Welcome to 5th Grade!
Hello 5th grade families! We have many exciting learning experiences planned for the 2024-2025 school year. We will also be engaged in various technology projects for all subject areas this year.
We will be learning many new and exciting concepts during the second half of the year. Students will learn about the following:
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In literacy, students will be reading a variety of literature and information text to use skills such as; cause/effect, word choice, author’s purpose, drawing conclusions, main ideas/details.
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In book club, we will read The Watson's go to Birmingham-1963. This book is told from the perspective of a ten year old boy as he travels with his African American family from Flint to Birmingham, Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement.
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In science, students will work through three units; Earth Systems, Space Systems: Stars and the Solar System, and Properties of Matter.
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In social studies, we will be learning about colonization, the events that led to the American Revolution, and the American Revolution.
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In writing, we will be writing a persuasive essay on a topic and they will use a Core democratic Value to support their opinion. We will also be focusing on organization, word choice, character development, research process, supporting opinions, and editing their work.
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Toward the end of the year students will research an important person from the American Revolution. They will write a speech, create a poster, and then present the information as that person in our Revolution Wax Museum.