Franklin School Fifth Grade

General Fifth Grade Information

Squid Day 2006 - for more pictures see the 5th grade newsletter!

Daily Schedule:

• Homeroom
• Independent Reading
• Specialists
• Math
• Science
• Social Studies
• Guided Reading
• Literacy Skills
• Lunch/Recess
• Literature Groups

*Each class will go to the computer lab and library as needed.

Reading

• Trade Books
• Independent Reading
• Reading Response Journals
• At Home Reading

Spelling

• Curriculum Vocabulary
• Student Writing Lists
• Individual Lists

Homework (Usually)

• Spelling & Math Every Night
• Reading Every Night
• Science 2 Days a week
• Social Studies 2 Days a week

** Should be checked by an adult, errors discussed and then corrected.

Adult should initial agenda books nightly. Homework should not take longer than 1 hour.**

Bedtime should be before teachers’ (9:30 p.m.)

Fifth Grade Curriculum Information

Fifth Grade Math Topic Units

• Place Value/Addition and Subtraction
• Multiplication, Division and Algebra
• Measurement/Data and Graphing
• Addition and Subtraction of Fractions and Decimals
• Multiplication and Division of Fractions and Decimals
• Geometry and Measurement
• Ratio, Proportion, Percent, and Probability
• Algebra, Integers, and Coordinate Graphing

Reading Genres

Grade Five Science

• Classifying Animals
  • Invertebrates
  • Vertebrates
• Scientific Method
• Weather
• Newton’s Laws
• Energy

Grade Five Social Studies

• Early Foundations of Government & Civics
• Conflict
• Exploration & Settlement
• Current Events- Time Magazine