3rd Grade Schedule O Specials in the morning (unlike K/1
where academics are front-loaded in the day)
O Spanish is divided by skills (fluent/non-fluent)
O Lang. Arts- 2 hour blockO Piano for all 3rd graders at Campbell
3rd Grade AcademicsO Content- one unit at a time- either
science OR Soc. StudiesO Homework- mostly Lang. Arts/mathO First time taking SOL tests O Grades on report card are Ex, Acc,
Prog, Beg.O Cursive instruction
3rd Grade Culture O Homeroom identityO Lockers are still a noveltyO Day trip- Outdoor LabO Some additional afterschool
opportunities such as GOTRO 24 students- APS guideline for class
size
4th/5th Grade Schedules
O 1 hour 45 min. of Lang. ArtsO Both Science and Social Studies dailyO Students often have both teachers
on a given teamO Switching classes O After/before school academics- Book clubs/Reflex math for selected students
4th/5th Grade AcademicsO Report cards use 4,3, 2, 1 scaleO Homework might include Science/Soc. StudiesO Occasional long term projectsO Units in both Science and Soc. Studies going
simultaneouslyO Assignment notebooks (planners) are
introduced for students to keep track of assignments
O 4th grade- a lot of new material (long division) O Students type longer documents – Google
docs/laptops/chromebooks
4th/5th Grade CultureO Cohort mentality more than homeroom
cultureO More leadership opportunities- like patrols
and Community Meeting club, YES ClubO More music options- Chorus, Band
Orchestra- with concertsO More student choice/independenceO Preparation for middle school- 5th gradeO APS class size guideline – 27 students O Typing instructionO Group projects
In Summary….Upper Grades
O More individualized to students- not all schedules look alike
O More teachers working with your childO More coordination of assignments,
materials, etc.O More responsibility expected of
studentsO More opportunities for students to
pursue interests
Next Year at Campbell O Potentially two 4th grade classes and two 5th
grade classesO Staffing is not finalized until this summerO If 5 teachers can be obtained in grades 4
and 5, that is idealO Typically, we lose about 5 students between
4th and 5th grades due to families positioning themselves for middle school pyramids
O Grade levels have reading teachers, spec. ed. staff, and ESOL staff working with them
O Student to teacher ratio during math and Lang. arts around 1:10
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