Plumb Elementary School 2012 – 2013 Calendar

Barbara Gurian2nd Grade

August 2012 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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1213 Teachers Return 14 15 16 17 18

19TR – Community BuildingUnit 1.1 First Day JittersRUS – Unit 1-HabitsWUS Unit 1-Habits & StorytellingM – Numeration Topic 1 S – Earth – Lost Energy(15 days/with 3 extra)

20 Students StartDay 1

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

Comp) TDI, BDI, vocab & Spell til

Oct. 12

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26 TR – Community Building

Unit 1.1 First Day JittersRUS – Unit 1-HabitsWUS Unit 1- Habits & StorytellingM-Add & Sub StrategiesS – Earth – Lost Energy(15 days/with 3 extra)SS – Community Building

27 Day 6 28 No test day 29 30 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 2012 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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2TR – Unit 1.2 Dear JunoRUS – WUS Unit 1-I Spy a StoryM-Problem Solving Topic 1-2-3S – Earth – Lost Energy(15 days/with 3 extra) SS – Community

3 Labor Day 4 Day 11 5 6 7 8

9 Grandparent’s DayTR – Unit 1.3 Whose Habitat is it?RUS – Unit WUS Unit 1-I Spy a StoryM-Problem Solving Topic 1-2-3S – Earth – Lost Energy(15 days/with 3 extra)SS – Community

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

11 12 13 14 Pro Ed Day- 15

16TR – Unit 1.4Penguin ChickRUS – UnitWUS Unit 1-I Spy a StoryM-Topic 5-6 DataS – Earth – Lost Energy(15 days/with 3 extra) SS –

17 Day 19Rosh Hashanah

18Rosh Hashanah

19 20 21First Day of Fall\International Day of

Peace

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23TR – Unit 1.5 The Perfect PetRUS – Unit WUS – Unit M-Topic 5-6 DataS – Earth - Points of Light15 instructional daysSS –

24 Day 24 25 26 Yon Kippur

27 28 Period 1 – Mid Term

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

October 2012 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

TR –TR – Unit 1.6 Reader’s TheaterRUS – Unit WUS Unit M-Topics 7-10 Multiplication, Patterns, and known factsS – Earth - Points of Light15 instructional daysSS

1 Day 29Sukkot

2 3 4 5 Mid-term (33 days)

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7 TR – Unit 2.1 The Strongest OneRUS – UnitWUS-UnitM-Topics 7-10 Multiplication, Patterns, and known factsS – Earth - Points of Light15 instructional daysSS-

8 Day 34Shemini Atxzeret

9 10 11 12 13

14 TR – Unit 2.2 Wolf!RUS Unit WUS UnitM-Topics 7-10 Multiplication, Patterns, and known factsS-Earth – What Goes Up14 instructional daysSS-

15 Day 39 16 17 18 19 Pro-Ed Day(Plumb Carnival)

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21 TR – Unit 2.3What’s in Store for the Future?RUS Unit WUS UnitM-Topics 7-10 Multiplication, Patterns, and known factsS-Earth – What Goes Up14 days

SS-

22 Day 43 23 24 25 26Eid-al-Adha

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28 TR – Unit 2.4 The Planets in Our Solar SystemRUS Unit WUS UnitM-Topics 11-14 Division, facts, patterns & relationshipsS-Earth – What Goes Up14 instructional daysSS-

29 Day 48 30 31

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

November 2012 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Con’t. TR – Unit 2.4 The Planets in Our Solar SystemRUS Unit WUS UnitM-Topics 11-14 Division, facts, patterns & relationshipsS-Earth – What Goes Up14 instructional daysSS-

1 Day 51 2 3

4 Daylight Savings DayTR – Unit 2.5Author: A True StoryRUS Unit WUS UnitM-Topics 11-14 Division, facts, patterns & relationshipsS – Physical – Bouncing Light 15 days SS-

5 Day 53 6 7 8 9 10

11 TR –Unit 2. 6 – Readers TheaterRUS Unit WUS UnitM-Topics 11-14 Division, facts, patterns & relationshipsS – Physical – Bouncing Light 15 days SS –

12 Day 58Veteran’s Day

13 14 15 16 Day 62 Period 1 – End of report period

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18 19 ThanksgivingPro-Ed Day

20 ThanksgivingPro-Ed Day

21 Thanksgiving 22 Thanksgiving 23 Thanksgiving 24

25 TR – Unit 3.1 Stone SoupRUS Unit WUS UnitM-Topics 11-14 Division, facts, patterns & relationshipsS – Physical – Bouncing Light 15 days SS –

26 Day 63Period 1 – grades due in portal

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

December 2012 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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2 TR – Unit 3.2One Riddle, One AnswerRUS Unit WUS Unit M-Topics 15-17 Shapes, congruence, & symmetry S – Physical – Feel the Heat 15 days SS -

3 Day 68 4 5 6 7 Period 1-Report cards sent home

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9 TR - Unit 3.3Saving the Sand DunesRUS UnitWUS UnitM-Topics 15-17 Shapes, congruence, & symmetry S – Physical – Feel the Heat 15 days SS –

10 Day 73 11 12 13 14 15

16 TR - Unit 3.4 The Jones Family Espress RUS Unit WUS Unit M-Topics 15-17 Shapes, congruence, & symmetry S – Physical – Feel the Heat 15 days SS -

17 Day 78 18 19 20 21 Day 82 22

23 24 Christmas Eve Winter Break

25 Christmas Winter Break

26 Winter Break 27 Winter Break 28 Winter Break 29

30 31 New Years Eve Winter Break

Winter Break Winter Break Winter Break Winter Break

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

January 2013  Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 Winter Break 2 Winter Break 3 Winter Break 4 Winter Break 5

6 Unit 3.5What Do Illustrators Do?RUS Unit WUS Unit M-Topics 18=23 FractionsS – Physical - Measure Up15 days-3 extra daysSS –

7 Day 83 8 9 10 11 12

13 Unit 3.6 Readers TheaterRUS Unit

WUS Unit M-Topics 18-23 FractionsS- Physical - Measure Up15 days-3 extra daysSS – symbols

14 Day 88 15 16 17 18 Pro-Ed Day

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20 Unit 4.1 Cook-a-Doodle-DoRUS Unit WUS Unit M-Topics 18-23 FractionsS – Physical - Measure Up15 days-3 extra daysSS –

21 MLK b’day 22 Day 92 Period 2 Mid Term

23 24 25 26

27Unit 4.2 Seven Spools of ThreadRUS UnitWUS Unit M-Topics 18-23 FractionsS – SS –

28 Day 96 29 30 31

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

February 2013Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 Day 100 2

3 TR Unit 4.3 Washington Weed WhackersRUS Unit WUS Unit M-Topics 18-23 FractionsS – Physical – Changing States15 days/4 extra daysSS –

4 5 6 7 8 9

10 TR Unit 4.4 Here’s My DollarRUS Unit WUS Unit M-Topics 18-23 FractionsS – Physical – Changing States15 days/4 extra daysSS –

11 Day 106 12 13 14 Valentine’s Day 15 16

17 TR Unit 4.5 My Very Own RoomRUS Unit WUS Unit M-Topic 24-27 Length & PerimeterS – Physical – Changing States15 days/4 extra daysSS-

18Pro-Ed DayPresidents Day

19 Day 111 20 21 22 23

24 TR Unit 4.6Readers TheaterRUS Unit WUS Unit

M-Topic 24-27 Length & PerimeterS – Physical – Changing States15 days/4 extra daysSS –

25 Day 115 26 FC AT Writing 4th Grade

Test

27 FC AT Writing 4th Grade

Test

28 FC AT Writing 4th Grade

Test

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

March 2013 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 Day 119 2

3 TR Unit 5.1 Boom TownRUS Unit WUS Unit M-Topic 24-27 Length & PerimeterS – Life – Plant Structures15 daysSS –

4 Day 120 5 Period 2-end of report period

6 7 8 Grades due in portal

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10 Day-Light Savings DayTR Unit 5.2 Beatrice’s GoatRUS Unit WUS Unit M-Topic 24-27 Length & Perimeter

S – Life – Plant Structures15 daysSS –

11 Day 125 12 Final Grades due in portal

13 14 15 16

17 St. Pat’s Day TR Unit 5.3 A Carousel of DreamsRUS Unit WUS Unit M-Topic 28-30 TimeS – Life – Plant Structures15 daysSS –

18 Day 130

Period 2 Report cards go home

19 20 21 22 Day 134 23

24 25 Spring Break 26 Spring Break 27 Spring Break 28 Spring Break 29 Spring Break 30

31 EASTER

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

April 2013 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

TR Unit 5.4 The PrinterRUS Unit WUS Unit M-Topic 28-30 TimeS – Life – Growth of a Plant 15 daysSS –

1 Day 135 2 3 4 5 6

7 TR Unit 5.5Animal HomesRUS Unit WUS Unit M-Topics 28-30 Time

S – Life – Growth of a Plant 15 daysSS –

8 Day 140 9 10 11 12 13

14 TR Unit 5.6

Readers TheaterRUS Unit WUS Unit M-Topic 31-38 FCAT Revisit Benchmarks, Step-up lessonsS – Life – Growth of a Plant 15 daysSS –

15 Day 145 FCAT Testing 3-5

16FCAT Testing 3-5

17FCAT Testing 3-5

18FCAT Testing 3-5

19FCAT Testing 3-5

Period 3 – Mid –Term 28 days

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21 TR Unit 6.1

A Castle on Viola StreretRUS Unit WUS UnitM-Topic 31-38 FCAT Revisit Benchmarks, Step-up lessonsS – Life – Plant Classification15 daysSS –

22 Day 150 FCAT Testing 3-5

23FCAT Testing 3-5

24FCAT Testing 3-5

25FCAT Testing 3-5

26FCAT Testing 3-5

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28 TR Unit 6.2 Wilbur’s Boast

29 Pro-Ed Day

30 Day 155

Mid-Term Period 3

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

May 2013 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

TR Unit 6.2Wilbur’s BoastRUS Unit WUS Unit M-Topic 31-38 FCAT Revisit Benchmarks, Step-up lessonsS – Life – Plant Classification15 daysSS –

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5TR Unit 6.3 An American Hero Flies AgainRUS Unit WUS Unit M-Topic 31-38 FCAT Revisit Benchmarks, Step-up lessonsS – Life – Plant Classification15 daysSS –

6 Day 159 7 8 9 10 11

12 Mother’s DayTR Unit 6.4Mother to TigersRUS Unit summer WUS Unit M-Topic 31-38 FCAT Revisit Benchmarks, Step-up lessonsS – Life – Living Things & Seasons15 daysSS –

13 Day 164 14 15 16 17 18

19 TR Unit 6.5Homegrown ButterfliesRUS Unit Prepare for summer WUS Unit M-Topic 31-38 FCAT Revisit Benchmarks, Step-up lessonsS – Life – Living Things & Seasons15 daysSS –

20 Day 169 21 22 23 24 25

26 TR Unit 6. Readers TheaterRUS Unit Prepare for summer WUS Unit M-Topic 31-38 FCAT Revisit Benchmarks, Step-up lessonsS – Life – Living Things & Seasons15 days

SS –

27 Memorial Day

28 Day 174 29 Grades due in portal

30 31

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

June 2013 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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2 Readers TheaterRUS Unit Prepare for summer WUS Unit M-Topic 31-38 FCAT Revisit Benchmarks, Step-up lessonsS – Life – Living Days15 daysSS –

3 Day 177

Final Grades due in portal

4 5 Day 180Early Release for StudentsReport Cards go home

6 Teacher work Day 7 Teacher work Day 8

10 11 Start of 4 day week

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17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

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