2016 – 2017 Trimester 1 Fall
Aug. 18-19
(2 – no M,T,W)
Aug. 22 – 26
th
B2S Nite 25
Pics 26th
Aug 29–Sept 2
Sept. 6-9
no M 5th – Labor
Day
Reading
Writing/Technology
L.A.
Math
Science/SS/ Health
Read to Self
Set Routines
Fall Writing Sample
Keyboarding (Typing Pal)
Spelling: HF testsSpellingCity.com
Test new students
Set Routines
Leadership Notebooks
(Tech: digital portfolio in
Google Sites)
Set Routines for Daily 5
Read to Self, Word Work,
DLI, prac Wrtg, Groups
Set up Writers NB’s Tech:
DLI week 1-kinds of sent/end
First Math Classes –
Screeners, pretest,
routines
Unit 1 = Place Value &
Colorado Geography – ch 1
Multi-digit Addition &
American Indians Groups
-AR system, Reading
Plus, STAR assessment,
i-Ready, progress
monitoring, Tech: Google
Classroom assignments
Folktales, Legends,
Myths
*Listen to, Read &
Analyze
*Write non-fiction Kente
cloth paragraphs
* Create a story vine to
share w/buddies
Google Docs instruction *Docs
*Share *Comments
Unit 1 – Writing Realistic
Fiction (Fiction Writing)
No M 19th-assess
~Planning (Rehearsal)
~Drafting & Revising
~Conferencing & goal setting
~Editing
~Publishing
Sept. 26 - 30
*Character development
Sept. 12 – 16
Sept. 20 – 23
30th CSF in
Library
Oct. 3 – 7
Oct. 11 – 14
(no M10thh -PD)
P/T Conf 11/13
Oct. 17 – 21
P/T Conf 19th
Fantasy Book Clubs
*Vocab/dictionary
*Summaries
*Questioning
*Connections
marks/ID nouns
Sp HF tests- SpellingCity.com
SbP#1–long /a/
DLI week 2 – proper vs common
SbP#2 – homoph for long /a/
DLI week 3-capitalization
SbP #2 – homoph for long /a/
DLI week 4-subject &
Sbp #3- long /e/
DLI week 5-simple & compound
subj/comma in date SbP #4 homophones for long /e/
DLI week 6-friendly letter
SbP #5 long /i/
DLI week 7-complete sentences –
SbP #6-homoph /i/
DLI wk8-pl nouns+s & +es /caps of
organ. & products
Sp Rev 1-6
DLI wk 9-quotes @ end of sent /
Oct.31–Nov. 4
SbP #7– long /o/
DLI wk 10-pl nouns ending in “y” /
irregular plurals
Nov 4 – Guest Speaker: Marge
from Amache Preservation
Society
Subtraction (14 lessons)
Sept. 23rd – math screeners
due
Life Science (9/13-11/8
kits) *includes NF rdg
and Fossil Kits
predicate/city, state
Oct. 24 – 28
31st Parade 1:15
& parties
RER 2nd & 3rd
end of tri 1
Colorado History Chapter 2
nouns/book title
sub & pred.
Unit 2 – Personal & Persuasive
Essays (Nonfiction Writing)
packet& Interactive map 8/26
write #’s 1-9
SbP #8– homoph with long /o/
Class sp bee winners due 4th
Unit 2 = Multiplication
w/whole #’s (19 lessons)
Field Trip: Eco-Cycle
Growing Green (TBDSeptemberish)
Field Trip: CU Museum of
History-variation &
adaptation (October
14th)
*Tech: Presentation Slides
Digital Science Notebooks???
Colorado Government Chapter
9 – State Government,
citizenship (community)
Colorado Government Chapter
9 (add Federal – President’s
hats, roles) Mimio
2016 – 2017 Trimester 2 Winter
Nov. 7 – 10
8th election day
no F 11th Vets
Nov. 14 – 18
Reading
Writing & Technology
L.A.
Math
Science/S.S./Health
Peace Unit - Faithful
Elephants, Echo, Amache
(Baseball Saved Us, So Far
from the Sea)
Narrative Nonfiction cont’d
DLI wk 11-verbs
Spell Less 9 – long /u/
Unit 3 = Division w/whole
Health – Emotional &
Social Wellness PBL
Guest Speakers – Student
Panel
DLI wk 12-frags & run-ons
Spelling Lesson 10-homoph
with long /u/
th
16 Math
Olymp
21st-25th Break
Nov. 28 –
Dec. 2
Dec. 5 – 9
7th Choir
concert
9th Sp Bee/Geo
Book Clubs: Sadako, I Am
Malala, Elephant in the
Garden, I Survived (Pearl
Harbor & 9/11), The War
that Saved my Life
Coding, Connections, Cause
& Effect – FOCUS
*ICW’s – Reading
Responses
Dec. 12 – 16
17th– 4th Break
Jan. 4 – 6
(2nd -no M; PD
3ed)
Jan. 9 – 13
10th Math Olym
Jan. 17 – 20
(no M 16th
MLK)
Jan. 23 –
27
Jan. 30 –
Feb 3
Feb. 6 – 9
th
(10 Fri – PD)
(end of tri 2)
Poetry - *Inferences &
reflections
Genre Study with Centers
I love you the Purplest (Color
poems), I want a world (list
poems), peace poems,
biopoems
Tech: Publish poetry as gifts
14th Math Olym
NF – Biography
Reading & Research Skills with Informational Report
Writing (Unit 3 – Bringing History to Life)
*Note-Taking
*Topic & supporting details
*Cite Resources
*Formal report format – 6 paragraph essay
*Presentation skills
Tech – Timelines using website (readwritethink.org)
Pres. of bio speeches 1st & 2nd
Wax Museum Feb. 3rd
Realistic Fiction Book
Clubs – Literature Circles
#’s (11 lessons)
Unit 4 – Literary Essay –
Writing About Fiction
(Opinion)
DLI wk 13-sub-verb agreement
/ s&c subj.
Spell Less 11 – middle
consonants & syllables
DLI wk 14-commas in series;
contraction
Spelling Lesson 12 – open or
closed syllables
DLI wk 15 -verb tense
Spelling Review 7-12
DLI week 16- commas direct
address, intros /simple & comp
pred.
Sp# 13-V-C-e syllables
DLI wk 17-sing. poss.
noun/comma w/sequence
Sp# 14 – consonant + le
syllable
DLI week 18-sing poss nouns vs
plural nouns
Sp# 15– control r
DLI wk 19-prepositions
Sp# 16 – oi & oy
DLI week 20-quotes @ beg of
sent (?s & !)
Sp# 17 – soft c
DLI wk 21-comparative
adj/your vs you’re
Sp# 18 – soft g
Tech: Refined Google
Search for research &
multi-media presentations
Colorado History Chapter 3
Explorers & Fur Traders
Google Drawing Brochures
Tech –
Colorado History Chapter 4 –
Gold Rush & Settlements
Unit 4 = Equations &
word problems (12
lessons)
16thAll Sch Sing
Sun, Moon & Planets
(Foss/BVSD kit 11/292/14)
Moon Watch
*includes reading NF
tech interactive??
Unit 5 = Measurement
(8 lessons)
*27th Geo Bee
Colorado Today Chapter 5 –
Silver Boom & Ranching
2016 – 2017 Trimester 3 Spring
Feb. 13 – 17
Feb 21 – 24
th
No M 20 = PD
21& 23 P/T
Conf
Feb27–Mar3
Reading
Writing/Technology
L.A.
Math
Science/S.S./Health
Realistic Fiction Book
Clubs – Lit Circles cont’d
*Predictions
*Questioning
*Vocabulary Development
*Analyze passages
*Connections
*Illustrations
Unit 4 – Literary Essay –
Writing About Fiction
(Opinion) cont’d
DLI wk 22-superlative adj/
Unit 6 = Fraction
Colorado Today Chapters 6-
Concepts & Operations
7: 19th & 20th Century
Class Portfolio Blurbs
*Book Club Notes
*ICW’s – Reading Responses
in Digital Portfolios
1st P/T Conf
Mar. 6 – 10
7th Math Olym
Mar. 13 – 17
Mar. 20 – 24
Health – Debate
issues related to Prevention & Risk
Management
Abridged Play Study for theatrical performance in May
there,their,they’re
Sp Rev 13-18
DLI week 23-quotes @ beg of
(10 lessons)
sentence
Economics
Sp#19 – adding suffixes
*Field Trip – State Capitol
March 21st
DLI wk 24-adjectives
Sp#20 – numeric prefixes
DLI week 25-adverbs
Sp#21 – suffixes:
ian,ion,ive,able
DLI week 26-pronouns
Sp#22– roots
Unit 7 = Fractions &
Decimals (13 lessons)
State Testing Dates ???
th
24 Leader Day
Spring Break
April 3 - 7
April 10 - 13
th
(no F 14 )
April 18 – 21
(17th– no M)
19th Choir Conc
April 24 –
April 28
May 1 - 5
NF Shakespeare Research Study
*Text features
*Captions
*outline note-taking
*topic of choice
* presentation mode of choice
NF Research Project Presentations
Play Practice
EOY Writing sample, DRA’s, i-Ready or other
DLI wk 27-comp sent
Sp#23 – root word “struct”
(Foss/BVSD kit 3/145/9)
Field Trip: US Mint &
Walking Tour of Denver
Civic Park - April 13th
DLI wk 28-comp sent
Sp#24 – pre+root + suffix
DLI week 29-reasons to start
new paragr.
Sp Rev 19-24
DLI week 30-business ltrs, env,
Unit 8 = Geometry (12
lessons)
abbrev.
Play Practice /Read to self
May 15 - 19
Play performances May 16th, 17h, 18th
(no F 26th – PD)
Energy &
Electromagnetism
Shared Google Doc –
Energy Homework
May 8 - 12
May 22 – 25
Colorado Today Chapter 8:
EOY Test 17th & 18th
EOY closure activities – EOY party, Buddy picnic, class awards or notes to classmates, clean up, movie on last day