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 2/23/26
Google Classroom code: y5pmcnl
Science Google Classroom code: s5o3fj5
📚Tests this week:
Wednesday:Social Studies Simple Solutions quiz #25-28
Thursday- math quiz on subtracting fractions; Social Studies project due
Friday- spelling test and story test on When is a Planet Not a Planet
⭐ EVERY NIGHT~~~ Charge chromebooks and read for 15 minutes! ⭐
Monday
Enjoy your snow day!
If you wanted to get a head start on your week:
work on Religion maintenance, due Friday
preview our new spelling words in Wonders practice book, page 247
work on your biography project and Social Studies project
listen to our new story for the week: When is a Planet Not a Planet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmRpPc4FEVw
Reading Olympics members: are you done that 3rd book yet? The meeting we were supposed to have today will be rescheduled to next week.
Tuesday
ELA- Wonders pg. 249
Math- workbook pg. 59 circled problems; Simple Solutions quiz due Friday
Religion- maintenance due Friday
Social Studies- project due Thursday; Simple Solutions quiz #25-28 tomorrow
Wednesday
ELA- Wonders pg. 250
Math- complete review sheet to prepare for a quiz tomorrow on subtracting fractions; Simple Solutions quiz due Friday
Religion- maintenance due Friday
Social Studies- project due tomorrow
Thursday
ELA- study spelling words for a test tomorrow; re-read/listen to When is a Planet... to prepare for story test tomorrow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmRpPc4FEVw
Math- Simple Solutions quiz due tomorrow
Religion- maintenance due tomorrow
***FIELD TRIP tomorrow--- wear gym uniforms and pack a brown bagged lunch! Bring a drawstring bag to hold your lunch. We are not visiting the gift shop.
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/