Our Fifth Grade staff:

Note: Teacher pages will be available in August

CLICK ON A TEACHER'S NAME TO VIEW THEIR CLASS PAGE				Mr. Siburcrist
Mr. Shanks	Krista Wymer	Mr. Doyle	Mrs. Haley/Mrs. Green	Mr. Sandberg

 

Supply List for 2009-2010 School Year:
To view or print our 5th Grade Brochure with the supply list, click here! (PDF file)

 

How can you get ready for Fifth Grade?

Some Suggestions:

•  Visit the public library regularly.
•  Read as much as possible!
•  Practice your cursive.  Write in a journal, write stories, poetry, or letters to your friends.
•  Visit museums.
•  Construct a travel journal or brochure highlighting a place you visited.
•  Play math games that involve multiplication and division.
•  Make multiplication facts flash cards and have someone help you practice your facts.    Make a game out of it!

 Try some organizational activities:

~ Develop a system of organizing your books, clothes, collectibles, etc.

~ Organize or plan a fun event for your friends.

~ Help Mom or Dad organize a grocery list.

  Get plenty of exercise, enjoy the warm weather, and begin fifth grade with a positive attitude and a smile!

 

How Can Parents Stay Involved?

We are requesting parents to be involved in creating the PTO (parent/teacher organization) at Cielo Azul.  Please watch for information in the Raven Reporter regarding PTO meetings and events.

 

 Fifth Grade Tips:

     Fifth grade is a very special time in your child’s life.  He or she will continue to learn and build upon past experiences, including academic skills, organizational skills, social skills, self-confidence, and responsibility.  Fifth grade will be a very important and valuable year in your child’s development, readying him or her for the intense years ahead in middle school.  We can’t stress enough the importance and value of the following fifth grade expectations:

• Completing all homework on time...
  • This will develop responsibility and good habits for Middle School.
• Attendance...
  • Do your best to be at school every day.  Missing out on daily work can be stressful and difficult to catch up with.
• Nightly Reading (oh, so important!)...
  • Do this every day to develop your fluency and comprehension.
• Keep up with your Agendas! 
  • Bring this every day to school to help stay organized and on top of short term and long term projects.
• Stay organized…
  • Use different colors of folders, and place all work in the correct folder (rather than loosely in your desk).

 

What Will Our Children Be Learning in Fifth Grade?

Reading :  Students will...

• Improve fluency and comprehension of text
• Apply reading strategies such as identifying main idea, context clues, making predictions, drawing conclusions, asking questions
• Analyze, evaluate, and respond to text
• Read a variety of genres (poetry, fiction, non-fiction, etc.)
• Increase reading in the content areas, such as Science and Social Studies

Writing:    Students will...

• Apply the 6-traits of good writing to create multi-paragraph essays
• Demonstrate the writing process (pre-writing, rough draft, revising/editing, publishing)
• Write in a variety of different formats such as persuasive, expository, letters, reports, narratives, journals, notes, cause and effect essays, etc.

Social Studies:  Students will explore…

• United States History
• Geographical concepts
• The structure, functions, and powers of government

 

Science:  Students will learn using 5 hands-on science kits:

• Simple Machines, Biomes, Molecules and Atoms, Planet Earth/Our Universe, and Healthy Science

 

Math:  Students will master / explore...

• Adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing multi-digit whole numbers and decimals
• Adding/subtracting fractions and mixed numbers with unlike denominators
• Finding equivalent fractions
• Ordering fractions
• Converting fractions to decimals and percents 
• Measurement
• Geometry (including angles, perimeter, area, volume, circumference)
• Constructing, reading, and analyzing graphs, tables, charts, and data plots
• Identifying landmarks for a set of data
• Multi-step problem solving
• Pre-algebraic concepts
• Using estimation strategies 
• Using pictures, numbers, words, and appropriate vocabulary to explain answers