Welcome to 5th grade!
I am so excited to welcome you all to our class family and get to know everyone better. It is going to be a great year! My goal for our classroom is to be a positive and uplifting environment for students to grow into independent learners who care for others. Below you can learn a little bit about me and see some of the resources we use on a daily basis at school. I will also use this site as a way to share photos of the fun things we work on at school throughout the year. Here's to an amazing year ahead in 5th grade at SPX!
Reminders Week of 1/12/26
Google Classroom code: y5pmcnl
Science Google Classroom code: s5o3fj5
📚Tests this week:
Tuesday- Science quiz (labeling parts of a microscope); Math test (multiplication and division of decimals)
Wednesday- Unit 2 Religion test
Friday- Social Studies states quiz; Vocab Workshop Unit 8 quiz; story test for Rosa
⭐ EVERY NIGHT~~~ Charge chromebooks and read for 15 minutes! ⭐
Monday
ELA- Vocabulary Workshop pgs. 82 and 83
Math- complete review sheet to prepare for test tomorrow
Science- study parts of a microscope diagram for a quiz tomorrow
***The students earned no written homework for Tues/Wed/Thurs as a behavior reward from December! They still need to study each night for upcoming tests/quizzes.
Tuesday
Religion- study Unit 2 review sheet for a unit test tomorrow
Wednesday
Study for Social Studies state quiz and Vocab Workshop Unit 8
Thursday
ELA- study Vocab Workshop Unit 8 for a quiz tomorrow; re-read/listen to Rosa for a story test tomorrow
Social Studies- study states for a quiz tomorrow
Meet Mrs. Crowley
Hello St. Pius X students and families! I am so excited to be your teacher this year. I attended Catholic schools from PreK through 12th grade. I went to elementary school at St. Kevin and attended high school at Cardinal O'Hara in Springfield. I received my bachelors degree in Early Childhood and Elementary Education from Widener University and my Masters in Education from the University of Scranton. I began working in Catholic schools when I was in high school and never left! I have been a teacher's aide, classroom teacher, and a principal over the past 20+ years! When I'm not at school, I love to read, shop, exercise, go to the theater and perform in shows, go to Phillies games, and sing. I live in Broomall with my husband and two sons who also attend St. Pius X School.
Resources
See below for some helpful links to our curriculum resources and sites with opportunities to practice skills we are learning in the classroom!
Student sites
Math fact practice: https://home.xtramath.org
First In Math: firstinmath.com Class code is: orbit55pa
Loyola Press (great for Religion review before a test!): https://www.loyolapress.com/faith-formation/christ-our-life/christ-our-life-2016/parents-and-students/grades-1-8/grades/grade-5/
Vocabulary Workshop (games to help review words before a quiz)- https://www.sadlierconnect.com/anonymous/product/vw?productId=41&programId=258&subjectId=1&gradeId=8&programTOCId=-1&programSeriesId=1&hash=dW5kZWZpbmVk
Wonders (to read our weekly stories and play review games for ELA skills)- https://my.mheducation.com/login
Splash Math (students will receive a class code in September)- https://www.splashlearn.com/signin#/
School info
School Calendar: https://sites.google.com/spxbroomall.org/st-pius-x-school/calendar
St. Pius X website: https://sites.google.com/spxbroomall.org/st-pius-x-school/