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Mr.

Gauthiers 4/5 Grade


CONTACT INFORMATION
School:
488-6536
Home:
493-1046
Email:
tgauthie@psdschools.org

2016-2017
Instructional Focus for Reading
 TREASURES READING

 CONTENT AREA

 Skills practice

READING
 Strategies for nonfiction
 Curriculum integration

 Elements of literature
 Genre
 ACCELERATED READER
 Self-selected
 ZPD
 Word count goals

2016-2017
Instructional Focus for Writing
EMPOWERING WRITERS DAILY GRAMMAR PRACTICE
 Expository
 Narrative
 Persuasive

SIX TRAITS + 1








Ideas
Organization
Voice
Word choice
Sentence fluency
Conventions
Presentation

 Grammar & mechanics

HIGH FREQUENCY SPELLING


 No excuses

TREASURES
 Spelling rules
 Phonics skills
 Language skills

CONTENT AREA SPELLING


 Science & social studies
 Definitions

2016-2017
Instructional Focus for Math
enVision MATH
 Spiraling curriculum
 Alignment with state
standards
 Challenging
 Accelerated content
COMPUTER MATH
 Extended practice
 Basic skills

ACCELERATED MATH

 Individualized
 Above grade level

challenges
 Alignment with student
assessment goals
MATHS MATE

 Review and practice

2016-2017
Instructional Focus for Science
FULL OPERATION SCIENCE
SYSTEMS (FOSS)

 Electricity & Magnetism


 Earth Material
 Inventions & Ideas
POUDRE RIVER
ENVIRONMENTAL
PARTNERSHIP (PREP)

 Environmental learning
 Local watershed
 Real world science

ECO WEEK
 September 12-14
 Hands on environmental

learning
 Team building

MR. FULBRIGHT
 Critical thinking skills
 Hands on cooperative

learning
 Advanced concepts

2016-2017
Instructional Focus for Social Studies
COLORADO & AMERICAN
HISTORY
 Geography
 Early Peoples & Colonists
 Territory to Statehood
 Modern Growth and
Change
LIVERMORE HISTORY
 Guest Speakers

FIELD TRIPS
 Centennial Village
 Local Historical Sites
 Others TBD

2016-2017
Instructional Focus for Social Emotional
 Cooperation

HIGH BEHAVIORAL
EXPECTATIONS

 Team building

 Teach expectations

 FUN!!

 Respectful

HEALTHY PLAY

 Consistent

CLASS MEETINGS

 Natural consequences

 Problem solving

 Refocus

 Focus on the positive


 Event planning
 Classroom/School

improvement ideas
 School Store

 Code of Conduct

2016-2017
Instructional Focus for Homework
(60-90 minutes per day)
MONDAY

THURSDAY

 Spelling & Grammar practice

 A.R. Reading 30 min.


 Math (Work hard, but stop if frustrated.)
 Spelling & Grammar practice

TUESDAY

FRIDAY

 A.R. Reading 30 min.

 A.R. Reading 30 min. (x2)


 Corrections if needed

 A.R. Reading 30 min.


 Math (Work hard, but stop if frustrated.)

 Math (Work hard, but stop if frustrated.)


 Spelling & Grammar practice

WEDNESDAY
 A.R. Reading 30 min.
 Math (Work hard, but stop if frustrated.)
 Spelling & Grammar practice

Note:
 Students my work ahead on homework
to accommodate weekly family schedule.
 Work completion in the car or bus is
encouraged.

2016-2017
Report Card Grades
Focus Areas:
 Classwork
 Homework (if applicable)
 Tests & Quizzes
 Participation & Effort

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