Welcome to Fifth Grade at Intervale Elementary School! Fifth Graders enjoy more independence and more responsibilities.
In Language Arts, students work in both large and small groups to read and analyze texts. One main focus is recognizing the point of view of characters and authors. As students delve deeper into more complex texts, they increase their reading stamina and analytic skills. They advance their writing strategies and skills by writing both short and long pieces to develop stronger writing skills.
Interpretation Book Clubs: Analyzing Themes/The Narrative Craft
Tackling Complexity: Moving Up Levels of Nonfiction/ Journalism
Argument and Advocacy: Researching Debatable Issues/The Research Based Argument Essay
Reading Like a Fan/Literary Essay: Opening Texts and Seeing More
Learning Through Reading/Research Reports
Fantasy Book Clubs: The Magic of Themes and Symbols/ Shaping Texts: From Essay and Narrative to Memoir
In Mathematics, students work hard to master the basic operations addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. As the year progresses, fractions and decimals are embedded within the operations. Our Go Math program uses a word problem approach. Within each lesson, students learn to work with numbers as well as solve both one step and multistep problems.
Fluency with Whole Numbers and Decimals (Chapters 1-5)
Operations with Fractions (Chapters 6-8)
Geometry and Measurement (Chapters 9-11)
In Social Studies, students learn about the development of the western world through trade, travel, and expansion, and discuss how people lived. They examine the Constitution and learn how its framing set up our country. After learning about the intricacies of how the government works, students will go back in time to learn about the influences of Native American Groups in different regions. They will then spend time studying the impact of European settlements in North America. The year will finish up with the studying of the founding of the United States.
21st Century Citizenship
The Beginnings: Native American Migration to North America
Three Worlds Meet: Exploration and Settlement
Colonial America
The Founding of the United States
In Science, students engage in various activities. Using our Foss Science curriculum, students particpate in hands on activities. They also enjoy online digital lessons that accompany what they’ve read in the text. Students explore technology, engineering, and the importance of innovation.
Earth and Sun
Mixtures and Solutions
Energy and Matter in Organisms/Ecosystems
Students receive daily homework that typically includes Reading, Math, and studying content area skills. Students will work on various short and long term projects throughout the year.
In Fifth Grade, students become part of the leadership of our school. Fifth Graders enjoy privileges such as Safety Patrol where they help students get around the school safely and Peacemakers where they help facilitate playground disagreements at recess.
With Intervale’s Student Council program, students experience running for Executive Board and the democratic processes for electing leaders. The Student Council members are an integral part of planning various activities and events at school. Fifth Grade Buddies is a cherished tradition at Intervale where each Fifth Grader is paired up with a Kindergartener. Throughout the year, the buddies meet for projects, reading time, and other fun activities.
At the end of the year, students enjoy a Moving Up ceremony as part of our Fifth Grade Recognition. This is a celebration of the hard work of the students as they move on from Intervale.
“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.” ~Ben Franklin