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Please expect to see daily homework from your child. It will be the responsibility of each student to record the assignments in their student planners which are to be signed by an adult each night.
Check back regularly for information on large homework assignments and projects.
Reading & Science will be taught by Mrs. Mandy https://sites.google.com/a/pvlearners.net/mrs-mandy/
Math
*We will be utilizing multiple resources in teaching math skills this year, including, Eureka Math/Zearn, Moby Max, and other online & hands-on resources.
Please see the "Math Workshop" page for detailed information about our daily math workshop expectations.
*Please expect to see daily homework from your child.
*Please use the "Everything Math" page under Academic Resources for additional help.
Writing
This year we will focus on daily writing skills including paragraph structure, grammar, typing ,and cursive handwriting.
We will write at least three complete essays this year; Opinion, Explanatory, & Narrative.
For each, we will be reviewing research skills and completing the proper steps in the writing process.
SOCIAL STUDIES
5th Grade Curriculum takes us through the history of the United States; from Colonization to the Industrial Revolution
August: Colonization of America
September: Life in Colonial Times
October: American Revolution
November: Our New Nation
December: Government/ Civics
January: Years leading to Civil War
February / March: Civil War
April: Reconstruction
May: Industrialism
*Schedule is subject to change as needed
READING (See Mrs. Mandy's site for more information)
* Students should be reading at least 20min a day and will be required to complete a reading log starting week 2.
* Students will have weekly spelling tests taken from Words our Way. This is a highly individualized reading program which will match spelling lists to each student based on their skill level. Word study will occur in class as well as at home.
* Each quarter will consist of 4-5 stories from our text book and approximately 4 weeks of a literature study. Our novels this year will be Tuck Everlasting, Hatchet, Number the Stars and Bridge to Terabithia.
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