Here is a chart I have created that goes over the content in the curriculum documents for grades 4-6. I have picked out the overarching topics/themes and the specific topics that we will be covering. The curriculum documents go into greater detail about subject matter and expectations and I encourage you to take a look at the documents. Again this is just a general overview. I will provide students and parents with expectations for each unit as we come to them Parents and students will also be made aware of the marking schemes and assessment criteria before the assignments are given.
Here is a link to the elementary curriculum documents.
Subject
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Overview
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Language
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· Overarching Themes: Oral Communication; Reading; Writing; Media Literacy
· Specific Topics Grades 4-6: Listening to Understand; Speaking to Communicate; Reflecting on Oral Communication; Reading for Meaning; Understanding Form and Style; Reading with Fluency; Reflecting on Reading strategies; Developing and Organizing Content; Form and Style in Writing; Language Conventions and Presenting Written Work; Reflecting on Writing Skills; Understand Media Texts; Creating Media Texts; Understanding Media Forms and Conventions; Reflecting on Media Literacy;
· Use of a variety of texts like short stories and chapter books, as well as a variety of visual aids.
· Students will learn to be effective listeners, fluent readers, purposeful writers, and self-reflective.
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Math
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· Overarching Topics: Number Sense and Numeration, Measurement, Geometry and Spatial Sense, Patterning and Algebra, Data Management and Probability
· Students will learn how to problem solve, apply reason, use a variety of tools, make connections and communicate their findings.
· Specific topics
· Grade 4: Whole numbers to 10,000; Decimals to tenths; Simple fractions; Add, subtract, multiply, divide whole numbers; Estimate and measure areas, volumes, time; Work with 3D figures; Stem and leaf plots; Double bar graphs; Predicts the results of a simple probability experiments
· Grade 5: Whole numbers to 100,000; Improper fractions and mixed numbers; Temperature; 2D angle properties; Prisms and pyramids; Variables; Table of values; Broken line graphs; Fraction probability
· Grade 6: Whole numbers to 1 000 000; Improper fractions and mixed numbers; Percent, ratio, unit rate; Parallelograms; Area of triangles and volume of triangular prisms; Construct polygons and angles; Variable in algebraic expressions and equations finding patterns and relationships; Continuous line graphs; Theoretical probability
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Social Studies
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· Overarching Topics: Cause and consequence; Perspective; Inquiry; Understanding Context; Application; Interrelationships, Significance; Patterns and trends.
· Specific Topics:
· Grade 4: Early Societies 3000 BCE – 1500 CE;
Political and Physical Regions of Canada
· Grade 5: First Nations and Europeans in New France and Early Canada; Role of Government and Responsible Citizenship.
· Grade 6: Communities in Canada, Past and Present; Canada’s interaction with the global community.
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Science and Technology
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· Overarching Topics: Systems and Interactions; Sustainability; Energy; Change and Continuity, Structure and Function; and Stewardship; Matter;
· Specific Topics:
· Grade 4: Habitats and Communities; Pulleys and Gears; Light and Sound; Rocks and Minerals
· Grade 5: Human Organ System; Forces acting on Structures and Mechanisms; Properties of and Changes in Matter; Conservation of Energy Resources
· Grade 6: Biodiversity; Flight; Electricity and Electrical Devices; Space.
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French
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· French course options include Core French- mandatory with minimum of 600 hours; Extended French- minimum 1260 hours; French immersion minimum of 3800 hours.
· Overarching Themes/Topics: Reading; Speaking; Writing; Listening skills.
· Specific Topics: Listening to Understand; Listening to Interact; Intercultural Understanding; Speaking to Communicate; Speaking to Interact; Reading Comprehension; Purpose, Form and Style; Purpose, Audience and Form; The Writing Process.
· Student will learn to communicate properly and effectively, interact with one another and develop an intercultural understanding.
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The Arts
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· The Arts Curriculum covers Dance, Drama, Music and Visual Arts.
· Overarching Themes: Creating and presenting/performing; Reflecting, Responding and Analyzing; Exploring Forms and Cultural Context
· Students will be expected to communicate ideas, identify and explore multiple perspectives, question messages and explore multimedia tools.
· Specific Topics:
· Grade 4: Dance: Choreographic forms exploring narrative. Drama: Use appropriate symbols; Exploring story elements; Different techniques for specific audiences. Music: Read standard notation in treble clef; Singing or playing music in two parts; Simple rhythms and melodies. Visual Arts: Lines for emotion; Free standing forms; Positive and negative space; Monochromatic colour; Texture elaboration; Mixing shades.
· Grade 5: Dance: Call and response form. Drama: Use appropriate symbols; Explore story elements; Different techniques for specific audiences. Music: Sing/play standard music notation and other notations; Learn key signatures; Create compositions; Explore music influences. Visual Arts: Linear and curved hatching; Symmetry; Shading; Complimentary colours; Textures through tools; Depth; Proportions.
· Grade 6: Dance: Guided improvisation to start choreography. Drama: Research to expand knowledge of different problems and to find solutions; Explore their sense of audience; View professional theatre and share their work in a more formal setting. Music: Perform and explore music in standard notation; Create and perform compositions; Think critically about music they hear and perform. Visual Arts: Lines for directions; Geometric shapes; Focal points; Colour wheel; Texture; Shading for volume; Balance.
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Health and Physical Education
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· Overarching Topics/Themes: Living skills; Active living; Movement Competence; Healthy Living.
· Specific Topics:
· Grade 4: Actively participate in activities; Understand importance of physical activity; Perform skills and strategies; Understand healthy eating; Safety with Bullying and abuse; Issues with smoking; Puberty- physical, emotional and social changes; Personal hygiene.
· Grade 5: Participate and demonstrate in physical activity and know it’s importance; Have responsibility for their own safety; Perform movement skills and strategies; Nutrition facts and media influences; Threats to personal safety; Issues with alcohol; Reproductive system; Menstruation and Spermatogenesis; Emotional and interpersonal stresses.
· Grade 6: Participate in physical activities; Demonstrate an understanding of physical activity and be responsible for own safety; Perform and apply movement skills; Influences on healthy eating,; Social interaction and conflict management; Effects of drugs and addictive behaviours; Development of self concept; Healthy relationships; Stereotypes and assumptions- gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, mental health, culture, abilities.
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