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 Classroom hours are 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Students will be responsible for assigned homework in all classes, notebook organization and long-term projects. Listening and self-discipline skills are of great importance as more time is devoted to lecture and independent work. An overview of the fifth grade program follows.
Reading
Open Court is our adopted program curriculum which emphasizes learning through comprehension and vocabulary. The reading program is a collection of children's literature that includes fiction and non-fiction. It is designed to capture the students' imaginations, interest them in reading, and motivate them to write. Students will complete various novel studies during the school year. Some of the novels studied include The Cay, Call it Courage, Sing Down the Moon,
The Giver, Westing Game, and Where the Red Fern Grows. Through these novel studies, students have the ability to incorporate their various reading skills through creative designs and presentations.
Reading skills taught include comprehension, predicting, verifying,
clarifying, vocabulary development, figurative language, cause/effect,
fact/opinion, and drawing conclusions.
Language Arts
In using the Open Court curriculum, students will continue studying the five stages of the "Writing Process" as well as, explore different styles of written communication through poetry, narratives, reports, letters, paragraphs and stories. Grammar unites will focus on:
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Sentence Structure
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Parts of Speech
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Proof Reading
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Punctuation
Spelling
Open Court uses rules and patterns to teach
phonetic and sight word spelling. Students will have weekly spelling tests. In addition,
our program emphasizes spelling correctly across the curriculum.
Handwriting
Zaner-Bloser is the guide for instruction
and practice.
 Mathematics
Everyday Mathematics stresses the following
content strands: Numeration, Operations and Computation, Data and Chance,
Geometry, Measurement and Reference Frames, Patterns, Functions, and Algebra.
Within these content strands, the math program emphasizes:
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A problem-solving approach based on everyday situations that develops
critical thinking.
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Mathematical communication, including understanding and evaluating
the mathematical thinking and strategies of others.
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Frequent practice of basic skills through ongoing program routines
and mathematical games.
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An instructional approach that revisits topics regularly to ensure
full concept development.
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Activities that explore a wide variety of mathematical content
and offer opportunities for students to apply their knowledge.
Social Studies
Horizon's American History is the textbook used. Students
will gain skills in critical thinking, social participation, and using
timelines, maps and globes while studying the United States of America.
Units will include:
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The Land and Early People
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Time of Encounters
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English Colonies
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American Revolution
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New Nation Building
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20th Century
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The U.S. Today
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Civil War
Science
Science activities provide for the teaching of the basic elements that
make up the scientific method. Students will participate in Science Fair
competition. Instruction includes, but is not limited to, the study of:
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Systems in Living Things
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Populations and Ecosystoms
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Matter and Energy
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Light and Sound
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Solar System and Beyond
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The Solid Earth
In addition to classroom activities, the students receive instruction each week in Spanish, P.E., library, art, choir, and music to include tonal chimes and recorders. During those times, enrichment teachers with specialized training for their particular area guide the children through lessons appropriate for their age level. They spend time in the computer lab, developing basic skills in operating the equipment, manipulating age appropriate software and continuing to practice keyboarding skills. Fifth grade students compete athletically on an extracurricular co-ed basketball team.
Fifth grade students attend Chapel three times a week, performing Acolyte duties during all-school chapel services. Bible stories are taught in the classroom and Christian morals are encouraged.
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