1.
Welcome – contracts to be signed
2.
Teacher’s Goal by November towards building block
3.
Introduce the curriculum
a.
Reading
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immersion in literature
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reading for 35 min each night
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reading log and reflective question
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Accelerated Reader test and results
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Goals and expectation for AR
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Rigby assessment
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Conferencing
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Grouping for AIS in and out of classroom
b.
Writing
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Personal Narrative
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Writing daily in writer’s notebook to respond to
literature
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Writing process from seed and draft through to
editing and publishing
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Building up to writing a thesis for the final
exam in May
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Conferencing
c.
Word Study and mechanics in writing
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Wordly Wise – 3000 – for vocabulary usage
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Basic English – mechanics
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Quizzes
d.
Math
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Numeration, number sense, place value, comparison
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Pre- and post tests to assess
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Spiraling of work and grouping
e.
Social Studies
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New
York
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Incorporating all aspects of SS and history of
NY
f.
Science
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Building through the curriculum to ESPET in May
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Q & A
