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Curriculum

Religion (Blest Are We) by Silver Burdett Ginn:  A Scott Foresman Imprint

• Recognize Catholicism as a way of life.
• Understand the History of the Church.
• Understand the Seven Sacraments 
• Engage in service to the community.
• Excercise responsible stewardship.
• Understand your role as an evangelist.
• Understand respect for life at all levels.
• Apply Chrisitian principles to interpersonal relations.
• Attend weekly school mass.

Math (Holt Publishing)

• Develop problem solving strategies.
• Use Reasoning and Proof fundamentals.
• Express mathematical ideas precisely.
• Use connections among mathematical ideas. 
• Learn and apply Algebra fundamentals.
• Learn and apply Geometry and Measurement fundamentals.
• Proficiency with use of whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
• Interpret and create bar graphs and pictographs.

Literature (Macmillan-McGraw-Hill)

• Read with fluency and expression.   
• Use a variety of strategies to expand reading, listening and speaking vocabularies.  
• Demonstarte literal, inferential, and evaluative comprehension.

 Writing (Thea Holtan)

• Create informative reports using main ideas and supporting details. 
• Apply standard English conventions when writing.
• Weekly spelling tests

• Develop a general knowledge of United States history.  
• Understand key influences from history which influence our lives today. 
• Possess a mental time line of key influences on US history.
• Know about Native Americans impact on the U.S.  
• Understand current events.

Science (McGraw-Hill)

• Units include
• • Physical properties
  • Elements and Compounds 
  • Solids, liquids and gases 
  • Planets 
  • Earth's changing crust
  • Minerals
  • Rock and Soil
  • Classify living things
  • Investigate plant life
  • Animal structure, function and adaptation
  • Ecosystem
  • Cycles of life

Art

• Variety of mediums and activities
• Learn about the art of other cultures and artists.
• Use the principles of art to analyze and make creative products.
• Create both two and three dimensional art.

Other
Students attend weekly classes in Spanish, Music, PhyEd, Technology and Media Center.

Homework Expectations
Fifth grade students are expected to complete 45-60 minutes of daily homework.