5-Curriculum

5th CURRICULUM

Welcome to 5th Grade

5th Grade News and Upcoming Events

Assignments/ Homework

Projects

Spelling:

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

Vocabulary:

Wordly Wise incorporates the use of context clues, word study (Greek and Latin roots, prefixes and suffixes, and synonyms and antonyms), reading comprehension, and writing.

Reading:

Including themes such as natural disasters, courage, poetry and the American Revolution.
Whole class novels read in class include The Phantom Tollbooth, Holes, and Hatchet . Students will learn to discuss, question, and relate within their literature circles.
Expect 3 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.
Narrative, Argumentative, and Opinion writing.
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
1st Trimester Focus (Congressman John Lewis and Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg)
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: numerical expressions, multi-digit whole number and decimal multiplication and division, 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, and other mini labs and experiments.

**Homework:

Most assignments are started during class and completed as homework
Average amount of time: 50 minutes
(In school) 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, in a timely manner, students must be prepared with an explanation in a Zoom meeting.

Study Hall: Not at this time.

Clubs: (All clubs are currently suspended due to Covid-19)