Morphology

Students will be able to identify, define, and write grade-level prefix and suffix sets, as well as the meaning of Latin and Greek bases. All this knowledge can help you define words. For example, if you know the prefix "un" generally means "not" or "the opposite of," then the word happy completely changes when you change "un" as a prefix (before the word) - unhappy!

• Morphology is the study of how parts of words, called morphemes, can create different meanings depending on the form used. A morpheme is the smallest part of a word that has meaning. For example, a morpheme can be a whole word by itself, such as "cat" or "run." It can also be a part of a word, such as "un" in "undo" or the "s" in "cats." Knowing morphology can help boost reading comprehension skills by expanding vocabulary!

Science

Ecosystems and The Food Web

Water Cycle and Earth's Systems

Earth's Space and Patterns

Stars, Planets and the Solar System

Chemical Reactions and Properties of Matter

Thinking like a scientist, analyzing the impact of our findings

Social Studies

European Exploration

• America's discovery

• Explorers

Earliest Americans, Settlement and Conflict

• Early colonization

• 13 Colonies

• Jamestown

• Roanoke, the lost colony

The Emergence of America

• Revolutionary War

• American Revolution

• Making of the United States through the 13 Colonies

• Founding Mothers - Betsy Ross, Creation of the American Flag

Highlighted Sampling of Language Arts Goals

• Students will be able to engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.

• Report on a topic or text or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace. 

• Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information. 

• Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

• With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.

• Quote accurately from an informational text when explaining what the text says explicitly and make relevant connections when drawing inferences from the text.

• Determine the central idea of an informational text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.

• Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

• Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.