Academics - Curriculum
Math Resource - My Math
McGraw-Hill My Math challenges students to embrace the power of mathematics through real-world applications and experience just how fun math success can be. Rigor is promoted through the three areas of:
- Conceptual understanding
- Procedural skill and fluency
- Application
These elements are weaved throughout the resource enabling our students to progress toward a higher level of achievement and steadily grow their math confidence.
Balanced Literacy Framework - Northeast’s Balanced Literacy Framework
Balanced Literacy is a framework made up of instructional elements aimed to guide students toward proficient and lifelong reading. Readers need a variety of different opportunities to learn. Teachers combine all the elements of literacy, phonics, language and writing together supporting students learning to read and write while growing in their independence of learning.
Word Study - Words Their Way
Word Study = Phonics + Spelling + Vocabulary Instruction
In word study, students develop a general knowledge of English spelling. They learn how to examine words through active exploration using a hands-on, manipulative approach. Students also discover generalizations about spelling, instead of just spelling rules. They learn the regularities, patterns, and conventions of English orthography (the part of language study concerned with letters and spelling) needed to read and spell. Word study increases students’ specific knowledge of words. Specific knowledge relates to the spelling and meaning of individual words. Students will be assessed in the fall, winter and spring to find the most appropriate instructional spelling level for them. Each student will fall in one of the following five stages of spelling/vocabulary: Emergent, Letter Name, Within Word Pattern, Syllables and Affixes or Derivational Relations
Literacy Enrichment - Junior Great Books
Junior Great Books provides a focus on high quality literature and student centered discussion. Additional support provided by the teacher to promote language art skill acquisition through a structured framework. Students develop in the areas of reading comprehension, critical thinking and writing all in the context of students having meaningful discussions about literature. Junior Great Books is widely recognized as an exemplary curriculum resource for its research base and positive effect on student achievement and interest level in reading.
Science and Social Studies
The Colorado Academic Standards serve as a starting point for content areas of study for each grade.
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SCIENCE
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3rd
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4th
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5th
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Earth Science
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Earth-rock cycle, weathering, materials used as resources
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Earth as part of our solar system.
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Sun as an energy source; weather; processes and forces that change the Earth’s surface
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Physical Science
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State of matter
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Forms of energy
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Mixtures and properties
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Life Science
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Life cycles differ between organisms and species
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Classifying living systems; comparing systems to organisms
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Organismal systems and functions; human body systems
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Social Studies
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3rd
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4th
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5th
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History
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Distinguish historical fact from fiction and past influences on communities
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Sequence of Colorado history and its relation to events in the United States
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Points of view in historical context, North American history from 1491 to formation of U.S. Government
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Geography
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Spatial awareness, compare and contrast places to understand regions
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Geography of Colorado, human and physical system connection development
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United States geography; human movement
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Economics
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Producers, consumers and goods; short term financial goals
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Response to positive and negative incentives; choice and opportunity cost
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Influences of government and market on financial institutions; financial institutions to manage personal finance
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Civics
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Local government; democratic society
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Colorado government; debating an issue
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United States government; foundations of citizenship
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Balanced Assessment
At Northeast we use a variety of assessments to ensure student progress. Among those assessments are teacher created classroom assessment, the DRA (Developmental Reading Assessment) AIMSWeb for fluency and Word Study Assessment. In addition, we have more formal assessments given multiple times throughout the year to help guide instruction.
i-Ready
i-Ready is one component of our balanced assessment system at Northeast. It is a single K–12 adaptive Diagnostic for reading and mathematics that pinpoints student needs down to the sub-skill level, and ongoing progress monitoring shows whether students are on track to achieve end-of-year targets.
i-Ready Diagnostic helps teachers understand the root causes behind student challenges. This is especially beneficial for providing differentiated instruction and for identifying gaps spanning back multiple years, or for determining where students are ready for further challenge.