Semester Objectives 2006
Library
K-2: Intro to Library procedures
- book care
-"Soarin Into Imagination":
nursery rhymes & fairy tales

4th Grade: Review arrangement of materials in the library
-Dewey Decimal System
-Choosing the apropriate reference
-Notetaking skills
-Source evaluation for reasearch
-Parts of the book
3rd Grade:
ABC & number order
- using online patron access catalog (OPAC)
- library arrangement & call numbers
- using reference matls- emphasis on encyclopedia		 5th Grade:
Review item location and use of OPAC
Using the Dewey Decimal System
Choosing the appropriate reference
6th Grade:
- using periodical index
- choosing the best reference source
- creating a bibliography
- website evaluation
- animal research project
Music / Keyboard

K-1: Steady beats, patterns,
instruments, music games & dances, American Folk Songs
2nd-3rd: Sing and read basic
rhythmic &melodic patterns, learning
about composers, playing & improvising
on instruments.
4th-5th: Recorders-new notes &
beginning songs, performing a rap
song, meter & meter signatures,
singing rounds & canons
6th: Playing & improvising on
instruments, question & answer
phrases, performing anarrangement
on Orff instruments.

 K-1: Rhythms, steady beats, songs using puppets & percussion instruments & keyboards
- Marches, lullabies, counting songs & patriotic songs
2nd-3rd: Beginning note reading
concepts using the Hal Leonard Piano Series, creating rhythms with percussion instruments & learning patriotic songs
4th-6th: Grand staff reading concept using
the Hal Leonard Series, solo & ensemble performances
* 5th grade is also working on recorders
using the Karate Recorder Method
   
Physical Education
K-1st: Learning all about self
space-relating to others, concepts & contrasting movements
ropes-movement.
2nd-3rd: Learning about self
awareness- body movements relating to strength, size & speed.
Agilities w/ropes, physical fitness with
self measurements.		 4th-5th-6th:
Completing self awareness with fitness & exercise.
-self measurement, agilities with climbing ropes,
-self measurement with personal best.
   
Art
K-1st-2nd:
Scale, symmetry, balance, pattern, texture
3rd:
Faurism, oil pastel technique, portraiture
proportion, the human body		 4th: Abstract design, positive/negative shapes,
cartography
5th: Color pencil, symmetrical design,
M.C. Escher Tessellations
6th: African mask making, Japanese print making

Computer

Compass Learning Program for Math and Language Arts