Students in Grade Five receive instruction in religion, integrated language arts and reading, math, science and social studies. The following are the summaries of the curriculum covered in each of these subject areas.<\/p>\n
Religion<\/strong><\/p>\n Text \u2013 We Believe We Meet Jesus in the Sacraments (5).<\/u> Sadlier, 2015.<\/p>\n Students will participate in daily prayer and reflection. They will study Jesus\u2019 mission, the New Testament, the liturgical year, church tradition, the Mass, the seven sacraments, and feast days which honor Our Blessed Mother and saints. Classroom activities will help to reflect Jesus\u2019 mission and promote positive spiritual, social and emotional growth for our students. Community service involvement at local, national and international levels will be emphasized.<\/p>\n English Language Arts<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0Text \u2013\u00a0Voyages in English.<\/span> Loyola Press, 2011. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Text \u2013 Storytown.<\/u> Harcourt School Publishers, 2009.<\/p>\n English Language Arts is the integration of reading, writing, speaking and listening. \u00a0In Reading students will have the opportunity to choose their own reading materials, with the guidance of the teacher and librarian, and use the Storytown Series. \u00a0They will focus on text complexity and growth of Comprehension. \u00a0In Writing the focus will be on text types, responding to reading, and research. \u00a0Speaking and Listening will focus on communication and collaboration. \u00a0The focus of Grammar will be on conventions, effective use, and vocabulary.<\/p>\n Math<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Text \u2013Go Math! <\/u>. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015.<\/p>\n The students will build from a sound foundation in basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division skills. Students will develop fluency in operations and algebraic thinking through writing and interpreting numerical expressions and analyzing patterns and relationships. Students will understand place value and perform operations with whole numbers and decimals. Students will apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division of fractions. Students will develop an understanding of geometric measurements as it relates to volume and two dimensional figures. Using real world and mathematical problems, students will interpret and graph data points on all four quadrants of the coordinate plane. Emphasis will be given to developing the student\u2019s mathematical vocabulary.<\/p>\n Science<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Text \u2013\u00a0HMH Science Dimensions.<\/u>\u00a0 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018.<\/p>\n The students will study life, physical and earth science through a curriculum that is founded on the scientific method and infused with an understanding of the roles technology and engineering play therein. The course of study will emphasize inquiry and \u201chands\u2013on\u201d experimentation. Life processes, biomes, environment and energy, properties of light, electricity and magnetism, the solar system will be explored. The textbook is available online from home. Technology will be integrated into the science curriculum to enhance the students\u2019 understanding and applicability of materials presented.<\/span><\/p>\n Social Studies<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Text \u2013 World Studies: Western Hemisphere <\/u><\/u>. Prentice Hall, 2008.<\/p>\n The study of the Western Hemisphere will include the presentation of\u00a0 culture,\u00a0 historical background and physical geography, climate, vegetation, and natural resources of North and South America in a regional format. Map skills, concepts, and applications will play a large role in this curriculum area.<\/p>\n Additional Information<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Students in Grade Five also attend classes in art, computer, library, music, physical education, and Spanish. For a program description in these subjects, please click on the corresponding menu item at the top of the page. For a description of the Curriculum Guidelines of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, visit the website of\u00a0Archdiocese of Phiiadelphia Office of Catholic Education<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n For information regarding Core Curriculum State Standards for Grade Five,\u00a0visit the website\u00a0PA Common Core Standards<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Students in Grade Five receive instruction in religion, integrated language arts and reading, math, science and social studies. The following are the summaries of the curriculum covered in each of these subject areas. Religion Text \u2013 We Believe We Meet Jesus in the Sacraments (5). Sadlier, 2015. Students will participate [\u2026] <\/p>\n
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