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5th CURRICULUM

Welcome to 5th Grade

5th Grade News and Upcoming Events

Assignments/ Homework

Projects

5th Grade Year at a Glance:

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Spelling:
  • Expect 20 pattern words, 5 challenge words, and 15 high frequency (grades 4-6) per week.

Reading: 
  • Including themes such as natural disasters, courage, poetry and the American Revolution.
  • Whole class novels read in class include The Phantom Tollbooth and Where the Red Fern Grows.  Students will learn to discuss, question, and relate within their literature circles. 
  • Expect 5 book report projects to be individually chosen by a chosen genre and type of project completed by each student.
  • Students should read 20 minutes daily, and 40 minutes over the weekend.

Writing:
  • Focus on writing topic sentences/thesis statements, introductions, conclusions, and complete paragraphs.
  • Creative Writing with visual, oral, and written topics
  • Some projects to expect include character analysis, poetry, newscasts/scripts, and creating their own published picture books.

Grammar:
  • DOL (Daily Oral Language): Students daily morning task is to correct 3 sentences focusing on punctuation, sentence types, and parts of speech.  They will then use this in their writing and peer editing later in the year.

Religion
  • Seven Sacraments, Steps to Respect, daily prayer, Chicken Soup, and the Passion Play.
  • Understanding and reading from the bible.

Social Studies
  • Geography skills
  • Early American Exploration and History leading up to the American Revolution 
  • Note Taking, researching, and outling
  • Projects:  Battle of the Explorer, Boston Massacre Mock Trial, American Revolution Day, and others.

Math
  • Emphasis on decimals, fractions, and division
  • Other Topics include:  multiplication, measurement, algebra, geometry, data and probability 

Science: 
  • Physical, Chemical, Earth, and Life Science --Main focus on STEM!!
  • Mini Labs, Air Drop Packages, Brain Safety Design Challenge, Earthquake Engineering, Hot-Air Balloons, experiments, growing crops in the garden, and off campus field trips...

**Homework:
  • Most assignments are started during class and completed as homework
  • Average amount of time:  50 minutes
  • Students are expected to record ALL assignments in their planners from the "HOMEWORK" board in the front of the room.
  • If homework is not turned in, students must be prepared with an explanation and complete the work during study hall on a Tuesday or Thursday.

Study Hall:  Tuesdays and Thursdays

Clubs:
  • Robotics Club (Wednesday)
  • Band (Tuesday and Thursday)
  • Choir (Wednesday)
  • Chess (Thursday)

Reminders
Important for students to arrive on time (by 8:18)
Presence at school is essential so try to avoid taking vacations during school days.
When assigned morning patrols students must arrive by 7:55 am when assigned afternoon patrols students leave around 3:15 pm
North Seattle, 98125