Math:

Math allows students to build on their basic math skills while pushing them towards higher order and critical thinking. Units such as multiplying and dividing decimals, working algebraic expressions, and finding the perimeter, area, and volume of different shapes supplement daily skills such as place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Throughout the school year, fifth grade students become more in tune with their number sense and mathematical confidence.

Reading:

Reading consists of strategies and skills that will improve student comprehension. Throughout the school year, students will implement these skills while reading short stories, novels, and self-selected books. These skills and stories help instill the love of reading.

Science:

In science class, students will be engaged in learning and immersed in hands-on science labs and activities. To help reinforce science concepts, vocabulary, and skills, students will experiment using a variety of lab equipment and materials. Seven major units of study will be covered in fifth grade science class. These units include: scientists at work (study of the scientific method, metric measurement, and engineering design), matter and its interactions, transfer of energy and matter through organisms in an ecosystem, motion, forces, and interactions, earth and human activity, earth's place in space, and earth's systems (geosphere (rock/land), biosphere (living things), atmosphere (air), and hydrosphere (water).

Social Studies:

The major focus is the study of history and how it relates to the United States. Students will learn geography skills and apply these skills through simulations that foster a “real life” situation. Students will review all that they have learned about Native Americans and how they interacted with each other before and after the invasion of European explorers. Students will learn about exploration of the new world, and how the United States changed as migration took place and colonization began. Students will examine events that shaped our country such as the French and Indian War and the American Revolution as well as how our government was created. This course is designed as an opportunity for students to engage in the past and work towards exploring the story of our country.

Writing:

The writing curriculum focuses on the writing process along with parts of speech and grammar. Students will write daily and learn to improve their writing with elaboration, sentence variety, word choice, voice, and conventions. Various writing purposes will be explored through assigned pieces including poetry, business letters, mysteries, descriptive writing, fables, research papers, and magazines.