Author: LuAnn Mussari

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Pleasant
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The D.A.R.E. program will occur during the fall this year. Officer Michelle Cardinal of the LPD will be our teacher and lead us in discussions and activities around making good choices. This is a 10 week program.

Pleasant Street School
350 Pleasant Street
Laconia, NH 03246

Grade 5
A look at the 2014—2015 school year.

Typical Daily Schedule*
8:30—Students arrive, sign in, read the Morning Message, work on morning work, etc.
8:45—9:00—Pledge and Morning Meeting
9:00—9:40—Specials (*Art/Music, Physical Education, and Library/Technology vary class to class)
9:40—10:25—Writing Workshop
10:25—10:40—Word Study
10:40—11:40—Reading Workshop
11:40—12:10—Lunch
12:10—1:10—Math
1:10—1:40—Math W.I.N.
1:40—2:00—Recess
2:00—2:50—Science and Social Studies
2:50—3:00—Closing Circle
How it began
Use conversational text when you can. Write to your reader as if you were having a conversation with him or her over a meal.
Use bullets to itemize lists
Start each bullet with an action word
Keep your words simple. Don’t use a longer word than you need to. For example, in most cases “use” is a better choice than “utilize.”
The most important information is included here on the inside panels. Use these panels to introduce your organization and describe specific products.

Literacy
The Literacy Block includes:
Reading fiction and non-fiction for accuracy, fluency, and comprehension across the curriculum
Guided and Independent Reading
Word Study Skills (grammar, spelling, and vocabulary)
Handwriting/Keyboarding
Poetry
Writing
Three Science Themes include:
Environments
Living Systems
The Water Planet
The most important information is included here on the inside panels
“We recommend Fabrikam to anyone who will listen to us. They anticipated needs and solved potential stressors.”
A wall of white text makes it hard for the reader to skim a story and find a way to quickly drop in and out of your content.
Don’t use up space saying things the reader already knows. Focus on information that’s original or new.
Use conversational text when you can. Write to your reader as if you were having a conversation with him or her over a meal.

Four Social Studies Themes include:
Geography
Government
Explorers and Exploring
Colonization and Conflict (through 1750
Mathematics
The Math Block includes:
Counting
Basic Facts
Numbers and Operations
Divisibility Rules
Geometry
Measurement and Data
Proportional reasoning: fractions, decimals, percents
Make a point with headlines
The most important information is included here on the inside panels. Use these panels to introduce your organization and describe specific products. Keep your words simple.
Don’t use a longer word than you need to. For example, in most cases “use” is a better choice than.

The Grade 5 Team:
Mr. Bownes, SPED
Mrs. Duggan, SPED
Mrs. Fecteau
Ms. Mussari
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