Religion:
Texts: “Word of Life” by Augustine Institute, Ignatius Press
Christian values are integrated throughout the day with morning prayers, scripture readings, meal blessings, weekly mass, daily religion lessons, and an afternoon closing prayer.
The Archdiocese of Seattle has an outline of each grade level expectation:
http://www.seattlearchdiocese.org/CFF/RE
http://www.seattlearchdiocese.org/Assets/CFF/5254_Grade5Nov2015.pdf
Over the course of the year, fifth grade students are expected to memorize and be tested on the following prayers:
Prayers for the Faithful Departed
Eternal rest grant unto him/her, O Lord.
R. And let perpetual light shine upon him/her.
V. May he/she rest in peace.
R. Amen.
V. May his/her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
R. Amen.
The Joyful Mysteries
The Annunciation
The Visitation
The Nativity
The Presentation in the Temple
The Finding of the Child Jesus After Three Days in the Temple
Act of Faith
O my God, I firmly believe that you are the one God in three divine Persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. I believe that your divine Son became man and died for our sins and that He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe these and all the truths which the Holy Catholic Church teaches because you have revealed them who are eternal truth and wisdom, who can neither deceive nor be deceived. In this faith, I intend to live and die. Amen.
Jesus Prayer
Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
Social Emotional Learning:
Curriculum: Second Step
Social Studies:
Text: “Young Citizens” by Nystrom
Spelling:
Text: “Spelling Connections” by Zaner-Bloser
At the beginning of each new week, students will receive a new spelling list (differentiated based on spelling levels) with a test on the spelling words at the end of the week. There will be spelling assignments from the book and/or the spelling portal myzbportal.com.
English-Language Arts:
- Proper grammar
- Proper verb tenses
- Standard capitalization and punctuation
- Understanding of figurative language
Writing:
Writing Skills: Six + One Trait Writing: ideas and content, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions (mechanics)
Writing Program:
- Descriptive Paragraph
- Character Sketch
- Literature Responses
- Compare and Contrast
- Friendly Letter
- Business Letter
- Poetry
- Research Paper
- Summary
Literature:
Students will be divided into small groups and given books to read nightly (except for Fridays).
All the assigned literacy books are fiction, but some of them have controversial or sensitive subjects. Among the Hidden, Old Yeller, and The Great Gilly Hopkins are some of the books that deal with death or other types of tragedies. If you would like to discuss any of the topics, please email me.
Literacy grades are based on participation during classroom discussions; grades earned on literacy papers, and final projects.
Students will discuss the setting, answer inferential and literal questions, discuss the point of view of characters, and discuss the story structure, etc.
Mathematics:
Text: “Bridges in Mathematics” by The Math Learning Center (MLC)
As a school, we are piloting this math curriculum this year in kindergarten through 5th grade.
Central Themes:
- Equivalence
- Composing & Decomposing
- Multiplicative Thinking
Key Ideas:
- Figures, Area, and Volume:
- 2-D Geometric Figures and Classification
- Volume
- Area Model for Multiplication and Division
- Multiplication and Division:
- Properties of Multiplication
- Modeling with Expressions
- Multiplication and Division by 10
- Fractions and Decimals:
- Addition and Subtraction of Fractions with Unlike Denominators
- Fractions and Decimals Relationships
- Understanding Decimal Place Value
- Modeling Multiplication and Division of Fractions and Decimals
- Coordinate Plane, Data, and Graphing
Memorization of multiplication tables is a must in fifth grade and beyond.