plumb elementary school 2011 – 2012 calendar barbara gurian

Plumb Elementary School 2011 – 2012 Calendar

Barbara Gurian

August 2011 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10` 11 12 13

1415 Teachers Return 16 17 18 19 20

21 TR – Review Work START SMART

RUS – Unit 1-HabitsWUS Unit 1-Habits & StorytellingM – Add & Sub Strategies Topic 1 S – Life (Body or butterfly)

22 Students StartDay 1

23 FAIR testing Aug.23-Sept 22 (BS & BDI

Comp) TDI, BDI, vocab & Spell til

Oct. 12

24 25 26 27

28 TR – Review Work START SMART

RUS – Unit 1-HabitsWUS Unit 1- Habits & StorytellingM-Add & Sub Strategies Topic 1S – Life (Body or butterfly)SS – Community Building

29 Day 6 30 No test day 31

RUS = Reading Units of Study TR = Mcmillan Treasures ReadingWUS = Writing Units of Study SS = Social Studies M = Math S = Science

Distinguish human body parts (brain, heart, lungs, stomach, muscles, and skeleton) and their basic functions… or butterfly life cycle & basic needs for survival)

September 2011 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

TR – Review WorkRUS – Unit 1-HabitsWUS Unit 1-StorytellingM-Add & Sub Strategies Topic 1S – Life (Body) SS- Community

1 Day 9 2 3

4

TR – Unit 1.1 David’s New FriendsRUS – Unit 1-HabitsWUS Unit 1-StorytellingM-Add & Sub Strategies Topic 1S – Life (Body) SS – Community

5 Labor Day 6 Day 11 7 8 9 10

11 Grandparent’s DayTR – Unit 1.2 Mr. Putter & Tabby Pour the TeaRUS – Unit 1-HabitsWUS Unit 1-StorytellingM-Add & Sub StrategiesTopic

2S – Life (Body)SS – Economics/Community

12 Day 15 Writing Cycle 1 (Sept 12-22)Math Cycle 1 (Sept 12-22

13 14 15 16 )

17

18TR – Unit 1.3 (Time) Fighting the Fire RUS – Unit 2-StrategiesWUS Unit 2-Personal narr.M-Add & Sub Strategies Topic 2S – Life (Body) SS – Economics

19 Day 20Science Cycle 1 (Sept 19-22)

20 21 International Day

of Peace

22 23 Pro Ed DayFirst Day of Fall

24

25TR – Unit 1.4 Meet RosinaRUS – Unit 2-StrategiesWUS Unit 2-Personal narrativeM-Place Value, counting, & money topic 3 - 4S – Life SS – Economics

26 Day 24 27 28 29 No test day Rosh Hoshna

30 No test day Rosh Hoshna

Period 1 – Mid Term


Distinguish human body parts (brain, heart, lungs, stomach, muscles, and skeleton) and their basic functions.

October 2011 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

2TR – Unit 1.5 My Name is YoonRUS – Unit 2-StrategiesWUS Authors as Mentors.M-Place Value, Counting & Money Topics 3 - 4S – Life (plants)

3 Day 29 4 5 6 7 8

9TR – Unit 1.6 Reader’s TheaterRUS – Unit 2-StrategiesWUS Authors as MentorsM-Place Value, Counting & Money Topics 3 - 4S – Life (plants

10 Day 34DA Baseline Report Due

11 12 Aug 23-Oct 12 FAIR ends TDI, BDI, vocab & Spell til Oct. 12

13 No test day 14 Pro-Ed Day

(Plumb Carnival)

15

16 TR – Unit 2.1 The Tiny SeedRUS Unit 3 CharactersWUS #7 Authors as MentorsM-Place Value, Counting & Money Topics 3 - 4

S – Life (plants)

17 Day 38 18 19 20 No test day 21 22

23TR – Unit 2.2 A Harbor Seal Pup Grows UpRUS Unit 3 CharactersWUS #7 Authors as MentorsM-Add/Sub two digit num.Topic 5S – Life (basic needs)

24 Day 43 25 26 27 28 29

30TR – Unit 2.3(Time) Trip to Emergency RoomRUS Unit 3 CharactersWUS #7 Authors as MentorsS – Life (Basic Needs )SS-N. American – Pilgrims past

31 Day 48


Observe and describe major stages of life cycles of plants and animals, including beans and butterflies.

November 2011 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

TR – Unit 2.3(Time) Trip to Emergency RoomRUS Unit 3 CharactersWUS #7 Authors as MentorsM-Add/Sub two digit num Topic 5S – Life (Basic Needs )SS-N. American – Pilgrims past

1 Day 49 2 3 4 5

6 Daylight Savings DayTR – Unit 2.4 Farfallina and MarcelRUS Unit 3 CharactersWUS #7 Authors as MentorsM-Add/Sub two digit numTopic 6 S – Life (Basic Needs) SS- Past

7 Day 53 8 9 10 11 Veteran’s Day

12

13 TR – Unit 2.5 There’s Nothing Like BaseballRUS Unit 3 CharactersWUS #7 Authors as MentorsM-Add/Sub two digit num Topic 6S – Life (Basic Needs) SS – Past

14 Day 58 15 16 Period 1 – End of report period

17 18 19

20 21 Thanksgiving 22 Thanksgiving 23 Thanksgiving 24 Thanksgiving 25 Thanksgiving 26

27 TR – Unit 2.6

Readers TheaterRUS Unit 4 ComprehensionWUS #7Authors as MentorsM-Add/Sub two digit num Topic 7S – Physical (Matter)SS - Culturals

28 Day 63Period 1 – grades due in portal

29 30


Observe and measure objects in terms of their properties, including size, shape, color, temperature, weight, texture, sinking or floating in water, and attraction and repulsion of magnets. In the Life unit of study, teachers can use different objects like leaves, flowers and shells to support this benchmark. Basic Needs of all living things could be included with a study of Native Americans & Pilgrims.

December 2011 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

TR – Unit 2.6 Readers TheaterRUS Unit 4 – ComprehensionWUS Unit 4 ConventionsM-Add/Sub two digit num Topic 7S – Physical (Matter)SS – Cultures

1 Day 66FAIR (Dec 1-Jan 6)Writing Cycle 2 (Dec 1-Jan 6)Math Cycle 2 (Dec 1-Jan 6)Science Cycle 2 (Dec 1-Jan 6)

Period 2 - Final Grades due in portal

2 3

4TR – Unit 3.1 Head, Body, LegsRUS Unit 4 – ComprehensionWUS Unit 4 – ConventionsM-Add/Sub two digit num Topic 7S – Physical (Matter)SS - Cultures

5 Day 68 6 Period 1-Report cards sent home

7 8 9 10

11TR - Unit 3.2 Officer Buckle and GloriaRUS Unit 4 – ComprehensionWUS Unit 4 ConventionsM-Add/Sub two digit num Topic 7S – Physical (Matter)SS - Cultures

12 Day 73 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 Winter BreakHurricane Make-up Day

20 Winter Break 21 Winter BreakWinter Solstice

22 Winter Break 23 Winter Break 24 Christmas Eve

25 Christmas 26 Winter Break 27 Winter Break 28 Winter Break 29 Winter Break 30 Winter Break 31 New Years Eve

Identify objects and materials as solid, liquid, or gas.Recognize that solids have a definite shape and that liquids and gases take the shape of their container.Observe and describe water in its solid, liquid, and gaseous state.Measure and compare temperatures taken every day at the same time.


January 2012 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 Unit 3.3 (Time) Meet Super Croc RUS Unit 5 – Non-fictionWUS Unit 4 Non-fictionM-Patterns & Algebra Topic 9S – Physical (Matter)SS - MLK –Tolerance

2 3 Day 78 4 5 6 Cycle 2 Testing

period ends

7

8 Unit 3.4 Alvin Ailey TeamRUS Unit 5 – Non fictionWUS Unit 5 Non fictionM-Patterns & Algebra Topic 9S – Physical (Magnets)SS – MLK –ToleranceImportant documents

9 Day 82 10 11 12 13 14

15 Unit 3.5 Click, Clack, MooRUS Unit 5 – Non fictionWUS Unit 5 Non fictionM-Patterns & Algebra Topic 9S – Physical (Magnets)SS – symbols

16 MLK b’day 17 Day 87 18 19 Day 89

Period 2 – Mid-term

20 Pro-Ed Day

21

22 Unit 3.6 Readers TheaterRUS Unit 5 – Non fictionWUS Unit 5 Non fictionM-Patterns & Algebra Topic 9S – Physical (Electricity) SS – Govern./Presidents

23 Day 90 24 25 26 27 28

29Unit 4.1 Splish, Splash, Animal BathRUS Unit 5 – Non fictionWUS Unit 5 Non fiction

30 Day 95 31


Observe and measure objects in terms of their properties, including size, shape, color, temperature, weight, texture, sinking or floating in water, and attraction and repulsion of magnets.Investigate the effect of applying various pushes and pulls on different objects.Demonstrate that magnets can be used to make some things move without touching them.

February 2012Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Unit 4.1Splish, Splash, Animal Bath RUS Unit 5 – Non fictionWUS Unit 5 Non fictionM-Fraction & Time Topic 10 S – Physical (Physical properties )SS - Government /President (biography)Black History Month

1 Day 97 2 3 4

5TR Unit 4.2 Goose’s Story RUS Unit 6-Voca & FluencyWUS Unit 5 Non fictionM-Fraction & Time Topic 10 S – Physical - Force & Motion SS – Government/President

6 Day 100 7 8 9 10 11

12TR Unit 4.3 (Time) Way to help Planet Earth RUS Unit 6-Voca & FluencyWUS Unit 5 PoetryM-Fraction & Time Topic 10 S – Physical - Forcer & MotionSS – Government/President

13 Day 105 14 Valentine’s Day 15 16 17 18

19TR Unit 4.4 Super StormsRUS Unit 6-Voca & FluencyWUS Unit 5 PoetryM-Length Topic 11S – Physical - Physical propertiesSS – President

20 Day 110Presidents Day

21 Mardi Gras 22 23 24 Pro-Ed Day 25

26 TR Unit 4.5 Nutik, the Wolf PupRUS Unit 7 NF S or SS focusWUS Unit 5 PoetryM-Length Topic 11S – Physical - Physical propertiesSS – Map & Globe

27 Day 114 28 Plumb Writes4th Grade FCAT Writing

29


Measure and compare temperatures taken every day at the same time.Demonstrate that the greater the force (push or pull) applied to an object, the greater the change in motion of the object.

March 2012 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

TR Unit 4.5 Nutik, the Wolf PupRUS Unit 7 NF S or SS focusWUS Unit 5 PoetryM-Length Topic 11S – Earth - StructuresSS – Map & Globe

1 Day 117 2 3

4 TR Unit 4.6 Readers Theater RUS Unit 7-NF S or SS focus WUS Unit 3 Narrative – RevisionM-Length Topic 11S – Earth - StructuresSS – Map & Globe

5 Day 119 6 Period 2-end of report period

7 8 9 Grades due in portal

10

11 Day-Light Savings DayTR Unit 5.1 Dig, Wait, ListenRUS Unit 7-NF S or SS focus WUS Unit 3 Narrative- RevisionM-Length Topic 11S – Earth - StructuresSS – Map & Globe

12 Day 124 13 14 Final Grades due in portal

15 16 17 St. Pat’s Day

18 TR Unit 5.2 Pushing Up the SkyRUS Unit 7-NF S or SS focus WUS Unit 7 Narrative – RevisionM-Capacity & Weight Topic 11S – Earth SS – Map & Globe

19 Day 129

Period 2 Report cards go home

20 21 22 23 24

25 26 Spring Break 27 Spring Break 28 Spring Break 29 Spring Break 30 Spring Break 31


Recognize that Earth is made up of rocks. Rocks come in many sizes and shapes.Observe and measure objects in terms of their properties, including size, shape, color, temperature, weight, texture, sinking or floating in water, and attraction and repulsion of magnets. In the Earth unit of study, teachers can use rocks and soil to support this benchmark.Describe how small pieces of rock and dead plant and animal parts can be the basis of soil and explain the process by which soil is formed.

April 2012 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 TR Unit 5.3 (Time) Columbus Explores New LandRUS Unit 7-NF S or SS focus WUS Unit 7 NarrativeM-Capacity & Weight Topic 12S – Earth - EnergySS – Consumer education

2 Day 134 3 4FAIR (Apr 4-May 23)

5 6 Good Friday No test day

7

8 Easter TR Unit 5.4 The Ugly Vegetables

RUS Unit 8 - Series WUS Unit 8 Realistic FictionM-Numbers & patterns to 1,000 4 digit numbers Topic 13-14S – Earth - WeatherSS – Consumer Education

9 Day 139 10 11 12 13 No test day 14

15 TR Unit 5.5 The Moon

RUS Unit 8 - Series WUS Unit 8 Realistic FictionM-Numbers & patterns to 1,000 4 digit numbers Topic 13-14S – Earth - Sun /MoonSS – Map & Globe

16 Day 144FCAT Testing 3-5

17FCAT Testing 3-5

18FCAT Testing 3-5

19FCAT Testing 3-5

20FCAT Testing 3-5

Period 3 – Mid –Term 28 days

21

22 Earth Day

TR Unit 5.6

Readers TheaterRUS Unit 8 - Series WUS Unit 8 Realistic FictionM-Numbers & patterns to 1,000 4 digit numbers Topic 13-14S – Earth - processesSS – Map & Globe


24FCAT Testing 3-5

25FCAT Testing 3-5

26FCAT Testing 3-5


28

29 30 Pro-Ed Day


Classify soil types based on color, texture (size of particles), the ability to retain water, and the ability to support the growth of plants.Measure and compare outdoor temperatures taken every day at the same time.Compare and describe changing patterns in nature that repeat themselves, such as weather conditions including temperature and precipitation, day to day and season to season.

May 2012 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

TR Unit 6.1 Mice and BeansRUS Unit 8 - Series WUS Unit 8 Realistic FictionM-Numbers & patterns to 1,000 4 digit numbers Topic 13-14S – Earth SS – Map & Globe

1 Day 154 2 3 4 5

6 TR Unit 6.2 Stirring Up MemoriesRUS Unit 8 - Series WUS Unit 8 Realistic FictionM-Add & Sub 3-digit num Topic 15-16S – Earth - SeasonsSS – Map & Globe

7 Day 158Writing Cycle 3 (May 7-18)

Math Cycle 2 (May 7-18)Science Cycle 2 (May 7-18)

8 9 10 11 12

13 Mother’s DayTR Unit 6.3 (Time) Music of the Stone AgesRUS Unit 9 Reading Growth & Prepare for summer WUS Unit 8 Realistic FictionM-Add & Sub 3-digit num Topic 15-16S – Earth - InvestigationsSS – Map & Globe

14 Day 163 15 16 17 18 19

20 TR Unit 6.4RUS Unit 9 Reading Growth & Prepare for summer WUS Unit 8 – 9 Fiction/summerM-Add & Sub 3-digit num Topic 15-16S – Earth - Investigations- Drawing ConclusionsSS – Map & Globe

21 Day 168 22 23 24 25 26

27 TR Unit 6.5 Babu’s SongRUS Unit 9 Reading Growth & Prepare for summer WUS Unit 9 Summer PlansM-Add & Sub 3-digit num Topic 15-16S – Earth - InferringSS – Map & Globe

28 Memorial Day

29 Day 173 30 Grades due in portal

31


June 2012 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

TR Unit 6.5 Babu’s SongRUS Unit 9 Reading Growth & Prepare for summer WUS Unit 9 Summer PlansM-Add & Sub 3-digit num Topic 15-16S – Earth SS – Map & Globe

1 Day 176 2

3TR Unit 6.6 Readers TheaterRUS Unit 9 Reading Growth & Prepare for summer WUS Unit 9 - Sunmer PlansM-Add & Sub 3-digit num Topic 15-16S – Earth SS – Map & Globe

4 Day 177

Final Grades due in portal

5 6 7Day 180Report Cards go home

8 Pro-Ed Day 9

10 11 Pro-Ed Day 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30


plumb elementary school 2011 – 2012 calendar barbara gurian

Documents

strategies wus unit

habits wus unit

grandparents day tr

smart rus unit

tea rus unit

yoon rus unit

day of fall

emergency room rus unit