Fifth Grade
Newsletter
May 28th
Dear Parents,
What a HOT week! The weather was great for our Geocatching field trip! We had a lot of great feedback from the students! A big THANK YOU to all the parents that made it out to help us make the field trip great!
Math: We are working on multiplying fractions. We will continue this through next week.
Reading: We are on our last Literature Circle assignment of the year! Students need to read the end of their book and take an AR test by Tuesday.
Science: We have continued our study of Forces and Motion by studying Newton’s 2nd Law. We will have a quiz late next week over these concepts.
Writing/Grammar: We completed our last grammar unit this week. We are going to spend the next week reviewing the parts of speech!
Spelling: Next week will be our final spelling unit!
Social Studies: The Underground Railroad project is Due June 1st. Students have had lots of computer time, so they should be close to finshed.
Religion:
Have a great long weekend!
Ms. Gaudard
Mrs. White
The curriculum for 5th grade at Sacred Heart Academy includes daily lessons in the following areas:
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Math
Mastery of multiplication and division of whole numbers, understanding of geometric shapes, introduced to adding and subtracting fractions and converting measurement units within a given system.
Reading
Students are exposed to required genres for fifth grade – historical fiction, tall tales, mystery, poetry, etc. through class novels, literature circles, accelerated reader novels and book report projects.
Social Studies
Students also are “reading buddies” to younger children. Students study American History from early exploration through reconstruction. Explore current events through "Time for Kids" Biweekly magazine."
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Religion
A major emphasis is on the cycle of sacramental celebrations. The students have collections for Christmas Outreach, Isabella County Soup Kitchen and The Animal Shelter throughout the year.
Science
Students learn how living things grow and respond such as plant growth response, types of plants and invertebrates and vertebrates. The students learn about our living planet through ecosystems and weather changes. Finally, they learn about forces and machines. These concepts are developed through hands – on experiments dissecting, power point presentations, uses of microscopes and field trips to the Nature Center and News Station.
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In addition, fifth graders have Computers, Music, Spanish, Art and Physical Education weekly. They also participate in several field trips during the school year. For example: Junior Achievement Job Shadow Day, Chippewa Nature Center, Alma College School of Dance Performance, Neyer Farms and Siers Woodland. They also participate in a Junior Citizenship program directed by Isabella County and attend a three-day retreat at Spring Hill Camp. Various guest speakers are invited to the classroom during the school year.
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