• Going from learning to read to reading to learn
• Reading with a higher level of fluency and expression
• Studying characters and making interpretations in fiction stories
• Strategies for reading complex nonfiction
• Informational research projects
• Book clubs
• Classroom read-alouds

Writer's Workshop

• Realistic Fiction
• Personal and Persuasive Essays
• Literary Essays: Writing About Fiction
• Bringing History to Life: Informational Writing
• Poetry

Math

• Math Talks to help build number sense and confidence
• Problem solving skills and strategies
• Number sense
• Place value up to the millions
• Addition and subtraction of whole numbers, fractions and decimals
• Multiplication and division of whole numbers
• Writing and solving equations
• Fraction concepts
• Understanding decimals
• Converting measurements
• Area and Perimeter
• Geometry
• Reading graphs and interpreting data

Social Studies

• Regions of California
• Native Californians
• European Explorers to California
• Missions
• Ranchos
• Gold Rush

Science

• Environments
• Soil, Rocks, and Landforms
• Energy
• FOSS Science Investigations and regular science labs
• Work in the school garden

Character Education

• ThinkFirst/Second Step: district adopted character education and bullying prevention programs
• Kid Power: Empowering students to make wise choices behaviorally, socially, and academically

Art/Music/P.E./Library/Garden

• 40 minutes of art a week with the art teacher
• 30 minutes of music a week with the music teacher<
• Two, 30 minute P.E. classes a week with our P.E. Teacher. Students also receive an additional 40 minutes a week of class P.E. with their classroom teacher
• 30 minutes of library a week with the librarian
• 1 hour in the garden every two weeks