Reading
Your child will:
- utilize a variety of strategies to enhance reading comprehension and vocabulary growth
- read to acquire, remember and apply information
- summarize materials orally and in writing
- compare three or more sources of information about the same topic
- use a variety of media to access and express information
- extend understanding by making inferences from printed materials
- analyze and critique materials using an evaluation criteria
- use information to support opinions and ideas
- read and discuss a variety of materials
- relate new and more complex ideas to prior knowledge and experience
- investigate issues and interests
Writing
Using the writing process, your child will:
- consider audience and purpose of the writing
- clearly focus on main idea throughout
- organize ideas into paragraphs
- begin to organize paragraphs into a logical order
- elaborate ideas with supporting details
- begin to use relevant dialogue
- made effective word choices
- grab attention with lead and bring closure with ending
- consistently vary length and complexity of sentences
- demonstrate consistent voice
- use grammar, punctuation and capitalization correctly
- use standard spelling in published pieces
- complete a research project
Speaking and Listening
Your child will:
- contribute to group discussions
- present compositions and reports
- be an active listener
Mathematics
Your child will:
- show academic progress
- display effort
- understand and apply unit concepts from current quarter
- demonstrate problem solving strategies
- explain mathematical reasoning
Science
Your child will learn about science by asking questions about the world, designing and conducting experiments and recording and reflecting on findings. Your fifth grader will:
- discover the key processes of weathering, erosion, and deposition
- learn about the layers of the earth and explore how plate movements form mountains and volcanos
- collect and graph temperature to discover how heat energy transfers
- compare light and heat output to understand the concept of energy efficiency
- investigate the progressive decomposition of several organisms
- analyze experiment results and draw conclusions
- plan, illustrate, and build simple machines
Social Studies
Focus: World Geography – East Asia, Africa and Latin America
Your child will:
- understand and apply the themes of geography (location, physical features and man-made features, human and environmental interaction) to the continents studied
- consider major historical events and people of the areas studied
- demonstrate an understanding of the way individuals, groups, societies and cultures address human needs and concerns
- explain how components of culture can further global understanding or cause misunderstandings
- further develop map/globe skills and research skills
Fitness Education
Your child will:
- understand and apply the components of health related fitness to achieve and maintain a healthy lifestyle
- develop and maintain appropriate levels of skill related fitness
- develop understandings so that they can adopt healthy and physically active lifestyles
- develop positive attitudes about physical activity so that they engage in healthy and physically active lifestyles
Music
Your child will:
- sing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music
- play, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music
- read and notate music
- listen, analyze, describe and evaluate music
Art
Your child will:
- identify, describe and effectively use Elements of Art in their projects
- demonstrate a basic understanding of the Design Principles
- know a variety of artists, art styles and art movements throughout history
- know that art is created by all cultures
- create art that expresses their feelings and communicates their personal ideas
- demonstrate their understanding of skills and techniques necessary to produce specific projects
- know specific art vocabulary and demonstrate their understanding of it
Classroom Guidance
Students participate in classroom guidance activities facilitated by a school counselor. Each school provides a developmental guidance curriculum that encompasses dealing with feelings, peer relationship, decision making, protective behaviors, careers, and transitioning to the middle school. Skills taught will assist each child in his/her academic, emotional and social development. This, in turn, will help ensure success in school, at home and in the community.