5th Grade
Select a class from the list on the right to read the description.
Language Arts
Reading- Trade books
- Thematic Reading
- Writing Process (pre-writing, revising, editing, publishing)
- Paragraphs, descriptive, persuasive, journals, poetry, stories, photo essays, stories, letters, research
- Sentences – types, subject and predicate, fragments, run-ons, combining
- Nouns and pronouns – recognition, singular, plural, possessive
- Verbs – subject-verb agreement, verb tense, helping verbs, linking verbs, irregular verbs, negatives
- Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions –recognition, kinds, comparisons
- Direct Objects
- Usage and mechanics
- Capitalization
- Punctuation – end marks, comma uses, quotation marks, hyphens
- Word lists
- Application of phonics, root words, frequently misspelled words
- Correct letter formation
- Template, art work, copy exercises
- Neatness and form
- Synonyms, antonyms
- Root words, prefixes, suffixes, homophones
- Interpreting idioms, figures of speech
- Word analogies
Listening and Speaking – integrated fully into the student’s academic life
Math
Number Sense- Rounding numbers to nearest ten, hundred, thousand
- Place value through billions
- Computation
- Addition, subtraction through 6 digits
- Multiplication of three digit numbers
- Division with 2-digit divisor, 5-digit dividend
- Recall basic multiplication, division facts
- Least common multiple
- Fractions
- Equivalent fractions, comparison of fractions
- Ratios written as fractions
- Mixed fraction – add, subtract, multiply
- Fractions as percents, percents as fractions
- Decimals
- Written decimals to thousandths
- Decimals – add, subtract, multiply
- Range and mean
- Lines, segments, angles, rays, identification of shapes by properties, circumference, perimeter
Probability
Word Problems
Science
Teacher: Marty Smith – 40 minute classes, twice a week
- Microscopic organic and inorganic things
- Ecosystems, biomes, and organisms
- Food chemistry and nutrition
French
Teacher: Isabella Tamburrino-Schreiber – 40-minute classes, 4 times a week- Vocabulary: time and daily routine, days, months, seasons, weather, places in town, means of transportation, common prepositions, rooms and furnishings, meals and food, table setting.
- Grammar: article partitif, contactions with à, possessive adjectives, present tense of aller, faire, avoir, expressions with avoir.
- Sound discrimination: vowels, sound change with accent.
- Culture and Civilization: French holidays, Paris, francophone countries, dialogues, poems, songs, games, films, children’s software.
- Cultural projects: ma journée typique, ma saison favorite, la maison idéale.
Health
Sydney Fox – Three 30 minute classes a week – one term- The body and how it grows – bones, tissues, muscles
- The body and how it works – eyes, ears, skin, taste, smell, digestive system, respiratory system, circulatory system
Human Development
Teacher: Linda Kamel, Guidance Counselor- Children’s age appropriate questions
Religion
Teacher: Patricia Walsh-Collins – Two 30 minute classes a week - one term- Introduction to history and beliefs of Quakerism
- George Fox and William Penn
- Other well-known Quakers
Art
Teacher: Patricia Walsh-Collins – Two 30 minute classes a week - one term- Visual perception of light and shadow; 2 and 3 dimensions; additional elements of art, shape and value
- “Seeing”: recognize, understand and interpret art
- Art terminology
Shop
Teacher: Sydney Fox – 40 minute class, once a week- Tools- uses and misuses, maintenance
- Pre- project information – selection, planning, Nautical blue prints
- Project information – design of box or tray
- Planning
- Measuring
- Sawing, hammering
- Sanding, drilling
- Joining materials
- Finish application
- Grading
Music
Teacher: Maria DeVore – 40 minute classes, twice a week- Vocal material includes: partner songs, folksongs, seasonal songs, holiday songs
- Dotted quarter and eighth note
- Recorder instruction
- Music theory – tempo, dynamics, meter
- Composers – Woody Guthrie, Leroy Anderson, Mozart
Physical Education
Teacher: Colleen McAteer – 40-minute classes, 2-3 times a week- Team games
- Flag football, kickball variations, basketball, volleyball
- Movement exploration
- Cooperative games
- Kick ball, floor hockey, Frisbee, softball
- Track and field –standing broad jump long jump, triple jump, Frisbee throw, softball throw, 50 yard dash, cross country
Library
Teacher: Hillary Spitzer – 40 minute class, once a week- Enjoyment and appreciation of children’s literature
- Reading Olympics
- Automated check out and check in of books
- Parts of a book – cover, spine, title page, table of contents, index - review
- Dewey Decimal System, 10 basic subject classifications
- Research related to curriculum – traditional and internet/web
- JEM related project
- Newbery Award winning books
- Reference books
- Author study
- Power Point
Technology
- Math related software: Computer Connection, The Factory, The Incredible Laboratory, Multiplication programs, Math Football Decimals, Fraction programs
- Social Studies related software: Oregon Trail, Heritage, Cross Country
- Language Arts related software: Word, Essential Punctuation, Essential Grammar
- Science related software: Voyage of the Mimi
Class Trips
- Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC) – three days, two nights
- Peace Valley Nature Center
- Mimifest
- Honey Hollow
- George School, science department
School Wide Activities
- Assembly – once a week
- Meeting for Worship – once a week
- Recess – twice a day
- Track and Field Day
- Gardening Days