1. Welcome to Mrs. Van Fleet’s class
Welcome to Mrs. Van Fleet’s class! Please choose any seat and make sure to sign in at front table!

2. CONTACT INFORMATION/CLASS INFO
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RFIS WEBSITE- STAFF SITE- JENA VAN FLEET
SeeSaw

3. Homework Incentive Fridays
HOMEROOM-411
Schedule-6 day cycles
Expressions/Recess
Excel/Pull-Outs
Homework Incentive Fridays

4. Language arts

5. Reading & Writing At A Glance
Tackling Complexity: Moving up Levels of Nonfiction
Biographies, informational, etc.
Crafting Nonfiction Writing
Design Google Site
Interpretation of Book Clubs (theme, story elements, etc)
Student choice fiction books
Writing Narrative: Craft Writing (author’s purpose, voice, etc)
Any form of narrative writing-Memoir, Realistic Fiction, etc.
Argument & Advocacy
Online articles, videos and books
The Argument Essay
Various debatable topics
Class Debate
Fantasy Book Clubs
Student choice fantasy books
Fan Fiction (favorite book or author and create a next book or chapter/change character or setting)

6. LANGUAGE ARTS SUPPLIES/TOOLS
THREE NOTEBOOKS (READERS’ , WRITERS’ and WORD STUDY)
PENCIL CASE
PLANNER/AGENDA BOOK
CHROMEBOOK
HOME FOLDER
A D.E.A.R book (according to genre we are focusing on)
THIS YEAR WE WILL USE:
SEESAW
GOOGLE CLASSROOM
PADLET
…AND MORE!

7. SOCIAL STUDIES

8. SOCIAL STUDIES-UNITS OF STUDY-Early American History
TRIMESTER 1
Geography (coordinates/oceans/continents)
Native American Lands and Cultural Regions (archaeological dig)
MesoAmerica (Mayans, Incas, Aztecs)
TRIMESTER 2
Exploration and Settlement of the New World (Pre 1600) – (different explorers)
Colonial America (Jamestown/Plymouth/Roanoke)
TRIMESTER 3
The American Revolution
The United States Constitution

9. SOCIAL STUDIES SUPPLIES
CHROMEBOOK- ONLINE TEXT
Binder
Pencil case
D.E.A.R book
Planner
Home folder

10. Thank you. Enjoy the rest of your night
Thank you!! Enjoy the rest of your night! Please feel free to contact me with any concerns or questions through out the year! 