Testing Procedures

• Spelling - Test every Friday

• Reading -Story test after completing a story

• Math - One test every week (days vary)

• Science - At the end of every chapter

• Social Studies - At the end of every unit

• Language Arts - At the end of every unit

• TEKS- every other Friday

 

 

Grading System

• All graded papers are sent home in take-home folders on Tuesday

• Please send back graded papers on Wednesday.

• Papers below 70 can be redone for a better grade.

 

Course Overview

• Mathematics

number, operation, and quantitative reasoning                                                                         

patterns, relationships, and algebraic thinking                                                                        

geometry and spatial reasoning                                                                                                             

measurement                                                                                                                                                         

probability and statistics                                                                                                                           

problem solving                                                                                                              

• Science                                                                                                                               

scientific  investigation in the field and laboratory                                                              

 scientific inquiry and critical thinking                                                                                            

 tools and models (i.e. the use of tools in the laboratory, safety, etc.)                      

 systems                                                                                                                                                                     

 forces cause change                                                                                                                                       

 physical properties                                                                                                                                          

 needs of living organisms                                                                                                                            

 adaptations                                                                                                                                                          

 inherited traits and learned characteristics                                                                              

 processes of the natural world                                                                                 

• Social Studies

history-create and interpret timelines and describe historical times in terms of years, decades, and centuries

Geography-use cardinal and intermediate directions, scale, compass rose, grid, and symbols to locate places and interpret maps and globes

economics-identify ways of earning, spending, and saving money

government-describe the basic structure of local government, identify local government officials, and explain how they are chosen

citizenship-identify characteristics of good citizenship and identify people who exemplify good citizenship

culture-explain the significance of ethnic and/or cultural celebrations in the state, nation, and world

science, technology, and society-explain the impact of new technology on communities around the world

social studies skills-apply critical-thinking skills, communicate effectively, and use problem-solving and decision-making processes

• Language Arts  

listening and speaking:

listen to identify the musical elements of literary language, such as rhymes, repeated sounds or instances of onomatopoeia

gain increasing control of grammar, such as subject-verb agreement, complete sentences, and correct tense usage

writing:

use increasingly complex capitalization, punctuation, and spelling

develop, revise, and edit writing and compositions using established criteria