Fifth Grade Information
First Trimester
Special Events
-We study nutrition and prepare healthy snacks or dishes.
-Visit from Hall of Life. You’ve got Guts (frog dissection)
Writing
- Study language and mechanic skills as they relate to writing.
- Accordion paragraphs of various lengths.
- Kids have their own journals for fun and creative writing.
Math
Come on board! We are excited to continue working in our new math program, Everyday Math, which incorporates fun, hands on learning activities with rigorous expectations in all 6 Math Standards. This program includes problem solving, cooperative learning activities, mathematical games, and computational fluency.
Reading
IGR will begin on September 13th. Until that time we will be doing whole class reading activities using both fiction and nonfiction texts. We will be focusing on reading strategies and elements of literature.
Monthly Reading Hours
Every night students are asked to read for 20 minutes or more and record their total minutes on their reading hour calendars. At the end of the month, parents are asked to add up the total hours their child has read during the month and sign the calendar. Reading hour calendars are due at the first of every month. Any student who has read 10 or more hours during the month will be invited to a dessert party. Our goal is for every student to read at least 100 hours by the end of the school year.
Homework Menu
- Read at home 20 minutes a day or more on the weekend.
- Math
- IGR (Individual Guided Reading)
- Science
- Writing
- Social Studies
- Monday Folder is signed and returned on Tuesday
- Slip signed