5th Grade Curriculum

Reading

Students will participate in whole and small-group instruction as well as reading leveled books and novels.  We will focus on skills such as predicting, summarizing, inferencing, fluency, and reading for meaning. The only way to become a proficient reader is to practice reading. Daily reading exposes your child to various author styles and genres and should improve their vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. The kids will have a chance to check out books from the school library or select books from our classroom collection. If your child would like, he/she may choose to read a book from home for this assignment. 

Social Studies

Fifth-grade social studies curriculum provides students with an opportunity to polish up their Geography/Map Skills, study the Revolutionary War, learn more about our Government, and participate in the Discovery Simulation. 

Science

This year in science, each child will have the opportunity to think like a scientist!  We will focus on several interesting concepts.  These concepts include the Scientific Method, Astronomy, Forces & Energy, and Conservation.

D.A.R.E

Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) is a police officer-led series of classroom lessons.  The D.A.R.E. program is more than just drug prevention education; it teaches students good decision-making skills to help them avoid high-risk behavior to ensure they grow up healthy, safe, and secure. Students will compose an essay or project to celebrate their pledge to live a life free of drugs and alcohol.

Grading Policy: 

Grades will be based on tests, quizzes, homework, group and individual projects, and experiments. You can view grades anytime via Skyward on the district website.

A: 100-90

B: 89-80

C: 79-70

D: 69-60

F: Below 60%