reading
Dear Parents,
I am delighted to teach your children Language Arts with a focus on Reading this 2011-12 school year! In accordance with the California State and Los Angeles Archdiocesan Content Standards, and through
a wide variety of creative and intellectual activities the 4th and 5th
grade students will develop proficiency in the areas of:
•word analysis, fluency, and systematic vocabulary development
•reading comprehension
•literary response and analysis
•listening and speaking strategies and applications
Writing strategies, applications, and written and oral language conventions taught by Mrs. Chatterton and Mrs. Rogers will be reinforced as well.
The time period will be comprised of independent reading, shared reading, and read aloud: all with the aim of developing critical thinking skills for application to quality literature and real world experiences. Literature units will include Traditional Tales, Author Oeuvre (E.L. Konigsburg, Beverly Cleary), Fiction (realistic, historical, humorous, fantasy, mystery, adventure, science), Non-Fiction (autobiography/biography, news media), Poetry, and Plays.
The 4th and 5th grades will visit The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, and will also benefit from live theater experiences as audience members at the Glendale Center Theatre, and as performers on our own HFGS stage in June!
If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me: (818) 243-9239 X110.
Thank you,
Ms. KE Monahan Huntley, MA
