5th Grade Curriculum

Religion- (We Believe, Sadlier)

Jesus Christ Shares His Life with Us; Confirmation and Eucharist Complete Our Initiation; The Sacraments of Healing Restore Us; We Love and Serve as Jesus Did; Saints; Feast Days; Advent; Christmas; Liturgical year; Ordinary Time; Sacraments; Mass and Adoration; Holy Days; Lent; Easter

Reading-(McGraw Hill, Wonders)

initial and medial short vowels; phonics and word recognition; structural analysis/word analysis; fluency; comprehension strategies and skills; literary elements; writing about reading; text features; media literacy; writing traits; writers craft; writing applications;

English-(Shurley Instructional Materials, Shurley English)

Study skills; capitalization and punctuation; synonyms and antonyms; vocabulary and analogy words; nouns and verbs; classify introductory sentences; adverbs; adjectives; article adjectives; the four kind of sentences; finding a topic; supporting/non-supporting ideas; expository writing; writing process; transition words; writing forms; pronouns; conjunctions and compound words; homonyms; expository essay writing; coordinate conjunctions; compound sentences; persuasive paragraphs; direct object; helping verbs; object pronouns; descriptive writing; Indirect objects; narrative writing; compare/contrast writing; business letters;

Math-(McGraw Hill, My Math)

Place Value; add and subtract whole numbers; understand multiplication and division; divide by one-digit divisors; divide by two-digit divisors; add and subtract decimals; multiply and divide decimals; expression and patterns; fractions and decimals; add and subtract fractions; multiply and divide fractions; measurement; geometry

Social Studies-(Scott Foresman, The United States)

Early Life, East and West; Connections Across Continents; Colonial Life in North America; The American Revolution; Life in a New Nation; A Growing Nation; War Divides the Nation; Expansion and Change; The United States and the World

Science(McGraw-Hill, A Closer Look)

Scientific Method; Properties; Changes and Reactions; Force, Motion, and Energy Transformations; Cells to Living Organisms; Ecosystems; Earth: Its Lithosphere, Hydrosphere, and Atmosphere; Cycles and Climates; Space

Enrichment

  • Art

  • PE

  • Library

  • Computer Lab

Special Events

  • Mass

  • Dress Down Days

  • Catholic Schools Week

  • Pep Rallies

  • Walking Rosary

  • Bike-a-Thon

  • Grandparents Day

  • Stations of the Cross

  • Red Ribbon Week

  • Field Trip

  • Class Retreat

  • Bell Choir