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Reading
The reading series
adopted by our district is Houghton-Mifflin. We
use a combination of the basal text and
literature trade books to teach students
phonemic awareness skills and guided reading
strategies needed to achieve reading proficiency
based on state and district standards for each
grade level.
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Houghton-Mifflin Reading Education Place
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Math
The Everyday
Mathematics Program provides the basic structure
of our Math curriculum. It includes a spiraling,
standards-based, comprehensive foundation using
hands-on application in number sense, algebraic
concepts, measurement and geometry, and
probability and statistics. Additionally,
appropriate mathematical vocabulary is taught
and its use is expected in technical writing
that explains reasoning as students solve single
and multi-step problems.
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Everyday Mathematics Parent Connection
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Writing
Our students are taught the Five Step
Writing Process using the six traits of
organization, ideas and content, fluency, word
choice, voice, and conventions. Students
pre-write, draft, revise, edit and publish at
least one piece of writing each quarter while
working on multiple pieces. They are taught the
six writing traits and rubrics for quality work.
Student work is evaluated using the Six Trait
Writing Rubric and one sample from each quarter
is kept in a student portfolio for each student
and monitored for growth
in each trait.
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Science
Our Science
curriculum uses methods of inquiry-based
investigations incorporating the science process
skills in the areas of Earth Science, Life
Science, and Physical Science. The
Houghton-Mifflin Science series provides the
structure through which these science standards
are taught using a combination of knowledge
acquisition, application, and hands-on
activities.
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Houghton-Mifflin Science Education Place
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Social
Studies
Harcourt-Brace
provides the Social Studies text used as a basic
curriculum tool to teach State and District
standards. Using themes of Commonality and
Diversity, Continuity and Change, Conflict and
Cooperation, Individualism and Interdependence,
and Interaction Within Different Environments,
students are taught to view the world around
them by making connections to past and present.
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Harcourt-Brace Social Studies
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Music
Music education
exposes students to a broad range of musical
experiences. Students are actively involved in
using a variety of hands-on tools to make music
and learn rhythm patterns. Our Music and PE
teachers strive to integrate core curriculum
standards with their own. They combine grade
levels of students at various times throughout
the year to give performances to parents and the
community. Each child is involved in a
performance at least once each school year.
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