Curriculum Night - starting at 5:30 pm on Thursday Sept. 22, 2016

FYI - for those that will not be able to be at Curriculum Night, below is the plan for this year.

Please note that Thursday will be an "open house" format, please come and go as you need :)  

Merci! 

Curriculum Plan Grade 4/5 Extended French Wilkinson P.S. Salle 23

Dear Parents, This guide is an outline of the program for our class this year.  The program reflects Ministry of Education guidelines and includes the new changes to the social studies curriculum. I hope that this guide encourages your family to plan outings or select book topics that extend the learning for your child at home. It is my firm belief that families that “play together, stay together”. I look forward to being a part of your child’s learning team :)  If there any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me via email or send a note via your child’s agenda. Mme Jim susan.jim@tdsb.on.ca

Subject Area	Reporting Term 1	Reporting Term 2
Language: Writing	Writing Forms: Explanatory and Narrative  Word Study: use of dictionary, thesaurus, commonly misspelled words, root words, intro to word wall. Parts of Speech: nouns, pronoun, and verbs  Style and Structure: Writing workshop- developing ideas (power writing), journal responses , letter writing, growing sentences, developing and organizing paragraphs, dialogue and elements of scripts/ skits  Writing Process: pre-writing, drafting, proofreading (developing ideas, organization, conventions).	Writing Forms: Descriptive  Word Study: solving unknown words, content words, prefix-suffixes  Parts of Speech: adverbs, adjectives, conjunctions  Style and Structure: Writing Workshop: sentence fluency, point of view, short stories, summaries, dot jots/note taking, supporting information in non-fiction text/research, bibliography, poetry, cursive. Writing Process: editing, revising, publishing (voice, word choice, sentence fluency, presentation)
Language: Reading	DRA, CASI and levelled texts. Introduction to Reader’s Workshop: read aloud, choral and shared reading,. DEAR, reading records, reading from different genres, just right books, reading responses, determining important ideas/events in fiction texts, introduction to use of text features in non- fiction texts, and Guided Reading  Reading Comprehension Strategies: purpose for reading/activating prior knowledge, predicting visualizing, and questioning Texts and Genres: non-fiction texts: table contents, simple headings, glossary, dictionary, thesaurus, atlas. Informational Texts (reports, essays, graphic and media texts), textbooks, online databases	DRA / CASI Readers Workshop: independent reading, DEAR, Reading Responses, Extending and supporting responses, opinions/ideas with proof from text, summarizing, reading for research in non-fiction texts (use of text features, note taking, research, finding important and supporting facts in texts), and Guided Reading. Guided and Independent Literacy Circle Roles   Reading Comprehension Strategies: drawing inferences, finding important information, connections, summarizing/synthesizing, and evaluating Texts and Genres: fiction and short stories, including Literacy in Action (Understanding elements of stories- character, setting, plot) -Realistic Fiction, and Poetry
Language: Oral Communication	Cooperative group skills and effective listening and speaking strategies including clarity, coherence, vocal skills(pace/volume) -use of simple visual aids.	Communicating Skills -appropriate language, vocal skills, use of voice, body language, and organization to enhance message- Emphasis on book talks, presentations. Use of visual aids to enhance presentations.
Math	Gr 4 Number Sense and Numeration read, represent, compare, and order whole numbers to 10 000, decimal numbers to tenths, and simple fractions, and represent money amounts to $100 Gr 5 Number Sense and Numeration: Multiply 3 digit numbers by 1- digit, understand place value in numbers from 0.01 to 100 000, expanded, written form, comparing numbers to 10 000, multiplication/ division.	Gr 4 Number Sense and Numeration solve problems involving the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of single- and multi-digit whole numbers, and involving the addition and subtraction of decimal numbers to tenths and money amounts, using a variety of strategies Gr 5 Number Sense and Numeration:  develop an understanding of hundredths, addition and subtraction of decimal numbers to hundredths, representing money amounts to $1000. compare and order fractions, demonstrate and explain equivalent relationship between fractions and decimals.
	Gr 4 Patterning and Algebra demonstrate an understanding of equality between pairs of expressions, using addition, subtraction, and multiplication Gr 5 Patterning and Algebra: create, identify, and extend numeric and geometric patterns; determine growing, shrinking, and repeating patterns.	Gr 4 Patterning and Algebra describe, extend, and create a variety of numeric and geometric patterns, make predictions related to the patterns, and investigate repeating patterns involving reflections; Gr 5 Patterning and Algebra: demonstrate understanding of variables in equations
	Gr 4 Geometry: identify quadrilaterals and three-dimensional figures and classify them by their geometric properties, and compare various angles to benchmarks construct three-dimensional figures, using two-dimensional shapes Gr 5 Geometry: identify and classify polygons according to their properties; identify, measure and construct angles and triangles; construct prisms and pyramids from nets.	Gr 4 Geometry: identify and describe the location of an object, using a grid map, and reflect two-dimensional shapes. Gr 5 Geometry: location of objects using cardinal direction and translate shapes
	Gr 4 Measurement: estimate, measure, and record length, perimeter, area, mass, capacity, volume, and elapsed time, using a  variety of strategies Gr 5 Measurement: telling time to the nearest second, elapsed time, measure and record temperatures.	Gr 4 Measurement: determine the relationships among units and measurable attributes, including the area and perimeter of rectangles. Gr 5 Measurement: measure length, width, distance and perimeter; determine area of rectangles; measure mass, capacity and volume.
	Gr 4 Data Management: collect and organize discrete primary data and display the data using charts and graphs, including stem-and-leaf plots and double bar graphs read, describe, and interpret primary data and secondary data presented in charts and graphs, including stem-and-leaf plots and double bar graphs Gr 5 Data Management: collecting, organizing, drawing conclusions from data, creating and analyzing surveys, calculate mean for set of data, compare two sets of data.	Gr 4 Data Management: predict the results of a simple probability experiment, then conduct the experiment and compare the prediction to the results. Gr 5 Data Management and Probability: determine and represent all possible outcomes of simple probability experiments; represent, using fractions, the probability of an outcome.
Science and Technology	Gr 4 Life Systems - Habitats and Communities - analyse the effects of human activities on habitats and communities Gr 5 Understanding Earth and Space Systems: Conservation of Energy and Resources Gr 4 Earth and Space Systems investigate, test, and compare the physical properties of rocks and minerals demonstrate an understanding of the physical properties of rocks and minerals Gr 5 Understanding Matter and Energy: Properties of and Changes in Matter	Gr 4 Matter and Energy - Light and Sound: investigate the characteristics and properties of light and sound Gr 4 Structures and Mechanisms demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles and functions of pulley systems and gear systems. Gr 5 Understanding Structures and Mechanisms: Forces Acting on Structures and Mechanisms Gr 5 Understanding Life Systems: Human Organ Systems
Social Studies	Gr 4 Political and Physical Regions of Canada:  identify Canada’s political and physical regions, and describe their main characteristics and some significant activities that take place in them Gr 5 The role of government and responsible citizenship demonstrate an understanding of the roles and key responsibilities of citizens and of the different levels of government in Canada	Gr 4 Early Societies, 3000 BCE- 1500 CE:  compare key aspects of life in a few early societies (3000 BCE–1500 CE), each from a different region and era and representing a different culture, and describe some key similarities and differences between these early societies and present-day Canadian society Gr 5 Heritage and Identity: First Nations and Europeans in New France and Early Canada -analyse some key short- and long-term consequences of interactions among and between First Nations and European explorers and settlers in New France prior to 1713
Health	Gr 5 Healthy Living: Healthy Eating   Introduction to Substance Use, Addictions, and Related Behaviours	Gr 5 Substance Use, Addictions, and Related Behaviours identifying the effects of smoking & decision making skills continued Gr 5 Growth and Development: describe physical, emotional, and interpersonal changes associated with puberty
Physical Education	Active Participation: fair play, participate regularly, safety first. Cross Country running, Cooperative Games, Fitness goal/ pulse check for optimal rate of activity Fitness and Cooperative Games Volleyball, indoor floor hockey, bordenball	Fitness and Cooperative Games  Active Participation: fair play, participate regularly, safety rules followed. Fitness, Track and Field, soccer, slow-pitch, ultimate frisbee
Visual Arts	Elements of Design (Colour, Line, Texture)  Introduction to Elements of Design (Shape, Form, Space) and Perspective	Elements of Design (Shape, Form, Space) and Perspective continued Interpretation and Elements of design used by artists.
Extended French: Oral Communication & Listening	Express ideas and opinions using correct pronunciation and appropriate intonation Contribute to classroom routines, activities, and group discussions by asking and answering questions, expressing personal opinions, providing relevant information.	Listen to a variety of spoken texts and media works:  stories, songs, poems, television and radio excerpts, weather reports. Respond by answering and asking questions, retelling the story, identifying  key words and expressions, illustrating the events described, identifying the main idea and some supporting details, expressing opinions.
Extended French: Reading	Introduction to Reader’s Workshop: Reading Comprehension Strategies: Guided Reading groups, Style and Structure: Whole class instruction, literature circles and shared reading partners Reading responses through oral and brief written responses Use research skills (e.g., formulate questions, locate information, clarify their understanding through discussion)	Demonstrate comprehension of texts read independently (e.g., poems, short stories, electronic print, simple informational texts) by briefly answering oral or written questions on the main idea and some supporting details
Extended French: Writing	Writing Forms: Explanatory and Factual Word Study: use French-English dictionaries to verify spelling and determine the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary, use a thesaurus to expand their vocabulary, use appropriate organizers (e.g., table of contents, headings, charts, captions) in their written work Parts of Speech: nouns, verbs, direct infinitif form, subject-verb agreement, gender and number, plural forms Style and Structure: Directed teaching, journal responses, Writer’s workshop Writing Process: Pre-writing, Writing conferences, Peer editing	Writing Forms: Descriptive  Word Study: solving unknown words, content words, finding “mots-amis”  Parts of Speech: futur proche, past tense, vous -  as polite form of tu, forms of: de - de la, de l’, des, du Style and Structure: Conferencing with the teacher, Writer’s Workshop,  Shared Writing Writing Process: revise, edit, and proofread their writing, with the teacher’s assistance, focusing on grammar, spelling, punctuation, and conventions of style
Drama and Dance	Identify the principles of variety and unity in drama and dance - Create dance pieces using a variety of techniques. Introduction to use of appropriate language, tone, gestures and body movements when speaking in role in a drama.	Use appropriate language, tone, gestures and body movements when speaking in role in a drama continued. Awareness of audience when writing in role. Interpret and communicate the meaning of stories/poems and other materials using a variety of drama and dance techniques.
Visual Arts	Creating and Presenting: apply the creative process to produce a variety of two- and three-dimensional art works, using elements, principles, and techniques of visual arts to communicate feelings, ideas, and understandings	Reflecting, Responding, and Analysing: apply the critical analysis process to communicate feelings, ideas, and understandings in response to a variety of art works and art experiences
Media Literacy	Demonstrate an understanding of a variety of media texts; Identify some media forms and explain how the conventions and techniques associated with them are used to create meaning	Create a variety of media texts for different purposes and audiences, using appropriate forms, conventions, and techniques; Reflect on and identify their strengths as media interpreters and creators, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful in understanding and creating media texts

Please note: 

Music is taught by Ms. Levy.

Physical and Health is provided by Mr Kasaval.

Drama/Danse is taught in French with Mme Donald.