Icahn Charter School #1
Icahn Charter School #1 1525 Brook Avenue Bronx, New York 10457 Telephone (718) 716-8105 Fax (718) 716-6716 / 718-294-6596 www.icahncharterschool1.org Jeff Litt, Superintendent Carly Callaghan, School Counselor
September 14, 2012
Rose Arocho-Fullam, Principal Somaya Haspil, Staff Developer
MAY 2016 FIFTH GRADE SYLLABUS
Dear Parents/Guardians: The 8th Grade and Prospective 7th Grade Algebra and Biology Groups will be visiting the Harlem DNA Lab Language and Literacy: Stories – (WONDERS) (located theNot John S. Roberts Educational Complex (J.H.S. 45), 2351 First Avenue at 120th St, East • at Bud, Buddy Harlem, • New Ida B.York 10035) in order to bridge concepts in science and math through a very engaging and • The Royal Diaries: Catherine, The be Great Journey by Kristiana Gregory rigorous laboratory experiment. We will transforming a non-lethal strain of E. coli into a glowing • O Captain! My If Captain! By Walt Whitman (CORE KNOWLEDGE) bioluminescent strain. you have any questions please contact the school or visit the centers website: • I, too, Sing America By Langston Hughes KNOWLEDGE) http://www.dnalc.org/harlemdnalab/ in order to(CORE read more about the center. STORIES WILL BE READ FROM THE TEXT THROUGH INDIVIDUAL, AND If any parent/guardian would like to chaperone please feel free toGUIDED, let us know by checking off the GROUP APPROACHES. LITERATURE WILL BE INTEGRATED THROUGHOUT THE LANGUAGE ARTS chaperone section below. EXPERIENCE, EMPHASIZING COMPREHENSION, GRAMMAR AND SPELLING.
Date: June 22, 2012 VOCABULARY EXAMS WILL BE GIVEN ON FRIDAY AS WELL AS A GRAMMAR ASSESSMENT TEST. Destination: John S. Roberts Educational Complex (J.H.S. 45), 2351 First Avenue at 120th St, East Harlem, New York 10035 Writing: **Leaving: Icahn IText Middle School @ 8:30A.M. SHARP ** • Informative Returning before dismissal Grammar: Traveling via NYC Subway •
Complex Sentences
• Adjectives Important Details: * Students MUST be in school uniform colors. * Sayings and Phrases: (CORE KNOWLEDGE) * Students must bring their own lunch and drink. * • •
Eureka! Till the cows come home.
Educationally yours,
Mathematics: Patterns and Relationships - Envisions Daniel Matthew Martinez Galina Tsypkin • Garcia Numerical Patterns Principal Science Teacher T.A. Math Teacher • Analyze Graphs ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------• Numerical Patterns in Word Problems and Geography: Feudal Japan IHistory give my child _______________________________________________ permission to attend the trip to • Religion Japan the Harlem DNA inLab on September 25, 2012. • Art • Everyday Life
Parent/Guardian Signature
Date
Emergency Contact Number
Name
Science: Matter and its Changes (CORE KNOWLEDGE) • Properties of Matter • Elements • Changes of State Art: •
(CORE KNOWLEDGE) ______ YES I would like to chaperone the trip to Instinct Dog Behavior & Training Native American Art
IF YES, please provide a contact number for confirmation -- __________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________ Icahn Charter School 1 is chartered by the New York State Board of Regents and the State University of New York Charter Schools Institute and is a result of the collaborative efforts of the Foundation for A Greater Opportunity and the Center for Educational Innovation-Public Education Association. The Icahn Charter School is a public school open to all children on a space available basis, by lottery.
Icahn Charter School #1 1525 Brook Avenue Bronx, New York 10457 Telephone (718) 716-8105 Fax (718) 716-6716 / 718-294-6596 www.icahncharterschool1.org Jeff Litt, Superintendent Carly Callaghan, School Counselor
Rose Arocho-Fullam, Principal Somaya Haspil, Staff Developer
MAY 2016 SIXTH GRADE SYLLABUS
Language and Literacy: (Collections) Themes: Unit 5 – Decisions That Matter • Week 1: Memoir by Colin Powell • Week 2: Autobiography by Wilma Mankiller • Week 3: Short Story by R.V. Cassill – Poem by Robert Frost: “The Road Not Taken” • Week 4: Biography by Warren Brown from Colin Powell: Military Leader Genres: Memoir – Biography – Poetry - Analogies Skills & Strategies: Determine Meanings: Mood, Determine Meanings of Words and Phrases, Analyze Structure STORIES WILL BE READ FROM THE TEXT THROUGH GUIDED READING, COOPERATIVE LEARNING GROUPS, AND INDEPENDENT READING. Writing: Collections 5 • Personal Narrative • Opinion Essay • Writing Arguments Grammar: Collections 5 • Correct Vague Pronouns • Varying Sentence Patterns Vocabulary: Collection 5 • Analogies • Using a Thesaurus Poetry: • This Is Just to Say by William Carlos Williams • Sympathy by Paul Laurence Dunbar GRAMMAR, SPELLING, VOCABULARY, AND PHONICS WILL BE INTEGRATED THROUGHOUT LITERACY INSTRUCTION. Mathematics: (Envision Series) • Area, Volume, Shapes on a Coordinate Plane • Measurement: Converting Customary Measures/Metric Saying and Phrases: (CORE KNOWLEDGE) • “Rome wasn’t built in a day.” • “A stitch in time saves nine.” Science: (CORE KNOWLEDGE) • The Human Body History and Geography: • The Age Enlightenment
_______________________________________________________________________________________________ Icahn Charter School 1 is chartered by the New York State Board of Regents and the State University of New York Charter Schools Institute and is a result of the collaborative efforts of the Foundation for A Greater Opportunity and the Center for Educational Innovation-Public Education Association. The Icahn Charter School is a public school open to all children on a space available basis, by lottery.
Icahn Charter School #1 1525 Brook Avenue Bronx, New York 10457 Telephone (718) 716-8105 Fax (718) 716-6716 / 718-294-6596 www.icahncharterschool1.org Jeff Litt, Superintendent Carly Callaghan, School Counselor
Rose Arocho-Fullam, Principal Somaya Haspil, Staff Developer
MAY 2016 SEVENTH GRADE SYLLABUS Foreign Language: Spanish United 3: Puerto Rico-Comer en familia/Eating with the family Theme/Teme: Mi comida favorite/My favorite food • Vocabulary • Talk about foods and beverages • Ask questions • Say which foods you like and don’t like • Talk about family • Ask and tell ages • Express possession • Give dates • Make comparisons Culture/Cultura: • How does an artist’s work represent historic landmarks? • What do elections reveal about a culture? • How do portraits represent the people in a country? • What celebration in the United States is similar to “la quinceañera”? Sayings and Phrases/Dichos y Frases: • There is no greater difficulty than unwillingness. /No hay dificultad que la poca voluntad. Language and Literacy: Themes: “The Stuff of Consumer Culture.” Collection 5 Stories: • “Dump” by X.J. Kennedy (Poem) • “How Things Work” by Gary Soto (Poem) • “Earth (A Gift Shop)” Short Story by Charles Yu • “He-y Come on Ou-t!” Short Story by Shinichi Hoshi Additional Texts: • “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by William Shakespeare Genres: Poetry, Short Stories, Play Skills & Strategies: Strategies for Annotation: Cause and Effect; Strategies for Annotation: Cite Text Evidence; Strategies for Annotation: Domain-Specific Words; Determine Theme; Analyze Poetry: Form; Analyze Stories: Science Fiction Grammar: Eliminate Redundancy; Noun clauses; Spelling Writing: Create a Multimedia Presentation; Unit 3 in the Common Core Assessment Workbook COMPREHENSION AND VOCABULARY WILL BE INTEGRATED THROUGH LITERATURE LESSONS AND ASSESSED THROUGH STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS, CLASS DISCUSSIONS, WRITTEN RESPONSES AND EXAMS. History and Geography: Reform Movements • Second Great Awakening • Anti-Slavery and Abolitionists • Women’s Rights A Nation Divided • Slavery in the United States • Efforts to Compromise put off war Mathematics: Geometry Unit • Angle Measurements • Area • Volume Science:
•
Continued with Evolution, Plants, and Predator/Prey
_________________________________________________________________________________________________ Icahn Charter School 1 is chartered by the New York State Board of Regents and the State University of New York Charter Schools Institute and is a result of the collaborative efforts of the Foundation for A Greater Opportunity and the Center for Educational Innovation-Public Education Association. The Icahn Charter School is a public school open to all children on a space available basis, by lottery.
Icahn Charter School #1 1525 Brook Avenue Bronx, New York 10457 Telephone (718) 716-8105 Fax (718) 716-6716 / 718-294-6596 www.icahncharterschool1.org Jeff Litt, Superintendent Carly Callaghan, School Counselor
Rose Arocho-Fullam, Principal Somaya Haspil, Staff Developer
MAY 2016 EIGHTH GRADE SYLLABUS Foreign Language: Spanish Unit 6/Unidad 6: Republican Dominicana Theme/Teme: Staying Healthy/Mantener un Cuervo Sano • Vocabulary • Talk about parts of the body • Make excuses • Say what you did • Talk about staying healthy • The verbs: saber, conocer, and dole • The personal a Culture/Cultura: • How do professional athletes support their home countries? • How can an artist’s reflect the people of their country through their artwork? Sayings and Phrases/Dichos y Frases: •
Do good, and not look at who. / Haz bien, y no mire a quién.
Language and Literacy: Themes: Test Preparation, Close Reading, “Approaching Adulthood.” Collection 5 Stories: • “The Diary of A Young Girl” by Anne Frank • “From Anne Frank: The Book, The Life, The Afterlife”: Literary Criticism by Francine Prose • “After Auschwitz”: Speech by Elie Wiesel • “There But For The Grace”; Poem by Wislawa Szymborska Additional Texts: • The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare Genres: Diary, Literary Criticism, Speech, Poem, Play Skills & Strategies: Strategies for Annotation: Analyze Language, Analyze Stories/Characters’ Motivation, Determine Theme, Use of Latin Suffixes, Determine meaning of Words and Phrases, Make Inferences, Greek Roots, Determine Central Ideas and Details. Grammar: Use Ellipses, Connotation and Denotation, Latin Suffixes Writing: Unit 3 in the Common Core Assessment Workbook COMPREHENSION AND VOCABULARY WILL BE INTEGRATED THROUGH LITERATURE LESSONS AND ASSESSED THROUGH STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS, CLASS DISCUSSIONS, WRITTEN RESPONSES AND EXAMS. History and Geography: Foreign Policy • Competing Superpowers • United States Post-War Foreign & Domestic Policy • Changing US Foreign Relationships • Turbulent Decades: 1950s and 1960s Mathematics: The Number System • Irrational Numbers • Square Roots • Pythagorean Theorem Science: • • •
(CORE KNOWLEDGE) Volcanic Eruption, Weather and Continue with Simple Machines NYS Science Performance Exam (May 25, 2016-May 27, 2016) NYS Science Written Exam (June 6, 2016)
_________________________________________________________________________________________________ Icahn Charter School 1 is chartered by the New York State Board of Regents and the State University of New York Charter Schools Institute and is a result of the collaborative efforts of the Foundation for A Greater Opportunity and the Center for Educational Innovation-Public Education Association. The Icahn Charter School is a public school open to all children on a space available basis, by lottery.
September 14, 2012
Rose Arocho-Fullam, Principal Somaya Haspil, Staff Developer
MAY 2016 FIFTH GRADE SYLLABUS
Dear Parents/Guardians: The 8th Grade and Prospective 7th Grade Algebra and Biology Groups will be visiting the Harlem DNA Lab Language and Literacy: Stories – (WONDERS) (located theNot John S. Roberts Educational Complex (J.H.S. 45), 2351 First Avenue at 120th St, East • at Bud, Buddy Harlem, • New Ida B.York 10035) in order to bridge concepts in science and math through a very engaging and • The Royal Diaries: Catherine, The be Great Journey by Kristiana Gregory rigorous laboratory experiment. We will transforming a non-lethal strain of E. coli into a glowing • O Captain! My If Captain! By Walt Whitman (CORE KNOWLEDGE) bioluminescent strain. you have any questions please contact the school or visit the centers website: • I, too, Sing America By Langston Hughes KNOWLEDGE) http://www.dnalc.org/harlemdnalab/ in order to(CORE read more about the center. STORIES WILL BE READ FROM THE TEXT THROUGH INDIVIDUAL, AND If any parent/guardian would like to chaperone please feel free toGUIDED, let us know by checking off the GROUP APPROACHES. LITERATURE WILL BE INTEGRATED THROUGHOUT THE LANGUAGE ARTS chaperone section below. EXPERIENCE, EMPHASIZING COMPREHENSION, GRAMMAR AND SPELLING.
Date: June 22, 2012 VOCABULARY EXAMS WILL BE GIVEN ON FRIDAY AS WELL AS A GRAMMAR ASSESSMENT TEST. Destination: John S. Roberts Educational Complex (J.H.S. 45), 2351 First Avenue at 120th St, East Harlem, New York 10035 Writing: **Leaving: Icahn IText Middle School @ 8:30A.M. SHARP ** • Informative Returning before dismissal Grammar: Traveling via NYC Subway •
Complex Sentences
• Adjectives Important Details: * Students MUST be in school uniform colors. * Sayings and Phrases: (CORE KNOWLEDGE) * Students must bring their own lunch and drink. * • •
Eureka! Till the cows come home.
Educationally yours,
Mathematics: Patterns and Relationships - Envisions Daniel Matthew Martinez Galina Tsypkin • Garcia Numerical Patterns Principal Science Teacher T.A. Math Teacher • Analyze Graphs ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------• Numerical Patterns in Word Problems and Geography: Feudal Japan IHistory give my child _______________________________________________ permission to attend the trip to • Religion Japan the Harlem DNA inLab on September 25, 2012. • Art • Everyday Life
Parent/Guardian Signature
Date
Emergency Contact Number
Name
Science: Matter and its Changes (CORE KNOWLEDGE) • Properties of Matter • Elements • Changes of State Art: •
(CORE KNOWLEDGE) ______ YES I would like to chaperone the trip to Instinct Dog Behavior & Training Native American Art
IF YES, please provide a contact number for confirmation -- __________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________ Icahn Charter School 1 is chartered by the New York State Board of Regents and the State University of New York Charter Schools Institute and is a result of the collaborative efforts of the Foundation for A Greater Opportunity and the Center for Educational Innovation-Public Education Association. The Icahn Charter School is a public school open to all children on a space available basis, by lottery.
Icahn Charter School #1 1525 Brook Avenue Bronx, New York 10457 Telephone (718) 716-8105 Fax (718) 716-6716 / 718-294-6596 www.icahncharterschool1.org Jeff Litt, Superintendent Carly Callaghan, School Counselor
Rose Arocho-Fullam, Principal Somaya Haspil, Staff Developer
MAY 2016 SIXTH GRADE SYLLABUS
Language and Literacy: (Collections) Themes: Unit 5 – Decisions That Matter • Week 1: Memoir by Colin Powell • Week 2: Autobiography by Wilma Mankiller • Week 3: Short Story by R.V. Cassill – Poem by Robert Frost: “The Road Not Taken” • Week 4: Biography by Warren Brown from Colin Powell: Military Leader Genres: Memoir – Biography – Poetry - Analogies Skills & Strategies: Determine Meanings: Mood, Determine Meanings of Words and Phrases, Analyze Structure STORIES WILL BE READ FROM THE TEXT THROUGH GUIDED READING, COOPERATIVE LEARNING GROUPS, AND INDEPENDENT READING. Writing: Collections 5 • Personal Narrative • Opinion Essay • Writing Arguments Grammar: Collections 5 • Correct Vague Pronouns • Varying Sentence Patterns Vocabulary: Collection 5 • Analogies • Using a Thesaurus Poetry: • This Is Just to Say by William Carlos Williams • Sympathy by Paul Laurence Dunbar GRAMMAR, SPELLING, VOCABULARY, AND PHONICS WILL BE INTEGRATED THROUGHOUT LITERACY INSTRUCTION. Mathematics: (Envision Series) • Area, Volume, Shapes on a Coordinate Plane • Measurement: Converting Customary Measures/Metric Saying and Phrases: (CORE KNOWLEDGE) • “Rome wasn’t built in a day.” • “A stitch in time saves nine.” Science: (CORE KNOWLEDGE) • The Human Body History and Geography: • The Age Enlightenment
_______________________________________________________________________________________________ Icahn Charter School 1 is chartered by the New York State Board of Regents and the State University of New York Charter Schools Institute and is a result of the collaborative efforts of the Foundation for A Greater Opportunity and the Center for Educational Innovation-Public Education Association. The Icahn Charter School is a public school open to all children on a space available basis, by lottery.
Icahn Charter School #1 1525 Brook Avenue Bronx, New York 10457 Telephone (718) 716-8105 Fax (718) 716-6716 / 718-294-6596 www.icahncharterschool1.org Jeff Litt, Superintendent Carly Callaghan, School Counselor
Rose Arocho-Fullam, Principal Somaya Haspil, Staff Developer
MAY 2016 SEVENTH GRADE SYLLABUS Foreign Language: Spanish United 3: Puerto Rico-Comer en familia/Eating with the family Theme/Teme: Mi comida favorite/My favorite food • Vocabulary • Talk about foods and beverages • Ask questions • Say which foods you like and don’t like • Talk about family • Ask and tell ages • Express possession • Give dates • Make comparisons Culture/Cultura: • How does an artist’s work represent historic landmarks? • What do elections reveal about a culture? • How do portraits represent the people in a country? • What celebration in the United States is similar to “la quinceañera”? Sayings and Phrases/Dichos y Frases: • There is no greater difficulty than unwillingness. /No hay dificultad que la poca voluntad. Language and Literacy: Themes: “The Stuff of Consumer Culture.” Collection 5 Stories: • “Dump” by X.J. Kennedy (Poem) • “How Things Work” by Gary Soto (Poem) • “Earth (A Gift Shop)” Short Story by Charles Yu • “He-y Come on Ou-t!” Short Story by Shinichi Hoshi Additional Texts: • “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by William Shakespeare Genres: Poetry, Short Stories, Play Skills & Strategies: Strategies for Annotation: Cause and Effect; Strategies for Annotation: Cite Text Evidence; Strategies for Annotation: Domain-Specific Words; Determine Theme; Analyze Poetry: Form; Analyze Stories: Science Fiction Grammar: Eliminate Redundancy; Noun clauses; Spelling Writing: Create a Multimedia Presentation; Unit 3 in the Common Core Assessment Workbook COMPREHENSION AND VOCABULARY WILL BE INTEGRATED THROUGH LITERATURE LESSONS AND ASSESSED THROUGH STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS, CLASS DISCUSSIONS, WRITTEN RESPONSES AND EXAMS. History and Geography: Reform Movements • Second Great Awakening • Anti-Slavery and Abolitionists • Women’s Rights A Nation Divided • Slavery in the United States • Efforts to Compromise put off war Mathematics: Geometry Unit • Angle Measurements • Area • Volume Science:
•
Continued with Evolution, Plants, and Predator/Prey
_________________________________________________________________________________________________ Icahn Charter School 1 is chartered by the New York State Board of Regents and the State University of New York Charter Schools Institute and is a result of the collaborative efforts of the Foundation for A Greater Opportunity and the Center for Educational Innovation-Public Education Association. The Icahn Charter School is a public school open to all children on a space available basis, by lottery.
Icahn Charter School #1 1525 Brook Avenue Bronx, New York 10457 Telephone (718) 716-8105 Fax (718) 716-6716 / 718-294-6596 www.icahncharterschool1.org Jeff Litt, Superintendent Carly Callaghan, School Counselor
Rose Arocho-Fullam, Principal Somaya Haspil, Staff Developer
MAY 2016 EIGHTH GRADE SYLLABUS Foreign Language: Spanish Unit 6/Unidad 6: Republican Dominicana Theme/Teme: Staying Healthy/Mantener un Cuervo Sano • Vocabulary • Talk about parts of the body • Make excuses • Say what you did • Talk about staying healthy • The verbs: saber, conocer, and dole • The personal a Culture/Cultura: • How do professional athletes support their home countries? • How can an artist’s reflect the people of their country through their artwork? Sayings and Phrases/Dichos y Frases: •
Do good, and not look at who. / Haz bien, y no mire a quién.
Language and Literacy: Themes: Test Preparation, Close Reading, “Approaching Adulthood.” Collection 5 Stories: • “The Diary of A Young Girl” by Anne Frank • “From Anne Frank: The Book, The Life, The Afterlife”: Literary Criticism by Francine Prose • “After Auschwitz”: Speech by Elie Wiesel • “There But For The Grace”; Poem by Wislawa Szymborska Additional Texts: • The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare Genres: Diary, Literary Criticism, Speech, Poem, Play Skills & Strategies: Strategies for Annotation: Analyze Language, Analyze Stories/Characters’ Motivation, Determine Theme, Use of Latin Suffixes, Determine meaning of Words and Phrases, Make Inferences, Greek Roots, Determine Central Ideas and Details. Grammar: Use Ellipses, Connotation and Denotation, Latin Suffixes Writing: Unit 3 in the Common Core Assessment Workbook COMPREHENSION AND VOCABULARY WILL BE INTEGRATED THROUGH LITERATURE LESSONS AND ASSESSED THROUGH STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS, CLASS DISCUSSIONS, WRITTEN RESPONSES AND EXAMS. History and Geography: Foreign Policy • Competing Superpowers • United States Post-War Foreign & Domestic Policy • Changing US Foreign Relationships • Turbulent Decades: 1950s and 1960s Mathematics: The Number System • Irrational Numbers • Square Roots • Pythagorean Theorem Science: • • •
(CORE KNOWLEDGE) Volcanic Eruption, Weather and Continue with Simple Machines NYS Science Performance Exam (May 25, 2016-May 27, 2016) NYS Science Written Exam (June 6, 2016)
_________________________________________________________________________________________________ Icahn Charter School 1 is chartered by the New York State Board of Regents and the State University of New York Charter Schools Institute and is a result of the collaborative efforts of the Foundation for A Greater Opportunity and the Center for Educational Innovation-Public Education Association. The Icahn Charter School is a public school open to all children on a space available basis, by lottery.
