Academics - Hortonville Area School District

Hortonville Area School District

Mission Statement
Our community ensures every student learns at the highest level.

Academics

Four Units of Study

Quarter One: Building Peaceful Communities

As a community of learners we will structure our classroom community. Studying communities similar to and different than ours and setting up our own set of communtity guidelines will help us work together with respect, responsibility, caring and honesty. As scientists we will use the scientific process to conduct experiments that will gain us understanding of living communities around us. A special event will be planned on September 21st, the UN International Day of Peace.

Quarter Two: Global Connections

Learning about the world around us will be a focus of this quarter. Cultural connections around the world with emphasis on Japan. Incorporating sound and music as we study various areas in the world. We will develop a classroom economy to help us understand the importance of making a budget, setting saving and spending goal. We will make it real world by applying for jobs, earning a paycheck, paying bills, and spending our money.

Quarter Three: The Earth is Precious

In this quarter we will celebrate Earth Day. Studying governemnt on a local, state and national level will help us become proactive citizens who are willing to become educated on issues and take a stand in what we believe is best for our world. Celebrating Cultures and teaching others our knowledge as well as learning from them will help us grow in our perspective of all of the peoples of the world. We will also work to take care of ourselves as we learn of alternative activities beyond electronics and television during Turn Off the TV Week.

Quarter Four: Helping Our World Community

The final quarter we will explore how to help our world community. Studying inventors and inventions and coming up with specific inventions that will make a huge difference in our world. Learning the impact of natural disasters, understanding our earth's make up and furthering our understanding of our global neighbors, will help us strive to truly make a difference to all things in our world.

LITERACY COLLABORATIVE

http://literacycollaborative.org/docs/framework.pdf

READING WORKSHOP

The goal of reading workshop is to give students the tools to make independent reading choices, have great attitudes about reading, and make reading a lifelong habits. Students will develop strategies to support comprehension and think critically about what is read. They will read a variety of genres and authors and will develop the ability to respond through literature through discussion and writing.

WRITING WORKSHOP

Writing Workshop is a time when students act like real writers. They use the writing process in a variety of genres. Exploring the work of a variety of authors will help students gain insight into their own writing. Students will become familiar with 6-Traits of Writing and will learn to use them as they write.

LANGUAGE/WORD STUDY WORKSHOP

Students will investigate word meaning, vocabulary, and word structure. Words will be drawn from high frequency lists and spelling principles. An appreciation of poetry and literature as well as investigation of current events are part of this workshop.

MATH

In math the concepts will be connected to the real world whenever possible. Five areas will be explored daily: fact practice, mental math, review, concepts, and problem solving. Concepts include: number sense and operations, geometry, measurement, probability, and algebraic relationships.

SCIENCE

Using the scientific process through hands on experiments and projects in the following areas: Life Science and Ecosystems, Earth and Its Resources, Sound and Ideas and Inventions. Our focus will be how we can make a difference in our world in these areas.

HEALTH

Developing awareness of healthy life habits are encouraged in our studies of Germs, Safety, T.V. Turn Off Week, and Drug and Alcohol Prevention.

SOCIAL STUDIES

The world around us is studied by looking at Cultures, Communities, Inventors/Inventions, and Economics. We will look at our world locally, regionally, and globally. The Celebration of Culture in February gave us the opportunity to share our knowledge of communities in our world today.

SPECIALS

Art, Music, World Language, Physical Education, Guidance, and Technology support all subject areas and give students to grow as well rounded citizens of the communities they are involved in.