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Seat Work Procedures
Book Club Procedures
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Students are to form into groups of 2, 3 or 4.
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Students in each group chose a book they want to read together.
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Students divide the book into sections to be read each week so that the book is read in a
reasonable amount of time.
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Students read the material and answer the questions provided to them on the
Student
Resource
page of
InstructorDave.org
.
•
Students discuss the book and the questions with each other.
•
After the students have read, answered the questions, and discussed the book and questions
with each other, they set a time to meet with Mr. Martocchio to discuss the book and
questions.
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If the students are in agreement and have a good knowledge of what the reading was about
and have thoughtful answers to the questions, they will be checked off for the work.
•
If the students are not in agreement and/or do not have a good knowledge of what the
reading was about and don’t have thoughtful answers to the questions they will not be
checked off and will be asked to read and discuss the questions some more.
•
Book Club is graded in the ‘Passed’ or ‘Not Passed’ style.
•
The ‘Passed’ grade will be indicated with the date passed in the
The Martocchio Post
.
•
The Book Club grade will appear in the Takes Responsibility and Perseveres in Learning
section of the
Report Card
.
Grammar Procedures
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Each week students will have grammar work.
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The grammar will be discussed in class on the fi rst day of each week.
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The assignments for each week can be found on
The Martocchio Post
and the
Student
Resource
page.
•
Students are to complete the assigned work each week.
•
Students may work ahead of schedule if they wish.
•
The grammar grade will appear in the English Language Arts - Language section and Takes
Responsibility for and Perseveres in Learning section of the
Report Card
.
•
Grammar is graded in the ‘Passed’ or ‘Not Passed’ style.
•
The ‘Passed’ grade will be indicated with the date of completion in the
The Martocchio Post
.
Handwriting Procedures
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The students will be shown how to make each shape each day that handwriting is assigned.
•
Students are to practice one shape each school day as assigned in
The Martocchio Post
.
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Students are to produce at least 10 correct examples of the shape.
•
Students turn in their work to be checked for profi ciency.
•
If the student’s work is profi cient, the work will receive a ‘Passed’ grade.
GRANT SCHOOL
1425 Washington Place, San Diego, CA 92103-1792
Offi ce
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Dave P. Martocchio
InstructorDave@me.com
InstructorDave.org
Mobile: 858-354-9417
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If the student’s work is not profi cient, the student will be instructed in how to make the shape
correctly and will be asked to practice some more and turn in the new work for review.
•
Students may work ahead of schedule if they wish.
•
Handwriting is graded in the ‘Passed’ or ‘Not Passed’ style.
•
The ‘Passed’ grade will be indicated with the date passed in the
The Martocchio Post
.
•
The Handwriting grade will appear in the Takes Responsibility and Perseveres in Learning
section of the
Report Card
.
Health & Fitness Procedures
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Students are to take and submit notes on the material assigned in
The Martocchio Post
.
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The material assigned will be discussed in class on Wednesdays.
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If a student consistently scores a 3 on their Health & Fitness tests they can choose to just
read the material and not take notes on it as long as they continue to receive 3’s on their
tests.
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Students may work ahead of schedule if they wish.
•
Students may test out of a Chapter in Health & Fitness by scoring 80
%
or higher on a
Chapter Test. If the student scores 80
%
or higher on the Chapter Test then they do not have
to do any of the assignments related to that Chapter and can immediately move to the next
Chapter.
•
If the student scores below 80
%
on the Chapter Test then they have to complete the
assignments that are related to the material that they answered incorrectly on the Chapter
Test. When the student completes those assignments they can take the Chapter Retest.
•
Fifth grade tests can be found on the
Student Resource
page of
InstructorDave.org
.
•
Fourth grade tests are in the student textbook.
•
Health and Fitness grades will appear in the Health section of the
Report Card
.
Homework Procedures
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Homework is to be done every school day.
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Homework starts on the fi rst day of school.
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Homework is due on the fi rst day of each week..
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Fourth grade students should spend 40 minutes on homework each school day.
•
Fifth grade students should spend 50 minutes on homework each school day.
•
Students can work on any subject for homework.
•
Students will have a homework journal to record the
time spent on the work
.
•
Homework will be graded based on time spent.
•
The Homework grade will appear in the Takes Responsibility and Perseveres in Learning
section of the
Report Card
.
•
The following are ideas for homework but are not required and are not exhaustive;
•
Read.
•
Write..
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Practice a math skill..
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Prepare for a test or quiz.
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Go to a museum that is related to a school subject..
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Go to the library or online to learn more about a topic.
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Practice playing a sport.
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Practice playing an instrument.
•
Read and talk about the news and/or current events.
•
Do something to help your community.
Math Procedures
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Students will receive a group math lesson every day that math is assigned.
•
Students are to complete their math work as assigned in
The Martocchio Post
.
•
Students are to do all the problems on the assigned Lesson pages.
•
Students do not need to do the Homework & Practice pages.
•
Students may work ahead of schedule if they wish.
•
If a student does not know, forgot how to, or can’t fi gure out how to do the assigned work,
the student should ask Mr. Martocchio for help.
•
If many students are experiencing similar problems in math, Mr. Martocchio will give another
group lesson on that topic.
•
After a student completes a lesson, they are to check their work using the teacher guide.
•
Students may only have and use the teacher guide while they are checking their work.
•
Students may not take the teacher guide home.
•
Students should then turn their work in for Mr. Martocchio to review and record.
•
If a student does not perform well on a lesson, Mr. Martocchio will give that student
personalized one-on-one instruction on the types of problems the student missed and assign
some practice problems to work on until the student is profi cient in that type of problem.
•
Students are to complete all the problems on the assigned test in
The Martocchio Post
on or
before the date assigned, check their work against the teacher’s guide, and turn the work in
for Mr. Martocchio to review and record.
•
Students who demonstrate good math skills by routinely receiving 3’s on their tests may
choose to only to the odd numbered problems of the assigned Lesson pages.
•
Math grades will appear in the Mathematics section of the
Report Card
.
Testing out of a Math Topic
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If a student consistently receives 3’s on their math tests, they may test out of a Topic without
doing the Lessons by answering the the odd numbered questions in the Reteaching,
Assessment, and Performance Assessment pages in their math book for that Topic.
•
After completing the
Reteaching, Assessment, and Performance Assessment pages
,
students are to check their work using the teacher’s guide.
•
Students may only have and use the teacher guide while they are checking their work.
•
Students may not take the teacher guide home.
•
After checking their work, students are to turn the work in for Mr. Martocchio to review and
record.
•
If the percent correct in the
Reteaching, Assessment, and Performance Assessment
pages is
80
%
or higher, students do not have to do the assigned Lessons for that Topic and can
immediately move to the next Topic in the math book.
•
If the percent correct in the
Reteaching, Assessment, and Performance Assessment
pages in
their math book for a Topic is less than 80
%
then Mr. Martocchio will give personalized one-
on-one instruction on the types of problems the student missed and the student must go
back and answer the questions in all Lessons that covers the material that was done
incorrectly in the
Reteaching, Assessment, and Performance Assessment
pages.
•
Once a student has shown that they are profi cient in the particular Lessons of a Topic that
they did not score well on in the
Reteaching, Assessment, and Performance Assessment
pages, they can try to test out of the Topic by; answering the even numbered questions in the
Reteaching, Assessment, and Performance Assessment
pages for that Topic, checking their
work against the teacher’s guide, and turning the work in to Mr. Martocchio to review and
record.
•
The student will receive the grade they earned on the second attempt on the
Reteaching,
Assessment, and Performance Assessment
pages.
•
A student may, after scoring less than 80
%
on the
Reteaching, Assessment, and
Performance Assessment
pages, decide to do all of the Lessons in that Topic as assigned in
the
The Martocchio Post
and then complete the even numbered problems of the Assessment
at the end of the Topic, check their work against the teacher’s guide, and turn the
Assessment in to Mr. Martocchio to review and record. The student will receive the grade
they earned on the Assessment.
Multiplication Procedures
•
The students will be given a four minute multiplication facts test that covers the facts from
zero to twelve.
•
If the results show 100
%
accuracy and completion within four minutes, the test has been
passed and they have completed all the requirements for Multiplication.
•
If the results show that they are having trouble with any of the facts and/or recalling the facts
within the four minute time, they are to study those facts and/or practice fast recall.
•
When the student is ready, they may take the assessment again.
•
Students can use any method they choose to study.
•
Various methods are outlined on the
Student Resource
page at
InstructorDave.org
•
Students can get the assessment by asking Mr. Martocchio for a copy.
•
The Multiplication assessment does not appear on the
Report Card
.
Participation Procedures
A part of a student’s report card is a section called Actively Engages in Learning and
contributes to the learning community, abbreviated, AEL. The grade for this section of the
Report Card
is determined by how often a student participates in class discussions.
The
number of times students participate in discussions is recorded in the
The Martocchio Post
.
Discussions in my classroom are conducted without the requirement that students raise their
hand and wait to be called on in order to contribute to a conversation. This open discussion
format does not mean, however, that students can speak at any time they choose thereby
creating a shouting match. Students must follow proper social etiquette for discussions. This
etiquette is to listen attentively to the person speaking and only contribute to the conversation
after the previous speaker has fi nished. In the case where more than one student begins to
speak at the same time, I teach students to quickly either yield to the other(s) or ask to go fi rst.
S
tudents can contribute to a conversation by
:
•
asking a question
•
answering a question (even if the answer is wrong or off topic)
•
asking for clarifi cation
•
asking to repeat what was said because they did not hear clearly or understand clearly
•
agreeing with what was just said
•
disagreeing with what was just said
•
asking the previous speaker to prove or give examples of what they said
•
any other contribution is also acceptable
Quick Write Procedures
•
Each day students will submit their responses to a prompt.
•
The schedule is on
The Martocchio Post
. The prompts and response questions are on
Student Resource
page of
InstructorDave.org
.
•
Students may respond in writing, song, theatre, or any other way that addresses the
response questions that are on
Student Resource
page of
InstructorDave.org
.
•
There will be a discussion of the daily prompt.
•
Students will receive credit for their contributions during the discussion as outlined in the
Participation section of
The Martocchio Post
.
•
Students may work ahead if they wish.
•
The Quick Write is graded in the ‘Passed’ or ‘Not Passed’ style.
•
The ‘Passed’ grade will be indicated with the date passed in the
The Martocchio Post
.
•
The Quick Write grade will appear in the Takes Responsibility and Perseveres in Learning
section of the
Report Card
.
Geography Quick Write Procedures
•
Choose a geographic feature (or place) such as, but not limited to; a town, city, county, state,
country, planet, river, mountain, prairie, valley, ocean, lake, desert, swamp, marsh, object in
space, etc.
•
Provide a short summary of the important and/or interesting information regarding that place.
10 to 1 Quick Write Procedures
•
Students are to use the 10 parts of a story by clicking on the Ten To 1 Story button found on
on
Student Resource
page of
InstructorDave.org
to write a short story.
•
Students can add more parts to the story and even change the parts, but all ten original parts
must appear in the story at least once.
No Story Quick Write Procedures
•
Students are to write a story that reads like a story but at the end, one can’t explain what the
story was about.
Word Variation Quick Write Procedures
•
Students are to use the word found on the Word Variation button of on the
Student Resource
page of
InstructorDave.org
to write a paragraphs using the word and variations of the word
as many times as possible to the point where the reader will get tired of reading that word.
What’s on Your Mind Quick Write Procedures
•
Students are to write a short paragraph about what is, or has been, on their mind.
Aesop’s Fable Quick Write Procedures
•
Students are to read the assigned Aesop Fable by clicking on the Aesop’s Fable button found
on the
Student Resource
page of
InstructorDave.org
.
•
Students are to then respond to the prompts by clicking on the Questions button on
Student
Resource
page of
InstructorDave.org
.
Dilemma Quick Write Procedures
•
Students are to read the assigned Dilemma by clicking on the Dilemma button found on the
Student Resource
page of
InstructorDave.org
.
•
Students are to then respond to the prompts by clicking on the Questions button on
Student
Resource
page of
InstructorDave.org
.
News Quick Write Procedures
•
Students are to read the assigned News Story by clicking on the What’s News button found
on the
Student Resource
page of
InstructorDave.org
.
•
Students are to then respond to the prompts by clicking on the Questions button on
Student
Resource
page of
InstructorDave.org
.
Poem Quick Write Procedures
•
Students are to read the assigned Poem by clicking on the Poems To Write About button
found on the
Student Resource
page of
InstructorDave.org
.
•
Students are to then respond to the prompts by clicking on the Questions button on
Student
Resource
page of
InstructorDave.org
.
Quote Quick Write Procedures
•
Students are to read the assigned Quote by clicking on the Quotes button found on the
Student Resource
page of
InstructorDave.org
.
•
Students are to then respond to the prompts by clicking on the Questions button on
Student
Resource
page of
InstructorDave.org
.
Science Procedures
•
S
cience is taught and assessed by Mrs. Banks.
•
Science grades will appear in the Science section of the
Report Card
.
Spelling Procedures
•
Each week students will have spelling work.
•
The spelling will be discussed in class on the fi rst day of each week.
•
The assignments for each week can be found on
The Martocchio Post
and the
Student
Resource
page.
•
Students are to complete the assigned work each week.
•
Students may work ahead of schedule if they wish.
•
The spelling grade will appear in the English Language Arts - Language section and Takes
Responsibility for and Perseveres in Learning section of the
Report Card
.
History/Social Sciences Procedures
•
Students are to take and submit notes on the material assigned in
The Martocchio Post
.
•
The material assigned will be discussed in class on Wednesdays.
•
If a student consistently scores a 3 on their Social Studies tests they can choose to just read
the material and not take notes on it as long as they maintain their 3 grades.
•
Students may work ahead of schedule if they wish.
•
Students may test out of a Chapter in Social Studies by scoring 80
%
or higher on a Chapter
Test. If the students scores 80
%
or higher on the Chapter Test then they do not have to read
or take notes on that Chapter and can immediately move to the next Chapter.
•
If the student scores below 80
%
on the Chapter Test, they have to read and take notes on
the Chapter, and then take the Chapter Retest.
•
The History/Social Sciences grade will appear in the History/Social Sciences section of the
Report Card
.
Vocabulary Procedures
•
Each week students will have Vocabulary words.
•
The Vocabulary words will be discussed in class on Wednesdays.
•
The words will come from the History/Social Sciences curriculum.
•
The words for each week can be found on
The Martocchio Post
and the
Student Resource
page.
•
Students are to learn the meanings of the words.
•
Students will be tested on the defi nitions of the words on the last day of each week.
•
Study techniques can be found on the
Student Resource
page of
InstructorDave.org
•
Students may work ahead of schedule if they wish.
•
The Vocabulary grade will appear in the History/Social Sciences section of the
Report Card
.
Writing Procedures
•
Students will complete writing projects such as, but not limited to; opinion pieces,
informative/explanatory texts, and narratives.
•
Students will receive oral and written instruction, and a sample of the writing technique
before and during the writing process.
•
The written instructions can be found at
The Martocchio Post
and on the
Student Resource
page.
•
Students will submit their writing after completing each step in the writing process for one-
on-one review involving; correction, critique, suggestions, and instruction.
•
Depending on the writing style, student’s work will be graded on; Spelling, Grammar,
Punctuation, Format, Plot, Development of Plot, Character Development, Strength of
Supports, Strength of Rebuttals, Quality & Quantity of Citations, Quality & Quantity of
References, Strength of Introduction, Strength of Subtopics, Strength of Summary,
Complexity of Sentence Structure, etc.
•
The Writing grade will appear in the English Language Arts - Writing and English Language
Arts - Language sections of the
Report Card
.
Writing Fundamentals Procedures
•
Students are to write a certain type of sentence or sentences each school day.
•
Students will receive oral and written instruction on types of sentence structure and how to
write the different types.
•
The written instructions can be found at
The Martocchio Post
and on the
Student Resource
page.
•
Students will submit their work each day to be reviewed.
•
If the work is satisfactory, the student will be given credit for the work.
•
If the work is not satisfactory, the student will receive one-on-one instruction on how to
correct the work. The student will then practice writing the type of sentence that they were
having trouble with and resubmit the work for a second review. This process will continue
until the student’s work is satisfactory.
•
Students may work ahead if they wish.
•
Writing Fundamentals are graded in the ‘Passed’ or ‘Not Passed’ style.
•
The ‘Passed’ grade will be indicated with the date passed in the
The Martocchio Post
.
•
The Writing Fundamentals grade will appear in the Takes Responsibility and Perseveres in
Learning section of the
Report Card
.
