Welcome
to 5th Grade! It is always so exciting to begin a new school year with
a new group of students. I'm sure many of you have questions about what
5th grade is all about. Below you will find what we will study
throughout the year.
Literacy
We will
cover 7 Units of Study throughout the year. These units will include
learning about and creating: feature articles, memoirs, response to
text, character analysis, story elements, gathering credible information
from text, editorials, persuasive text, poetry, research papers. We
will do a lot of writing throughout the school year. I will break it
down and give students an opportunity to understand what the purpose of
the writing is and give them several "formulas" to use to help them get
started.
Math
We
have 20 topics to cover throughout the year. Each topic will take about
a week to cover. I want to make sure each topic is covered before
testing begins at the end of the year.
Topic 1- Numeration
Topic 2- Addition and Subtraction Number Sense
Topic 3- Reviewing Multiplication of Whole Numbers
Topic 4- Division of Whole Numbers
Topic 5- Variables and Expressions
Topic 6- Multiplying Decimals
Topic 7- Dividing Decimals
Topic 8- Shapes
Topic 9- Factors and Multiples
Topic 10- Fractions, Mixed Numbers, and Decimals
Topic 11- Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers and Decimals
Topic 12- Multiplying and Dividing Mixed Numbers and Decimals
Topic 13- Length, Perimeter, and Area
Topic 14- Solids
Topic 15- Integers
Topic 16- Solving and Writing Equations
Topic 17- Percent
Topic 18- Equations and Graphs
Topic 19- Graphs and Data
Topic 20- Constructions
Science
We
have three units we will cover throughout the school year. Each unit
will include reading activities as well as hands-on exploration.
Earth Science: water vapor, heating earth, weather, solar system
Physical Science: separating mixtures, saturation, elements
Life Science: living cells, vascular plants, sugars and cells
Social Studies
What
better way to learn how to deal with our future than to look back at
our past? Some of the fascinating topics we will cover this year
include: a quick review of Native American life(their customs and
folklore, and how their lives changed as new settlers appeared),
Explorers, The Colonial Era, American Revolution, U.S. Constitution, as
well as learn the location of the 50 states and their capitals.
I
am excited about our school year together! I look forward to getting to
know all and guide you towards a successful
school year. Here's to an enjoyable and educational year!
Alma Del Pego