Reading and Math in GT

 In GT I  will alternate between reading and math, meaning I will teach one week of reading and the next week math for the entire school year. We will use the Junior Great Books program which is a nationally known reading program.  This program helps students extend essential literacy skills that will help them further analyze text.  These skills include: thinking critically, reading carefully, listening, and speaking and writing persuasively. For math we will use Mentoring Mathematical Minds which is a nationally recognized curriculum for the Gifted and Talented students. 

Notes to Parents

Your child will not have homework in my class.  We will complete all work during class, unless there is something I really need them to finish at home.

Your child may take his/her folders or notebooks home at any time, especially when they have a quiz or test to study for.  I just ask that they remember to bring it back to class.

Rules and Consequences

Classroom Rules:

1)  Be prepared for class daily.

2)  Respect others.

3)  Show best effort at all times.

Behavior Management Plan

Students will use Class Dojo to check in daily and the teacher will use this to maintain positive and negative behavior records as well. 

Consequences:

1- Verbal Warning

2- Lose a point on Class Dojo

3- Lose a point on Class Dojo and Note/Call to parent

4- Office Referral

Fifth Grade

Fifth graders will be working on reading stories and asking questions to help them further understand the story.  They will also participate in in-depth class discussions about the story.

In math, we will begin working on fractions.  We will discuss strategies on how to determine if fractions are equivalent or not and how to compare and order fractions. 

Fourth Grade

Fourth graders will be working on reading stories and asking questions to help them further understand the story.  They will also participate in in-depth class discussions about the story.

In math, we will begin working on finding factors and multiples of different numbers.  It is extremely important that your child knows his/her basic multiplication facts in order to be successful with this unit.  Please help your child study his/her facts daily.

Third Grade

Third graders will be working on reading stories and asking questions to help them further understand the story.  Since this is their first time in GT, please help reinforce this strategy with books they read at home.

In math, we will begin working on place value.  This will include finding patterns in our number system and using other base systems to compare.