases
- Substance Use and Abuse
- Growth and Development
Social Studies
Throughout the year, students will learn information processing and map skills. The students will be identifying important people, places, events, movements, and issues related to our study of United States history since the Civil War. These areas will include:
- Reconstruction
- The United States as an Emerging World Power
- World War I
- The Roaring Twenties
- The Great Depression
- World War II
- The Cold War
- Civil Rights Movement
- Issues from the 1970s to today
Students are participating in projects/activities related to these topics. Some of these activities are individual assignments while others are partner/group projects.
Thank you for helping us make Daves Creek Elementary School an excellent learning environment for your child. We appreciate your support and look forward to working with you and your child.
