Comprehension skills and strategies
Understand author's purpose; adapt reading style to meet that purpose
Word attack skills and strategies
Reading and appreciating books, magazines, newspapers representing different genres of literature

Capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and usage rules
Writing for various purposes and audiences
Understanding and using the writing process
Reference materials
Research project
Note taking, study, and test taking skills

Adjustment of listening behavior to communicate purpose
The impact the listener has on the speaker or performer
Verbal and non-verbal feedback
Listening for variety of reasons
Paraphrasing varying types of verbal and non-verbal communication

Responding appropriately to others
Speaking with a variety of purposes
Development of cooperation
Speaking with increased confidence in a variety of situations

Place value - whole numbers and decimals
Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division - estimating, whole numbers, decimals
Pre-algebra equations
Fractions - factors, multiples, converting to decimals, estimating, adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, mixed numbers
Measurement - area, volume capacity, length, perimeter
Statistics - mode, median, range, and mean
Probability and Data Analysis
Patterns, Functions, Algebra
Geometry
Mathematical terminology
Problem solving strategies
Application of principles to real life situations

D.A.R.E. (drug awareness program)
Family life (roles and responsibilities)
Sex education (human reproductive system)
Communication, friendship, emotional management, individual and community worth, problem solving, conflict resolution

Word processing techniques
Keyboarding
Creating multi-media presentations
Searching electronic catalogs and databases
Using server folders
Learning about authors and book genres

Scientific method and inquiry
Environmental science - interdependence of life
Foss kit: Human Body (skeletal system)
Foss kit: Models and Designs
Body systems

Crayfish
Kitchen physics
Optics
Mystery powders
StarLab
Science Fair
GrowLab
Microscopes
Chemistry
Robotics
Data collection
Measurement

Maps and globes
Discovery and exploration of America
Colonization and settlement
Independence and the New Nation
Current events

Rhythm: Beat, meter, duration, rhythm patterns
Melody: Pitch, melodic contour, step/leap and repeat (intervals), melodic patterns, phrases, scales and tonality
Harmony: Harmony/texture, chords, linear harmony
Tone color: Environmental, vocal, and instrumental sounds
Form
Expressive qualities: Style, dynamics, tempo
Skills: Using the voice/singing skills, moving, playing classroom instruments, listening, creating

Production opportunities - Explore media, tools, techniques: macro/micro art, Portraiture GS package, Realism, Cubist portraits, Surrealist collages, masks around the world, Tessellations
Identification, interpretation, evaluation of artworks
Art in history and cultures; the nature of art
Media used: earthenware clay, deco page, charcoal pastels, mixed media drawing, tempera paint, printmaking, markers, pencil drawing

Soccer, volleyball, basketball, team handball, floor hockey, and kick ball
Track and field; Distance Running
Tumbling; Scooters
Games and relays
Physical fitness, goal setting, strength development, and testing
Sportsmanship, respect, cooperation, fun, fair play

Principal: Nathan Flansburg

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