- Organizational skills: We learn to use planners for homework and long term projects
- Social Studies: Students work on geography by memorizing the locations of all 50 states as well as capitals and postal abbreviations
- Science: This year we study elementary biology concepts by creating animal dissections to learn about body systems
- Family Life
- Literature: Novel studies in Literature Circles
- Prepared reading and impromptu speeches
- Service Project: We will learn to care for God’s community by creating cards for those people receiving the Sacraments at St. Thomas More Parish during the year
- Community Life: Participating in the life of the community through Altar Serving and Safety Patrol
- Special Lenten participation in a Jewish Seder Meal which is the basis for the Holy Thursday celebration and Passover
- We sponsor and organize the all school Feat of the Immaculate Conception Mass
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5th Grade Standards
Religion:
- Articulate how each Sacrament helps us to see, celebrate and live as Jesus taught
- List the outward signs of each sacrament and locate stories from the Bible that refer to each Sacrament
- Memorized Prayers: Jesus Prayer, Joyous Prayer, Joyous Mysteries, Prayer for the Faithful Departed
- Describe what it means to pray, and identify and demonstrate the various forms of prayer
English Language Arts (ELA):
- Determine theme of a story, drama or poem from details in the text
- Quote accurately from informational text when explaining what the text says explicitly and inferentially
- Determine main ideas of informational text and use details from the text to support thesis
- Know and apply grade level phonics and word analysis skills when decoding words
- Produce clear and coherent writing using correct grammar, punctuation, capitalization and spelling
- Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with a variety of partners
Math:
- Write and interpret numerical expressions including equations
- Fluently add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers
- Fluently add, subtract, multiply fractions and decimals
- Solve real world problems using whole and mixed numbers, fractions and decimals
- Create line plots, line and bar graphs from a data set; choose an appropriate display for a data set
- Fluently use perimeter, area and volume formula to solve real world problems
- Accurately plot ordered pairs on an x and y axis
Science:
- Understand and use simple models to represent objects, events, systems and processes
- Understand how to plan and conduct simple investigations
- Understand that plants and animals change over time and that its behavior affects its ability to survive
- Understand how forces affect the motion of common objects
- Understand that a substance remains the same when changing state; substances can combine to form compounds, mixtures, solutions
Social Studies:
- Understand and apply knowledge of government, law, politics, and the nation’s fundamental documents to make decisions
- Apply understanding of economic concepts and systems to analyze decision-making and the interactions between individuals, households, business governments, and societies
- Use a spatial perspective to make decisions by applying the concepts of location, region, and movement and demonstrating knowledge of how geographic features and human cultures impact environments
Welcome to Fifth Grade
Stay tuned for more information about our new fifth grade teacher, Isabel Gregorio.