Fifth Grade
For the 2009-2010 school year, the fifth grade will be departmentalized. See the chart below to determine what teacher your child will have for each subject.
| Mrs. Boothe's Homeroom: Reading/Language Arts/Spelling/Social Studies: Mrs. Skeeter Math/Science: Mrs. Boothe |
Mrs. Fenzel's Homeroom: Reading/Language Arts/Spelling: Mrs. Messick Math: Mrs. Fenzel Science/Social Studies: Mr. Hill |
| Mr. Hill's Homeroom: Reading/Language Arts/Spelling: Mrs. Messick Math: Mrs. Fenzel Science/Social Studies: Mr. Hill |
Mrs. Messick's Homeroom: Reading/Language Arts/Spelling: Mrs. Messick Math: Mrs. Fenzel Science/Social Studies: Mr. Hill |
| Mrs. Skeeter's Homeroom: Reading/Language Arts/Spelling/Social Studies: Mrs. Skeeter Math/Science: Mrs. Boothe |
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Reading
We use the Reading series by the Houghton Mifflin Company.
These are the different themes and the stories that we will read this year.
- Theme 1 - Nature's Fury - Focus of the Theme - Tall Tales
- Earthquake Terror by Peg Kehret
- Eye of the Storm: Chasing Storms with Warren Faidley by Stephen Kramer
- Volcanoes by Seymour Simon
- Theme 2 - Give It All You've Got - Focus of the Theme - Poetry
- Michelle Kwan: Heart of a Champion by Michelle Kwan
- LaBamba by Gary Sotao
- The Fear Place by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
- Mae Jemison: Space Scientist by Gail Sakurai
- Theme 3 - Voices of the Revolution
- And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? by Jean Fritz
- Katies Trunk by Ann Turner
- James Forten by Walter Dean Myers
- Theme 4 - Person to Person - Focus of the Theme - Plays
- Mariah Keeps Cool by Mildred Pitts Walter
- Mom's Best Friend by Sally Hobart
- Yang the Second and Her Secret Admirers by Lensey Namioka
- Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary
- Theme 5 - One Land, Many Trails - Focus of the Theme - Autobiography
- A Boy Called Slow by Joseph Bruchac
- Pioneer Girl by Andrea Warren
- Black Cowboy, Wild Horse by Julius Lester
- Elena by Diane Stanley
- Theme 6 - Animal Encounters
- The Grizzly Bear Family Book by Michio Hoshino
- The Golden Lion Tamarin Comes Home by George Ancona
- My Side of the Mountain by Gean Craighead George
Theme Resources
- Mrs. Soule's compiled themes
- Black History
Language Arts
Here are some of the skills we will focus on throughout the year.
- Writing with descriptive language
- Identifying types of writer's crafts
- Identifying compound subjects and predicates
- Synonyms and antonyms
- Comparing with adjectives
- Identifying action verbs, linking verbs, and direct objects
Math
We are using a math series from McGraw-Hill.
Fifth grade Math focuses on a variety of skills including:- Place Value
- Multiplying Whole Numbers and Decimals
- Dividing Whole Numbers and Decimals
- Data, Statistics, and Graphs
- Number Theory and Fraction Concepts
- Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division of Fractions
- Measurement
- Integers
- Algebra: Expressions and Equations
- Geometry
- Perimeter, Area, and Volume
- Ratio and Probability
- Percents
- Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying, and Dividing Decimals
- Data, Statistics, and Graphs
- Number Theory and Fraction Concepts
- Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying, and Dividing Fractions
- Measurement
- Algebra: Functions and Equations
- Integers and Rational Numbers
- Geometry
- Perimeter, Area, and Volume
- Ratio and Proportion
- Percents
- Probability
Students will alternate Science and Social Studies. Marking periods one and three will be Science and marking periods two and four will be Social Studies.
Science
Topics covered in Science will include:- Rocks and Minerals
- Constructive and Destructive Forces
- Electricity and Magnetism
- Force and Motion
- Forms of Energy
- Cells
- Fighting Disease
- Inherited Characteristics
Social Studies
- The Fifty States
- Review of Colonial Life
- The American Revolution
- Government
- Influential People in Our Nation's History
- Let's practice typing!