Grade 5 Expectations
What are the Grade 5 Expectations?
Parent Information Night 2009 Grade 5 Mrs. Poulin and Mrs. Landers Texts: Names and Publishers: Science: Harcourt Social Studies: Scott Foresman Math: MacMillan McGraw Hill Reading: Scott Foresman Language Arts: Houghton Mifflin Religion: Loyola Press Homework: Assignments should engage students for one to one and a half hours per night. Long-range assignments will provide students with the opportunity to plan their time/ workload accordingly. Long-range assignments may include projects, book reports, etc. Assessment: In addition to daily observation and interaction with your children, the following tools may be utilized to assess their mastery of and engagement in our various subjects: Reports (Written, Oral) Tests/Quizzes Projects (Oral/Written, Creative, Visual) Portfolios Tests/Quizzes: Usually one week advanced notice will be given for a major test. Most quizzes will have a day or two notice. Tests 70% or below need to be signed by a parent and returned. Grading Procedure: Math Science Tests/Projects/Reports 60% Social Studies Quizzes 30% Religion HW/Participation10% Reading Language Arts Class/Parent Expectations: Discipline, Dress Code, Make-up work *follow handbook guidelines Timely Arrivals are of utmost importance Communication-Orange Folders will go home approx. every 10 days for parent comment and signatureBack to Top
What are the Grade 5 Learning Outcomes?
Religion By the end of Grade 5, students will: -develop an appreciation of the Church as a worshipping community -examine Christ's action among us in the Eucharistic Liturgy -examine Christ's action among us in the Sacraments of the Church -examine Christ's action among us in our celebration of the Liturgical seasons and in the lives of the saints -be guided to respond to God's presence in prayer and in loving service to others Language Arts By the end of Grade 5, students will: In Reading: -create generalizations and predict outcomes from story -ask questions, make connections, monitor and summarize while reading -identify cause and effect relationships, demonstrate sequencing skills -differ between main ideas and details -identify different genres of writing -recognize story elements and identify character traits -participate in a dramatization In Writing: -understand and apply five steps of writing process -organize information to convey a central idea using well- developed paragraphs that focus on a main idea and give relevant supporting details -write in a variety of forms (poems, stories, biographies) for different purposes -evaluate own work and respond to peer evaluation -present and evaluate oral presentations adjusting delivery for different audiences -use open-ended research questions, different sources of information, and appropriate research methods to gather information In Grammar: -use simple, complex, and compound sentences effectively -recognize and give examples of complete and simple subjects and predicates -identify parts of speech including nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, possessives -recognize past, present, future tense -use four types of sentences in writing (declarative, imperative, interrogative, and exclamatory) In Mathematics By the end of Grade 5, students will: -demonstrate knowledge of place values through billions -solve word problems using various strategies -use front-end and regular estimation to determine reasonable answer -use basic facts to solve complex, multiple-step problems with mixed operations -apply skills for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of fractions and mixed numbers -create and solve open-ended problems -add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals -draw a circle and its radius and diameter -recognize and draw rectangle, triangle, square, perpendicularlines, and parallel lines -draw and measure angles -graph ordered pairs on a grid -recognize, create, and use bar, pie and line graphs to read, chart, and analyze data In Science: By the end of Grade 5, students will: In Life Science: -classify all living and non-living things -describe the needs of plants and animals -compare animal cells and functions -explain photosynthesis -experience setting up an ecosystem -learn scientific names -name extinct and endangered species In Earth Science: -use observation techniques, tables, models, graphs, and charts to communicate results -describe different kinds of energy In Physical Science: -name and describe properties and states of matter -describe simple machines and their uses -describe devices that improve quality of life (inventions) -learn and apply knowledge of Periodic Table of Elements In Social Studies By the end of Grade 5, students will: -list characteristics of the main North American Indian groups -identify early explorers who rediscovered, explored, and settled in North and South America -explain the relationship between geography and people to history -list people and events that led to the American Revolution -summarize the founding of the colonies by Europeans and unification during the search for independence -understand scale, symbols, latitude, and longitude on maps -use a grid system to locate places -locate North and South Pole, Equator, Prime Meridian on maps -compare and contrast information in graphs and tables -map routes of explorers and colonists -understand use of compasses -outline writing and messages of our Declaration of Independence and Constitution Computer Technology By the end of Grade 5, students will: apply keyboarding skills to improve speed and accuracy use a word processing application to create and format a document create, modify, and interpret spreadsheet data understand options for graph displays recognize the need for protection of software and hardware from computer viruses and vandalism create and modify a multimedia presentation citing sources of copyrighted materials participate in core curriculum-based telecommunications projects as a class activity evaluate information found via telecommunications for appropriateness, content, and usefulness Music By the end of Grade 5, students will: recognize simple harmonious progression sing a varied repertoire of folk, art, and contemporary songs compare and contrast the music and cultures of several time periods and regions of the world use standard notation as a guide to singing and playing classroom instruments Art Progressively from Grade 5 through Grade 8, students will: expand the repertoire of 2-D and 3-D art processes, techniques, and materials with a focus on the range of effects possible within each medium, such as: 2-D transparent and opaque media, wet, dry, stippled, blended, wash effects, printmaking, etc. create artwork that demonstrates an awareness of the range and purpose of such tools as pens, brushes, markers, etc. use the appropriate vocabulary related to the methods, materials, and techniques students have learned and used previously learn the elements and principles of design and be able to demonstrate knowledge of the following skills: for color: use and be able to identify hues, values, intermediate shades, tints, tones, colors, etc. and demonstrate awareness of color by painting objective studies from life and free-form abstractions that employ relative properties of color for line: use and be able to identify various types of line, for example in contour drawings, calligraphy, freehand drawings, etc. for texture: use and be able to differentiate between surface texture and the illusion of texture (visual texture) for shape: form and pattern, use and be able to identify an expanding and increasingly sophisticated array of shapes and forms, such as organic, geometric, positive and negative, or varieties of symmetry for space and composition: create unified 2-D and 3-D compositions that demonstrate an understanding of balance, repetition, scale, rhythm, harmony and emphasis create 2-D and 3-D representational artwork from direct observation in order to develop skills of perception, discrimination, physical coordination, and memory of detail create symbolic artwork by substituting symbols for objects, relationships or ideas create artwork that employs use of free form from symbolic imagery that demonstrates personal invention, and/or conveys ideas and emotions (e.g. conflict/cooperation, happiness/grief, excitement/repose) produce work that show understanding of the concept of craftsmanship demonstrate ability to describe preliminary concepts verbally, to visualize concepts in clear schematic layouts, and to organize and complete projects maintain a portfolio of sketches and finished work create and prepare artwork for group or individual public exhibitions demonstrate a fundamental awareness of architectural styles and the ways that these have influences painting and sculpture Physical Education By the end of Grade 5, students will: explain the benefits of physical fitness to good health and increased active lifestyle demonstrate expected grade-level proficiency in locomotor and non-locomotor skills learn rules, basic offensive and defensive skills of lead-up sport games and actual sport games demonstrate an awareness of good sportsmanship and the need for fair play in games and activities develop an awareness that inappropriate actions can result in harm to themselves or others Library By the end of Grade 5, students will: use an encyclopedia-book and computer for research understand the concept of bibliography write research cards containing bibliographic information use the copyright date to determine currency of material understand when to use an almanac understand when to use a biographical dictionary understand when to use a geographical dictionary location information in a biographical dictionary location information in a geographical dictionaryBack to Top