Cobb Hall Resource
and Enrichment Classes:

Art

Journalism

Life Skills

Physical Education

Science

Spanish

Technology

School Store

X-treme Team Club

SRC OVERVIEW

 

No reader left behind. That is the SJGS reading program motto. Reading skills are used in everyone’s life in someway, everyday. With that in mind, we believe that it is vital that we help give every student the tools they need to become great readers. Our SRC program has proven that it works, every reader improves! Through carefully monitored reading, reading comprehension work, book projects and regular SRC testing, every child benefits. SJGS readers never “slip through the cracks.” We can ensure that every child’s reading success is as important to us as it is to you, the parent.

 

 

READING & LITERATURE OVERVIEW

 

Literature brings books to life in Cobb Hall. This class covers many vital reading and literature skills while having fun with reading!

Skills Covered include:

 

4th & 5th Grade Reading & Literature Skills:

Inferencing & Cause & Effect

Summarizing

Main Idea & Detail

Context Clues

Fact & Opinion & Point of View

Comprehension

Fluency & Speed

Non-Fiction/Reading Critically

Real World Reading

Character/Plot/Setting

Poetry

Compare & Contrast

Fluency & Speed

Cloze Stories

6th Grade Reading & Literature Skills:

Inferencing & Cause & Effect

Summarizing

Main Idea & Detail

Context Clues

Fact & Opinion & Point of View

Comprehension

Fluency & Speed

Non-Fiction/Reading Critically

Real World Reading

Theme/Style/Point of View

Scanning & Skimming

Poetry & Shakespeare

Fluency & Speed

Comprehension

 

 

MATH OVERVIEW

Math is a tool we put to use in our everyday lives.  Here at SJGS, we work at mastering the basics, and then move on to higher concepts while using each level along the way.  In Cobb Hall math classes are leveled according to ability and not by grade.  Classes are identified as teams, blue or green.  We use daily drill sheets, laptop activities, in-class instruction, and weekly quizzing to hone our learned skills.  There will be a quiz planned for each week, and tests given each quarter.  Homework will be given daily to enhance our problem solving skills.

 

Blue Team Mathematics

• Whole number (review)
• Integers
• Fractions (comparing, converting to percents and decimals, reducing) 
• Decimals (comparing, converting to fractions and percents, rounding) 
• Ratio and proportion (equivalent, terms, and solving ratio problems) 
• Percents (discounts, profits, commissions, increase, decrease)
• Measurement (linear, capacity, time, weight and mass, and conversion)
• Finances (writing checks, deposit slips, and balancing check book)
• Pre-algebra (expressions, simplifying, binomials, trinomials, solving)
• Plane geometry
• Solid geometry

• Graphs and statistics (bar, range, pictographs, line, circle, pie chart, histograms, mean, median, mode)

• Word problems (dissecting question to be answered, analyzing information needed, set-up, solving, applying conclusion)

   

   

 

 

Green Team Mathematics

• Review (multiplication, addition, subtraction, division, place value, rounding)
• Decimals (place value, rounding, basic operations)
• Order of operations
• Multiplication (properties of multiples, factors, prime and composite numbers, 2 and 3 digit multiplying, estimating, prime factorization)
• Division (basic operations, checking answers, long division)
• Geometry (naming lines, rays, etc., measuring angles, using protractor, classifying triangles, angles, polygons, circles, using a compass, finding diameter and radius, lines of symmetry and congruence, area, perimeter, volume)
• Fractions (reducing, equivalent, common denominator, factors, least common multiples, greatest common factors, adding, subtracting, converting to decimal, improper fractions, mixed numbers (adding, subtracting), multiplying and dividing of fractions)
• Measurement (basics and some conversion, ratios, proportions, percents, area, perimeter and volume, graphing & probability)

 

  

* Quizzes will be given weekly and tests
     used for section overviews.

 

 

 HISTORY & GOVERNMENT OVERVIEW

History class at Cobb Hall is not just another history class.  We feel that a “hands on” approach encourages a true understanding of the material, so the student’s use of history becomes more than just an answer on a test or a forgotten fact! Our classes at Cobb Hall are designed to immerse the student in the information through projects, guest speakers and open class discussions. Our Government class is designed so that our students truly understand the basics of how our country is run. With these children being our future leaders, it is very important that they learn at an early age how the world around them works. An enjoyable, interactive learning experience can be an unforgettable one!

The scope and sequence of our program is designed to accommodate the fact that history is a series of people, events and facts which occurred in a sequential order.  Developing a proper appreciation and understanding of history requires that it be presented in a time line manner while addressing the developmental levels of the students. 
 
Areas of Concentration:
 
4th grade
The American Revolution
Our nation grows: Westward expansion
The Civil War and Reconstruction
 
5th grade
The nation changes: Industrialization

Immigration & Important People of the Time
Into the 20th century - WWI, The Roaring Twenties & The Great Depression
WWII and the Holocaust

6th grade
1950s - 1960s (Korean War, Vietnam, People & Culture)
African American History - Slavery through Today
Women's History - The fight for equal rights: from the beginning through Today
U.S. Government

All Grades -

 
Government
Florida history & government

Geography
Map Reading & Skills

Geography Terminology

Region Types

Continent studies

World Trade

                 WRITING AREAS OF CONCENTRATION

Skills:

4th & 5th Grade -
How to write a bibliography

Writing a strong paragraph

Outlines

Types of paragraphs (explanatory, writing directions, cause & effect, compare & contrast)

Descriptive writing using a variety of writing skills and methods

Persuasive Writing - letter writing

Creative Writing

6th Grade -

How to Write a Story:  characters/setting/plot/conclusion

Writing to Explain

Writing to Persuade

Creative Writing & Writing Practice

Outlines