Fifth Grade

Foundation for 21st Century Skills

Our fifth graders are the leaders of our school, as they have traversed the halls and are able to use their wits and social skills in ways to help build our school's community. The fifth graders continue to sharpen their skills through rigorous academic work to prepare for their journey to middle school. To help them prepare for their transition from elementary to middle school are their educational guides, Perry Higgins and Elijah Jennette. Your fifth grader should expect to learn: 

Reading
  • Cultures in Conflict
  • Wordplay
  • A War Between Us
  • Breaking Barriers
Math
  • Understanding multiplicative comparisons and place value
  • Using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division strategies to solve problems
  • Understanding and comparing fractions and decimals to add, subtract and multiply
  • Estimating problems with measurement
  • Understanding angles, lines and shapes
Science
  • Energy
  • Photosynthesis and food webs
  • Changing Earth and Earth resources
  • Day and night, Earth's rotation, and Fossils
Social Studies
  • The war and independence
  • The constitution 
  • Building a new nation
  • The growth of the republic
  • US prior to the Civil War
  • Civil War and reconstruction
Social Emotional Learning
  • Move This World daily morning meeting