Current Students - Fifth Grade

Our Neighbors to the North (and West)
By: Dylan Pardee

Both fifth and sixth grades have been busy working on Social Studies projects. The fifth grade had to design authentic Native American villages of the four main groups found in the U.S. Other classes have enjoyed checking out their handiwork.

Sixth graders are finishing their cereal box reports on a province or territory of Canada. Besides designing a front for the box, they had to import pictures, gather facts, design a game for the back of the “cereal” box, and create testimonials. Check out both projects in the front hall.

Finally, fourth, fifth, and sixth graders designed ornaments to add to our “Andy Warhol” Christmas tree, based on a print of his original painting. You can find this tree in the West Hall. Merry Christmas from the Split!

Class Curriculum:
Religion - Religious instruction focuses on the following topics:
- Sunday Readings
- Jesus Shares His Life and with Us
- Jesus Shares His Mission with the Church
- Seven Sacraments
- New Life In Christ
- Celebration of Baptism
- Liturgical Year
- Ordinary Time
- Coming of the Holy Spirit
- Celebration of Confirmation
- Jesus Christ the Bread of Life
- Celebration of the Eucharist
- Living as Prayerful People
- Advent & Christmas
- Turning to God
- Celebration of Reconciliation
- Jesus the Healer - Celebration of Anointing of the Sick
- Mary, Model of Discipleship
- Lent
- Triduum
- Faith, Hope and Love
- Called to Live as Jesus’ Disciples
- Matrimony
- Holy Orders
- One Holy and Catholic and Apostolic
- Easter
- Sharing Faith in Class and Home

Math - Topics including the following:
- Whole Number and Decimal: Place Value, Addition and Subtraction
- Multiplication of Whole Numbers and Decimals
- Division of Whole Numbers and Decimals (1 and 2 Digit)
- Geometry
- Fractions and Mixed Numbers
- Fraction Operation and Customary Linear Measurement
- Fraction Multiplication
- Length, Perimeter and Area
- Measurement
- Ratio, Percent and Probability

Science – Science instruction focuses on 4 main areas of study: Life Science, Physical Science, Earth Science and the Human Body. Specific topics are given below.
Life Science: Comparing Living Things, Reproduction and Change, Adaptations, Ecology
Physical Science: Classifying Matter, Investigating Motion, Forms of Energy, Electrical Energy
Earth Science: The Changing Earth, The Earth’s Crust, Climate, Astronomy
Human Body: Respiration and Excretion, Living a Healthy Life

Physical Education – Students participate in a variety of different games and activities including: Floor Hockey, Cage Ball, Four Square, Dodge ’em, Ball Handling Exercises, Tag Games, Parachute Games, Arm and Leg Muscle Building, Volleyball, Track and Field Events, Softball (whiffleball), Flag Football, Basketball, Kickball, Archery, Presidential Physical Fitness, Gymnastics (Floor Exercises), Badmitten

Technology – Technology topics include:
- Keyboarding
- Paint, Draw and Graphics
- Word Processing
- Information Systems
- Network Awareness
- Internet / Telecommunications
- Multimedia
- Electronic Presentations

Spelling - Spelling is individualized using words from the Language Arts series as well as from individual work, spelling bee lists and various other resources.

Grammar - We use the grammar book from our Scott Foresman Language Arts program which covers parts of speech, punctuation and capitalization. Students are also exposed to a variety of grammatical pitfalls through a daily "Caught ya."

Writing - We use the Six Traits of Writing to give students a complete writing experience. Through this program they are introduced to many different types of writing. Other supplementary materials are used as well.

Reading - The Scott Foresman reading program exposes students to many different genre such as: Expository nonfiction, historical fiction, poetry, folklore, biographies, fiction and excellent children's literature. Skills are woven into the units to help students with comprehension, decoding words, spelling, vocabulary, writing and grammar. This reading series has a strong emphasis on science and social studies.

Handwriting - At this level there is no formal handwriting class, but work is expected to be in cursive (unless otherwise stated) and neat.

Art - Students are introduced to the seven areas of art: line, shape, color, value, texture, form and space through various projects. They are also introduced to several key artists with some student projects modeled on the work of these people.

Spanish - Spanish is geared around a series of videos that strive to teach students basic Spanish vocabulary, simple sentences and the beginnings of verb conjugation. Other supplementary materials are also used, such as games and practice worksheets.