Fifth
Grade
Welcome!
Goals for fifth grade students
Students will respect the spirit of God
within themselves and others.
Students will continue to grow as
independent thinkers.
Students will grow as independent
learners.
Students will be responsible for planning
out their time.
Teaching Goals
» To give your child confidence to be an
independent thinker and an independent learner.
» To provide a safe, fun, dynamic learning
environment.
» To stimulate your child academically and give
your child a thirst for knowledge.
» To ensure your child has the necessary skills for
Middle School transition.
» To help your child grow, spiritually, academically,
socially, and emotionally.
» To ensure your child knows his or her strengths.
» To prepare your child to be a global citizen.
» To help your child love learning!
Class Subjects
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Reading
Writing and Grammar
Math
Social Studies
Spelling and Vocabulary
Reading
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The students will continue to master the following
reading strategies and skills.
To summarize
To predict and infer
To monitor and clarify
To question
To compare and contrast
To evaluate
To make connections
These goals will be
achieved by using the
following activities
Home Reading Journal
Reading groups with novel studies
Book projects
Small/large group discussions
Journal responses
What is the Home Reading Log?
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Over the course of 11 days, your child is asked to
answer six questions about the book they are
reading at home.
 These questions are designed to enhance/develop
their reading comprehension and can be applied to
any book.
 The Reading Log will be collected and graded every
other Friday and returned the following Monday to
begin again.
 Most of the questions only require a 2-3 sentence
answer (but I will always accept more).
Writing
Students will be exposed to many
different forms of writing.
• Students will be focusing on the 6+1
traits of writing.
Organization
Ideas and Content
Sentence Fluency
Voice
Word Choice
Conventions
+ Presentation
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Social Studies
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Topics Covered this Year
Revolutionary War
Forming a New Government
 Westward Expansion
 Civil War/Gettysburg
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We will utilize research and map skills.
The fifth grade students will be working hard in
class and independently on Social Studies
projects.
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Spelling and
Vocabulary
These subjects will be taught on
alternate weeks.
• Spelling/Vocabulary
• We will discuss the words and
definitions on Monday
• Homework must be done each night for
review in the next day’s lesson
• Test will be on Friday
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Texts used will be SpellWell and WordlyWise
Homework
Each night your child will have
Spelling or Wordly Wise
25 minutes reading
Math worksheet
Home Reading Log
One additional assignment may
include other subject areas
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Math
• Two Groups
• Group 1: Houghton Mifflin Curriculum.
• ･Unit 1: Multiplication and Division Word Problems
• ･Unit 2: Perimeter and Area
• ･Unit 3: Addition and Subtraction of Decimals
• ･Unit 4: Circles, Polygons, Angles
• ･Unit 5: Addition and Subtraction with Fractions
• ･Unit 6: Multiplication and Division with Decimals
• ･Unit 7: Algebra, Functions, and Coordinate Graphing
Math
• Group 2: Scott Foresman Curriculum.
• ･Unit 1: Numeration
• ･Unit 2: Variables, Expressions, and Properties
• ･Unit 3: Operations with Decimals
• ･Unit 4: Solving Equations
• ･Unit 5: Number and Fraction Concepts
• ･Unit 6: Decimals, Fractions, and Mixed Numbers
• ･Unit 7: Adding and Subtracting Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Other Info.
Friday folders
Planners
SJWC (St. John’s Writer’s College)
Math Club
Young Einsteins
Classroom Economy
5th Grade Parent Meeting (Family Life/Echo
Hill) - 10/24/12 (6:30 pm)
Volunteers
 Room Parent
 Memory Book Parent
 Green Parent (assists with gardens)
 Scholastic Parent
 Copy Parent (assists with
copying/cutting/materials prep)
 Gala Parent
Where do we go from
here?
For parents of children in grades 3-5
Meeting date 10/10/12 (6:30pm)
Please come early to visit with Alumni Students to talk with them
about which school they now attend.
We will be discussing school applications, how to select a school,
and the ISEE (Independent Schools Entrance Examination) test.
 Visit www.erbtest.org for more ISEE
information
ISEE and School Applications
• Look around schools now
• Open House List on AIMS (also see handout)
• Check with school when applications need to
be given in (often in November).
• ISEE test best to take after Christmas as your
child will know more http://erblearn.org/parents/admission/isee
• Recommendations
Questions?
Contact me:
sbenzing@stjohnspds.org