ELA/SS 5th Grade
Trimester III
Curriculum Overview
In the 3rd trimester, students learn about the Fantasy genre. Students begin this unit by revisiting the differences between fiction and nonfiction characteristics and Fantasy versus Realism. For reading students begin by watching videos, critiquing and consuming mentor texts, and movies from the Fantasy genre. Students take notes on elements of Fantasy as they are exposed to different forms of this genre. For writing, students use Technology to write a fantasy story including all of the most common characteristics of fantasy, and keeping the readers their engaged in reading. They also continue use all the writing techniques learned throughout the year. In addition to that they will reflect on their writing and improve it by rewriting, using a new approach, and demonstrating good use of grammar conventions.
Math 5th Grade
Trimester III
Curriculum Overview
In trimester 3, students will explore area, volume, and the classification of two-dimensional shapes. Students apply and extend their knowledge of multiplying and dividing whole numbers to determine the area and volume with fractional dimensions. Students also work through multi-step word problems. Students will develop a coordinate system for the first quadrant of the coordinate plane and use it to solve problems. Students use the number line as an introduction to the idea of a coordinate, and they construct two perpendicular number lines to create a coordinate system on the plane. Students learn that the plane’s coordinate system can be used to locate and plot points using two coordinates. They then use the coordinate system to explore relationships between points, ordered pairs, patterns, lines, and the rules that generate them. This study culminates in an exploration of the coordinate plane in real world applications.
Science 5th Grade
Trimester III
Curriculum Overview
This unit helps students develop the idea that water is a profoundly important natural resource, but one which requires surprising ingenuity to find and maintain.
Social Studies 5th Grade
Trimester III
Curriculum Overview
In the 3rd trimester , students will be learning about the difference between primary and secondary sources and the characteristics of each. Students will also learn how society and cultural factors like media, religion, and family values can mold an identity. Students will also review on how the world has changed from the 1700’s until now and how peoples jobs and lives have evolutioned. Last but not least, students will understand how people's beliefs have changed due to advances in technology.
Spanish 5th Grade
Trimester III
Curriculum Overview
Esta última unidad el estudiante aprenderá relatos cortos de ficción y fantasía. Hará análisis e interpretación de narraciones cortas en varias versiones de un mismo relato para establecer comparaciones y contrastes de los elementos reales e imaginarios propios del género. Hará una descripción y análisis de los personajes y lugares en las historias de fantasía.
El estudiante tendrá la oportunidad de poner en práctica todos los recursos que ha estudiado durante el año haciendo uso de su imaginación y creatividad para redactar cuentos de fantasía con lenguaje figurado en las descripciones de personajes, lugares y escenas de fantasía con estructura definida: principio, nudo, desenlace y final. Usará la tecnología para editar y publicar las historias, Demostrará el uso correcto de las normas gramaticales y ortográficas a nivel de quinto grado.
Art 5th Grade
Trimester III
Curriculum Overview
Students in 5th. grade will continue to review the elements and principles of art .
Students will demonstrate growth in the ability to combine art elements to achieve specific purposes, and plan and create a piece of three-dimensional art, which communicates a concept using symbolic representation.
Students will be able to use art concepts and vocabulary to reflect upon works of art .
Music 5th Grade
Trimester III
Curriculum Overview
Students will read rhythm of known songs, read la pentatonic scale from tone ladder, traditional notation and staff. Read a two part arrangement of a well known song. Students will be able to copy a dictation of target phrases in traditional notation. Also students will improvise ostinatos from chosen songs in unit. Improvise question and answer motives using known rhythm or melodic patterns. Improvise pentatonic melodies to simple four or eight beat. Improvise movements for a known song to show the form. Students will perform ostinatos to a known song on xylophones. Students will listen with a prepared score.
Students will write the rhythm of a known song from memory, sing a known song with solfege from memory. Memorize a rhythm form notation. Perform an arrangement of a folk song on various instruments. Read listening map from form with instruments.
Technology 5th Grade
Trimester III
Curriculum Overview
Physical Education 5th Grade
Trimester III
Curriculum Overview
Students acquire abilities of coordination to run applying low, medium and high start. Students also run short sections of sprints developing the reaction to the commands of starting and applying coordination during running.
Students identify basic rules and acquire abilities for long jump technique.
Students also recognize the basic movements to develop a high jump. They demonstrate the process for a high jump such as the sprint, the basic technique to develop step by step the high jump. Students practice some exercises of basic gymnastics to strength the upper body.Students participate in miscellaneous sport games, such as, track, modified soccer, modified basketball and modified volleyball, applying different skills.
Students demonstrate sportsmanship through these activities which are designed to develop and reinforce several personal and social skills associated with responsible behavior, safety, cooperation, interpersonal behavior to accept and provide personal feedback in order praise and accept others.