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Agenda•Introduction•Curriculum•Field Trips•Classroom Expectations•Volunteer Opportunities•Donations•Other Items•Closing Remarks

Math

Multiply &DivideTo 12

MeasurementPerimeter

& Area

Geometry

DailyMath

ProblemsFractionsDecimals

Data&

GraphsDailyWord

Problems

Language Arts

READING

StoriesBooksPoems

Comprehension Tools

WRITING

NarrativePersuasive

Response to Literature

SummariesInformation Reports

Language Arts

GrammarPractice

20 SpellingWords Per

Week

SentenceTypes andStructure

PunctuationCapitalization

SPELLING, VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR

Word RootsAffixes

PartsOf

Speech

Writing Process

Pre-Write

Draft

Revise

Edit

Share

Publish

ColonialCaliforniaSpanish

Influence

Social Studies

CaliforniaHistory

People & PlacesEarly Settlers

NewcomersImmigrantsStatehoodGold Rush

Growth &Development

RailroadCultural Mixes

ModernCalifornia

Science

Matter&

Electricity

LifeScience

EarthScience

Musicon

Thurs.

Other Subjects

PE onMon.

&Wed.

Libraryon

Wed.

Computeron

Thurs.

ArtonFri.

Field Trips

Native American Studies - Sunol

PlantsAnd

Naturalist

The Lion, the Witch& and the Wardrobe

San JoseMission

SacramentoAdobe Days

San Jose

Classroom Expectations

• On Time• On Task• Participate in Classroom

Discussions• Follows Classroom and School

Rules• Treat Others with Respect

Volunteer Opportunities

• Room Parents (two)• Make copies (as many as possible)• Classroom Helpers, filing, library,

etc.• Computer Lab• Field Trip Drivers• Art and project assistants

Donations• $20- $40 donation for classroom supplies

including:– Art supplies, colored pencils, watercolor pencils,

acryllic paint, watercolor paper, etc.– Building supplies for whales, galleons, trains, and

open house• Please make check out to Lydiksen PFC and

place in the donation envelope.• Need 12 copies of The Lion, the Witch, and the

Wardrobe• Candy for rewards – licorice, Jolly Ranchers

from Costco

Other Items

• How to contact Carol Norem– Email: cnorem@pleasanton.k12.ca.us– Phone: (925)426-4420, room P9

• Website– http://www.pleasanton.k12.ca.us/lydiksen/st

aff0304.html– Click on Carol Norem

• Parent Handbook• Notice to Parents• Parent Character Survey

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