LANGUAGE ARTS demonstrate reading vocabulary knowledge, including recognition of multiple-meaning words and use of context clues use a range of strategies, including drawing conclusions such as opinions about characters based on their actions and summarizing passages to comprehend grade-level literary/recreational materials in a variety of genres use evidence from the story to substantiate conclusions drawn or ideas presented about the story, plot, character and setting recognize the use or effect of literary elements and devices including setting, character traits, stated purpose, metaphors, and simple symbolism, and recognize stated purpose and gain information from various text formats, including tables and charts use a wide range of strategies and skills including using text/informational reading materials use text features to gain meaning exhibit the habit of reading for a substantial amount of time daily, including assigned and self-selected materials at their independent and instructional levels demonstrate literal understanding of print materials make inferences using own ideas and evidence from the text demonstrate reading improvement gained through substantial amounts of daily reading use literary analysis, including interpreting, comparing, describing and analyzing texts and elements of texts distinguish between fact and opinion in a variety of texts distinguish between essential and nonessential information in a variety of texts identify and explain main idea and relevant details in a variety of nonfiction and non-narrative texts make connections between texts, between texts and reader’s own life and between texts and our world identify and explain point of view and perspective read grade-level text aloud and silently with fluency, expression and comprehension recognize the features of a variety of genres read and view literature representative of various cultures, eras, genres, and ideas to develop an appreciation of their heritage and that of others monitor own reading read a variety of materials and genres encountered in everyday life apply strategies of a skillful listener select appropriate print and non-print media independently for a variety of purposes recognize persuasive techniques found in a variety of sources compare and contrast cultural similarities and differences of the world through exposure to multicultural literature describe how events, places, and characters encountered in written, spoken, and visual works reflect human experiences and influence the thinking of the reader, viewer, or listener compare and contrast the experiences and feelings of literary characters to students’ lives employ study strategies with increasing facility to gain information demonstrate vocabulary growth developed through reading and listening to literature use appropriate reference sources for a variety of purposes write a variety of modes to express meaning exhibit the habit of writing on a daily basis in academic, social, and/or personal situations organize content of written compositions with attention to basic characteristics use the writing process when composing different forms of written expression know and apply principles of grammar and usage in writing, speaking and presenting and apply mechanics in writing monitor the writing process spell correctly in final written products write legibly in cursive express meaning through writing more complex sentences, more detailed paragraphs and multi-paragraph compositions in an organized manner correct errors in sentence structure in oral and written presentations use technology for investigation and expression apply figurative language found in literature to enhance written and oral expression organize and present information in visual, oral, and/or print form exhibit skill in dramatizations and other oral presentations demonstrate increased facility with oral language for a wide range of purposes and audience RESEARCH identify essential question and anchor questions locate relevant research materials read and identify important and pertinent information read for meaning and paraphrase information in student’s own words record and outline relevant information create presentation using the multiple intelligences to share research information reflect on the research, the process, and the presentation MATH understand ways of representing numbers, relationships between numbers and number systems represent numbers in exponential form represent numbers as improper fractions and as mixed numbers demonstrate number sense by comparing, ordering, rounding, and expanding whole numbers through millions and decimals to thousandths solve problems involving basic operations on whole numbers, including addition and subtraction of multi-digit numbers, multiplication with multi-digit multipliers, and division with multi-digit divisors identify greatest common factors and least common multiples solve word problems that involve decimals, fractions, money, percents, and estimation determine the sum and difference of fractions with common and uncommon denominators identify numbers less than zero by extending the number line demonstrate the commutative, associative, identity and distributive properties of addition and multiplication of whole numbers write a number sentence for a problem expressed in words identify properties of geometric figures identify components of the Cartesian plane including the x-axis, y-axis, origin, and quadrants identify the center, radius, and diameter of a circle estimate perimeter and area of irregular shapes using unit squares and grid paper calculate the perimeter and area of polygons convert a larger unit of measurement to a smaller unit of measurement within the same system (customary or metric) collect, organize, display, and analyze data collected from a survey or experiment to distinguish between what the data show and what might account for the results use common fractions to represent the probability of events that are neither certain nor impossible understand patterns, number relationships, and algebraic symbols solve one variable equations Mr. James Grugan Ms. Kathleen Martin Ms. Rose Sanchez Ms. Pilar Otto Assistants: Ms. Martin – Lisa Santiago