GRADE 4/5/6
- Miss Dekleine (2010/11)
BIBLE:
Students will be working from the new Grade 6 CSI textbook Walking with God
and His People. This series begins in the New Testament, covering Jesus’
ministry, his death and resurrection, Pentecost, the Early Church, and ends
with Paul’s missionary journey’s. The goal of this study is for students to
understand the God with whom they are in relationship, and to make authentic
connections between the stories of God’s people and their own lives.
MEMORY VERSES:
These will be chosen throughout the year to complement our units of study in
Bible, or to coincide with our school theme.
LITERATURE:
Students will be working from A World of Literature, published by CSI.
This anthology has seven theme units, each contain a variety of literary
genres. Students will have opportunity to read and discuss poetry, short
stories, non-fiction, and drama. Students will also learn new vocabulary
corresponding to the selections they are reading, and will respond to what
they have read through various activities. Students will also be encouraged
to read novels, from the classroom and school libraries, and will be studying
the novel Holes together as a class, as well as participate in
Literature Circles. The goals of teaching literature are to improve students’
fluency and comprehension, as well as instil in the students a love of
reading.
PENMANSHIP:
Grades 4, 5 & 6 will all be using a workbook to practice their cursive writing
skills, as well as continue to practice good handwriting by doing most of
their daily work in cursive writing.
MATH:
Students work from the textbook Math Makes Sense. These textbooks
cover mathematical concepts required by the provincial curriculum guidelines.
Topics covered are number patterns, whole numbers, geometry, decimals, data
management, measurement, transformational geometry, fractions, measurement,
and probability. Other worksheets will also be used to help students master
their times tables and other important facts.
SCIENCE:
This year we will be studying three brand new science units published by OACS.
As we study various aspects of creation, we will discuss God’s amazing design
for creation. Units of study this year will Flight: Soaring like
Eagles, Light and Sound, and Matter.
SOCIAL STUDIES:
We will use curriculum from OACS that focuses on how various aspects of creation
and culture bring praise to God. We will be studying the following units:
Exploring Ontario, First Nations, and Medieval Times.
MUSIC:
Students will play recorder and learn basic music theory. Recorder music will
come from a variety of sources, including the Complete Recorder Kit. Students
will also have opportunity to listen to and learn about various styles of music
in a music appreciation unit.
ART:
Students will learn about line, shape, and colour, and will use a variety of
mediums and techniques.
PHYS. ED.:
We will have units on soccer, floor hockey, basketball, volleyball, gymnastics /
creative movement, and track and field.
HEALTH:
We will be using the Grade 6 CSI
Healthy Living Series: Health, Inside and Out. Units of study include:
Choosing a Healthy Lifestyle, and Drugs and your Health.
SPELLING:
use CSI program called Spelling Spectrum. Weekly lessons challenge
students to develop their skills in spelling. The students are tested weekly.
PHONICS:
Gr. 4 uses Phonics D. (Modern Curriculum Press). This program gives
students the tools to help them unlock words and recognize them. It also helps
students to improve their spelling and writing skills. This year they will
learn consonants, vowels, syllables, contractions, prefixes, suffixes, digraphs,
diphthongs, synonyms, antonyms, homonyms and dictionary skills. Grades 5 and
6 use phonics (Modern Curriculum Press) program that emphasizes word study.
It teaches the students purposeful writing, critical thinking, and the
importance of spelling.
ENGLISH:
this course is composed of two traditional disciplines: Grammar and Composition.
We learn much about the mechanics of our language, focussing on sentence
construction, the parts of the sentence and the parts of speech. Students
do not have a textbook as we work off of two computer programs, Grammar &
Punctuation and 6 Trait Writing, that are displayed using the
projector. Students use the computers a lot and will develop excellent
keyboarding skills while practising English skills. Almost all work that we do
is done in class. We also will access many computer web sites that will help us
in our writing, spelling and communication skills.
