Miss Ashlee and myself get together each year and create a syllabus for our classrooms. Within the syllabus you will see the month, a thematic unit, topics of study, a special activity, and any parental responsibilities for that month. Hopefully this will help families plan for the school year!
Sexton
Mountain Elementary
Structured
Routine Center
Miss
Amanda and Mrs. Ashlee’s classes
2015-2016
Syllabus
September
Thematic
Unit: All about me
Topics
of Study: practice of mastered personal information, describing self-using
attributes (i.e. hair color, eye color, weight, height), indicating preferences
and interests
Special
activity: presentation about self to peers in both classes
Parental
Responsibility: send school supplies from supply list and snack funds
October
Thematic
Unit: Gardening
Topics
of Study: growing plants, types of plants, farming
Special
activity: Pumpkin Patch field trip
Parental
Responsibility: admission for pumpkin patch, permission slip, disposable sack
lunch
November
Thematic
Unit: Cooking
Topics
of Study: the processes of prepping and cooking food, measurement and
temperature, basic nutrition
Special
activity: Thanksgiving lunch prepared by students for each other
Parental
Responsibility: Each family will be asked to donate one food item (i.e. one can
of food)
December
Thematic
Unit: Giving
Topics
of Study: In December, we will “adopt-a-family” and create a gift basket with
presents and cards for a family in need.
Special
activity: Shopping Field Trip to the Dollar Tree for gift basket
Parental
Responsibility: Payment for tri-met bus ticket, and 1-2 dollars for student to
use at the Dollar Tree, permission slip, disposable cold lunch
January
Thematic
Unit: Snow
Topics
of Study: How to dress for snow/cold weather, science experiments (popsicle
freezing, predictions, etc.), winter crafts and songs
Special
activity: If it does snow, having a hands-on experience in the winter
wonderful.
Parental
Responsibility: None
February
Thematic
Unit: Environment
Topics
of Study: understanding ecosystems, environments and learning about ways to
create a sustainable environment
Special
activity: Field trip to the Portland Aquarium
Parental
Responsibility: Payment for Aquarium admission, permission slip, disposable cold
lunch
March
Thematic
Unit: Movement
Topics
of Study: learning about balance,
coordination, strength and endurance
Special
activity: Run! Jump! Fly! Adventures in Action Field trip to the Portland
Children’s Museum
Parental
Responsibility: Payment for tri-met bus/max ticket and Museum admission,
permission slip, disposable cold lunch
April
Thematic
Unit: Fitness
Topics
of Study: leaning about healthy activities, yoga and stretching
Special
Activity: Gymnastics field trip at Spectra Gymnastics
Parental
Responsibility: Payment for tri-met bus/max ticket and Spectra admission,
permission slip, disposable cold lunch
May
Thematic
Unit: School Spirit
Topics
of Study: At the track meet every year there is a school spirit celebration. We
don’t know the theme yet, but in the spring we will start preparing for our
exciting trip!
Special
activity: Beaverton School District Track and Field Invitational
Parental
Responsibility: spirit apparel item, permission slip, disposable cold lunch
June
Thematic
Unit: Camping
Topics
of Study: camp themed review of the year with Camp-Learned-a-Lot with the rest
of the students at Sexton Mountain
Special
activity: “hiking” through the THPRD parks within 1 mile of Sexton Mountain
Elementary
Parental
Responsibility: permission slip
