FIFTH GRADE TEACHERS:
Mme. Grabowski (BLUE CLASS) – CLICK HERE FOR WEBSITE / UPDATES
Mme. Bhattacharya (RED CLASS) – CLICK HERE FOR UPDATES
GRADE 5 CURRICULUM
OVERVIEW
5 ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS:
Reading Comprehension
Word Knowledge (vocabulary and spelling)
Oral Reading Fluency
Writing
Speaking
READING COMPREHENSION
Whole group instruction on reading skills and strategies (Treasures, and supplemental materials)
Small group instruction at student’s level (short texts and novels)
Authentic literature experience to support science and social studies content knowledge (novels)
Homework (Reading chart, novels, content area assignments)
WORD KNOWLEDGE
Spelling and vocabulary will alternate bi-weekly
Greek and Latin stems (monos/unus)
Content area vocabulary
Challenge words
ORAL READING FLUENCY
Assessed three times per year
Paired activity for those who need support
WRITING
Will cover 4 modes of writing–descriptive, expository, persuasive, and narrative
Several major papers over the year
Will include grammar instruction as well as the 6 Traits of Writing (ideas, organization, voice, sentence fluency, word choice, and conventions)
Writing samples will be sent home to be signed, and then kept in your student’s writing portfolio at school.
SPEAKING
Two formal assessments:
Colonial Wax Museum presentation in the winter
Francophone presentation in the spring.
Daily informal opportunities
SOCIAL STUDIES
Geography
Civics / Government
History
Continents and Oceans
States and Capitals
Major physical features of the United States
Early American History
North America before European contact
Explorers and their impact
Early Colonies
Colonial Expansion
Colonial Wax Museum
Revolutionary War
French/Indian War and Changing Colonies
Revolutionary War
Geography
Francophone Fair Project
HEALTH
Social/Emotional Health
Safety and Injury Prevention
Healthy Eating
Tobacco and Alcohol–Diseases and Prevention
Reproductive Health–including HIV/AIDS
Global Health Issues
FRENCH LANGUAGE ARTS
Bi-weekly vocabulary/spelling quizzes (gender, spelling, definition)
Keep all math vocabulary cards and math notes all year long for reviewing in April and May
One oral report per semester
Grammar: présent tense (avoir, être, faire, aller, “er”, “ir”, vouloir, pouvoir, devoir, mettre, reflexive verbs), passé composé, imparfait, futur
Writing: reference books, editing, application studied concepts
Speaking: application studied concepts/vocabulary
Reading: leveled readers, fiction, non-fiction, integrated
SCIENCE
3 units
Measuring Time (fall)
Magnets and Motors (winter)
Ecosystems (spring)
2 work samples
Measuring Time
Magnets and Motors
MATH
Septembre
Traitement des données
Triangles
Octobre
Coordonnées
Multiplication
Novembre
Fractions
Décembre
Fractions
Janvier
Nombres décimaux
Février
Nombres décimaux
Mars
Division
Avril
Périmètre et aire
Mai
Solides
Juin
Problem-solving
ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY
Integrated into the curriculum when possible
Art taught Fridays with Mme Bhattacharya
Keyboarding taught Wednesdays with Mme Grabowski
GENERAL PROCEDURES
Homework is given every day (even on weekends)**
Teachers initial datebooks–if initials are there, datebook is correct
Bi-weekly homework progress reports
Scores (0, 6, 7.5, 8.5, 9, 10)**
Missed homework procedures
Goal–develop responsibility in school work, homework, and learning
Class helpers and First Grade Buddies
Be ready, be respectful, speak French
If students come late, they lose 5 min of recess
PBS rules
Monthly goals and rewards
Newsletter – http://staff.4j.lane.edu/~grabowski_c
Switch weekly English to French start
SPECIALIST SCHEDULE
PE on Mondays and Tuesdays
Music on Wednesdays and Thursdays
Technology on Wednesdays
Library on Thursdays
TESTING SCHEDULE
Fall
District Reading and Math assessment
Oral Reading Fluency
Science work sample
Winter
District Math assessment & Science OAKS
Science work sample
Spring
Math, Science, Reading OAKS testing (scores)
District Reading and Math assessment
Work samples in math, French/English writing throughout year