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Ms. Brigandi |
Mrs. Milikin |
Ms. Overend |
Mission: Students will work to their full potential, explore learning through a variety of rewarding experiences and become life-long learners.
Message to Parents: Your continued support and guidance is essential to your child's success and happiness.
Curriculum:
- Reading: SRA, Imagine It!
Themes: Friendship
Animals and Their Habitats
Money
Earth, Moon and Sun
Communities Across Time
Storytelling
- Writing (Empowering Writers)
Focus on Narrative Writing: Entertaining Beginning
Build Suspense
Main Event
Solution of Problem or Conclusion of Adventure
Extended Ending
- Math (MacMillan McGraw-Hill, Math Connects)
Units of study include: Place Value
Adding and Subtracting to solve problems
Develop Multiplication and Division facts
Develop Fractions
Use Patterns and Algebraic thinking
Measure Length, Area and Temperature
Measure Capacity, Weight and Volume
Identify Geometric Shapes; Spacial Reasoning
Organize, Interpret and Display Data
Measure Time
Understand the Value of Coins and Bills
- Science (Delta)
Study topics include: Plant and Animal Adaptations
States of Matter
Buoyancy - Sink or Float
Magnetism
Force, Motion and Machines
- Social Studies (Harcourt Horizons, People and Communities)
Study topics include: Map Skills
Citizenship and Government
Equal Rights
Politics of Environmental Stewardship
Communities Over Time
- Health/Character Education (Harcourt, Health and Fitness)
Study topics include: Friendship
Safety
Conflict Resolution
Nutrition
Decision Making
Drugs
- Specials
Art
Library
Music, Recorder, Instrument
Gym
- Special Programs/Events:
1. Ms. Brigandi's class participates in Kidz Art Review, a regional educational program
through LEARN.
2. Spring Recorder Concert
3. Go Green 2010 - Educating children about climate change and alternative energy sources.
4. Town Hall 2009, Once Upon a Lily Pad - Musical Play
5. Demos are Us - Demonstration of Simple Machines
6. Cursive Writing
7. CMT testing begins in third grade
8. Enrichment with Mrs. Kelley from Tyl Middle School
Email your teacher:
Mrs. Brigandi - kbrigandi@montvilleschools.org
Ms. Overend - woverend@montvilleschools.org
Mrs. Milikin - kmilikin@montvilleschools.org