READING
As the year begins, students will learn about and begin to develop skills needed for Reader's Workshop including:
Readers use what they know about themselves as a reader to make decisions about how they work independently during the workshop. • Readers explore a variety of texts, genres, authors, and forms to determine the types of books they love. • Readers are flexible in their thinking, using discussion to uncover layers of meaning. • Readers monitor themselves to make sure they understand and think about what they read.
Readers will then engage in our Fiction "Characters" Unit. In this unit:
• Readers follow the journey of characters to develop new understandings about the human experience. • Readers consider multiple points of view within a text. • Readers compare perspectives with others and build on ideas in discussion
WRITING
As the year begins, students will learn about and begin to develop skills needed for Writer's Workshop including:
• Writers match their choice of genre and form with the purpose of their writing. • Writers use what they know about themselves as a writer to make decisions about how they work independently during the workshop. • Writers reflect upon feedback to broaden perspective, strengthen message, and identify intended tone. • Writers recognize the impact their piece has on the audience.
Following our initial unit, will be our second writing unit, "Memoirs." This unit includes:
• Writers analyze the significant moments in their lives for larger lessons and ideas. • Writers revise their piece using literary techniques to elaborate on the message. • Memoir writers use a combination of narrative and expository writing to develop their message. • Writers discuss, share ideas, and provide feedback with community members who can provide support on specific aspects of their piece or process.
MATH
In the beginning of the year students will be reviewing basic number sense including multiplication and division factors. Also basic regrouping and rounding to the ten thousands.
New for 5th grade include the following;
Given a decimal through thousandths, round to the nearest whole number, tenth, or hundredth Recognize and name fractions in their equivalent decimal form and vice versa and distinguish between terminating and repeating decimals Compare and order fractions, mixed numbers, and/or decimals, in a given set from least to greatest and greatest to least.
ADVANCED MATH
In this unit, students continue to develop number sense with fractions and decimals and begin thinking about percents. They also begin to work with ratios and how ratios relate to fractions, decimals, and percents. The focus in this unit is on building understanding of ratios and how they are used to model and solve real-world problems. This unit includes exploring percents and unit rates in the context of real-world situations. Students should make connections among representations (stories, pictures, concrete models, symbols).
Represent relationships between quantities using ratios, and will use appropriate notations, such as a:b , a to b, and a/b.
Represent and determine equivalencies among fractions, mixed numbers, decimals, and percents.
Determine the unit rate of a proportional relationship and use it to find a missing value in a ratio table.
Quarter 1:
This unit of study focuses on Landforms and the basic theory behind the changing Earth. Throughout the unit students develop their understanding of the nature of science, particularly the concept that scientific ideas are durable and yet subject to change as new data are collected. Through hands-on investigations, students learn to inquire, observe, experiment, solve problems, collect and record information, and come to conclusions concerning matters about the earth and its landforms.
Students learn about the basic layers of the Earth and the characteristics of each layer. Students study continental drift in relation to fossil and geological evidence, and describe the physical results of plate tectonics on the Earth’s surface by analyzing locations of earthquakes and volcanoes. Students model how rocks are formed and changed within the rock cycle; what are physical and chemical weathering and their effects on landforms and man-made structures; what erosion, both natural and human-made, is and its effects on landforms. Students consider how humans impact Earth’s surface and how this impact can be controlled. They learn how fossils show evidence of both Virginia’s and Earth’s geologic history.
Students will know…
● landform vocabulary
● the composition of Earth’s layers and how they interact
● cause of changes in Earth’s crust
● the rock cycle and how rock types can change
● process that shape Earth’s surface landforms
● connection between Earth’s history and fossil evidence
● effects of human impact on Earth’s landforms and how it can be controlled
● that scientific ideas are durable, yet subject to change
Quarter 1:
Being an Ethical and Global Citizen
An ethical and global citizen...
Acknowledges and understands diverse perspectives and cultures when considering local, national, and world issues
Contributes to solutions that benefit the broader community
Demonstrates empathy, compassion, and respect for others
Exploring Culture through Global Awareness
Culture is a way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs, traditions, values, and customs.
Cultural universals are common attributes that may be different across cultures.
A person’s culture often shapes their identity and behavior.
Relationships are purposeful and can change over time.
People and countries/cultures often establish relationships that can lead to interdependence (being mutually dependent on each other).
Ancient Cultures
Where people live affects how they live.
Geographical features impact daily life for people around the world (food, clothing, shelter).
The contributions of ancient cultures and civilizations continue to impact our world today.