Social Studies This is the first year of a new social studies curriculum. We are currently working on a geography unit, and in the future we will begin a study of the ancient civilizations of the world	Writing We are currently working on personal narratives. Strategies that students can use to come up with writing topics are presented to the class. As students begin to come out of their notebooks and on to paper they begin the process of drafting and revising their work. Publications are an opportunity for writers to share their work with an audience.
Technology and Media Students will learn to use the basic tools of technology as they write, collect ideas and data, create graphs, presentations, publications, and illustrations. Strategies for internet research will be taught as students become involved in research projects. Keyboarding skills will be presented and reinforced through tutorial software at classroom stations. Skill sessions may also take place in the computer labs.	Spelling   Check the Homework page for an up to date list.
Reading Teachers present books to the class by reading aloud. Student partners discuss the readings and present their ideas to the whole class. Reading notebooks are used to jot ideas that partners may discover. On a daily basis, students record the date of a reading, the title of the book, and the pages they started and stopped on in a twenty minute session.	Gallery Students create amazing artwork or literature,and poetry. We will post them at this site.
Math -- Unit 1 Arrays and representations of products and quotients Multiplication and division practice Factors and factorization Tests for divisibility Squaring and unsquaring numbers, or square numbers and square roots Everday Mathematics includes family letters that provide information on the structure and curriculum of the program. Each unit's letter explains key concepts and vocabulary, and even explains the rules for the games that reinforce unit skills. To access the letters, click here.