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Welcome to Intermediate 4/5
Mrs. Scheuerman Mrs. Ullestad
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Philosophy

• Each child is unique
• Developmental continuum
• Social, emotional, academic needs
• Self-esteem and self-reliance
• Develop responsibility
• Personal goals for each child
• Teachers as facilitators of learning
• Parents are our most valuable resource

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Learning Environment

• Community of learners
• Reduced competition
• Increased cooperation
• Promotes tolerance for individual differences
• Exposure to wider range of levels
• Opportunity to acquire additional skills

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Benefits

• Two-year program with same teacher
• Ease of transition into new year
• Developmental approach to learning
• Reflects real world social interactions

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Balance

• Boys/Girls
• 4th/5th
• Heterogeneously grouped

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Continuous Learning Program

• Each child is unique and has an individual
  pattern and timing for growth
• Children construct knowledge and learn through
  active involvement and problem solving
• Children cooperate and learn from each other as
  well as from the teacher
• Ongoing assessment and evaluation of children's
  learning
• Emphasizes intellectual, social emotional
  development
• Taps into Multiple Intelligences (Howard Gardner)
• Blends the 4th and 5th grade curricula

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Curriculum

• Literacy
• Social Science
• Science
• Math
• Technology
• 5th grade cycle includes D.A.R.E. and "Life
  Begins" Program
• Outdoor Ed.--5th graders only

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Literacy

• 4th Grade Reading Strategies
• Making Connections
• Determining Importance
• Questioning
• Forming Sensory Images
• Infer Meaning
• Synthesizing

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• 5th Grade Reading Strategies
• Form Sensory Images
• Connect Known to New
• Ask Questions
• Infer Meaning
• Determine Importance
• Synthesize Meaning

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Writing

• Genres and Formats
• Narrative
• Expository
• Persuasive
• Extended Responses to Reading
• Journals

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Six Traits Writing Focus

• Audience and Purpose
• Ideas
• Organization
• Voice
• Word Choice
• Sentence Fluency
• Conventions
• Grammar and Usage

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Social Science

• 4th Grade Cycle
• What is a region?
• 5th Grade Cycle
• What are the causes effects of revolution?
• How does a society maintain the common good for a
  diverse population?
• How does power affect people?

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Science

• 4th Grade Cycle
• Physical Science Mystery Powders
• Earth Science Rocks and Minerals
• Life Science Plants
• 5th Grade Cycle
• Earth Science Weather
• Physical Science Simple Machines
• Life Science Microworlds

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Math The Philosophy

• Children need to be introduced to the bigger
  mathematical world instead of just focusing on
  basic arithmetic.
• The curriculum should emphasize many forms of
  thinking in order to become powerful, confident
  users of mathematics.
• Children need to learn to think and reason
  because of the complex demands of today's society.

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• Parents' role
• Practice memorizing math facts appropriate to
  your children's grade level.
• Encourage your children to share what they are
  learning in math.
• Ask probing questions to help them explain their
  understanding.
• Avoid sharing shortcuts until they have been
  introduced to the strategies in the classroom.
• Involve your children in everyday mathematical
  situations.

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4th Grade Curriculum

• First trimester Numeration
• review
• exploring the meaning of multiplication
  
• Second trimester Numeration
• working with larger numbers
• division
• Third trimester Geometry

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5th Grade Curriculum
First trimester Fractions Second trimester
Decimals Percentages Algebra Third
trimester Data Analysis Probability
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Measuring Progress

• Rubrics
• Anecdotal notes
• Portfolios
• Report Cards
• Parent/Teacher Conferences

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Standardized Tests
ISATS 4th Science, Social Science 5th
Reading, Writing, Math ITBS Cogats 4th