Welcome to 5th Grade at Edgewood Campus School
We look forward to enjoying a wonderful year of discovery as we learn together!
During our first trimester, we will have many opportunities to learn as we:
Learn about the First Americans
Learn how Active Listening can help us work with our Reading and Writing partners
Write a personal narrative about ourselves
Read books of choice in several genres and have book discussions about them
Canoe on Lake Wingra and learn about the freshwater marsh environment on our campus.
Learn about Living Systems in Science.
Learn how the hydrosphere, biosphere, geosphere, and atmosphere work together in our world.
Hear the "Five Themes of Geography" rap that will help us learn about the 5 Themes of Geography in Social Studies
Review place value and expressions in Math
Add and subtract decimals in Math
Find new strategies to make sense of what we read
Learn how the parts of speech work together in Grammar
Learn about the encounters of European explorers with people in the "Not-So-New" World
Learn how to use an outline to organize our writing...and then write a five-paragraph essay!
Work to add and subtract decimals in Math
In our third trimester, we will:
Learn about the settlement and growth of the regions of the country following the birth of our nation
Learn about the work of Lewis and Clark
Research the history, geography, and industry of a state for the Geo Fair
Write an essay about our state and present it to our class
Learn about the Earth and Sun in Science.
Discover what the Industrial Revolution was all about
Learn about the conflicts that led to the Civil War
Read a novel in our Social Justice book group and plan a project together.
Learn about Reconstruction in the United States after the Civil War
Take on the 30-Day Writing Challenge!!
Learn about converting units of measure in Math and Science
Learn about patterns and graphing
Get acquainted with Algebra, Geometry, and Volume in Math
During the second trimester, we plan to:
Read and discuss our historical novels
Learn about colonization and settlement
Write a persuasive essay
Learn about the people, events, and battles of the Revolutionary War
Understand the difference between mixtures and solutions
Learn about chemical reactions and concentration in Science
Create a Revolutionary War newspaper together
Learn new strategies for multiplying and dividing decimals
Read books of choice in several genres and have book discussions about them
Read a Mystery novel and learn about reading closely, like a detective, to find clues and solve the mystery
Read and write poetry as we learn about figurative language
Learn how to write about what we read using text-based evidence
Review the importance of the subject and predicate in a sentence
Learn about adding and subtracting fractions
Multiply and divide fractions in Math