Academics

At the end of fifth grade, the learner will:

Religion

• Explain the parts of the Mass and the altar server’s role in the Mass

• Explain the sacraments and how we share in Jesus’ life when participating

• Understand God’s gift of procreation and the reproductive systems of males and females from a Catholic perspective

• Have opportunities to live their faith through service projects

• Attend Mass with First Grade Buddies

Language Arts

• Writing

  • Write a paragraph with a topic sentence and relevant supporting details

  • Research a topic and write a 1-2 page paper with a bibliography

  • Prepare and present oral reports using a variety of technology and visual aids

• Reading

• Utilize textbooks and other materials to learn information with note taking emphasized

• Participate in book discussion / literature circles and make connections between the text and own experiences

• Identify narrative elements of setting, plot, characters, conflict, and resolution

• Reading Buddies with First Grade students (meet weekly)

• Grammar

• Identify the complete and simple subjects and predicates of sentences

• Construct compound and complex sentences

• Identify, write, and use proper parts of speech

Math

• Compare and order numbers using place value between billion and thousands

• Express the same value in various forms including written, standard, and expanded forms

• Express parts of a whole as fractions, decimals, and percentages

• Perform all operations with decimals

• Perform addition and subtraction of unlike fractions and mixed numbers

• Be able to read and create line and bar graphs

• Solve real-life problems involving measurement and conversion

• Use data-analysis to solve real-life problems

• Use tools to find angles of figures

• Write and interpret mathematical expressions

• Find coordinates using ordered pairs in the first quadrant

Science

• Use the scientific method in investigations

• Explain forces and motion

• Explain the solar system, phases of the moon, and demonstrate and explain the seasons

• Identify and explain body systems including the digestive, circulatory, respiratory, excretory, nervous, skeletal, and muscular systems

• Explain the interactions between living organisms and their environment

• Explain that their traits are influenced by their genetics and their environment

• Be good stewards of all of God’s creation

Social Studies

• Identify the branches and levels of government

• Place events on a timeline

• Explore cultures prior to the 1500s including Native American, European, African, and Asian peoples

• Relate events that led to the Revolutionary War and the Bill of Rights

Standardized Testing

• NWEA given three times each year to measure progress in Math, Reading, Language Arts, and Science