Mrs. McCotter, Mrs. Sensale, Mrs. Staples, and Mrs. Williams
The fifth grade will be studying the following concepts throughout the year.
READING
Reading Workshop
- Book Clubs
- Non-fiction
- Argument and advocacy
- Author’s Study
- Fantasy
Vocabulary
Comprehension Strategies (connections, inferences, visualizations, prediction, questions, summarizing, synthesizing)
Independent and Guided Reading
Writing about Reading
WRITING
Writing Workshop
- Narrative Craft
- Journalism
- Research Reports
- Literary Essays
- Memoir
MATH
- Number Sense (high emphasis)
- Memorization of Basic Facts
- Operations with Decimals
- Fractions
- Shapes
- Volume
- Measurement Conversion
- Coordinate Grids
- Line Plots and Line Graphs
SCIENCE
- Engineering
- Earth and Sun
- Mixtures and Solutions
- Energy and Matter in Organisms
- Energy and Matter in Ecosystems
SOCIAL STUDIES
- Exploration and Settlement
- Post-American Revolution and A New Nation
- The Civil War
- Reconstruction
HEALTH
- 5 Pillars of Character: Peacemaker Program
- LEAD Program
- Nutrition
- Safety
- Social Emotional Learning
Technology is incorporated throughout all subjects!
5th Grade Supply List
ALL SUPPLIES MUST BE LABELED WITH
FIRST AND LAST NAMES
4- 2-pocket folders labeled Language Arts, Math, SS, Science. *Please 4 different colors
3 composition notebooks labeled Science, Math, and Writing
*Please try to match the notebook color with the folder color
1- 3 subject notebook labeled Language Arts
*Please try to match the notebook color with the folder color
Earbuds or headphones in a Zip-lock bag labeled with their name and homeroom teacher
Soft pencil cases ONLY
A box of 24 colored pencils
1 kid scissor
2 glue sticks
One pack of fine-tip dry erase markers
1- box of 12 number 2 pencils
1 string backpack in addition to their regular backpack
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT STUDENTS DO NOT BRING IN ANY ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES
*Tissues, hand sanitizer, and wipes are always welcomed throughout the year*