What will we learn in 5th grade?

 GRADE 5:
o Academic
• 5A.1: Set realistic long-term goals.
• 5A.2: Apply personal learning style.
• 5A.3: Recognize the benefits of individual initiative and teamwork.
o Career
• 5C.1: Compile a list of personal abilities.
• 5C.2: Describe how personal strengths in school work affect future goals and career options.
• 5C.3: Understand that the changing workplace requires lifelong learning and acquiring new skills.
• 5C.4: Acquire employability skills such as teamwork, problem-solving, and organization.
• 5C.5: Identify career choices through various means of exploration.
• 5C.6: Describe changes as inevitable and necessary to adapt to new situations, (e.g., middle school).
o Personal/Social
• 5P.1: Describe how verbal and non-verbal behavior influence interpersonal relationships.
• 5P.2: Demonstrate how to communicate with others.
• 5P.3: Demonstrate appreciation and respect for similarities and differences in opinions.
• 5P.4: Describe strategies for getting along with others.
• 5P.5: Demonstrate how to disagree with other without provoking them.
• 5P.6: Demonstrate appropriate responses to ease a conflict situation.
• 5P.7: Demonstrate effective responses to peer pressure and bullying situations.
• 5P.8: Identify and analyze group dynamics in a variety of situations.

Fifth grade will have 12 guidance lessons in their classroom between the following dates:
o September 15 - October 10
o January 7 - February 6
o May 19 - June 16