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Curriculum Sharing

CRGE

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About the teacher

Mrs. Jennifer Perry

*20+ years of teaching experience in grades K, 1, 2, 3, 5, & Title One Reading

*Originally from Indiana, have lived in Washington since 2017

*Married with three children

*Love outdoor activities such as running, hiking, snow skiing, and water sports

*Enjoy reading and learning about fitness and nutrition topics in my free time

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We our River Otters who follow the school guidelines:

Be safe

Be Kind

Be respectful

Be responsible.

Our classroom agreement is created by students and myself centered around expectations of each other, the teacher, and themselves.

Class agreements

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*We begin most days with a morning meeting to get to know each other better. This helps us to build a more caring, empathetic classroom community.

*We also discuss the monthly school wide theme and share ways to demonstrate the the particular trait of the month.

*We meet monthly with our counselor, Ms. Mederos, to learn about the Zones of Regulation and self management skills.

SEL Learning

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ELA learning

In all units, we are focused on using text evidence to support claims and explain our thinking. Other important skills include:

*reading and writing personal narrative, informative, & opinion texts

*comparing/contrasting and summarizing using evidence

*describing character’s point of view

*drawing inferences

Fictional Units:

*Don Quixote, House on Mango Street, personal narratives

Non fiction topics that cover Social Studies topics:

*Aztec, Maya, and Inca civilizations

*Native Americans

*Renaissance

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Math Learning

*Concepts of Volume

*Fractions as quotients and fraction multiplication

*Multiplying and dividing fractions

*Multiplication and division of multi-digit whole numbers

*Place value patterns and decimal operations

*Metric and Customary units of measurement

*Hierarchy of quadrilateral and triangles

*Understanding the coordinate grid

*The order of operations

*Adding and subtracting fractions

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Science Learning

Science Content Units:

*Patterns of the Earth, Moon and Stars

*Earth’s water sources, the Water Cycle and Earth’s Four Spheres

*Chemical Reactions and the Scientific Process

*The Web of Life: Food web and parts of an ecosystem

Each science unit is centered around elements of engineering, design, systems, models, and interpreting data.

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Field trips and Fun

Field Trips

*Steigerwald National Wildlife Refuge

*JA Biz-Town: Job and finance simulation day

*On-campus field experiences: fish dissection, native plant

identification, bird identification

Fifth Grade Fun and Opportunities

*Band

*Student Leadership Team

*Morning School Announcements