I am so excited to be your child's PACE teacher this year. I look forward to working with you and your child's teacher this year. I will be using Seesaw as a communication tool. I look forward to getting to know you as we work together to enhance your child's education.

PACE Schedule

First Grade

Tuesday 8:30-9:30

Thursday 1:40-2:40

Second Grade

Tuesday- 10:00-11:10

Friday 11:40-12:30

Third Grade

POD A

Monday 8:30-9:30

Friday-1:10-2:10

POD B

Monday -10:40-11:40

Wednesday 8:30-9:30

Fourth Grade

POD A

Monday-1:10-2:40

Thursday 10:00-11:30

POD B

Tuesday 1:10-2:40

Friday 10:00-11:30

Fifth Grade

POD A

Wednesday 11:40-1:00

Friday 8:10-9:50

POD B

Tuesday 11:40-1:00

Thursday 8:10-9:50

PACE Parent Handbook

Mark your Calendar for the PACE Information Meeting- this will be held on the same day as Parent Teacher Conferences. This is an informational meeting for all Parents who have students in PACE. There will be a morning session and an afternoon session. I hope that you will be able to make it.

October 10, 2017

Session 1- 9:00

Session 2- 2:00

First Grade

This unit is designed to introduce first grade PACE students to the SCAMPER and FFOE creative thinking techniques and logical thinking. Students will go through each step of SCAMPER with an introductory activity and then apply the skill to a product that will be revisited throughout the SCAMPER process. Logical thinking skills such as deduction, comparing, ordering, and drawing conclusions will be introduced through different types of logic problems.

Second Grade

Coding - The second grade introductory unit on coding asks students to explore the logic of coding and the importance of this skill in a world that increasingly relies on technology. Students will move through basic coding patterns and apply this knowledge to problem solving. Students will use their learning to... * understand and explain the importance of computer coding * diagnose and solve problems using logical reasoning * create products using computer coding skills.

Third Grade

Students will be exposed to syllogistic and deductive reasoning strategies while solving a mystery. The students will: use logic grids to organize, analyze and interpret data, use syllogisms to strengthen their reading and reasoning skills, learn to form generalizations based upon valid assumptions and synthesize collected data to determine an appropriate outcome.

Fourth Grade
Students will begin the year by completing the Chocolate Caper where they will use logic grids to organize, analyze and interpret data, use syllogisms to strengthen their reading and reasoning skills, learn to form generalizations based upon valid assumptions and synthesize collected data to determine an appropriate outcome. At the conclusion of this unit we will began Robotics.

Fifth Grade
Law

Fifth grade PACE curriculum lays the foundation for skills associated with middle school PACE expectations in both divergent/creative thinking and convergent/analytical thinking. Students participate in complex, focused analysis through an introduction to law. Students review cases related to aspects of the First and Fourth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. A consideration of intellectual property law and skills related to civil discourse furthers the depth and complexity of this unit. Students are compelled to justify opposing points of view, identify facts, interpret documents, and support arguments culminating in a formal debate.

Students will be able to independently use their learning to…

• Support arguments for both sides of an issue using civil discourse
  - Understand and explain the need for governing laws
  - Understand and explain the importance of becoming an engaged and responsible citizen

Students will show their learning by evidence…

• Crafting and participating in a debate that is grounded in knowledge of law; the students work will also demonstrate an understanding of the judicial branch of the government.