Fifth Grade
August September 2023
Welcome to 2023-2024 School Year!
Please visit your child's Canvas and view the Modules posted in Canvas.
ESL classes start the week of September 5th.
September: Week of September 11th
Students use simple and compound sentences
to write a short essay about themselves
to write and explain what they like to do and why
with the support of the student created posters, an essay chart, and sentence/paragraph frames.
Students review the essay chart to identify the parts of the essay.
September: Week of September 5th
Students use nouns, verbs, and adjectives in simple and compound sentences
to tell interesting facts about themselves,
to describe themselves
to explain what they like to do and why
to write about themselves
with the support of student-created posters/All About Me Poster
Students work and create All About Me poster and use it to practice speaking and writing as they share information about themselves!
February 2023
Students take the ACCESS Test
January 2023
Students use test specific words in simple sentences
to discuss and explain how to take the ACCESS test
with the support of test visuals, group discussions, individual test practice sessions
Students use content related words on the topic of rain forest in simple sentences and compound sentences
to identify sensory details and concrete language used in the story
to explain how and why the author uses sensory details and concrete language in the story Great Kapok Tree
with the support graphic organizers and sentence frames posted in Google classroom
Students use content related words on the topic of rain forest simple sentences and compound sentences
to write an informational text about the rain forest and why it is important
to write and explain why the rain forest is disappearing
with the support of text structure charts, graphic organizers and sentence frames posted in Google classroom
November- December 2022
Students use content related words on the topic of rain forest in simple sentences and compound sentences
to read a nonfiction text
to identify, know, and use text features to locate information in an nonfiction text
to determine main ideas of a text
to summarize a text
to determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text
Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly
Cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text
to compare and contrast the layers of the rain forest
to describe the rain forest
with the support of vocabulary work activities, main idea supporting details graphic organizer, nonfiction text features chart, shared writing experiences
and Google docs posted in Google classroom
August 2022
Welcome to 2022-2023 School Year!
ESL teachers are currently working on identifying current and potential English Language Learners.
New students who show a need for Language Support services will receive the services.
The start of the ESL classes has not been determined.
You will receive an email from your child's ESL teacher the week of August 24th.
April-May 2020: All assignments are posted in Google Classroom!
March 2020
Students use content vocabulary words in complete sentences
to read and write about a person's life/biography
with the support of Google Slides, Biography Elements Template, Sentence Starters Posted in Google Classroom
February 2020
Students take the ACCESS Test
January 2020
Students use test specific words in simple sentences
to discuss and explain how to take the ACCESS test
with the support of test visuals, group discussions, individual test practice sessions and assignments posted in Google Classroom